Hine-nui-te-pō
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Hine-nui-te-pō in Māori legends, is a goddess of night who receives the spirits of humans when they die. She is the daughter of Tāne Mahuta / Tāne Tuturi and Hine-ahuone. Hine-nui-te-pō shepherds the
Māui attempting to enter Hine-nui-te-pō. Carving by Tene Waitere in the meeting house Rauru (opened in 1900).
Māui
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Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk hero. His origins vary from culture to
Hine-nui-te-pō
…also her father. This trauma led her to the underworld, becoming Hine-nui-te-pō god of the night and guardian and mother of the spirits. The great hero Māui is tricked by his father into thinking he has a chance to achieve immortality. In order to obtain this, Māui is told to enter into the goddess through…
Participant of the Merrie Monarch Parade in Hilo performs as Māui, based largely on his depiction in the 2016 film Moana