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3. Counting the Polynesian way by raising the fingers one by one from a closed fist, is a fact which combined with the fact of drawing (in rongorongo) only 3 fingers (+ thumb) should lead us to an important conclusion:

Vae kore is a glyph for 'daytime' use, because 3 indicates the time when sun is present, 4 the time when he is absent, as described in the diurnal cycle on Hawaii:

Night Kihi (sunset)  
  Pili
Kau (midnight)  
  Pilipuka
Kihipuka (sunrise)  
Day Kakahi-aka morning
Awakea noon
Auina-la afternoon

A rongorongo fist sign in the 'night' does not show any thumb:

vae kore rima Kb4-19