Maui planned to enter into the goddesses stomach, cut out her heart, and exit through her mouth, thus killing the goddess and bringing the heart of immortality to mankind. Hine nui te po guarded the “ place of life” and Maui persuaded his brothers to go with him to keep watch. His father admitted to a mistake he had made when chanting the invocation of Maui’s childhood, when he was made sacred and guarded by charms, but his father had forgotten a part of the ceremony, and because of this he would surely die one day. This goddess had flashing green eyes, volcanic glass for teeth, a large fish like mouth and hair that floated in the air like seaweed. Maui’s father told him of his ancestor, Hine Nui Te Po ( Great Hine of the Night) the Guardian of Life, would see to his demise. Maui asked his father “ by what shall I be overcome?” and his father replied “ there is one so powerful that no tricks can be of any avail.”
Yet his father warned him that his time of failure and death would surely come. He soon returned bringing with him an invading army who conquered the islands and installed the kapu system of rule. After some months of traveling through the Hawaiian islands, he returned to Tahiti with the thought that Hawaiians were weak and without religious convictions. a warrior priest named Pa’ao arrived in Hawaii from Tahiti. The perception is that all things – animal, plant, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and even words, have an energy that is animated and alive.Īncients chants reveal that around 1250 A.D. It is the oldest known type of belief system in the world, predating paganism. Their animistic belief system ( from the Latin word anima meaning breath, spirit, and life) held that all objects, places, and creatures possessed a distinct spiritual essence known as mana. Small independent communities made up of these earliest of colonizers evolved in isolation for close to 600 years. This law was based on mutual respect, kindness, and cooperation. The first wave of migration is said to have been a peaceful people who believed in what has been called the “ Law of Aloha”. Southern Pacific islanders continued to colonize Hawaii over a timeframe estimated to be between 4 AD. The ancient Hawaiian religion is known as an animistic belief system with many deities and spirits originating among the Tahitians and other Pacific Islanders who colonized Hawaii. To better understand the legends of the demigod Maui it is helpful to learn a bit about Hawaii’s ancient religious belief system.
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