Mo-o-inanea / Kupua
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Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature:
Sources: China and Japan, p. 79
“All the dragons of Hawaii were descended form Mo-o-inanea (the self-reliant dragon), a mother-goddess. She had a dual nature, 'sometimes appearing as a dragon, sometimes as a woman'. Hawaiian dragons also assumed the forms of large stones, some of which were associated with groves of hau trees; on these stones ferns and flowers were laid and referred to as 'kupuas'".