Activity: Other parts of canoe made ready by builder and helpers.
Magic: No magic.
Season and approximate duration: after all work is over.
Magic: Concluding rite Kapitunena Nanola Waga.
All the magic of this stage is canoe magic. It is performed only when a new canoe is built and not when an old one is renovated. The spells are uttered by the builder and not by the owner, except the first one. Work at this stage is done by one man mainly, the builder and carver, with the help of a few men; except for the pulling of the log, in which many men assist.
II — The Second Stage of Canoe-Building (Chapter V, Division III)
Time: First day of work.
Place: On the sea-front of a Lagoon village, or on a beach of one of the Eastern villages.
Activity: Fixing the prow-boards;
Magic: inaugurated by Katuliliva Tabuyo rite, performed over the ornamental prow-boards by the toliwaga. It belongs to the mwasila (Kula magic).