 Either they were thrown down from the sky by Havea Hikuleo or, subsequently, they were fished up by Maui from the bottom of the ocean.All the "makafonua" (landstones) of Hikuleo were full of unevenness, and tended to jump around (that is, they were the source of earthquakes) and were full of holes and pits (that is, volcanoes), while Maui's lands were smooth (coral islands and atolls).Ata and Eua, the islands which were fished up first, were quite hilly, as Maui apparently was not an expert fisherman yet.