Hina — Moon, Kapa and Female Divine Power
Hawaiian core tradition · Moon · Kapa · Female divine power · Cycles · Navigation
Hina is not one simple pan-Polynesian goddess. Across the Pacific, Hina names and traditions belong to a family of related divine and ancestral figures. In Hawaiian tradition, Hina is strongly associated with female divine power, kapa making and the moon; in Māori traditions, Hina names also appear in stories of birth, lunar cycles and human life, but those figures are not automatically identical.
Hina at a Glance
| Tradition | Hawaiian core presentation; related Hina traditions occur across Polynesia and remain distinct |
|---|---|
| Divine standing | Major divine figure / divine family-name |
| Campaign alignment | Neutral Good |
| Portfolio | Moon, lunar cycles, kapa, female divine power, timing, birth and recurring life patterns |
| Important Hawaiian associations | Kū, Wākea, Māui, kapa making and the moon as a kino lau or bodily form |
| Sacred signs | Unusual lunar halos, cloth drying under impossible conditions, repeated dreams tied to moon phases and tides that shift with no change in weather |
| Pantheon plane | Hawaiki — The Ancestral Isles, within Ossa — The Living and Remembering Sea in Arborea |
| Campaign present | Active through lunar timing, weaving and kapa, women’s sacred knowledge, voyages and life-cycle rites |
Divine Mechanics
Encounter role: Support / divination controller. These statistics represent one campaign manifestation of Hina rather than claiming all Hina traditions share one body or rules profile.
Hina
Medium Celestial (Deity), Neutral Good
Epic CR 32 (campaign-scale; PB +10)
AC 25 · HP 610 · Speed 40 ft., fly 90 ft. (hover)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (+5) | 26 (+8) | 28 (+9) | 30 (+10) | 34 (+12) | 32 (+11) |
Saving Throws Dex +18, Int +20, Wis +22, Cha +21. Skills Insight +22, Medicine +22, Perception +22, Religion +20.
Damage Resistances cold, psychic, radiant; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks. Condition Immunities Charmed, Frightened.
Damage Immunities poison
Senses Truesight 240 ft., Passive Perception 32. Languages all; telepathy 1 mile.
Traits
Divine Rank 13. Hina is a intermediate deity on the campaign deity scale.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Hina fails a saving throw, Hina can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Hina has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Lunar Cycle. At the start of each round Hina chooses Bright Moon or Dark Moon. Bright Moon grants allies within 60 feet advantage on Wisdom saves and death saves; Dark Moon gives hostile creatures within 60 feet disadvantage on Perception checks and opportunity attacks.
Measure of Time. Hina cannot be surprised and always knows the exact phase of the moon, tide and local time.
Thread of Life. Healing received by Hina’s allies within 60 feet restores an additional 10 hit points once per turn.
Actions
Multiattack. Hina makes three Moonlit Thread attacks.
Moonlit Thread. Ranged Spell Attack: +22 to hit, range 180 ft.; 27 (4d8 + 9) radiant plus 18 (4d8) psychic damage.
Turn the Moon (Recharge 5–6). Hina changes the light in a 120-foot radius. Hostile creatures make a DC 28 Wisdom save or become Blinded or Frightened (Hina’s choice) until the end of their next turn; allies may immediately move up to 20 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
Pattern Revealed (1/Day). For 1 minute Hina and up to six allies cannot be surprised, have advantage on initiative and may reroll one failed ability check or saving throw each.
Legendary Actions
- Moon Step. Hina teleports up to 60 feet between areas of dim or bright light.
- Read the Pattern. One ally within 60 feet adds 1d10 to its next d20 test.
- Silver Silence (Costs 2). One hostile creature within 60 feet cannot speak or cast spells with verbal components until its next turn, Constitution DC 28 negates.
Mythic Trait — The Moon Returns. The first time Hina reaches 0 hit points, she instead regains 305 hit points. The light level within 300 feet shifts to moonlit twilight and she immediately uses Turn the Moon.
Hina — Pathfinder 1e
CR 31; NG Medium outsider (divine, extraplanar, good)
Init +12; Senses true seeing 240 ft.; Perception +49. AC 55; hp 620.
Fort +34, Ref +37, Will +41; DR 20/epic and evil; SR 44.
Domains Knowledge, Moon, Community, Healing. Subdomains Memory, Family, Restoration.
Lunar Cycle (Su). As a swift action Hina switches between a bright aspect granting allies +4 on Will saves and a dark aspect imposing –4 on enemy Perception within 60 feet.
Pattern Revealed (Su) 1/day. Up to six creatures gain the benefits of foresight for 1 round and then +4 insight on saves and skill checks for 1 minute.
Spell-Like Abilities CL 31st. At will—augury, divination, see invisibility; 3/day—heal, scrying, true seeing; 1/day—foresight, miracle.
Complete Pathfinder 1e Statistics
Init +12; Aura divine presence 120 ft.; Perception +37.
DEFENSE AC 55, touch 31, flat-footed 47; hp 620; Fort +36, Ref +35, Will +39; defensive abilities divine resilience, freedom of movement; DR 25/epic; SR 45; immune disease, fear, poison; resist acid 20, cold 20, electricity 20, fire 20.
OFFENSE Speed 50 ft.; Melee Moonlit Thread +50/+45/+40/+35 (divine weapon damage plus portfolio energy); Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.; Special Attacks divine aura, mythic surge, portfolio powers.
STATISTICS Str 20, Dex 26, Con 28, Int 30, Wis 34, Cha 32; Base Atk +42; CMB +47; CMD 65; Feats Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (Moonlit Thread), Weapon Focus (Moonlit Thread), Greater Weapon Focus (Moonlit Thread), Quicken Spell-Like Ability; Skills Acrobatics +33, Diplomacy +36, Intimidate +36, Knowledge (planes) +35, Knowledge (religion) +35, Perception +37, Sense Motive +37, Spellcraft +35, Survival +37; Languages all, telepathy 1 mile; SQ divine rank 13, immortality, portfolio sense, remote communication.
Hina — D&D 3.5e
Intermediate Deity; Divine Rank 13; NG Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Good)
CR 32; Hit Dice 42d8+420; AC 57.
Portfolio moon, kapa, female divine power, cycles and sacred timing. Domains Knowledge, Community, Healing, Travel.
Salient Divine Abilities. Alter Reality, Divine Inspiration, Know Secrets, See Magic.
Portfolio Sense. Hina senses events tied to lunar cycles, women’s sacred arts, birth and ritual timing as they occur, and can look back through the previous thirteen weeks. Divine Rank 13 does not grant future portfolio sense.
Spell-Like Abilities. At will—augury, divination, see invisibility; 3/day—heal, scrying, true seeing; 1/day—foresight, miracle. Caster level 32nd.
Complete D&D 3.5e Statistics
Initiative +12; Speed 50 ft.; Armor Class 55, touch 31, flat-footed 47; Base Attack/Grapple +42/+47; Attack Moonlit Thread +50 melee; Full Attack Moonlit Thread +50/+45/+40/+35; Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft..
Special Attacks salient divine abilities, portfolio powers, spell-like abilities; Special Qualities divine aura 1 mile, divine immunities, DR 25/epic, fire/cold/electricity resistance 20, SR 46, immortality, remote sensing, portfolio sense.
Saves Fort +36, Ref +35, Will +39; Abilities Str 20, Dex 26, Con 28, Int 30, Wis 34, Cha 32; Skills Acrobatics +33, Diplomacy +36, Intimidate +36, Knowledge (planes) +35, Knowledge (religion) +35, Perception +37, Sense Motive +37, Spellcraft +35, Survival +37; Feats Combat Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (Moonlit Thread), Weapon Focus (Moonlit Thread), Greater Weapon Focus (Moonlit Thread), Quicken Spell-Like Ability, Epic Prowess, Overwhelming Critical.
Environment divine realm and portfolio-aligned sites; Organization unique; Challenge Rating 32; Treasure divine relics; Alignment as listed; Advancement —.
Worship in the Living World
Hawaiian sources describe Hina as a general divine name with many more specific Hina forms and functions. The moon is one of her kino lau, or bodily forms, and Hina is associated with kapa making and female power. Lunar timing guides planting, fishing and other practices, so reverence for Hina can be practical as well as devotional.
Related Māori Hina names appear in traditions surrounding pregnancy, birth, navigation, fishing, cultivation and the moon. Those traditions are included as connections, not collapsed into a single biography.
Mythic Identity
In Hawaiian tradition, Hina is paired with Kū in accounts of male and female divine powers and appears in the genealogy of major figures. In the Haleakalā story of Māui snaring the sun, Māui’s mother Hina struggles to dry kapa because daylight passes too quickly; his deed gives her the time she needs.
The moon’s dependable cycle also makes Hina a natural divine figure for calendars, navigation and timing. Her power is therefore less about “moon magic” in the abstract than about reading recurring patterns that organise real life.
Pantheon Plane: Hawaiki and Ossa
Hawaiki — The Ancestral Isles and Ossa — The Living and Remembering Sea provide the wider pantheon nexus for Hina’s many regional traditions. Lunar paths across Ossa can become literal navigational roads, while different islands preserve distinct names and stories.
Hawaiki does not make all Hina figures one being. It provides a place where related traditions can meet without erasing their differences.
What Is Hina Doing Now?
The same moon phase has begun producing different tides around neighbouring islands. Fishers following old calendars arrive too early in one place and too late in another.
At the same time, kapa left outside overnight develops faint patterns resembling coastlines no living navigator recognises.
Hina appears to be marking a route—but the map changes with every phase of the moon.
Domain Spells and Divine Gifts
Suggested 5.5e domains: Knowledge, Life, Twilight. PF1e / 3.5e domains: Knowledge, Community, Healing, Travel.
1st: guiding bolt, sanctuary · 2nd: augury, lesser restoration · 3rd: daylight, protection from energy · 4th: divination · 5th: scrying · 6th: heal, true seeing · 7th: plane shift · 8th: control weather · 9th: foresight.
Divine Relic — Ka Kapa o ka Mahina
The Moon Kapa is an original game relic whose pattern changes with the lunar cycle. The wearer always knows the direction of the moon even when it is below the horizon. Once per day the cloth can reveal whether an action is favourably or unfavourably timed within the next 24 hours; once per week it can mark a safe night route across sea or land.
Regional Effects
- Moonlight Reveals Timing. Skilled navigators and gatherers gain advantage on checks tied to lunar timing.
- Patterns Repeat. Repeated symbols in dreams, cloth and water become easier to recognise as meaningful sequences.
- False Calendars Fail. Magical attempts to falsify moon phase or tide create obvious inconsistencies visible to trained observers.
Relationships
Māui: in Hawaiian tradition Hina is his mother in the Haleakalā sun-snaring story; other Māui genealogies differ by region.
Kū: Hawaiian traditions frequently pair Hina and Kū as complementary female and male divine powers.
Hineteiwaiwa and other Hina figures: related names and roles overlap around birth, women’s arts, lunar cycles and life rhythms without requiring a single universal identity.
Use Hina Tonight
The Wrong Tide
Two islands share the same moon but no longer share the same tide.
The Kapa Map
Moonlit cloth shows an island that appears only during one phase each month.
The Missing Night
One settlement experiences a full-moon night that never seems to end.
The Name in the Pattern
A repeated design in several unrelated pieces of kapa spells the name of a person not yet born.
Deep Link Dive
Hawaiki and Ossa
Follow lunar navigation across the pantheon’s ancestral sea.
Māui
Continue into the sun-snaring and culture-hero traditions.
Augury
Use sacred timing as an immediate game mechanic.
Divination
Move from cycles and signs into divine counsel.
Foresight
Take Hina’s pattern-reading into epic play.
Salient Divine Abilities
Continue into deity-scale divination powers.
Sources and Licensing
University of Hawaiʻi sources describe Hina as a broad Hawaiian divine name associated with female power, kapa and the moon, while the Hawaiian lunar calendar connects moon phases directly with fishing, planting and resource timing. Te Ara records a wider Māori group of Hina and Hine ancestral figures connected with pregnancy, birth, navigation, fishing, cultivation and lunar cycles.
University of Hawaiʻi — Hina · University of Hawaiʻi — Hawaiian lunar calendar · Haleakalā National Park — Māui, Hina and the sun · Te Ara — Pregnancy and birth traditions
Regional Hina traditions are deliberately kept distinct. Encounter statistics, relics, regional effects and adventure material are original fantasy-RPG adaptations. Edition names identify rules compatibility; they do not claim traditional narratives originate in those game systems.