PELE’S BRIGADE IS SENT TO THE ATTACK OF LOHIAU
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Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
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35Ka-wai-hoa, the southern point of Niihau. ↑
36Hoaka-lei, a hill on Niihau. ↑
37Kiu, the name of a wind. ↑
38Makalii, Kaelo and Ka-ulua are cold months. Lohiau found them hot enough. ↑
39Ha’aha’a, literally, hanging low. I am reminded of an old song uttered, it is said, by a hero from the top of Kauwiki hill, in Hana, Maui: “Aina ua, lani ha’aha’a.” Land of rain, where the heavens hang (ever) low. ↑
40Wai-wela-wela, a hot lake in lower Puna. ↑