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- In the beginning there was only the darkness. Out of the darkness were born the night and the male, Kumulipo, the essence of darkness, and the female Po'ele, darkness itself. There were the parents of the darkness: the shellfish of the depths, the plants that grow out of the dark earth, and the grubs of the earth . One birth led to another and there were many kinds of animals and plants.
- The wold began to grow lighter, but there were no people yet- only the god Kane-i-ka-wai-ola, who watered the plants in the diminishing darkness. Eventually there was the male Pouliuli, or deep darkness, and the female Powehiwehi, or darkness with a little light. This couple parented the fish of the sea. The fish swam everywhere and multiplied: shark, mackerel, the hilu fish. At the same time things grew and grew on the land, but it was still dark.
- Then Po'el'ele,(dark night), was born along with Pohaha, (night coming into dawn) These were parents to the insects that fly at night, the grasshopper, the caterpillar, and the fly. An egg was born and out of that came the bird and then more birds. Now Popanopano and Polalowehi were born and they gave birth to the animals that came from the sea the to land-the turtles, lobsters and geckoes. It wasn't light yet.
- Po-kanokano and Po-lalo-uli were born at this point, and they began to reproduce. Kamapua'a , the pig, was born. He was dark and beautiful ,and his people cultivated the flourishing islands. Now the birth of Pone'e-aku and Poneiemai, whose names suggest night leaving and night pregnant. The gave birth to dawn and the wind. It was almost light but not day.
- Po-kinikini and Po-he'enalu gave birth to time when humans came into the world. Men and woman, though different, lived and slept together in deep calmness.
- Then finally, dark La'ila'a, the woman, and dark Ki'i, the man, were born. They Knew the red-faced god Kane. Now it was daytime and our world.
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