Ka-moho-alii (The-dragon-or-shark-king)
- Date of account
- Published 1916
- Source
- Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) Collected and translated from the Hawaiian
- Reference
- Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology) Collected and translated from the Hawaiian · selected passage 29
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
Ka-moho-alii (The-dragon-or-shark-king)
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyKa-moho-alii (The-dragon-or-shark-king). Kane-hekili (Kane-the-thunderer). Kane-pohaku-kaa (Kane-rolling-stones, or The-earthquake-maker). Kane-hoa-lani (Kane-the-divine-fire-maker). Kane-huli-honua (Kane-turning-the-earth-upside-down-in-eruptions-and-earthquakes). Kane-kauwila-nui (Kane-who-ruled-the-great-lightning). Kane-huli-koa (Kane-who-broke-coral-reefs). Ka-poha-i-kahi ola (Explosion-in-the-place-of-life, i.e., fountains of bursting gas in the living fire). Ke-ua-a-ke-po (The-rain-in-the-night, or The-rain-of-fire-more-visible-at-night). Ke-o-ahi-kama-kaua (The-fire-thrusting-child-of-war). Lono-makua (Lono-the-father-who-had-charge-of-the-crater-and-its-fire).
Historical context
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Modern context
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