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

Note 39 — Mai ke Kaao o Hiiakaikapoliopele.

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Aua’ahea, likely the name of a special pig prepared for sacrifice; possibly a clerical error for pua’ahea, the term for the last hog on the eighth day of the dedication of a temple; the pua’ahea was to be eaten up entirely. (Andrews Dict.) ↑

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