Note 245 — A Wakea Creation Chant.

Pa i ke kumu, pa to strike, kumu was a large stone set up to stop the rolling maika and where the object was to be hit. (See Antiquities.) Kamehameha had hit the kumu, he had gained; helu palua, he now counts double having gained; helu koke, quickly counts, i.e., receives; puni eo, the reward at the appointed time. ↑