[24] Poli-hua, a sandy cape on Lana’i famous for its sea-turtles. [↑]
[25] Wai-li’u, full form, wai-li’u-la, mirage. [↑]
[26] Hoopa’apa’a Pele ilaila. Pele had planted a spring at this place, near Wai-lua, Kaua’i. Kama-pua’a, in company with two dragon-goddesses, Ka-la-mai-nu’u and Kilioe, who will find mention later in the story, took possession and moved the spring to another spot. When Pele came that way again, after a wordy contention with the two dragons, she slew them. [↑]
[27] Ulu, to guard, to farm, to protect. The kahu was the one who offered the sacrifices and prayers that were necessary to the maintenance of power and life in an artificial divinity, such as many of the Hawaiian deities were. [↑]
[28] Mo’o-kini, literally, the multitude (40,000) of dragons; the name of a heiau in Puna. There is also a heiau in Kohala called by the same name. [↑]
[29] Ko’i, said to be a kupua who had to do with carving and finishing the canoe. Pua seems to be epithet applied to the group of workmen who assisted him. [↑]
[30] Lele-iwi, a cape on the Puna side of Hilo bay. [↑]
[31] Mokau-lele, the name of a little land in Hilo situated near the point where the eruption of 1881–1882 came to a stand-still. [↑]
[32] Lili. This word, accented on the final syllable, means to rush, to move with one fixed purpose in view. It is to be distinguished from lili, having the accent on the penult, and meaning to be angry, jealous, alienated. (My authority is J. M. Poepoe). The word is not given by Andrews in his Dictionary. [↑]
[33] Haili-opua, the name of a deity. It means the piling-up of cloud-portents. [↑]