RIINA WAS A GREAT MELANESIAN warrior who led her band of female warriors from the island of Lumalao. Lumalao could be a fictitious place or an old name for an island near the Solomon Islands. Riina and her warriors might have possessed the rare Melanesians non-Caucasian gene, which grants them Caucasian features. Riina was physically strong, knowledgeable in sacred ways, proficient in warfare, and favored using a boomerang. THE MYSTERIOUS FEMALE WARRIORS Inspired by folklore Ages ago, two ghosts who ate humans kidn*pped two Melanesian women. The women’s husbands were artisans and offered lavish rewards to anyone who rescued their wives. Warriors attempted the task but never returned. “Where are our great champions like Maui?” the husbands cried. “Where are our heroes?” A group of wo

