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Kū

In Hawaiian religion, Kū is one of the four great gods. ^[1]

30 relations: Archipelago, British Museum, Deity, Dualism in cosmology, Edward Tregear, Eternity, Goku, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian religion, Hina (goddess), Honolulu, Human sacrifice, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Kamakahonu, Kamehameha I, Kanaloa, Kāne, Kualii, Lono, Mary Kawena Pukui, Moon, National Museum of Ethnology (Japan), New Zealand, Oahu, Osaka, Peabody Essex Museum, Polynesian languages, Samuel Hoyt Elbert, Tūmatauenga.
Ethnographic objects in the British Museum
Hawaiian gods

Archipelago

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.

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Dualism in cosmology

Dualism in cosmology or dualistic cosmology is the moral or spiritual belief that two fundamental concepts exist, which often oppose each other.

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Edward Tregear

Edward Robert Tregear, Ordre des Palmes académiques (1 May 1846 – 28 October 1931) was a New Zealand public servant and scholar.

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Eternity

Eternity, in common parlance, is an infinite amount of time that never ends or the quality, condition or fact of being everlasting or eternal.

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Goku

Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama.

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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a nonprofit botanical garden and nature preserve located on the scenic route off of Route 19 at 27-717 Old Māmalahoa Highway, Pāpa'ikou, Hawaii (island), Hawaii.

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Hawaiian language

Hawaiian (Ōlelo Hawaii) is a Polynesian language and critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiokinai, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.

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Hawaiian religion

Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system.

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Hina (goddess)

Hina is the name assigned to a number of Polynesian deities.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.

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Human sacrifice

Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public or jurisdictional demands for justice by capital punishment, an authoritative/priestly figure or spirits of dead ancestors or as a retainer sacrifice, wherein a monarch's servants are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the next life.

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.

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Kamakahonu

Kamakahonu, the residence of Kamehameha I, was located at the north end of Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Kū and Kamakahonu are Hawaii (island).

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Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I (Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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Kanaloa

In the traditions of ancient Hawaiokinai, Kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with Kāne. Kū and Kanaloa are Hawaiian gods.

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Kāne

In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities, along with Kū and Lono. Kū and Kāne are Hawaiian gods.

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Kualii

Chief Kūalii was a Hawaiian aliʻi of Oʻahu, who reigned in the 1700s.

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Lono

In Hawaiian religion, the god Lono is associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music and peace. Kū and Lono are Hawaiian gods.

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Mary Kawena Pukui

Mary Abigail Kawenaulaokalaniahiiakaikapoliopele Naleilehuaapele Wiggin Pukui (20 April 1895 – 21 May 1986), known as Kawena, was a Hawaiian scholar, author, composer, hula expert, and educator.

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Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

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National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)

The is one of the major museums in Japan.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Oahu

Oahu (Hawaiian: Oʻahu) is the most populated and third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.

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Osaka

is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).

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Peabody Essex Museum

The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, US, is a successor to the East India Marine Society, established in 1799.

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Polynesian languages

The Polynesian languages form a genealogical group of languages, itself part of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian family.

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Samuel Hoyt Elbert

Samuel Hoyt Elbert (8 August 1907 – 14 May 1997) was an American linguist who made major contributions to Hawaiian and Polynesian lexicography and ethnography.

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Tūmatauenga

Tūmatauenga (Tū of the angry face) is the primary god (atua) of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking in Māori mythology. Kū and Tūmatauenga are war gods.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kū

Also known as Ku (mythology), Kuka'ilimoku, Kukailimoku, Kū (mythology), Kūkailimoku, Kūkaʻilimoku, Kūkā'ilimoku.

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