Pana-ewa

Role: god of the forest · First appears: Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2

In Chapter XIII, Pana-ewa attacked Hiiaka with fog that chilled, choked, and blinded her, then sent freezing rain, strong winds, and falling trees against her. Hiiaka fought him and his forest gods with her bamboo knife and lightning skirt, but called on Pele when the battle turned against her.

Pele sent her servants to fight Pana-ewa and the forest gods. Her storms swept Pana-ewa and the remaining followers into the ocean, where sharks devoured them. Afterwards, the land above Hilo became safe for the common people and was known as Pana-ewa.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pana-ewa attacked Hiiaka with fog, chilling, choking, and blinding her.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Hiiaka
  • “He attacked Hiiaka in his fog body, Kino-ohu, and threw around her his twisting fog-arms, chilling her and choking her and blinding her.”
• Pana-ewa sent freezing rain, strong winds, and trees against Hiiaka.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Hiiaka
  • “Then Pana-ewa took his body called the bitter rain, ua-awa, the cold freezing rain which pinches and shrivels the skin. He called also for the strong winds to bend down trees and smite his enemy, and lie in tangled masses in her path.”
• Hiiaka fought Pana-ewa and his forest gods, killing many with her knife and lightning skirt.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Hiiaka
  • “Many she cut down with her bamboo knife and many she struck with her lightning skirt.”
• In her battle with Pana-ewa, Hiiaka called on Pele for help.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Hiiaka Pele
  • “The discouraged woman felt that the battle was going against her, so she called for Pele, the goddess of fire.”
• Pele sent her servants to fight Pana-ewa and the forest gods.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Pele
  • “She called for a body of her own servants to go down and fight the powerful kupua.”
• Pele's storms drove Pana-ewa and his followers into the ocean, where sharks devoured them.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2)
  • With: Pele
  • “A mighty rain filled the valleys with red water. The kupuas were swept down the river beds and out into the ocean, where Pana-ewa and the remnant of his followers were devoured by sharks.”
• The land above Hilo became safe for the common people and was known as Pana-ewa.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2 · 📍 Pana-ewa)
  • “Thus the land above Hilo became a safe place for the common people. To this day it is known by the name Pana-ewa.”

Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 2

• enemies with Hiiaka “The discouraged woman felt that the battle was going against her, so she called for Pele, the goddess of fire.”
• enemies with Pele “As he had fought Hiiaka with the cold forest winds, so Pele fought him with the storms from the pit of fire.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes. Made with Rho MD.