Volume 4 / Part 1 — PREFACE. (continued 6)
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And that is the end of this legend. Oia ka pau ana o keia kaao.
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Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · The two tides, rising and ebbing, are here ingeniously likened to two powerful demi-gods of the ocean. ↑Note 2 · Anahulu is a measure of time only, indicating a period of ten days and nights. The term did not apply to any other counting, neither of yearNote 3 · Kalukalu, a delicate, gauze-like kapa, to which the morning mist is likened as it is dissolved by the rays of the rising sun. ↑Note 4 · In the story of Moikeha this netting of cords which was designated “the pau of Luukia” was her own doing, according to other versions, not ONote 5 · Opala, rendered here as “chaff”, falls far short of the contemptuous expression of nothingness, rubbish, or anything worthless which may be Note 6 · The naming of war clubs appears to have been a very general custom, as they are frequently referred to in tradition as being famous. It is lNote 7 · A fairy story recognition by the elements of a royal descendant, at whose approach the spirits of former subjects appear as if to do homage.Note 8 · This doubtless refers to returning to a mountain abode, from which the lowland plains are designated “the earth”. ↑Note 9 · Even the shells of the shore are made to recognize a royal scion. ↑