1. We cannot follow Maui any longer for the present, because we have not yet studied the stars in the 7th hour. But maybe Columba is diving towards Canopus (the Pilot), that mysterious star where fire is said to be kept. And perhaps this is where the Lord of Fire - cfr at Atua Mata Viri - has his residence:

"In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli ('Turquoise Lord' or 'Lord of Fire'), was the god of fire, day and heat. He was the lord of volcanoes, the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine.

He was also named Cuezaltzin ('flame') and Ixcozauhqui, and is sometimes considered to be the same as Huehueteotl ('Old God'), although Xiuhtecuhtli is usually shown as a young deity ...

Xiuhtecuhtli is a manifestation of Ometecuhtli, the Lord of Duality, and according to the Florentine Codex ... [the] mother and father of the Gods, who dwelled in the turquoise enclosure in the center of earth." (Wikipedia)

Perhaps this young 'flame' could reincarnate (so to say) his old parents, such could be the meaning of the hei tiki figures: