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

Note 5 — CONTENTS.

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This place had three platforms; the first platform for the women and girls, the second platform for the men and boys, and the third platform for the priests. Prayers for blessings on this life were offered; after that the cup of awa was taken and given to this god to drink; he appeared just like a man,5 but was in reality a network, and was wrapped in a wicker basket with the exception of the head and the mouth. After that everything was free; the oopu was obtained; it was then like the sand-sleeping opule;6 when it was eaten it was delicious.

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