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7. Later on, at Haga Hônu, they made camp and caught 'great numbers (? ka-mea-ro) of fish (3 kinds). But they had no fire to prepare the fish on. One of them had to go back to Haga Te Pau to fetch it. This is the information we need. Haga Te Pau is located in the middle of He Maro, not mentioned in the kuhane journey but obviously very important. The explorers had landed there (another bay for anchorage) on He Maro 1.

On He Maro 10 they had left Haga Te Pau and gone up to construct a house and to plant yams. Mako'i went to survey the crater on He Maro 15. So far we can count to 10 days of rest at Haga Te Pau.

On the 5th day of Anakena they returned to Haga Te Pau, after having completed the house and the yam plantation. Later they left for Te Pou and slept there on the 10th day of Anakena. It seems as if we can add 5 days, and the total number of rest days at Haga Te Pau will then be 15:

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

He Anakena (July)

Tagaroa uri (October)

Tua haro (January)

Vaitu nui (April)

Te Pei

Te Pou

Tama

One Tea

Mahatua

Taharoa

Nga Kope Ririva

Te Pu Mahore

Hora iti (August)

Ko Ruti (November)

Tehetu'upú (February)

Vaitu potu (May)

Hua Reva

Akahanga

Hanga Takaure

Poike

Hanga Hoonu

Rangi Meamea

Te Poko Uri

Te Manavai

Hora nui (September)

Ko Koró (December)

Tarahao (March)

He Maro (June)

Hatinga Te Kohe

Roto Iri Are

Pua Katiki

Maunga Teatea

Peke Tau O Hiti

Mauga Hau Epa

Te Kioe Uri

Te Piringa Aniva

84

96 - 7 = 89

96 - 5 = 91

84 + 15 = 99 (?)
363 (?)

With 7 days' rest at Haga Takaúre summer would be 180 days long and the calendar year would be 180 + 84 + 99 = 363 days. And additional 2 days ought to be located in the winter quarters it seems.