Haumea

Stories of Haumea and her association with Fertility and Childbirth are found throughout Polynesia, but it is only in Hawaii that she is considered a Fertility Goddess. In Tahiti and New Zealand, Haumea is referred to as an ogress. For our collection, we took the Hawaiian perspective as Haumea, Goddess of Earth, Fertility, and Childbirth. She is also the mother of Pele, and many others; she has a lot of children.

According to Samuel Kamakau, Hawaiian Scholar:

Haumea comes from the overseas from Kahiki with her brothers Kane and Kanaloa. The party land at Keei, South Kona, Hawaii, and are first seen by two fishermen named Ku-hele-i-po and Ku-hele-i-moana, who hasten to worship them. By Ku-hele-i-po, Haumea has a daughter called Mapunaia-aala (Springing forth with fragrance) or Kaula-wena (Rosy light in the sky). Haumea is said to have given birth to "strange and noisy creatures." *From Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Beckwith. Page 278-279.