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

Note 236 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

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Kau, the sunny season, is from Ikiiki (May) to Ikuwa (October) of Hawaii’s calendar. The various islands appear to have differed widely from each other, both in months and seasons. The Kau was also known as the Makalii season with some. Instead of Mahoe-mua and Mahoe-hope representing days of the month, as one Hawaii calendar shows, according to David Malo, Kauai adopts them for first and second divisions of the year. ↑

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