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{{Short description|Minor Hawaiian god}}
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In [[Hawaiian religion|Hawaiian mythology]], '''{{lang|haw|Kāne-milo-hai|italic=no}}''' is the brother of [[Kāmohoaliʻi]], {{lang|haw|[[Pele (deity)|Pele]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|haw|[[Kapo (mythology)|Kapo]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|haw|[[Nāmaka]]|italic=no}} and {{lang|haw|[[Hiʻiaka]]|italic=no}} (among others) by {{lang|haw|[[Haumea (mythology)|Haumea]]|italic=no}}.

He is a figure most prominently in the story of {{lang|haw|[[Pele (deity)|Pele]]|italic=no}}'s journey along the island chain to {{lang|haw|[[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]]|italic=no}}, and may be seen as a terrestrial counterpart to his brother, the shark-god [[Kāmohoaliʻi]].<ref> ''Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii''. Nathaniel Bright Emerson. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Publishing, 1915. </ref>

The word {{lang|haw|kāne}} alone means "man", and {{lang|haw|[[Kāne]]|italic=no}} is one of the four major Hawaiian deities along with {{lang|haw|[[Kanaloa]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|haw|[[Kū]]|italic=no}}, and {{lang|haw|[[Lono]]|italic=no}}. As a result, {{lang|haw|Kāne-milo-hai|italic=no}} is occasionally confused with the latter.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/2580269/polynesian-mythology-hawaii |title=Polynesian Mythology — Hawaiʻi |publisher=Scribd.com |date=2009-02-24 |accessdate=2016-10-08}}{{self-published source |date=January 2019 }}</ref>{{Self-published inline |date=January 2019 }}

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