“…I heard of how he captured the sun to help his mother dry her kapa (cloth made out of tree bark), and Maui’s raising of the sky to help the people walk freely. I remember the tales of Maui’s fishing up the Hawaiian island chain with the magic hook and how he stole the art of making fire from the ‘alae birds to give to the people’ Youthful, superhuman, Maui’s tricks and feats are well nown throughout Polynesian lore. He was a hero for the people”
Marcus Vrilius Quiniones
