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Sunday is an important day in the text of H. To begin with we should notice that there are 216 glyphs to the end of side b, counted beyond manu rere:

glyph numbers and days are counted from Ha1-4
Hb9-17 Hb9-18 Hb9-19 Hb9-20 (1077) Hb9-21
358 359 360

3 (Ha1-1--3) + 1077 + 216 = 1296, which means that from moe in Hb9-21 there are 216 / 3 = 72 days to the end of side b. But there are 216 days both on side a and on side b. 216 days is equal to 3 * 72 days. We can therefore understand 1296 glyphs as equal to 6 * 72 days. 6 * 72 = 432 = 12 * 36 = 18 * 24 = 9 * 48 = 3 * 144 = 8 * 54 = 16 * 27.

Next, we should search for the effects of rau hei at Hb9-19. Given the pattern from G we can hope to find a tao glyph (or similar) 243 days later. 72 of those days are at the end of side b, which leaves 243 - 72 = 171 (= 9 * 19, cfr Hb9-19) days to the beginning of side a.

3 * 171 = 513 glyphs, and glyph number 513, counted from Ha1-1, is Ha10-11 - and indeed it is a tao glyph:

glyph numbers and day numbers are counted from Ha1-4
216 510
Hb9-18 Hb9-19 Hb9-20 (1077) Ha10-9 Ha10-10 Ha10-11 (510)
243 510 / 3 = 170

The honui glyph in Ha10-9 has a ragi head, possibly meaning it is the beginning of 'nighttime'. Which it ought to be because rau hei in Hb9-19 is a nighttime 'sacrifice' - there is room for a new one of the same general type. (The 'sacrifice' of Ulu produced primarily the breadfruit, ulu, I suppose, the other plants could be later additions.)