Great Maui

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Great Maui is a traditional Polynesian name referring to the larger, ancient landmass that once connected the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe.

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Great Maui canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient landmass
submerged landmass
traditional Polynesian concept
associatedWithCulture Native Hawaiian culture
Polynesian culture
connectsIsland Kahoʻolawe
Lānaʻi
Maui
Molokaʻi
currentStatus mostly submerged
no longer a single continuous landmass
erodedAndSubmergedBy coastal erosion
sea-level rise
formedBy volcanic activity
geologicalType shield volcano complex
hasAlternativeName Greater Maui
Maui Nui
hasCulturalCategory Hawaiian traditional land divisions
Polynesian legendary geographies
hasLanguageContext Hawaiian language
hasNameInHawaiian Maui Nui
hasRemnant island of Kahoʻolawe NERFINISHED
island of Lānaʻi NERFINISHED
island of Maui NERFINISHED
island of Molokaʻi NERFINISHED
hasSignificance explains shared flora and fauna among Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe
important for understanding Hawaiian evolutionary history
important in traditional Hawaiian narratives about land and origins
knownFor once connecting multiple present-day Hawaiian islands
locatedIn Central Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
partOf Hawaiian Islands
surface form: Hawaiʻi archipelago
partOfUnderseaFeature Maui Nui complex NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Hawaiian hotspot
island coalescence
sea-level fluctuation
studiedInField biogeography
geology
island biogeography
subdividedInto Kahoʻolawe NERFINISHED
Lānaʻi NERFINISHED
Maui ONNED1
Molokaʻi NERFINISHED
timePeriod Pleistocene epoch

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Maui Nui nameMeaning Great Maui