how maui brought fire to the world?
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How Māui brought fire to the world. One evening, after eating a hearty meal, Māui lay beside his fire staring into the flames. ... In the middle of the night, while everyone was sleeping, Māui went from village to village and extinguished all the fires until not a single fire burned in the world.
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Scientists believe that Mauna Kea began erupting about 1 million years ago. It's fed by magma from the Hawaiian hotspot; a volcanic vent that continues to pump out magma while the Pacific Plate slowly moves over top of it. This has created a chain of islands thousands of kilometers long called the Hawaiian archipelago.
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Each year, hundreds of people mail, fly or hike pieces of lava back to the Big Island, hoping that by returning rocks they snatched, they will break the curse, appease the goddess and end their bad luck. Lava is shipped back from Germany, Japan and Australia.
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How Maui Found the Secret of Fire. Gossage's classic retelling of the Maori myth of Maui and Mahuika, the Goddess of Fire. ... When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.
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They can cause rain, thunder and lightning. Volcanoes can also have long-term effects on the climate, making the world cooler. Fast-moving lava can kill people and falling ash can make it hard for them to breathe. They can also die from famine, fires and earthquakes which can be related to volcanoes.
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The story goes that the sun used to travel too fast across the sky leaving not enough daylight for working, fishing, and eating. Maui suggested slowing the sun down by catching it and travelled East with his brothers to the sun god, Tama-nui-te-ra's pit, where he rests at night.
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The hottest temperature ever recorded in Hawaii was a 100-degree reading on April 27, 1931 at Pahala on the Big Island, according to NOAA.
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Under the concept of "Make Life One Long Weekend," Maui Jim sunglasses are designed in Hawaii and made in Italy and Japan. They are popular among lifeguards and golfers, as well as the Honolulu police and fire departments. There are 25 models ranging in price from 27,000 yen to 34,000 yen.
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['Ignition: Fuel, oxygen and heat join together in a sustained chemical reaction. ... ', 'Growth: With the initial flame as a heat source, additional fuel ignites. ... ', 'Fully developed: Fire has spread over much if not all the available fuel; temperatures reach their peak, resulting in heat damage.']
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Kilauea Volcano: Facts About the 30-Year Eruption. An aerial view of the erupting Pu'u 'O'o crater on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano taken at dusk on June 29, 1983. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It is a shield-type volcano that makes up the southeastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Ancient legends of Pele are wrought with fierce feuds and jealous outbursts. One story tells of how Pele, one of six daughters and seven sons born to Haumea (the Earth goddess) and Kane Milohai (creator of the sky, earth and heavens), came to Hawaiʻi after being exiled from Tahiti by her father because of her temper.
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The Big Island, for instance, is constructed of 5 major volcanoes: Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Kohala.
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The vast Eldhraun lava field (“Fire Lava“), in the south of the Icelandic highlands, was created in one of the greatest eruptions in recorded history and is of the largest of its kind in the world. The Lakagigar craters were also created during this eruption.
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Although known for quiet eruptions of lava that rarely endanger lives, Kilauea Volcano on the Island of Hawai'i has also produced devastating and deadly explosive eruptions in the past.
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MORE: Well-loved Harbin Hot Springs ravaged by Valley Fire The fire continued to rage for an entire month, ripping across 76,00 acres and burning 2,000 structures to the ground. Workshop spaces, guest cottages, massage studios, a wooden temple and residences that housed some 55 people were all lost.
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A once-powerful demigod, Maui is the courageous hero who accompanies Moana on her adventure. Seeing how Maui is so bulky, it's only appropriate that he's voiced by Dwayne Johnson. Pua is Moana's pet pig that has the energy and innocence of a young puppy.
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Yet the fire is still burning on the island, according to Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino. "This fire is still an active threat to our community and residents are urged to remain vigilant of changing conditions," Victorino said.