Mysterious tiki statue in Hawaii

More than 20 rare wooden statues from the early 19th century have been discovered in a cave in North Kona, Hawaii. They are considered tiki, a god worshiped by Native Hawaiians.

Tiki statue

Construction workers accidentally broke a lava cave while preparing to build a golf course. Lava cave is the cave created from lava that has been hardened. Similar to limestone caves, some caves in Hawaii are 15 meters deep underground.

Herb Kane's history says that statues with different engravings may have been hidden in the cave when the beliefs considered this pagan were banned in 1819.

At that time Christians came to settle in this island and with the support of King Liholiho Kamehameha II and his stepmother of the regent, Christianity became orthodox, replacing the tiki god. After being banned, stone temples were destroyed and wooden statues were burned.

Tiki plays a central role in ancient religious forms. Most of the statues bear human images with folded legs below. Tiki also refers to the name of the first man, according to the Polynesian legend.

In the meantime, due to a dispute with the Hawaiian aborigines about control of the objects found, caves and tiki statues are being sealed and tightly controlled.

MT ( according to Discovery )