Note 279 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

This was the way they cultivated wet-land taro in the olden time. The first duty of the farmer to perform was to clear the weeds; when that is done, then the banks must be made solid to prevent leakage. When a taro patch is dried, then the farmer digs the patch in blocks (eka) and turns it over, places the blocks against or along the banks, and the remaining dirt, or earth for the patch; because if stones only were placed along the banks the water would all flow through it. Therefore, the earth will help it. After the patch is all dug and in good order, nothing lacking, then the farmer waits a few days, allowing time to soften the earth; when he knows that the time for planting is at hand, he procures the bundle of taro tops and carries them to the patch. The planter then begins to make large279 mounds of earth and five men cannot encircle with their hands. After this is done, the taro-tops are then planted. Here are the names of those of the olden time: Apuwai, apowale, aweu, awapuhi, ipuolono, ieie, owene, oopukai, ohe, uwalehua, uwia, umauma, ulaula, uwahiapele, hapuupuu, hokeo, kai-kea, kai-eleele, kai-koi-o-Ewa, kumu, lauloa, lehua, lihilihi-keokeo, lola, manaulu, maunakea, moi, makohi, mahaha, mamauwea, mokulehua, manini, naioea, piko, piko-kea, poni, elepaio, apuwaipiialii, kalehua-ku-i-ka-wao, palili, pala, pipika, palakea, pueo, palai’e, wa’e and wewehiwa.