Hawaiian Ocean God. In the traditions of ancient hawaiʻi, kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, and is typically associated with kāne. Kāne, kanaloa, kū, and lono were the four main hawaiian gods of the people and the chiefs in the past and present.
Hawaiian mythology kanaloa was god of the underworld and a teacher of magic. [1] it is also an alternative name for the island of. The four main gods (akua) are ku, kane, lono and kanaloa.