Talk:Māui (Hawaiian mythology)

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I added the version of the story involving the kapa and Haleakalā, and made it first since it's the only one I ever heard in Hawaii. Bruddah Iz knows what he's talking about! Need to get the story of fire with the ʻalae in too, but I'll have to look up the details. KarlM 19:29, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Which of the four brothers?
I first heard the legend of Maui at one of the song contests put on yearly by Kamehameha Schools. But I'm vague from that, and from this page, as to which of the four brothers was the Maui of the legend. I apologize for my ignorance, but I think it would be useful if the page made this clearer. Thanks. --Boradis 13:41, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Maui Snaring the Sun, pen and ink, circa 1927, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg.--Miha (talk) 10:10, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Maui Snares the Sun
The referenced work for Pukui, Elbert, & Mookini does not back up the text that it is being cited for. The referenced page 36 is contained within this publicly available PDF: http://ulukau.org/elib/collect/pepn/index/assoc/D0.dir/doc69.pdf. At best this reference states only that Maui snared the sun in order to lengthen the days for his mother. It does not indicate that the ropes were made from his sisters hair, nor does it provide a full differing version of the story.

Why does it claim that the island of Maui was named for this event, yet at the very top, the article says it was NOT? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cygnata (talk • contribs) 16:22, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Merge?
Any thoughts on merging with all the other cultural articles on Maui? I think together they can all make a really good article on Maui, giving he is one of the few characters found throughout all Polynesia. This info would then become a section of the larger one, but I feel it would defiantly create an excellent and informative article on a pan-Polynesian character. Big-bad-juju (talk) 15:38, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. The Verified Cactus 100% 23:54, 23 October 2019 (UTC)