Haʻamonga ʻa Maui
Haʻamonga ʻa Maui is a stone trilithon located in Tonga, on the eastern part of the island of Tongatapu, in the village of Niutōua, in Heketā. It was built in the 13th century by King Tuʻitātui in honor of his two sons.Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: a stone trilithon located in Tonga
- Also known as: “Burden of Maui”, “Ha‘amonga”, “Ha‘amonga ‘a Maui”, “Ha’amonga ‘a Maui”, “Ha‘amonga Trilithon”, “Ha`amonga Trilithon”, “Haʻamonga Trilithon”, and “The Burden of Maui”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niutoua and Kolonga.
Niutoua
Village
Niutoua is a village in Tongatapu, Tonga. It is located close to the Ha'amonga 'a Maui stone on the extreme northeast corner of the island. It is located near Heketā, the second capital of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire.
Kolonga
Town
Kolonga is a village and the most populated settlement located on the northeast coast of Tongatapu in the Hahake District, Kingdom of Tonga. Kolonga is a hereditary estate of Lord Nuku. Kolonga is situated 2½ km northwest of Haʻamonga ʻa Maui.
Nukuleka
Village
Nukuleka is a small fishing village on the north-east coast of the island of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. In January 2008, Canadian archaeologist David V. Burley claimed that it was the "cradle of Polynesia". Nukuleka is situated 8 km west of Haʻamonga ʻa Maui.
Haʻamonga ʻa Maui
Latitude
-21.13669° or 21° 8′ 12″ southLongitude
-175.04803° or 175° 2′ 53″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
52C6VX72+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1964724640OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Haʻamonga ʻa Maui” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ha’amonga ‘a Maui”
- French: “Ha’amonga ‘a Maui”
- French: “Haʻamonga ʻa Maui”
- German: “Ha’amonga ‘A Maui”
- German: “Haʻamonga ʻA Maui”
- Japanese: “ハアモンガ・ア・マウイ”
- Japanese: “ハアモンガの三石塔”
- Russian: “Хаамонга-а-Мауи”
- Slovenian: “Haʻamonga ʻA Maui”
- Slovenian: “Mauijsko breme”
- Spanish: “Ha’amonga ‘a Maui”
- Spanish: “Ha’amonga ’a Maui”
- Swedish: “Ha’amonga ‘A Maui”
- Swedish: “Ha’amonga ’A Maui”
- Swedish: “Haamonga A Maui”
- Tonga (Tonga Islands): “Haʻamonga ʻa Maui”
- Turkish: “Haʻamonga ʻa Maui”
- Ukrainian: “Хаамонга-а-Мауї”
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