In Hawaiian religion, Kamohoaliʻi is a

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god and a brother of Kāne Milohaʻi, Pele,

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, and

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. He is also the father of

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. Kamohoaliʻi swam in the area around the islands of

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and Kahoolawe. When a ship was lost at sea, Ka-moho-aliʻi shook his tail in front of the fleet and the

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would feed him awa, a narcotic drink, and Kamohoaliʻi would guide the men home. He is sometimes said to have guided the ships of the original inhabitants of Hawaii from the mainland to their island home in this way. Kamohoaliʻi had the power to take on the form of any fish and is believed to own multiple underwater caves beneath the ocean where he dwells.

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