Legends of Ma-ui

Maui-waena

Family: the Hawaiian legends · Role: brother of Maui · First appears: Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 1

In Chapter I · Maui’s Home · Part 1, the Hawaiian family chant names Akalana and Hina as Maui-waena’s parents and records his birth: “Then Maui-waena;” In Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2, Maui-waena is named alongside Maui as his brother. While Maui pulled up the land with Rupe and Maui-hope, the brothers looked back and said, “There is plenty of land behind us.” The charm broke, and the raised islands sank back into their place.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Maui-waena was born, according to the Hawaiian family chant.(Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 1)
    • “Then Maui-waena;”
  • While Maui pulled up the land, his brothers looked back, breaking the charm, and the raised islands sank back.(Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2)
    • With: Maui Rupe Maui-hope
    • “The brothers looked back and cried, ‘There is plenty of land behind us.’ The charm was broken. The hook came out of ‘the one toothed,’ and the raised islands sank back into their place.”

Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 1

  • parent: Akalana “Akalana was the man; Hina-a-ke-ahi was the wife; Maui First was born; Then Maui-waena; Maui Kiikii was born; Then Maui of the malo.”
  • parent: Hina “Akalana was the man; Hina-a-ke-ahi was the wife; Maui First was born; Then Maui-waena; Maui Kiikii was born; Then Maui of the malo.”

Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2

  • siblings with Maui “So also Maui-hope and Maui-waena.”

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