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In the distance is Mauna Loa (long mountain), in Hawaii. Hawaii shares many place names in common with other Polynesian islands – with slight changes as Polynesian languages spread and evolved. In Māori, mountain is ‘maunga’, so, for example, Maunganui is ‘big mountain’ and Maungatapu is ‘sacred mountain’.
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