In Hawaiian mythology, Kaupe is a malevolent spirit that calls out to people at night to lure them to their deaths. According to legend, he used to rule Nu'uanu Valley. During his reign, Kaupe ate people on Oahu, then Maui.

Oct 1, 2022 · Kaupe lost his advantage and his supernatural strength was diminished, allowing the chief and his men to subdue and kill the wicked dog-man. But Kaupe did not die entirely. Because Kaupe was a kupua, his spirit was able to leave his body before being killed.

In Hawaiian mythology, the malevolent spirit known as Kaupe is known to call out to people at night to scare them into committing suicide. According to legend, he once ruled the Nu’uanu Valley and devoured people on both Oahu and Maui.

But the ghost of Kaupe was not killed. He returned as a ghost-god to the highest part of Nuuanu Valley, where in his shadow body he can sometimes be seen in the clouds which gather around the mountain-tops or come down

Jul 16, 2020 · While crossing through the Pali mountain trail if you saw a large black spirit dog it was said to be an omen of death and that you wouldn’t make it through the steep sheer cliffs. That spirit dog's name was Kaupe and he made his home near Kapena Falls.

Among dog-men represented as overthrowing the chief of a district and terrorizing the country, the most famous is the cannibal dog-man Kaupe who overthrew the government of Ka-hanai-a-ke-akua (Reared by the gods) and ruled the land from Nu‘uanu to the sea.

One myth directly related to the Nu’uannu petroglyphs claims that they portray a mythical dog named Kaupe who had once been a human who had ruled Nu’uanu valley. During his reign he ate a lot of people and later Kaupe became a malevolent spirit in

Feb 8, 2025 · The legend of Kaupe is one of the most famous stories of a kupua in Hawaiian history. He is known as a man-eating ʻīlio (dog) spirit with supernatural strength, often associated with Waiʻanae and Nuʻuanu, though stories of him spread across multiple islands.

Feb 9, 2025 · Long ago, in the deep valleys of Waiʻanae, there was a powerful chief known as Kaupe. But Kaupe was no ordinary man—he was a kupua, a supernatural being, with the ability to shift between human and ʻīlio (dog) form. In his human shape, Kaupe was a great warrior, feared across the islands.

In Hawaiian mythology, the malevolent spirit known as Kaupe is known to call out to people at night to scare them into committing suicide. According to legend, he once ruled the Nu'uanu Valley and dev