[44] Ke-ka-ko’i (literally, the ax-maker), the name of the guide and path-finder to the company. [↑]
[45] Ka-maiau, their trumpeter who carried a conch. [↑]
[46] Hinihini, a poetical name for a land-shell, probably one of the genus Achatinella, which was popularly believed to give a shrill piping note. [↑]
[47] Mapu, one of the trumpeters. [↑]
[48] Ale ula, a cloud of steam and smoke, such as accompanied an eruption. [↑]
[49] Ale lani, the patches of blue sky between masses of clouds. [↑]
[50] Pu-ko’a, a column of steam and smoke bursting up from a volcanic eruption. [↑]
[51] A’aka, a column of lapillae, accompanied by hot vapor and smoke, such as jet up from a volcanic crater or fissure. [↑]
[52] Lono, a message; to hear a message, i.e., to receive it. The expression ahu a lono is at first a little puzzling. It means the visible bulk, or sign, of the message. [↑]