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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...

Located at the easternmost point of the Hawaiian Islands, Cape Kumukahi holds a special place in ancient Hawaiian mythology as this was where the gods and goddesses first arrived in the islands from Tahiti. It was here that the fire goddess...

This is a photo of a cairn (ahu) of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The photo displays a frontal view of the foundations of the cairn, which was built in the 15th century CE and served as a spiritual altar.

This is a photo of one of the walls of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The Kukii Heiau was built in the 15th century CE and was rebuilt in the 16th century CE.

This is a photo of a cairn (ahu) of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The photo displays a view of the foundations of the cairn, which was built in the 15th century CE and served as a spiritual altar.

Sumo (Ozumo) is an ancient form of wrestling which has long been the national sport of Japan. Its origins go back to the Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE - c. 300 CE) and it incorporates many elements of the Shinto religion in its various rituals...

Map showing the migration of Polynesians who it is thought were originally from Taiwan. They settled in the Polynesian Triangle that encompasses New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island as its corners. The Polynesians left Taiwan somewhere between...

A representation of Sugawara no Michizane, aka Tenjin, (845-903 CE) on painted silk. Michizane was a scholar, poet and high-level administrator in the Japanese court during the Heian Period. He was later deified as the god of scholarship...

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.

A painted wood figure representing Sugawara no Michizane, aka Tenjin (845-903 CE). Michizane was a scholar, poet and high-level administrator in the Japanese court during the Heian Period. He was later deified as the god of scholarship and...