Menehunes




These little Menehunes are shown in the playful ways in which they sometimes appear. They are about to present gifts of leis and pineapple to their King. The two on the left are wearing leaf styled costumes and the one on the right has a feather look cloak resembling the King

Menehunes.....An old Hawaiian legend reveals the story of the Menehune, or Hawaiian Elf. They are thought to be very small, from 3" to 12" tall, with pointed ears and stocky bodies. To keep from being seen they only come out at night. During the day they live underground in lava tubes or holes dug into the earth. The Hawaiian goddess Ra`i Ra`i was chosen to watch over the little Menehune folk and she knew that they loved to play and make mischief. She would urge them to do their work first and this was when they would be helpful to people in need. It was this way that rock walls and fish ponds appeared miraculously overnight, without anyone seeing or hearing them at work. The only way anyone knew they were there is because they would find tiny little footprints left behind. Sometimes people have found mysterious little red marks on their skin, which some believe is where a mischievous Menehune has pinched them.


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