Note 9 — Chapter XXXVI · PAOA SEEKS OUT THE BODY OF HIS DEAD FRIEND LOHIAU

Ku-lani-ha-ko’i. The old Hawaiians imagined that somewhere in the heavens was an immense reservoir of water, and that a heavy downpour of rain was due to the breaking of its banks. When the clouds of storm and rain gathered thick and black, they saw in this phenomenon a confirmation of their belief, which gained double assurance when the clouds discharged their watery contents. ↑