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Sharks play an important part in the mythology of a number of cultures, most notably those of the Polynesian, where they are symbolic of the Milky Way, called the "Long-Blue-Cloud-Eater".John and Caitlin Matthews, p. 514
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- {{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Leighton R. |date=1993 |title=Sharks of Hawaii: Their Biological and Cultural Significance |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aKwBKmwy7EEC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=Kaholia+Kane&source=bl&ots=6uEV_9SV39&sig=zNY3BRXUDVfr5MufceKfLezmP6Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s15yU6_EBI_gsASKrIKwAw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |page= |isbn=0-8248-1562-9 |accessdate=May 15, 2014 }}
- {{cite book |last=Crawford |first=Dean |date=2008 |title=Shark |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cn7kqwVMxJkC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Keali'ikau+'o+Ka'u&source=bl&ots=k2jg93i4YG&sig=OqdnGKsiTlJJyqliDLQY6J9gtPo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5l9yU-nHH_KzsQSEyoC4BA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=London |publisher=Reaktion Books LTD |page= |isbn=978 1 86189 325 3 |accessdate=May 15, 2014 }}
- {{cite book |author=John and Caitlin Matthews |year=2005 |title=The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures |url= |location=New York |publisher=Sterling Publishing |page= |isbn=1-4027-3543-X |accessdate=May 15, 2014 }}
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