Note 8 — Chapter XVII · HIIAKA RESTORES TO LIFE MANA-MANA-IA-KALU-EA
Reading edition
Ele. Some critics claim that ka and ele properly form one word (kaele), meaning overturned. The grammatical construction of the sentence forbids this claim, and favors the interpretation I have given it. The figure is that of a canoe whose black body has turned turtle. ↑