 Kaulu had his strange abilities since birth, he was already able to shape-shift, speak, and other things.Kaulu's brother Kaeha also displayed his shape-shifting ability when he turned into a tiny size and hid in a leaf while speaking to people as a prank, and making them sacrifice their alcoholic beverage to him.Kaulu also has the ability to communicate with spirits, and when he was a kid he used the spirits to find his brother Kaeha.