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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.
After Māui performed feats such as transforming himself into different kinds of birds, his brothers acknowledged his power and admired him. [ 9 ] : 233 He became vexed that his mother always left before dawn and returned the next night, he one day blocked the entrances and sources of light into their house to keep her there, and stole her clothes.
Māui's next feat was to stop the sun from moving so fast. His mother Hina complained that her kapa (bark cloth) was unable to dry because the days were so short. Māui climbed to the mountain Hale-a-ka-lā (house of the sun) and lassoed the sun’s rays as the sun came up, using a rope made from his sister's hair. [2]
Before the man could pick up the rupe, Māui transformed back into his human form. Looking at one another, Maui and his father knew they were father and son. His father, Makeatutara, took him to a sacred waterfall, bathed him in the waters and chanted a karakia to give Māui more magical powers and everlasting power. Māui was happy to have his ...
The Maui myth, for example, was important not only as entertainment but also because it embodied the beliefs of the people concerning such things as the origin of fire, of death, and of the land in which they lived. The ritual chants concerning firemaking, fishing, death, and so on made reference to Maui and derived their power from such reference.
Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry ...
Until the 15th century Maui comprised three chiefdoms: Wailuku, Lele (Lahaina), and Hana. Eventually all of West Maui was consolidated at Wailuku, with Hana remaining an independent chieftaincy. West Maui and East Maui permanently merged about 1550 when King Piʻilani married the daughter of Hoʻolae, the 6th Aliʻi Nui of Hana. From that time ...
Videos and data sensors showed downed Hawaiian Electric power lines likely sparked the blazes that tore across the island, immolating the city of Lahaina and killing at least 115 people ...