Note 5 — Chapter XXXI · HIIAKA VISITS PELE-ULA AT KOU—THE HULA KILU
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Paü heihei. The pau heihei was a fringe of vegetable ribbons strung together and worn about the loins, thus serving as the conventional shield of modesty among the people of the olden time. The modifying expression, o uka, implies that the use of this particular form of pau was rather a sign of rusticity. ↑