Note 12 — Chapter XXXVI · PAOA SEEKS OUT THE BODY OF HIS DEAD FRIEND LOHIAU
Reading edition
Wahi’a ka lani. This passive form of the verb has here the force of entreaty almost equivalent to the imperative. The opening here spoken of was the parting and drawing aside of the dark clouds that shut in the heavens, an opening that would be equivalent to the restoration of peace and good will. ↑