1) Hawaiian god 2) Hawaiian mythology 
In Hawaiian mythology, Pakaʻa is the god of the wind and the inventor of the sail. In the legend, Pakaʻa was the child of a traveling royal named Kuanuʻuanu and a beautiful common woman named Laʻamaomao. Kuanu`uanu was summoned back to his leige Keawenuiaumi before Pakaʻa`s birth. Paka`a was then raised by La`amaomao and her elder brother...