When Kihawahine Mokuhinia Kalama‘ula Kalā‘aiheana, the daughter of the powerful sixteenth-century ruling chief of Māui, Piʻilani, and his wife Lā‘ieloheloheikawai, died, her bones were deified, transforming her into the goddess.
At Kamehameha's final battle at the Nu'uanu Pali, he carried an image of Kihawahine with him.
While touring the island in search of a suitable place for surf, Puna was tricked into following Kihawahine far into the ocean.
After a long time, Puna managed to escape and returned to his first wife Haumea in Oahu.
One day, while Haumea was out hunting for crabs in the sea, her husband wandered into a banana plantation that was owned by the island's new chief Kou.