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Hawaiʻi in the Before Times
The island of Maui in the Hawaiian archipelago gets its name from the legend of Hawaiʻiloa, the navigator credited with discovering Hawaiʻi. According to this legend, Hawaiʻiloa named the island after his son, who in turn was named after the Polynesian folk hero Māui.
Among his numerous exploits, Māui stole fire for humans from the underworld and captured the Sun to lengthen the days...
Image by Jay Lapin over the island of Moloka‘i from Kapalua, Maui, Hawai‘i
Another bittersweet image from the Cloud Appreciation Society
Among his numerous exploits, Māui stole fire for humans from the underworld and captured the Sun to lengthen the days...
Image by Jay Lapin over the island of Moloka‘i from Kapalua, Maui, Hawai‘i
Another bittersweet image from the Cloud Appreciation Society
Our hearts ache so for the suffering on that beautiful archipelago resulting from the unrelenting rains
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