2. The legend of the pena-pena, creation, relates that Atea, the husband of Atanua, was the cause, root and begetter of all things. (“Atea te pepenua o te Aui te Fenua.”) From him were evolved or created the host of inferior deities, with particular attributes or occupations. On the orders of Atea, they broke through or picked through earth and sky, fenua and ani, and the land, papa appeared and was planted. The winds blew from Vevau to Hawaii, and back from Hawaii to Vevau, cooling and refreshing.
Pu te metani me Vevau
A-anu te tai o Hawaii
Pu atu te metani me Hawaii
A-anu te ao o Vevau
Nui-ia te papa e moe ana.
Atanua then conceived and bore the Night, Po-nui-o-Atea; after that she bore the Moon, Meama; after that she bore the Day-break (dawning), Ata; after that the Day, A-nui-o-Atea; and last of all was born Sound, Ono-nui-o-Atea. The scene of these series of creations seems to have extended from Vevau to Hawaii, “O Vevau me Hawaii” forming the refrain of each act of creation.
3. The legend of Mauikiiki relates that Mauiki was the older brother and Mau-ii was the younger. The younger one stove a hole in the head of the older one, and thus caused the sacred fire (ahi tapu) to flow all over the land. Through the hole in the skull of Mauiki, the fires and furies (na ii) rose up to the sky, but they were met by Kamaiko, the god of cold, who hurled them back again; and diverting them into the rocks, the soil, etc., put them out. The lord (te fatu) then gave to Mauiki a wife called Hina-te-Ao-ihi, or Hina-te-Ao-Tuakiina. When Mauiki feels wrathy and furious his inwards are soon cooled by strong winged winds, na metani si keheu; Mauiki having thus been quieted and peace restored, Atea proceeds with the work of creation, and all manner of animals, big and small, are created.
4. The legend Taikoko (the flood) states that the sea was rising; a house was built on the ocean for the preservation of life and animals; that the animals were marshalled by one man before and one man behind, the former called Fetu-Amo-Amo, the latter Ia-Fetu-Tini.
The following individuals are mentioned: Hina-touti-Ani, Hina-te-Ao-ihi and [[264]]Hina-te-Ao-Meha, females; Fetu-Moana, Fetu-Mau-Ani, Fetu-Amo-Amo and Ia-Fetu-Tini, males.