InHawaiian religion,Kamohoaliʻi is ashark god and a brother ofKāne Milohaʻi,Pele,Kapo,Nāmaka, andHiʻiaka. He is also the father ofNanaue.
Kamohoaliʻi swam in the area around the islands ofMaui andKahoolawe. When a ship was lost at sea, Ka-moho-aliʻi shook his tail in front of the fleet and thekahuna would feed himawa, a narcotic drink, and Kamohoaliʻi would guide the men home. He is sometimes said to have guided the ships of the original inhabitants of Hawaii from the mainland to their island home in this way.
Kamohoaliʻi had the power to take on the form of any fish[1] and is believed to own multiple underwater caves beneath the ocean where he dwells.[2]
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