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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Maui canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.