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In Māori mythology, Arawa was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled Aotearoa.
Seven generations after Te Kuraimonoa and Puuhaorangi, the Arawa ancestor Tama-te-kapua was born. He was a highly ranked chief and mischievous person. Tama-te-kapua, whose name is inextricably linked to the Arawa waka, was a very resourceful character. Many of his well-known exploits are retold by his descendants.
Tama-te-kapua had a dog named Pootakatawhiti, which was put to death because it transgressed the laws of tapu in the village of a neighbouring tribe. This led to Tama-te-kapua and his brother using stilts to steal fruit from village chief Uenuku's sacred poroporo (breadfruit) tree as a way to avenge this insult. However, one night, Uenuku and others caught them in this activity. They eventually both managed to escape Uenuku's clutches but a battle ensued shortly thereafter due to these events in which Houmaitawhiti and his two sons routed the army of Uenuku. After this fight, it was decided that Tama-te-kapua and others would migrate to another land (Stafford, 1967, pp 2–5).
Arawa may refer to:
- Arawa (canoe), one of the Māori canoes that brought Polynesian migrants to New Zealand
- Te Arawa, a confederation of Māori tribes in New Zealand
- Arawa, Papua New Guinea, capital city of Bougainville province in Papua New Guinea
- Arawa language (extinct) belonging to the Arawan languages
- ARAWA, Amateur Rowing Association of Western Australia
Usage examples of "arawa".
The Tainui and Arawa canoes, from whom most of the New Zealand Maoris claim descent, were traditionally associated with Hauraki Gulf, Tainui going on to Kawhia and Arawa down the east coast.
Stack recorded a tradition of a Waitaha tribe in the South Island and said it was associated with the Arawa canoe.