In Hawaiian mythology, an ʻaumakua (/ʔaʊmɑːˈkuə/; often spelled aumakua, plural, 'aumākua) is a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor...

Aumakua is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of one species Aumakua omaomao, which is endemic to Hawaii. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera...

each family is considered to have one or more guardian spirits known as ʻaumakua that protected family. One breakdown of the Hawaiian pantheon consists...

pueo is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture. This taxon was first named by Andrew...

19th century, but kept alive by some practitioners to the modern day. Aumakua - spirit of an ancestor or family god ʻElepaio - monarch flycatcher Haumea...

some practitioners to the modern day. Prominent figures and terms include Aumakua, the spirit of an ancestor or family god and Kāne, the highest of the four...

including a half sleeve on his left forearm, a tribute to his family god, or aumakua. He participated in protests against the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope...

Among a fishing people, the most popular of all aumakua, or deified ancestor guardians, are shark aumakua. Kamaku describes in detail how to offer a corpse...

the most respected sharks of the ocean, an aumakua. Many Hawaiian families believe that they have an aumakua watching over them and protecting them from...

considered to be sacred 'aumākua (ancestor spirits) by some native Hawaiians. Tiger sharks possess a unique significance as 'aumakua, revered as family guardians...