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Sculpture of Maui capturing the sun Māui Snaring the Sun, pen and ink drawing by Arman Manookian, circa 1927, Honolulu Academy of Arts. In Hawaiian religion, Māui is a culture hero and ancient chief who appears in several different genealogies. In the Kumulipo, he is the son of ʻAkalana and his wife Hina-a-ke-ahi . This couple has four sons ...
Māui is the son of Taranga, the wife of Makeatutara.He was a miraculous birth – his mother threw her premature infant [a] into the sea wrapped in a tress of hair from her topknot (tikitiki) – hence Māui's full name is Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga.
Together, Papahānaumoku and Wākea created Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and Ho’ohokukalani. After Wākea committed incest with his daughter, Ho’ohokukalani, she gave birth to Haloa-naka-lau-kapalili, meaning trembling long stalk. [4] It was a stillborn baby, which they later planted and became the first kalo or taro, a staple of the Hawaiian diet.
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Disney It’s almost time to return to the sea alongside Moana and Maui when the duo sails back into theaters for their sequel film. Moana 2 follows the success of the first animation, which was ...
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Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( demigod ) and more of a folk hero . His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
Name of Mauiloa can be translated as "Great/Magnificent Maui". [3] [4] The beginning of Mauiloa's rule was marked by countless battles to establish authority from many of the district chieftains of Maui. Mauiloa was a son and successor of High Chief Hanalaʻa. His mother was Chiefess Mahuia. Mauiloa had married Kauhua and had a son Alau of Maui.