HAKAWAU The greatest sorcerer in Maori myth, he attained to fame by the overthrow of the magical wooden head owned by the sorcerers Puarata and Tautohito, which bewitched anyone who dared approach the stronghold where it was kept. Hearing of this artifact, Hakawau and his companion set out, passing the corpses of their predecessors, but Hakawau had learned that the evil spirits of his rivals were not as powerful as they seemed, and his own army of good spirits were able to take the fortress, where Hakawau demonstrated his superiority. When Puarata tried to appeal to the head for help, it could only utter low moans, not the brazen shout that it used to. Before he left, unharmed, Hakawau clapped his hands and everyone in the stronghold died.