In Polynesian mythology, and especially in New Zealand and Hawaiʻi, Maui is an extremely powerful supernatural being, for whom the Hawaiian island of Maui was named. In some versions, he was married to Rohi, but she left him and became Queen of Uranga-o-Te-Ra, the fifth level of the underworld. In Hawaii, Maui was one of the Kupua; in New Zealand he was associated with beings known as Tupua, the equivalent term in the Māori language. Polynesia is a triangle of islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... In April of 1990, Daniel K. Akaka became the first native Hawaiian and Chinese American to serve in the United States Congress as a Senator from the State of Hawaii. ... Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 square miles (1883 km²). Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the islands name in the legend of Hawaiiloa, the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. ... In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Maori), Rohi is the wife of Maui, but she became unhappy married to him and went to Uranga-o-Te-Ra, the fifth layer of the underworld, and ruled there. ... In Polynesian mythology (Maori), Uranga-o-Te-Ra is the underworld, ruled by Rohe. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ... In Polynesian mythology, the Kupuas are a group of heroic tricksters. ...

In Aotearoa (New Zealand) and elsewhere, he was an excellent fisherman. Using a hook made from an ancestor's jawbone and blood from his nose for bait, he caught a massive fish on the ocean floor. He managed to pull it up, and henceforth it was called Te Ika-a-Māui (The fish of Maui in Māori), today forming New Zealand's North Island which roughly has a fish shape. The canoe that he stood in became the South Island, the Banks Peninsula marking the place supporting his foot as he pulled up the extremely heavy and strong fish. Therefore, besides Te Wai Pounamu, another Māori name for the South Island is Te Waka a Maui (The canoe of Maui). Look up Aotearoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Aotearoa (pronounced: â–¶ (help· info)) is the Māori language name for New Zealand most widely known and accepted. ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ... Human nose in profile The Nose is a story by Gogol and an opera by Dmitri Shostakovich. ... Māori (or Maori or Te Reo) is the Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand, where it has official status. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Banks Peninsula is roughly circular in shape, with many bays, and two deep harbours. ... Te Wai Pounamu means The Greenstone Water (greenstone being jade) and is the Māori name for New Zealands South Island. ... Māori (or Maori or Te Reo) is the Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand, where it has official status. ...

In Hawaiʻi, Maui was a son of Hina, who once complained that the sun moved too fast. Maui lassoed the sun (Mahu-ike or Tama Nui-Te-Ra) with a rope (made from flax or his sister's hair) and made it promise to go slower (in some versions of this myth, Maui broke one of the sun's legs so it would not move as fast). On the island of Maui, the mountain that he caught the sun on is called Haleakala ("house of the sun"). He was personified by a hawk and stole fire, burning the hawk's tail feathers their dark brown. Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ... In Polynesian mythology, Hina is a goddess, mother of Maui, whom she once asked to slow down the sun so days would last longer. ... The Sun is the spectral type G2V yellow star at the center of Earths solar system. ... In Polynesian mythology, Mahu-ike is a fire and earthquake goddess and wife of Auahi-Turoa. ... In Polynesian mythology, Tama Nui-Te-Ra is the solar deity. ... Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... Haleakalā or East Maui Volcano is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. ... The term hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses: Strictly, to mean any of the species in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis. ... It has been suggested that Firetending be merged into this article or section. ... Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ...

Maui is said to have created the Hawaiʻian Islands by tricking his brothers. He convinced them to take him out fishing, but caught his hook upon the ocean floor. He told his brothers that he had caught a big fish, and bid them paddle as hard as they could. His brothers paddled with all their might, and being intent with their effort, did not notice the Island rising behind them. Maui repeated this trick several times, creating the Hawaiʻian Islands. The Island of Maui and the constellation Maui's fishhook were named after this legend. Pierce this website is not very reliable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some well-known constellations contain striking and familiar patterns of bright stars. ...

In an alternate Māori version of his parentage, Maui was a son of Makea-tutara and Taranga. He was born prematurely, so she wrapped his body in her hair and laid him by the waves. Some sea-creatures cared for him, hiding him in kelp until a storm sent him back to the beach. His ancestor, Tama-Rangi, found him and brought him back to life, and educated him. In Polynesian mythology, Taranga (Bua-Taranga to the Samoa) was, with Makea-Tutara, the mother of Maui. ... Families Alariaceae Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Phyllariaceae Pseudochordaceae Kelp are large seaweeds, belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. ... A rolling thundercloud over Enschede, Netherlands Heavy storm brought by Typhoon Sanvu in Hong Kong. ...

Maui wandered into a meeting house one day and recognized his brothers, who stood behind their mother. Taranga did not know who he was until she reminded him. The next morning, Taranga disappeared and he found her in the underworld. Taking the shape of a wood pigeon, Maui descended after her and found her with his father, Makea-Tutara, the king of the underworld. Taranga introduced them and he prophesied that Maui would be a great hero, then tried and failed at making him immortal. Subfamily Columbinae Otidiphabinae Gourinae Didunculinae Treroninae The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes. ...

In a story of the Māori, Maui attempted to achieve immortality for himself and all of mankind by crawling through the body of Hine-nui-te-pō (the goddess of death) while she slept. He was to crawl through her vagina (reversing the birth process) and crush her heart from the inside. She awoke because a songbird laughed at the sight of a grown man trying to unbirth himself, and Maui was crushed to death by her vagina; he was the first man to die. Had he succeeded, however, the Māori believe there would have been little or no aroha (love) in the world, because life would have no longer been fleeting, and therefore no longer precious. For the Māori language, see Māori language. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy. ...

In a tale from Western Polynesia, Maui also reined in the winds. They were, in order of his establishment of control, Tua-Uo-Loa, Matuu, Mata Upola, Tonga. He allowed the gentle breeze, Fisaga, to remain free. Wind is the roughly horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earths surface. ... In Polynesian mythology, Tua-Uo-Loa or Hakona Tipu is the south wind and the first wind that Maui conquered. ... In Polynesian mythology, Matuu or Matu is the god of the north wind and the second wind to be controlled by Maui. ... In Polynesian mythology, Mata Upola or Marangai was the third wind that Maui took control of. ... In Polynesian mythology, Fisaga is the god of the light, gentle breeze. ...

Alternative: Māui-tikitiki ("Māui the top-knot" in Aotearoa), Māui, Māui-pōtiki ("Māui the last born") Look up Aotearoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Aotearoa (pronounced: â–¶ (help· info)) is the Māori language name for New Zealand most widely known and accepted. ...

In Tonga there were 3 Maui brothers: Maui-motu`a (old M.), Maui-atalanga, and Maui-kisikisi (dragonfly M.), the last one being the trickster. He was it, who also got the name of Maui-fusi-fonua (M. land puller) when he begged the magic fishhook from the old fisherman Tongafusifonua, who lived in Manuka (Sāmoan: Manu`a). Tongafusifonua allowed him to take the fishhook, under the condition that he could find it in his collection of countless hooks. But his wife, Tavatava betrayed the secret, allowing Maui to pick the right hook. And so he was able to fish up the coral islands from the bottom of the ocean. (Volcanic islands are supposed to have fallen down from heavens.) The Islands of Ofu and Olosega viewed from the village of Sili along the north shore of Olosega. ...

External links

• Legends of Maui
• The story of Maui and Hine-nui-te-Po