Origin:Pacific Islander. Meaning:Trickster god. Maui is a boy's name of Hawaiian and Maori origin. This name belongs to a trickster god in Polynesian mythology, and was also given to one of the Hawaiian islands.
In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness. He possessed superhuman strength, and was capable of shapeshifting into animals such as birds and worms. Māui. Other names. Māui-pōtiki.
Māui is a character from Māori and Polynesian mythology. Though the stories about him do sometimes differ, he is consistently depicted as a clever, talented trickster.
Māui is the great trickster hero of Polynesian mythology. Much pre-European Polynesian history is related to this inventive character. Many of the stories are legendary – the theft of fire, the capture of the sun, the pursuit of immortality, the descent into the underworld in search of his father.
The name 'Maui' is said to originate from the legend of Hawai'iola, who purportedly discovered the Hawaiian Islands several hundred years before they were colonized in the 18th Century. Legend dictates that Hawai'iola named the island after his son, Maui, who himself was named after the demigod, Māui.
Maui is a boy's name of Hawaiian and Maori origin. This name belongs to a trickster god in Polynesian mythology, and was also given to one of the Hawaiian islands.
Māui is a demi-god who is popular in the Native Hawaiian culture. He is known for being the “trickster.” It is said that he owns a great fish-hook called Manaiakalani. Legend has it that Māui created the Hawaiian islands by tricking his brothers into going fishing with him.
According to legend, Māui was a premature baby. When he was born, he was so small that his mother thought he was dead. Devastated, she cut off her own hair, her topknot (tikitiki), and wrapped him in it.
Although Moana is from the fictional island Motunui some 3,000 years ago, the story and culture of Moana is based on the very real heritage and history of Polynesian islands such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti. In fact, once you start looking for ties to Polynesian culture in Moana, it's hard to stop!
Māui (Maui) is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk hero. His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
Samoan is believed to be among the oldest of the Polynesian tongues and is closely related to the Maori, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Tongan languages.
Te Takapau-o-Maui, Tairāwhiti Gisborne
Māori legend says New Zealand was fished from the sea by the daring demigod Māui.
Maui, Mount Hikurangi, Tairawhiti, Tairawhiti
He was bold and sharp-witted and taught useful arts to mankind, although he was not always liked. He tamed the sun and brought fire to the world, but one of his most famous feats was the creation of the islands we know today as Aotearoa, New Zealand.
5. Maui—“The Valley Isle” The second largest island, Maui is divided by two mountain ranges—the Haleakala and West Maui Mountains.
Maui's previous name was ʻIhikapalaumaewa. The Island of Maui is also called the "Valley Isle" for the large isthmus separating its northwestern and southeastern volcanic masses.
Māori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand.
The Samoans are a Polynesian people closely related to the native peoples of New Zealand, French Polynesia, Hawaii, and Tonga.
Thanks to Disney, the Polynesian people were put in the limelight. However, there are several points between Moana and real history that do not compare. Maui, for example, is a real demigod in Polynesian culture who works toward the good of humankind. He is normally depicted as a teenage boy, except in the movie.
There are many stories about the goddess Hina.
Her relationship to the demigod Maui is also varied. From mother to wife to sister, Hina plays prominently in Maui's life throughout the Pacific. On the island of Maui, She is said to be the demigod's mother often in need of helping or defending.
Among the iwi of New Zealand, Hina is usually considered to be either the elder sister or the wife of Māui. The most common story that presents Hina as the wife of Māui tells of Te Tunaroa, the father of all eels, who one day visited the pool where Hina bathed.
In Moana (2016) the dance that Maui does when facing Te Kā is based on the NZ Maori Haka, a challenge or ceremonial dance. What he's saying roughly translate as, "Face up to the fear. Fight the terror. To the sky above. Fight up there, high up there.
That's because Maui is overflowing with sacred energy. Whether you seek out a Maui spiritual center or take a quiet hike through the jungle, you'll connect with the island in a meaningful way. Below, we've compiled a list of the most spiritual places on Maui.
While there are numerous akua (gods) in the Hawaiian Pantheon, there are four major gods Kū, Kanaloa, Kāne, Lono.
Laka (Goddess of Beauty, Love, Fertility)
The goddess of beauty, love, fertility and reproduction Laka is best known for creating the beautiful Hawaiian hula dance.