Apukohai is a marine monster in the

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of the island of Kauai,

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. Kawelo, a giant of enormous strength, departs for

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and encounters Apukohai. After a fierce struggle, Kawelo kills Apukohai, having invoked the assistance of the

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god and the fish Ulu-makaikai (Beckwith 1970: 409–411).

References

*M. Beckwith, ''Hawaiian Mythology'' (University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1970). Hawaiian legendary creatures Kauai {{Oceania-myth-stub

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