Rebecca Sabalones
Multimedia Journalist
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Papa and Wakea: The Hawaiian creation story
Wakea is the god of light and the heavens, and Papa is the goddess of the earth and the underworld, according to Mary Warren Beckwith in “Hawaiian Mythology.” Hawaiian legend tells us that Papa and Wakea are the first parents in Hawaiian history and creators of the earth and sky. In Beckwith’s studies, their names are the earliest recorded in genealogies given by the Hawaiian people.
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