Note 34 — Chapter X · HIIAKA’S BATTLE WITH PANA-EWA
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He kua a kanawai. It was said of Pele that her back was hot like fire, and that a bundle of taro leaves laid thereon was cooked and turned into luau. It was an offense punishable by death for any one to stand at her back or to approach her by that way. ↑