In Hawaiian mythology, Lalo-Honua (Hawaiian for "below the Earth") is the first woman.
She was married to Kumu-Honua and formed out of his side parts; [1] [2] the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit.
This story may be in whole or in part Christianized.
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