Kumulipo Chant

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About this myth

Kumulipo Chant is a Creation myth originating from the Hawaiian belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Kāne. Others include Kūkaʻilimoku, and Lono.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Kāne
Belief system: Hawaiian
Origin: Americas › Northern America › United States

Belief system

Hawaiian Religion

Polytheistic

Hawaiian religion refers to the spiritual beliefs and customs of peoples from present-day Hawaii (before the arrival of the Europeans).

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Belief system

Kāne

Main deity

Kāne was a supreme deity associated with creation in some oral traditions of Hawaiian religion.

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Other deities mentioned

Kūkaʻilimoku
Lono

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The Kumulipo Chant is a creation from Hawaii in the form of an epic poem; and, it was primarily recorded as an oral chant.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kumulipo Chant." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 08 May. 2019, omnika.org/stable/147. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, May 08). Kumulipo Chant. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/147

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kumulipo Chant." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created May 08, 2019. Accessed July 7, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/147.

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Bibliography

Beckwith, Martha W. The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1951.
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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.
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Myth
Hawaiian Belief system
Kane Main deity
Origin
location_city United States Northern America

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