Note 5 — IX THE LEGENDARY ORIGIN OF KAPA
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Ehu, a man, was made the aumakua of kapa-dyers because he learned how to dip the cloth in dyes and give it color. He discovered the red dye in the blood of the kukui5 tree; therefore prayers were offered to him and sacrifices laid on his altar when the kapa-maker desired to color some of the work.