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

Note 3 — PREFACE. (continued 5)

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Hiialo conveys the impression of carrying one in a fondling manner, as a child in the arms of its mother. Hee, to lift up; alo, the front, or breast, hence, to carry in the arms and on the bosom. (Andrews’ Dictionary.) ↑

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