About this deity
Lono was one of the original four Hawaiian deities according to some traditional religious customs. She was associated with fertility in some oral chant traditions.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Hawaiian Religion · Polytheistic · 1 mythHawaiian religion refers to the spiritual beliefs and customs of peoples from present-day Hawaii (before the arrival of the Europeans).
Top myths
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| Kumulipo Chant | |
| Creation myth | |
| Unknown author | |
| Read myth | |
Mythological stories including Lono
- Kumulipo Chant Creation myth
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Cite this page
MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Lono." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 Jul. 2020, omnika.org/stable/829. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, July 06). Lono. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/829
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Lono." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 06, 2020. Accessed March 9, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/829.
Bibliography
Beckwith, Martha W. The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1951.
Queen Liliuokalani. The Kumulipo: An Account of the Creation of the World According to Hawaiian Tradition. Translated by Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard, 1897.
