Hau Nuva

"The Mask of Shielding protected us all! It could never do that before...!"

- Toa Nuva Tahu, The End of the Toa?

The Hau Nuva is the Kanohi Nuva Mask of Shielding, formed when a destined Kanohi Hau is immersed in Energized Protodermis. The Hau Nuva allows its user and those nearby to shield themselves from physical attack they are aware of. The only beings able to use this mask are Toa Nuva.

Example Usage
Tahu used his Hau Nuva to protect his team from a cave-in during The End of the Toa?.

Bearers

 * Toa Nuva Tahu - Primary mask
 * Toa Nuva Gali - Secondary mask
 * Toa Nuva Lewa - Secondary mask
 * Toa Nuva Pohatu - Secondary mask
 * Toa Nuva Onua - Secondary mask
 * Toa Nuva Kopaka - Secondary mask

Set Information
The Hau Nuva was initially released in red in the Tahu Nuva set in 2002. In the same year it was released in the colors of the six Toa Nuva in a set containing two random Kanohi Nuva and three random Krana. In 2003 it was released in silver in a set containing two silver Kanohi Nuva and three Krana-Kal

A special, exclusive Poisoned Hau Nuva was released alongside with the "BIONICLE Chronicles 4 books in 1" combo pack. The LEGO Group, however, ran out of Poisoned Hau some years later, so they replaced them with Lhikan's mask. It was also released in an issue of the German BIONICLE magazine as an extra.

The Adaptive Armor version of the Kanohi Hau Nuva was released in summer 2008 as a dark red piece included with the Tahu Mistika set. This form of the mask, along with the rest of this particular Tahu set, is adapted to a swamp environment. This version of the mask was also used in the Trinuma combiner set, though he does not wear it in the story.