Editing Kāmohoaliʻi

{{Short description|Hawaiian shark god}}
In [[Hawaiian religion]], '''Kamohoaliʻi''' is a [[shark]] god and a brother of [[Kāne Milohaʻi]], [[Pele (deity)|Pele]], [[Kapo (mythology)|Kapo]], [[Nāmaka]], and [[Hiʻiaka]]. He is also the father of [[Nanaue]].

Kamohoaliʻi swam in the area around the islands of [[Maui]] and [[Kahoolawe]]. When a ship was lost at sea, Ka-moho-aliʻi shook his tail in front of the fleet and the [[kahuna]] would feed him [[kava|awa]], 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<ref>Encyclopedia Mythica: Kamohoalii by Hugh D. Mailly</ref> and is believed to own multiple underwater caves beneath the ocean where he dwells.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thrum |first=Thomas |title=Hawaiian Folk Tales |url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hft/hft27.htm |publisher=[[A. C. McClurg]] |year=1907 |page=86}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ukupanipo]], also a Hawaiian shark god
==References==
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[[Category:Hawaiian gods]]
[[Category:Fish gods]]

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