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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

Note 183 — IX.—THE HULA ALA’A-PAPA

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Footnote 183: (return) Pili. To touch; touched. This was the word used in the forfeit-paying love game, kilu, when the player made a point by hitting the target of his opponent with his kilu. (For further description see p. 235.)

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