Note 58 — Chapter XXIII · THE LAME FISHERMAN—HIS EPIC RECITAL CELEBRATING PELE
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Ku’u ia a’e Pele. (In the text the ia is shortened to a). The meaning seems to be that Pele is exonerated from blame. That would not, however, alter the facts and render back to Pele the sacredness that belonged to her uncontaminated body. ↑