LI'ANGA HUO 'A MAUI

'Eua map

As years goes by I came to understand and realize names and it reason of every historical site in my own island especially the island of ‘Eua. I grew up heard from others the name of Li’angaHuo ‘A Maui.

This picture shows the huge dramatic cliff way at 'Eua

 I have worried of the names. I started to search of what was happened. Maui is known as Polynesian Demi God. He is very known in the South Pacific Islands such as Tonga, Fiji, Samoa etc.

hoeing the kava plantation

        This is a true story about this God name Maui. It is all about a spectacular Natural archway which is carved out of high dramatic cliffs. It was told that one day Maui was sleeping in the middle of the island of ‘Eua. They usually have a Kava Plantation. 

Picture of a Kava Plantation

One time his mother wakes him up to hoe the Kava Plantation. Maui wakes up angrily because he was feeling lazy. He started hoeing the Kava Plantation so angrily. From his angrily he started an earthquake. His mother stopped him because of all the damage he was causing to the island but he couldn’t. The only way that his mother could do was to  grab the hoe from Maui’s hand.

example of the hoe 

His mother through the hoe to the South of ‘Eua. It was a surprise that the hoe ended itself into a huge dramatic cliff face.

Li'anga Huo 'A Maui

       Maui pulled out the hoe from the cliff face and it’s created the “Li’anga Huo ‘A Maui”. You may never believe this historical sites but it is very true. The hoe in the cliff face has been there long time ago. This archway actually shows how massive this would have been. Then you will have ideas of how big Maui was, let alone his mother. It’s also a saying that when you throw an object to this cliff it will jump up again. How impressed am I to see and get to know well these places of where I grew up. When you view this site it cold all of the times.

Picture of the cliff LI'ANGA HUO 'A MAUI