Haʻamonga ʻa Maui

Haʻamonga ʻa Maui is a stone located in , on the eastern part of the island of , in the village of , in Heketā. It was built in the 13th century by King Tuʻitātui in honor of his two sons.
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Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: a stone trilithon located in Tonga
  • Also known as: “Burden of Maui” and “Ha’amonga ‘a Maui”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niutoua and Kolonga.

Village
is a village in , . 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.

Town
is a village and the most populated settlement located on the northeast coast of in the Hahake District, Kingdom of Tonga. is a hereditary estate of Lord Nuku. is situated 2½ km west of Haʻamonga ʻa Maui.

Village
is a small fishing village on the north-east coast of the island of , Kingdom of . In January 2008, archaeologist David V. Burley claimed that it was the "". is situated 8 km west of Haʻamonga ʻa Maui.

Haʻamonga ʻa Maui

Latitude
-21.13659° or 21° 8′ 12″ south
Longitude
-175.04808° or 175° 2′ 53″ west
Open location code
52C6VX72+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 687265667
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1433433
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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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