He, in the chant, is the son of the chief Keawe, and will be the ancestor to Keopuolani, King Kamehamehas most sacred wife, as well as to King Kamehameha himself. Lonos origin begins in the darkness of the night of the Pleiades. Life appears in the Kumulipo as the result of natural forces, male and female. While perhaps not scientific, it has more parallels to Darwins studies than to the Hebrew interpretations and the biblical sources. Po the darkness and first stirring of life, the cosmic night tells of the night world, the birth of sea and land life, of winged life and crawlers.
Hawaiian time begins with the darkest night which gives birth to male and female nights.
Brother and sister mate to produce the divinity of the universe, which is all life. They give birth to the coral polyp and each creature in its turn gives birth to other creatures, proceeding up the evolutionary chain. Each descendant adds its name, and the mana, the sacred power is thus passed on. Ao the dawn of the day, and the world of human beings starts with the eighth chant. From there the chant branches out to the numerous names and lines of families.