Hawaiian Religion Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system. Hawaiian religion is based largely on the tapu religion common in Polynesia and likely originated among the Tahitian ...

, Kumu-Honua ("first on

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") is the first man. He was created from muddy water in the fashion of steam ascending upwards and married to

Lalo-Honua In Hawaiian mythology, Lalo-Honua (Hawaiian for "below the Earth") is the first woman. She was married to Kumu-Honua and formed out of his side parts; the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit. This ...

; the couple was given a garden by

Kāne In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities, along with Kū and Lono. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives ...

and were forbidden from eating a particular

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. This story may be in whole or in part

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