Record Added: 12/21/2010 Series An I Can Read Book Setting United States Topic Fairytales, Myths, Folklo Publisher Harper & Row Publishers ISBN 0060219262 Year 1972 Age 4-8 Pages 59 Description Printed binding
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The adventures of two menehunes living in the rain forest of Hawaii.
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Notes
In Hawaiian mythology, the Menehune [pronounced meh-neh-HOO-neh] are said to be a people, sometimes described as dwarfs in size, who live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands, far from the eyes of normal humans. Their favorite food is the maiʻa (banana), but they also like fish.
The Menehune were said to be superb craftspeople. Legends say that the Menehune built temples, fishponds, roads, canoes, and houses. They are said to have lived in Hawaiʻi before settlers arrived from Polynesia many centuries ago.
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