Nāmaka’s Family Tree

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Family

• Haumea(parent),Kāne Milohai(parent),Pele(sibling)— Consort

  Kane Milohai and Haumea are the divine parents of Pele and Namaka in Hawaiian genealogy. Their children's opposing natures — Pele's fire and Namaka's water — drove the sisters' legendary conflict across the Pacific.

Enemy of

• Pele

  Namaka, goddess of the sea, pursued her sister Pele across the Pacific as Pele searched for a new home. Their conflict of water against fire shaped the Hawaiian island chain, until Pele finally established herself at Kīlauea beyond Namaka's reach.