Kumu-Honua Explained

In Hawaiian Religion, Kumu-Honua ("first on Earth") is the first man.^{[1] [2]}

He was created from muddy water in the fashion of steam ascending upwards^[3] and married to Lalo-Honua; the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit.

This story may be in whole or in part Christianized.

Notes and References

1. Frederick B. Wichman (2003). N_ Pua Aliì O Kauaì: Ruling Chiefs of Kauaì.
2. There are other persons in Hawaiian mythology that can be considered to be the first man; see also Kahiko and Welaahilaninui.
3. Book: Abraham Fornander . Abraham Fornander . Thomas Thrum . Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore . . 1920 . 335.