In one such legend, which is almost identical to the New Zealand fire myth of Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga, he succeeds in bringing fire to the people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god, Mafuiʻe.
One such legend, which is nearly identical to the New Zealand fire myth of Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga, tells of Maui bringing fire to the people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god, Mafuiʻe.