For questions about the mythology and religion of the people of the Hawaiian islands, often before outside contact with Europeans.
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How is Hina related to Maui in Hawaiian mythology?
According to Wikipedia:
he is the son of ʻAkalana and his wife Hina-a-ke-ahi (Hina)
and according to Encyclopedia Mythica:
Maui's mother Hina complained that the sun traveled too fast across the sky.
However, in the tale of Tuna,the eel god,…
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Was Nuu-mea-lani, a home of the Hawaiian gods, an island?
I was reading about how Pele, the goddess of volcanoes, came to Hawai'i. On page 9, it says,
Na-maka-oka-hai went to the highest of all the mythical lands of the ancestors, Nuu-mea-lani (The raised dais of heaven). There she could look over all the…
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Could someone tell me about good books about Hawaiian mythology?
Could someone tell me about good books about Hawaiian mythology?
I've been really interested in it for a long time but I have no idea where to ask for advice or whom to believe.
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