Note 92 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)
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Ahui-maia-apa-Kanaloa, so divided, becomes the “mischievous Kanaloa’s bunch of bananas”; Kanaloa, one of the principal deities of Hawaiian mythology, though not noted for beneficent gifts. Another division, such as Ahui-maia-a-pakanaloa, makes it the “banana bunch of Pakanaloa.” ↑