Note 21 — Chapter XXXIV · PELE’S BRIGADE IS SENT TO THE ATTACK OF LOHIAU

Kuli-pe’e-nui, a deity, or an idealization, of a lava flow. The feature that seems to be emphasized is the stumbling, crawling, motion, which as seen in a flow, may be compared to the awkward, ataxic movement of one whose knees are dislocated and leg-bones broken. ↑