Hiʻiaka is a moon of the dwarf planet Haumea, which resides in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. Haumea is notable for its elongated shape and fast rotation, and it has at least two known moons: Hiʻiaka and Namaka. Hiʻiaka is the larger of the two moons and is named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth and the preservation of hula.
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