Hina

Pan-Polynesian lunar goddess and patroness of kapa; in Hawaiian tradition a mother of Māui.

Domains

• moon
• craft kapa
• childbirth

Powers

• Ascend to dwell within the moon
• Beat out bark-cloth (kapa)

Epithets

• Hina-i-ka-malama
• Hina-i-ka-paʻi-kua

Relations

• equated with: Sina
• equated with: Hina
• equated with: Hina
• equated with: Ina
• equated with: Hina
• equated with: Hina
• equated with: Nuahine

Sources

• Westervelt, Legends of Ma-ui (1910)