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Book Maui Goes Fishing

    Book Details:
  • Author : Julie Stewart Williams
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 1991-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780824813901
  • Pages : 36 pages

Download or read book Maui Goes Fishing written by Julie Stewart Williams and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Måaui makes a fishing hook of great power and out of the sea he pulls land that becomes the islands of Hawaii.

Book The Fish of Maui

Download or read book The Fish of Maui written by Peter Gossage and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maui's jealous brothers don't want him to come fishing with them. Maui is cleverer than they are, however, and not only does he trick them, but he catches the best fish of all.

Book Legends of Ma ui  a Demi God of Polynesia

Download or read book Legends of Ma ui a Demi God of Polynesia written by William Drake Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Maui and the Big Fish

Download or read book Maui and the Big Fish written by Barbara Wilson and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2004-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago, when the world was new and little Maui was born, the great god Tama carried him away to the underworld to learn magic. When Maui came back to earth, his brothers made fun of him and wouldn't take him out fishing. They stole away in their boat, laughing at him and thinking he was still asleep -- but Maui outwitted his brothers, caught the biggest fish in the ocean, and in the process created something amazing! This charming tale of Maui of the Thousand Tricks is accompanied by the brilliant, sun-splashed artwork of illustrator Frane Lessac.

Book Te Matau a M  ui

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris Paulin
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2016-02-29
  • ISBN : 9780824866181
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Te Matau a M ui written by Chris Paulin and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to European arrival in New Zealand, fishing was a significant component of Māori subsistence. The abundant fish stocks provided a rich and readily available resource, with methods of procuring fish based on careful observations of generations of fishers. Supplemented by shellfish and birds, the fish stocks were sufficient to provide adequate food supplies, except when seasonal periods of adverse weather prevented harvesting. Māori fished efficiently and sustainably utilizing nets (some over a mile long), traps, pots, spears, and lures, as well as hooks made of wood, bone, shell or stone that were as effective as any modern steel hook. The surplus catch was prepared and stored for later consumption. In the late 1700s, European sealers and whalers traded with Māori, often using metal tools as barter. The superiority of metal for working implements soon became apparent to Māori, who rapidly discarded their traditional tools. By the late 19th century these tools were less evident; however, artefacts were being made by both Māori and Europeans to meet the demand from tourists and collectors. Changes in Māori lifestyles associated with the increasing availability of European agricultural cultivars and domestic animals, as well as urbanization, led to a decline in Māori fishing activity. Another impact of colonization was the loss of indigenous knowledge (mātauranga) surrounding fish-hook design and use. Present-day interpretation of traditional tools including the rotating Māori fishhook design has influenced the custom of wearing hei matau (stylized fish-hooks) as personal adornment. In 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi guaranteed Māori the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their fisheries. In 1877, Chief Justice Prendergast ruled that the Treaty of Waitangi was "a simple nullity" and that those Māori proprietary rights confirmed in the Treaty were unenforceable against the Crown in New Zealand courts. Establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975 and recognition of the Treaty as part of New Zealand law in 1988 opened the way for redressing Māori grievances. Māori culture was, and continues to be, dynamic. Māori fishing did not cease when traditional fishing gear was discarded. The development of deregulated commercial fishing in New Zealand waters in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in a dramatic decline in fish numbers, distribution ranges and sizes. Increased competition for a diminishing resource ensued among commercial, recreational and customary fishers. Te Matau a Māui (Māui's fish-hook) describes traditional Māori fish-hooks and fishing, the development of commercial fisheries and the impact on conservation and management of New Zealand's fisheries resources since European settlement and the Treaty of Waitangi.

Book How Maui Fished Up the North Island

Download or read book How Maui Fished Up the North Island written by Donovan Bixley and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retelling of a traditional legend of how Maui fished up the North Island of New Zealand when he sneaks onto his brothers' canoe after they have refused to take him fishing.

Book How Maui Slowed the Sun

Download or read book How Maui Slowed the Sun written by Peter Gossage and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The days seem to pass at a rate too fast to accomplish all his chores. Maui sets out to capture the sun, succeeds, and lengthens the hours of daylight. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Book Fishing for Maui

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  • Author : Isa Pearl Ritchie
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN : 9780473437541
  • Pages : 368 pages

Download or read book Fishing for Maui written by Isa Pearl Ritchie and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about food, whānau and mental illness. Valerie reads George Eliot to get to sleep - just to take her mind off worries over her patients, her children, their father and the next family dinner. Elena is so obsessed with health, traditional food, her pregnancy and her blog she doesn't notice that her partner, Malcolm the ethicist, is getting himself into a moral dilemma of his own making. Evie wants to save the world one chicken at a time. Meanwhile her boyfriend, Michael, is on a quest to reconnect with his Māori heritage and discover his own identity. Rosa is eight years old and lost in her own fantasy world, but she's the only one who can tell something's not right. "An accomplished story of a family in crisis - Ritchie's great skill is her ability to conjure the inner lives of her characters. Fishing for Māui is a compassionate meditation on what it means to be well." - Sarah Jane Barnett

Book Maui and Other Legends

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Gossage
  • Publisher : Puffin Books
  • Release : 2016-10-03
  • ISBN : 9780143309291
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Maui and Other Legends written by Peter Gossage and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume.Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powerful combination, and each has earned its place among the beloved classics of our literature. These are exciting, magical tales of adventure and intrigue. Several feature the remarkable culture hero Maui - the quick-witted and the trickster - whose exploits include slowing the sun in its course across the sky, fishing up the North Island/Te Ika a Maui, discovering the secret of fire and his attempt to trick the goddess of death and become immortal. Maui and Other Legends contains eight essential legends. In this volume you will find timeless favourites such as How Maui Found his Mother, Battle of the Mountains, Pania of the Reef and many more. The treasury includes- How Maui Found his Mother How Maui Found his Father and the Magic Jawbone The Fish of Maui How Maui Slowed the Sun How Maui Found the Secret of Fire How Maui Defied the Goddess of Death Battle of the Mountains Pania of the Reef"

Book Maui and the Sun

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : NorthSouth (NY)
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 9781558585782
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Maui and the Sun written by and published by NorthSouth (NY). This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maori people of New Zealand tell this version of the Polynesian folktale in which a trickster uses magical powers to slow the movement of the sun.

Book The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark

Download or read book The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark written by Donivee Martin Laird and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three little pigs who have built their houses of pili grass, driftwood, and lava rock are threatened by a very angry shark in disguise.

Book Potiki

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patricia Grace
  • Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
  • Release : 2001-09-12
  • ISBN : 1742287913
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book Potiki written by Patricia Grace and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2001-09-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patricia Grace's classic novel is a work of spellbinding power in which the myths of older times are inextricably woven into the political realities of today. In a small coastal community threatened by developers who would ravage their lands it is a time of fear and confusion – and growing anger. The prophet child Tokowaru-i-te-Marama shares his people's struggles against bulldozers and fast money talk. When dramatic events menace the marae, his grief threatens to burst beyond the confines of his twisted body. His all-seeing eye looks forward to a strange and terrible new dawn. Potiki won the New Zealand Book Awards in 1987.

Book The Art of Moana

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessica Julius
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2016-11-15
  • ISBN : 1452158975
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book The Art of Moana written by Jessica Julius and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Moana is the latest title in our exceptional series showcasing artwork from the creation of Walt Disney Animations' latest releases. Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world ventured across the Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped—and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios, Moana is a CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui and together they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. The stunning artwork in this behind-the-scenes book includes character designs, storyboards, colorscripts, and much more. Copyright ©2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Book Maui Hooks the Islands

Download or read book Maui Hooks the Islands written by Gabrielle Ahulii and published by Beachhouse Pub.. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maui Hooks the Islands introduces kids ages 0-4 to one of Hawaii's best-known legends about Maui the demigod who fished up the Hawaiian islands using a magic fishing hook. In simple, poetic language, this origin story gives small kids a taste of Hawaii's rich history of storytelling. Three other titles in the Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones series are: Hina, Pele Finds a Home, and Naupaka--all legends that will give kids a wider view of Hawaiian culture, history, and its natural world.

Book How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone

Download or read book How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone written by Peter Gossage and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maui wants to know two things: who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.

Book Hawaiian Fishing Traditions

    Book Details:
  • Author : Moke Manu
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-05-20
  • ISBN : 9781517198961
  • Pages : 170 pages

Download or read book Hawaiian Fishing Traditions written by Moke Manu and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hawaiian Fishing Legends" an excellent catch for reader (Book Review). Tino Ramirez. Sunday Honolulu Advertiser and Star Bulletin. March 1992. Hawaii was never a paradise, where fruit fell from the trees and fish leapt from the ocean for the sake of man. Before Western contact, between 300,000 to 1 million Hawaiians lived in the islands, gathering food from the mountains; farming the valleys and uplands and harvesting fish and water-life from streams, fishponds, and the ocean. To ensure abundance and the fair distribution of food, these resource areas had to be carefully managed, as editor Dennis Kawaharada points out in the introduction to "Hawaiian Fishing Legends." One prevalent management method was the kapu, or banning of an activity. In Ka'u on the Big Island, for example, a kapu was placed on inshore fishing and gathering during the winter. allowing the marine life to regenerate. To end the kapu, a kahuna, or priest, went to the coast and examined the seaweed, shellfish and fish. Breakers of fishing kapu could be sentenced to death, or killed by a shark, as was a woman who caught too many squid on Oahu's North Shore. When fishing commenced, the social classes went out in turn. according to protocol. Distribution of the catch was also ordered by customary practice, depending on who caught the fish and how many were involved in the effort. Perhaps those required to be most generous were the alii, the ruling class. Kawaharada refers to the greedy chief Ha-la-ela, who drowned when his canoe sank under the weight of all the fish he had demanded from his subjects. Culled from various sources such as Thomas Thrum's "Hawaiian Folk Tales," Abraham Fornander's "Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities," and the Hawaiian language newspaper "Ka Hoku o Hawaii," the legends in this collection celebrate the accomplishments of the ancient fishers, giving us insight into their values. Ku'ula-kai of Maui, for example, devotes himself to fishing, working diligently and taking care of all his relationships, religious and secular. The fishpond he builds feeds the area's alii: when his neighbors have no fish, he freely gives his own. His story demonstrates what happens when the proper order of things is ignored, when the alii and people listen to a troublemaker, forget Ku'ula-kai's righteousness, and kill the great fisherman who fed them. The fish disappear and everyone starves. Only after Ku'ula-kai's surviving son restores his parents' spirits to the coast do the fish return, and the alii is killed by his own appetite. Eventually, Ku'ula-kai is deified as a fishing god. These legends, some translated from the Hawaiian language by Esther Mookini especially for the collection, stand well on their own as stories. The glossary, maps of the legendary sites, and Kawaharada's extensive introduction and notes enrich them. Providing references to other legends and stories associated with the places named, the notes also describe Polynesian fishing practices, from the use of stone images to lure turtles, to the building of log platforms for catching freshwater 'o'opu. The second book of works translated from the Hawaiian and published by Kalamaku Press in two years, "Hawaiian Fishing Legends" is another welcome volume to the body of Hawaiian literature. Besides being a good read, this one makes a lot of material available to scholars, teachers and writers. The proper practice of many of the fishing techniques described here may be forgotten, but the legends' values, characters and metaphors are not.

Book How Maui Slowed the Sun

Download or read book How Maui Slowed the Sun written by Peter Gossage and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth is now available as a sturdy board book. Faced with very short days and very long nights, Maui comes up with a plan to slow the Sun's passage through the sky. Peter Gossage's much-loved retelling of this famous Maori myth has captivated young children for generations.