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Mānaiakalani is a constellation in Polynesian culture which translates to "The Chief's Fishline". It refers to the fishhook of demi-god Māui. Polynesian mythology tells of Māui pulling large fish from the ocean, representing the discovery of new islands. It is primarily made of Scorpius and the Navigator's Triangle. [1]
The great fish-hook of Maui, Manaiakalani, The whole earth was the fish-line bound by the knot, Kauiki bound to the mainland and towering high. Hanaiakamalama (lived there). The alae of Hina was the bait (of the fish-hook) let down to Hawaii. Tangled with the bait into a bitter death, Lifting up the very base of the island; Drawing it up to the ...
Legend holds that the shape of Hawkes Bay is that of the hei matau, which caught in the fish's side on the beach. The Māori name for the North island, Te Ika a Māui ("The fish of Māui") reflects this legend. For the Māori, the hei matau is taonga (a cultural treasure). It represents not only their land, but also prosperity, fertility, and ...
Mauisaurus - New Zealand plesiosaur named after Maui. Maui's Dolphin Endemic dolphin named after Te Ika-a-Māui. Māui is also featured in a number of children's books by Peter Gossage including: How Māui Slowed the Sun; The Fish of Māui; How Māui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone; How Māui Found the Secret of Fire
In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness. Māori names of Māui include Māui-tikitiki ("Māui the top-knot"), Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga ("Māui the top-knot of Taranga"), Māui-pōtiki ("Māui the last born"), and Māui te whare kino ("Māui the house of trouble").
The Javanese people of Indonesia call this constellation Banyakangrem ("the brooded swan") [16] or Kalapa Doyong ("leaning coconut tree") [17] due to the shape similarity. In Hawaii, Scorpius is known as the demigod Maui's Fishhook [18] or Ka Makau Nui o Māui (meaning the Big Fishhook of Māui) and the name of the fishhook was Manaiakalani. [19]
A large banyan tree in the heart of Old Lahaina that was badly scorched by the fires that ransacked Maui appears to have emerged from the flames still standing.
A third competitor, Maui Agricultural Company (MA) expanded alongside the others. A sugar mill at Hamakuapoko (near Paia) was built in 1879 to process Maui's increasing amounts of cane. In 1878 the need for improved transportation from sugarcane plantations to the port at Kahului caused Thomas Hobron to build Maui's first narrow gauge railroad ...