Gods of Hawaii Christianity has been present in Hawaii for many decades replacing its former native religion. Christianity is a monotheistic religion consisting of only one god, Jesus Christ. He is believed to be the creator of all living and non-living. However, Hawaiian mythology is polytheistic; worship more than one god. Hawaiians believe in many gods and spirits that exist in every aspect of nature. The most important deities are Lono, Ku, Kanaloa and Kāne, the creators of all that exists. Martha Beckwith states: "The Hawaiians worshiped the gods of nature, and these gods entered to a greater or lesser extent into all affairs of daily life..." (2). Hawaiian mythology has a more unique way of incorporating itself in different forms into all aspects of daily life in the past. In Hawaiian mythology, all forms of nature have their own god who represents a specific aspect. Christianity has the same concept where there are entities who are usually known as Kāne is the creator and gives life associated with the dawn, sun and sky. No human sacrifices or laborious rituals were necessary in the cult of Kāne. In many interpreted legends he was the first to constitute the four major deities. He says that in the beginning there was nothing but Po, a black and endless chaos. Then Kāne and the other deities Lono and then also Ku freed themselves from Po. Between them they created all the gods and lower spirits. Together, the three Gods used the lesser spirits as their messengers and servants. They later created the world to be a kingdom for the gods. Eventually, they collected clay from all parts of the world, mixed it, and molded it into the shape of a man. Kāne then took some magical clay and formed a head for it. The other three Gods gave life to the statue and created the first man. The first man was created in the image of