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Māui's father says a karakia as he takes Māui through the tohi ceremony. During the karakia he made a hapa (mistake), so Māui did not have the full protection the correct karakia would have afforded.
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Reference: Peter Gossage, How Maui found his father and the magic jawbone. Auckland, Raupo Publishing, 2005.
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