Aumakua, the owl as an, [574].
Aumakuas (ancestral gods, or spirits), [574];
relation to souls of the farming class, [544].
Auwe, expression of grief, or surprise, [444].
Awa (Piper methysticum), the intoxicating plant of Polynesia, [74], [114], [132], [238], [252], [306], [308], [310], [364], [388], [392], [434], [438];
various names of, [606], [608];
introduction, distribution, culture, etc., [606]–610;
offering to the gods, [610].
Awahua, son of Kahuoi, [602];
sister of, [602].
Aweoweo, an indigenous cane, [586].
Backbone (servant), iwikuamoo, [80], [268], [382]. [[ii]]
Bambu (ohe), [588]–90.
Banana field of Kahuoi, [598], [600], [604];
plants from taken to other islands, [604], [616];
leaf house, construction and story of, [652].
Bath water (wai auau) spear attacks referring to, [18], [452], [454], [460], [484], [698].