Key Info

- Monstrous deep sea demon who attacks sailors and ships

Brief Bio

Pahuanui, fully known as Pahuanuiapitaaiterai, is a formidable sea demon in the traditional mythology of Tahiti and the Society Islands, representing one of the perilous entities inhabiting the ocean depths. Translating to "the great one that opens to the sky," this creature embodies the natural hazards and supernatural threats confronted by ancient Polynesian mariners during their voyages across the Pacific.