His thick legs look ready to pounce. According to Hawaiian mythology, one of Kū’s many manifestations is God of War. The deity was favored by King Kamehameha I, who unified the Hawaiian islands ...

All other large representations of the god Kū have long since been destroyed. In the early 19th century, the warrior king Kamehameha I unified the Hawaiian islands. Kū was his favorite god.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Earlier this month, a wooden carving of the Hawaiian god of war fetched $7.5 million at a Christie's auction in Paris. The huge price tag, twice what curators expected ...

A Hawaiian war god statue that was bought for $7 million in a bidding war could be worth just $5,000, experts claim. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, purchased the rare piece at a ...

Ahuʻena served as a luakini heiau, one where human sacrifices were offered and dedicated to Hawaiian god of war, Kū. But ...