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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 15 — CONTENTS (continued 5)

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Lei, wreathed or bedecked; synonymous with nani, beautiful Kohala; hence unprepared for warfare, and designating the men as but dwarfs (i-ka nuku), was further evidence of weakness in a contest. ↑

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