Maui really wanted to go with;he wanted to prove he was a good fisherman. So, one day, he hid in the bottom of his brother's fishing boat. After they had rowed out to sea, the brothers discovered Maui hiding in the boat. They waned to take him back to shore, but Maui used his powers to make the shore seem very far away. Because they thought returning shore would take a long time,Maui's brother decided to let him stay.