In ancient Hawaiian Mythology, Hawaiians filled their amazing
land and history with tiki gods. Ancient oracles of Hawaiian
kahunas perched carved wooden tikis on volcanic cliffs, peering
through the rainforest, mystic caves, and placed along the
coastlines.
Ku – Ancient Tiki God of War
In Hawaiian mythology Ku is one of the four great gods along
with the ancient tiki gods, Kanaloa, Kane, and Lono. He was the
husband of the goddess Hina (Beckwith 1970:12), suggesting a
complementary dualism as the word ku in the Hawaiian language means
"standing up" while one meaning of 'hina' is 'fallen down.'
Ku is worshipped under many names, including Ku-ka-ili-moku, the
"Seizer of Land" (a feather-god, the guardian of Kamehameha).
Rituals included human sacrifice, which was not part of the worship
of the other gods. Ku, Kane, and Lono caused light to shine in upon
the world. They are uncreated gods who have existed from
eternity.
