Ko te whakapapa tēnei o te hīhue. He whetū a Whānui, koia te matua o te kūmara. He mea whānako te kūmara i te rangi ka heria ihotia ki te whenua. Hei utu, ka tukuna e Whānui a Anuhe rātou ko Toronū, ko Moko ki te kai i te kūmara. Ko Anuhe te mea kino rawa atu o rātou. Nā Anuhe ko Tūpoupou (Tūngoungou rānei), nā Tūpoupou ko Hīhue.
Takenga: ‘Te ao tu roa – Maori natural history educational resource’, Te whare taonga o Tāmaki-makau-rau, wh. 24
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Source: ‘Te Ao Turoa‘ education kit, Auckland Museum, p. 24
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