‘Ulu maika
Ulu maika stone. Weight: 1 lb. 0.8 oz., Circumference: 10 inches, Diameter: 3 1/4 inches, Height: 1 3/4 inches. This rock is made out of a very light colored stone. Some small parts have been chipped off around the sides and at the bottom.
‘Ulu maika can be made of basalt, coral, limestone and wood. It varies in size and weight.
‘Ulu maika is a game of distance and accuracy. This individual sport would be played on a kahua (prepared site/course). There are 2 known ways of playing ‘ulu maika. The first way is to roll the stone between 2 sticks inserted into the ground several inches apart. The opponents would stand at a distance of 30-40 yards on both sides of the sticks. The second way to play this game is to see who can bowl their maika the furthest (Hiroa, 1957).
‘Ulu maika is a skilled sport. Other oral traditions recite that ‘ulu maika was used to settle disputes and challenges.
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