Note 14 — Introductory material
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On the fifth day of the old men’s journey, Kaoleioku began his preparations for their reception by cooking and preparing food, fish, pork, chickens and awa.14 Kaoleioku also ordered one of his men to go and prepare some firewood. In size it was about two fathoms in girth and three yards long. After this ohia log was procured, Kaoleioku ordered it split up into small pieces, of the proper size, and then to have the pieces bundled up and tied together and restore the log to its former shape. Kaoleioku then directed a couple of men to go to an awa bush that was growing near the doorway and dig all around it. To another couple of men he gave orders that a pig be caught and tied securely with ropes.