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Kane
Kane means "male". Kane is believed to have appeared from the east and ancient Hawaiians made their front door face east as to respect and worship him. They also faced east when saying their morning prayer dedicated to him. Kane can be viewed as the Hawaiian equivalent of the Christian God, as he has brought forth man in his image and brings him to life. Kane was the god who was most easily approachable and very forgiving. As Kane was living on the Earth with Kanaloa, he stuck his digging stick into the ground so he could mix his kava with the fresh water that sprang forth from the ground. This was seen as a sexual ritual to help fructify the Earth.

Lono
Lono is the god of peace, rain, harvest, and fertility. The legend of Lono says that Lono wanted to find a wife on Earth so he sent his two brothers to find one for him. They finally found a beautiful woman in Waipio Valley named Ka-iki-lani surrounded by birds. Lono presents himself to her by sliding down a rainbow and she becomes his wife and also a goddess. However, after they become man and wife a chief on Earth has sexual relations with her, to which Lono finds out and beats her until she dies. Before she passes, she swears her love to Lono, and after her death he creates and dedicates the Makahiki games in her memory. He then builds an eccentric canoe that no mortal has ever seen the likes of before and sets sail solo, but promises the Hawaiians his return.

Kanaloa
Kanaloa is a god of the squid(also called the evil-smelling squid), and can be viewed as the Hawaiian equivalent of the Christian devil. Kanaloa is the leader of the spirits that were separated from Heaven and sent to Earth. They rebel because they aren’t allowed to drink awa. However, in their rebellion they are defeated and sent down to the underworld where Kanaloa becomes ruler of the dead.

Ku
Ku means "rising upright." Ku was a god that appeared before Kane and it is said that Hawaiians still pray to Ku as opposed to Kane, even though Kane is viewed as the ultimate god of the Hawaiians. Ku is the god of the fish, and fishermen still pray to Ku. Ku is seen as the male half of the pair Ku and Hina. Ku represented the east, the right hand, and the sunrise, while sister-wife Hina represented, the west, the left hand, and the sunset. Often Hawaiians would seek their assistance with prayers to help them become pregnant or guidance in childcare. Ku and Hina had a son named Hiku who has his own story involving his marriage to Kawelu, the daughter of Olopana who was a chief on the island of Oahu. Ku is considered divine and mortal, and ate human corpses crawling with worms. This gave him his other name Ku-waha-ilo which means "Maggot-Mouthed". He was a chief on Hawaii and his name was Milu while on Earth. Because of the association between him and corpses, Hawaiians said a pule 'ana'ana to him, which was a "praying of a person to death".