Menehune

Menehune are a dwarf like race that live in the forests of Hawaii. The are about 2 feet tall, mischievous, and crafty and are said to be able to complete large and almost impossible projects in a single night.



According to some archaeologists the menehune were actually a group of real people and not faeries at all. These people liked to work by the light of the moon and must have been defeated by the current inhabitants.



http://www.janesoceania.com/hawaii_kauai_mythology/index.htm

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/menehune.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00056/mene.html