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Menehune
Definition by Kim Martins

Menehune

Menehune is the term applied to short-statured, forest-dwelling creatures of Hawaiian mythology and is part of a common mythology throughout Polynesia that describes secretive, supernatural beings with human-like attributes. Mysterious supernatural...
Menehune on Surfboard
Image by D. Howard Hitchcock

Menehune on Surfboard

Menehune on Surfboard by D. Howard Hitchcock (1861-1943), 1924. The Menehune are short-statured forestd-dwelling people in Hawaiian mythology.
Alekoko Menehune Fishpond
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Alekoko Menehune Fishpond

Alekoko "Menehune" fishpond is a 102-acre (41.2 hectares) construction located along a bend of the Hule’ia River on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaii. The building of the fishpond is attributed to the mythical Menehune.
Kīkīaola Facing Stones
Image by Joseph Patrick Gray

Kīkīaola Facing Stones

Facing stones in the Kīkīaola irrigation ditch, which is also known as the Menehune Ditch in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. Construction of the ditch is attributed to the Menehune - a mythical race of dimunitive Hawaiians.
Hawaiian Legend: The Menehune | Finding Bigfoot
Video by Animal Planet

Hawaiian Legend: The Menehune | Finding Bigfoot

The Finding Bigfoot team gathers as much information as they can about the legendary Menehune of Hawaii. Watch full episodes of Finding Bigfoot | https://www.animalplanetgo.com/finding-bigfoot/ Subscribe to Animal Planet: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=animalplanettv...
Kīkīaola
Image by Joel Bradshaw

Kīkīaola

Kīkīaola - also known as the Menehune Ditch - is an irrigation channel ('auwai) on Kauai, Hawaii, said to have been built by the Menehune.
Twelve Menacing & Protective Mythological Figures
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Twelve Menacing & Protective Mythological Figures

The term mythology comes from the Greek words mythos (“story of the people”) and logos (“word”) and so is defined as the spoken (later written) story of a culture. Modern scholars have divided myths into different types which serve many different...
4 Maps of Epic Ancient Quests
Image Gallery by Simeon Netchev

4 Maps of Epic Ancient Quests

In this gallery, we cross the ancient Mediterranean world four times to follow the adventures of four great heroes from Greek and Roman mythology. Here are visual representations of timeless tales of heroism, divine challenges, and fearsome...
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