Saturday, December 24, 2011

Kane

Kane
Hawaiian god of the forests and trees.
Kane was the leading god of the great gods named by the Hawaiians. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kane is the creator and gives life associated with dawn, sun and sky. According to the possible late edition of the Kumuhonua legend, he formed the three worlds: the upper heaven of the gods, the lower heaven above the earth, and the earth itself as a garden for mankind; the latter he furnished with sea creatures, plants, and animals, and fashioned man and woman to inhabit it. No human sacrifice or laborious ritual was needed in the worship of Kane.
From HERE
The Hawaiian god of procreation and the sea, the ancestor of all human beings. Kane created the three worlds of sky, earth, and the 'upper' heaven. For a time he lived on earth with his children, then withdrew to heaven. He is called Kane-Hekili "Thunderer", "Lightning Breaking the Sky".
From HERE
1. THE PRAYER OF KANE

---Translation---

O Kane-Kanaloa!
O Kane-of-the-great-lightning-flashes-in-the-heavens,
O Kane-the-render-of-heaven,
O Kane-the-rolling-stone,
O Kane-of-the-whirlwind,
O Kane-of-the-rainbow,
O Kane-of-the-atmosphere,
O Kane-of-the-rain,
O Kane-of-the-heavenly-cloud,
O Kane-standing-before-the-pointed-clouds,
O Kane-standing-before-the-heavenly-clouds,
O Kane-in-the-cloud-above,
O Kane-in-the-cloud-floating-low,
O Kane-in-the-cloud-resting-on-the-summit,
O Kane-in-the-cloud-over-the-low-hills,
O Kane-of-the-heavenly-star,
O Kane-of-the-dawn,
O Kane-of-the-clouds-on-the-horizon,
O Kane-of-the-red-rainbow,
O Kane-of-the-great-wind,
O Kane-of-the-little-wind,
O Kane-of-the-zephyrs,
O Kane-of-the-peaceful-breeze,
O Kane-of-the-strong-thrust,
O Kane-of-the-great-water-source,
O Kane-of-the-little-water-source,
O Kane-traveling-mountainward,
O Kane-traveling-seaward,
O Kane-dwelling-in-the-mountain,
O Kane-dwelling-by-the-sea,
O Kane-dwelling-by-the-upper-precipice,
O Kane-dwelling-by-the-lower-precipice,
O Kane-gazing-upward,
O Kane-gazing-downward,
O Kane-glancing-at-the-upper-spaces,
O Kane-glancing-at-the-lower-spaces,
Sleeping-Kane,
Kane-sleeping-in-the-great-light,
Kane-of-the-coral,
Kane-of-the-long-coral,
Kane-of-the-quaking-coral,
Kane-of-the-steadfast-coral,
Kane-of-the-sharp-pointed-coral,
Kane-of-wafted-coral,
Kane-the-swift-runner,
Kane-the-slow-runner,
Kane!
Kane! Lono!
I will live through all of you, my gods.

---Original---

E Kane Kanaloa!
E Kane-kauila-nui-makeha-ika-lani,
E Kane-i-ka-wawahi-lani,
E Kane-i-ke-poha(ku)-ka‘a,
E Kane-i-ka-puahiohio,
E Kane-i-ke-anuenue,
E Kane-i-ke-pili,
E Kane-i-ka-ua,
E Kane-i-ke-ao-lani,
E Kane-i-ka-maka-o-ka-opua,
E Kane-i-ka-maka-o-ka-aolani,
E Kane-i-ke-ao-luna,
E Kane-i-ke-ao-lewa-lalo,
E Kane-i-ke-ao-pali-luna,
E Kane-i-ke-ao-pali-lalo,
E Kane-i-ka-hoku-lani,
E Kane-i-ke-ao,
E Kane-i-ka-opua,
E Kane-i-ka-punohu-ula,
E Kane-i-ka-makani-nui,
E Kane-i-ka-makani-iki,
E Kane-i-ke-aheahe-malie,
E Kane-i-ka-pa-kolonahe,
E Kane-i-ka-pahu‘a-nui,
E Kane-i-ka-pahu-wai-nui,
E Kane-i-ka-pahu-wai-iki,
E Kane-i-ka-holoholo-uka,
E Kane-i-ka-holoholo-kai,
E Kane-noho-uka,
E Kane-noho-kai,
E Kane-noho-pali-luna,
E Kane-noho-pali-lalo,
E Kane-ha-lo‘-luna,
E Kane-ha-lo‘-lalo,
E Kane-ha-lo‘-lewa-luna,
E Kane-ha-lo‘-lewa-lalo,
Kane-moe,
Kane-moe-awakea,
Kane-kokala,
Kane-kokala-loa,
Kane-kokala-lu-honua,
Kane-kokala-ku-honua,
Kane-kokala-i-ke-kiu,
Kane-kokala-i-ke-ahe,
Kane-i-ka-holo-nui,
Kane-i-ka-holo-iki,
O Kane!
O Kane! O Lono!
E ola no au ia‘ oukou a pau e o‘u mau akua.

From here: IV. The Kane Worship (lots of info!)
In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne Milohai is the father of Kamohoaliʻi, Pele (whom he exiled to Hawaiʻi), Kapo, Namaka and Hiʻiaka by Haumea. He created the sky, earth and upper heaven and gave Kumu-Honua the garden. He owned a tiny seashell that, when placed on the ocean's waves, turned into a huge sailboat. The user of the boat had merely to state his destination and the boat took him there. In agricultural and planting traditions, Kāne was identified with the sun. The word Kāne alone means "man". As a creative force, Kāne was the heavenly father of all men. As he was the father of all living things, he was a symbol of life in nature. In many chants and legends of Ancient Hawaii, Kāne is paired with the god Kanaloa, and is considered one of the four great Hawaiian divinities along with Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono. Alternatively known as Kāne, Kāne-Hekili ("thunderer" or "lightning breaking through the sky"), Kāne Hoalani.
From Wikipedia
Also see:
V. Kane and Kanaloa and Hawaiian Mythology
In The Beginning Hawaiian Gods

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