POINTS OF THE COMPASS.
In Hawaiian, going to the north or northeast against the wind was called going up, iluna; to the south or southwest, ilalo.
Hawaiian expressions for arrival here from abroad, are: Mai ka lewa mai; mai ke kua mai o ka moku.
In the Tonga dialect: hahagi (from hagi, up) means north side of an island, also east side; hihifo (from hifo, down) south, also west side; mua, centre; tocalau, to the west. (Toca, to ground a boat; shallow water; coral reef.) [[335]]
[1] The four Hawaiian kapu times of the month were called na la kapu kauila. [↑]
Creation Myths.
According to the legend of Kumuhonua the creation of the world and of man proceeded in this wise. In the beginning there were four ages or “po.” First: po-loa. Second: po-nui-au-wa-ea. Third: po-kanaka. Fourth: po-hana.
1. During the po-loa there was neither heaven nor earth; there was simply a deep, immeasurable darkness, in which dwelt the god Kane, called “Kane-i-ka-po-loa.” He was a spirit (uhane) without a body.