Kukamaulunuiakea

Hawaiian · numen · mythic · numen

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: Kaulu

Sources

Fornander Collection, first series (1916), Legend of Kaulu, opening family, heavenly encounters and return to Kailua; notes 735–745

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