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Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

HIIAKA CHOOSES THE ROUTE THROUGH PANA-EWA

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

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6Piko, the navel. The belly, or piko, of a fish was the choicest part. “I ka piko no oe, lihaliha.” Eat of the belly and you shall be satiated. (Old saying.) ↑
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7Hu-la. (Notice the accent to distinguish it from hula.) To dig up, as a stone out of the ground. ↑

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Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii, Project Gutenberg eBook #60279

THE GIRL PA-PULEHU—THE FEAST HIIAKA’S BATTLE WITH PANA-EWA