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4. At Aa6-65 Metoro said ko te vai hopu o te moa and if this 'sweet water' - for Sun ('moa') to dive into (hopu) - corresponds to where 'ebb' changes into 'flood', then the hupee season could be where the great 'moa' is 'crawling back onto land again':

Aa6-64 Aa6-65 Aa6-66 Aa6-67 Aa6-68

Maitaki in Aa6-68 could be meant to refer to day 408 (because 6 * 68 = 408). However, it could at least as well be referring to day 408 / 2 = 204. For the season of ua evidently lies in front:

Aa6-69 Aa6-70 Aa6-71 Aa6-72
Aa6-73 Aa6-74 Aa6-75 Aa6-76

Maybe, for instance, the day of hupee lies in the Kulu night of the Hawaiian calendar, when the sea is replacing the sand of the beach:

Kulu The farmers put their trust in this day. The potato or the melon will swell large if the plant is set out on this day, so say the farmers. This is the eleventh of the nights of this group and on this night the sea gathers up and replaces the sand. The person born on this day will prosper, he will be affectionate and loved by everyone.

Everyone loves the return of Spring Sun. Number 11 says the 'child' ('one more') is on his way.

As a hypthesis I therefore propose that hupee refers to the change from the old year to the newborn year. The Hawaiian Hilo night refers to the night of new Moon, which for a calendar of the year should be located around high summer, after a hot season which induces people to dive into the ocean. The chilly mucus (hupee) instead should be due to the effects of cold weather:

Spring Sun hopu Autumn Moon hupee
light and warmth 'high tide' rain and cooling 'ebb'
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