"... The canoe
continued its exploration and in a sweep sailed on to Hanga Te
Pau. They went ashore and took the food with them. They pulled
the canoe onto the beach and left it there.
Ira
sat down with all the other (companions) and spoke to Makoi:
'You shall mark the land for me and make it known (by its names)!'
After that, Ira spoke these words: 'This is the digging stick
(? ko koko), Kuukuu. You shall work the land for me
and plant the yam roots!' Makoi named the place Hanga Te Pau, 'the landing site of Ira'. So that they would remember (? he aringa, literally, 'as face'), the open side of Hanga Te Pau was given this name. Ira got up. They all climbed to the top of the hill. They climbed up on the tenth day of the month of June ('Maro'). They reached the side crater (te manavai) and looked around carefully. Makoi said, 'This is the Manavai of Hau Maka'. They climbed farther and reached the top. They saw the dark abyss and the large hole (of the crater Rano Kau). They all said, 'Here it is, young men, the dark abyss of Hau Maka.' They made camp and constructed a house. Kuukuu got up, worked the ground, and heaped up the earth for the yam roots. Makoi got up and began to familiarize himself with the (new) land. (This took place) on the fifteenth day of the month of June ('Maro'). He went toward the sheer face of the rocks (titi o te opata), was astonished (aaa), came up to the middle (of the outer rim of the crater), and stood at the very edge. He looked down and saw the 'Pu Mahore of Hau Maka' (on the coast) and said, 'There it is, the hole of the mahore fish of Hau Maka!' He turned his face and looked toward the back (i.e., in the direction of the crater). No sooner had he seen how the dark abyss opened up (below him), when a fragrant breeze came drifting by. Again Makoi said, 'This is the dark abyss of Hau Maka.' He turned around, walked on in utter amazement, and arrived at the house. He spoke to Ira, 'Hey you, my friends! How forgetful we (truly) are. This place is adequate (? tau or 'beautiful'), the dark abyss lies there peacefully!' Ira replied, 'And what should that remind us of up here?' All arose and climbed up. They went on and arrived; they all had a good look (at the inside of the crater). They returned home and sat down. Night fell, and they went to sleep ..." (Manuscript E according to Barthel 2) |