Kukamaulunuiakea
Hawaiian · numen · mythic · Recorded classification
Kukamaulunuiakea is the coral-covered king of sharks who swallows Kaeha. Kaulu frees Kaeha and kills the shark; its spirit becomes the Milky Way.
Relations
- defeated by: KauluFornander Collection, first series (1916), Legend of Kaulu, opening family, heavenly encounters and return to Kailua; notes 735–745 (primary)
Sources
- Kukamaulunuiakea is the coral-covered king of sharks who swallows Kaeha. Kaulu frees Kaeha and kills the shark; its spirit becomes the Milky Way.: Fornander Collection, first series (1916), Legend of Kaulu, opening family, heavenly encounters and return to Kailua; notes 735–745 (primary)