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

Note 7 — Mele no Kauikeaouli.

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Ko (keiki, child implied) ma ke kua, yours at (or on) the back, refers to the method of carrying a foster or adopted child in contra distinction of one’s own child, which would be ma ke alo, in front, usually referred to as hiialo. ↑

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