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

Note 38 — Mele Inoa no Kihapiilani.

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Fish-gills, mahamaha ia, frequently used in Hawaiian story with reference to a person, as to life-giving power. Kawelo, thought stoned to death and placed on the altar for sacrifice, arose and slew his opponents. ↑

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