Kuna heard the crash of the club against the stones of the river bank and fled up the river to his home in the…
- Date of account
- Published 1910
- Source
- Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina
- Reference
- Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina · selected passage 36
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
Kuna heard the crash of the club against the stones of the river bank and fled up the river to his home in the hidden caves by the pools in the river bed
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyKuna heard the crash of the club against the stones of the river bank and fled up the river to his home in the hidden caves by the pools in the river bed. Maui rushed up the river to punish Kuna-mo-o for the trouble he had caused Hina. When he came to the place where the dragon was hidden under deep waters, he took his magic spear and thrust it through the dirt and lava rocks along one side of the river, making a long hole, through which the waters rushed, revealing Kuna-mo-o's hiding place. This place of the spear thrust is known among the Hawaiians as Ka puka a Maui, "the door made by Maui." It is also known as "The natural bridge of the Wailuku river."
Historical context
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Modern context
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