Note 52 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)
Reading edition
Third: the Hawaiians in the olden times used the bambu as a knife.52 But the time for its use as such was when it was split up; that is when it is sharp. Another value of the bambu is in its use as a printing stick53 for marking kapa made by the women in the olden times, and even to the present day. It is split and shaped up as the skilful kapa makers desire it. That is one use of the bambu.