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On 2014-06-05 15:53, TikiTacky wrote:
My understanding was that the menehune were simply a small race of humans who were said to live in the jungles and forests before the Hawaiians settled the island. Possibly based on remains found of small hominids, such as homo floriensis, although I don't believe any hard evidence has been found.
Edit: Wikipedia spells it out: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menehune
One paragraph is of particular interest, but without citation it's hearsay: "The works attributed to the Menehune, however, are of advanced design, including dressed stone, and apparent antiquity, predating known peoples; no alternate explanation has been accepted for their construction."
[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-06-05 15:57 ]
Fascinating. I ask, as I've seen Aulani (which seems to want to be as culturally accurate as possible!) depict him as a small stone/tiki-esque fellow.
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