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What does hawaiis island named maui mean?
Maui is named after a legend about someone named Maui who lasoed the Islands and pulled them up from under the water. Maui is seen in many other polynesian legends, not only Hawai'i. Maui was said by some to be a God, by some a demi-God and by some just a man.
What is the island name for Maui?
The island name for Maui is... Maui. That is the name of the island..
Is maui island or maui island or island Oahu more south?
Maui is south of Oahu.
How did Maui come about?
Aloha: According to the most popular legend, a demigod Maui raised the islands out of the depths of the sea. A Polynesian explorer named the island after his son whom he had named after the demigod. Of interest, is that most of the islands are spelled with 'i at the end (Hawai'i, Kuai'i, Moloka'i, etc.). This literally means island. The i at the end of Maui is part of the name, and not spelled with the '.
Names of the two biggest islands in New Zealand?
The South Island is New Zealand's largest Island and the world's 12th largest Island. The North Island is New Zealand's second largest Island and the world's 14th largest. In Maori, the South Island is known as Te Waipounamu (the greenstone waters, because of its fame as the source of pounamu) or Te Waka A Maui (the canoe of Maui, from the legend of the demi-god Maui who, from his canoe, fished up the North Island from beneath the sea). The North Island is therefore known as Te Ika A Maui (the fish of Maui). New Zealand's third largest Island is called Stewart Island or Rakiura. It is also known as Te Punga O Te Waka A Maui (the anchor stone of the canoe of Maui).
What is maui borderd by?
Aloha: Maui is bordered by nothing but water. It is the second largest of the HI`ian islands, and is northwest of the big island named Hawai`i. You could say that Maui is surrounded by 3 other islands in Maui county, but that isn't exactly "bordered by".
Second largest city of Hawaii?
Maui is the second island in Hawaii
Distance between Maui and the Big iSLAND?
The distance between Maui and the Big Island is 96.8 miles. Traveling by boat from Maui to the Big Island is one of the most dangerous channels in Hawaii.
Distance form one end to the island of maui to the other of the maui?
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Where is mt haleakala located in Hawaii?
Where on the island of Maui is Haleakala located?
What is the maori name for the north island?
The Maori name for the North Island of New Zealand is Te Ika-a-Māui. This name translates to "The Fish of Maui" in English, referring to the legend of Maui, a demigod who fished the North Island from the ocean.
How big is maui?
The island of Maui covers a total of 727 square miles. It is the second largest Hawaiian island. The population of Maui as of the 2010 Census was 144,444 people.
