' ... The Hawaiians also called the Milky Way Kuamoo, Backbone of the Lizard. Many Polynesian names for the Milky Way may be reminiscent of the crocodiles of Western Melanesia, the moko-roa, 'long lizards' of legend, for the same motif is found in various parts of the Pacific. The Tuamotuans termed the Milky Way Vaero-o-te-moko, Tail of the Lizard, and Mango-roa, Long Shark.

The Mangaian name Moko-roa-i-ata, Long-lizard-of-morning, not only sounds the lizard or crocodile note but also refers to the method of determining the small hours of the night before the rising of the morning star. The Maori used the same term contracted to Mokoroiata. Again they called the Galaxy Mango-roa, Long Shark, and Mangoroiata, Long-shark-of-dawn ...'

The shark lives in the sea and is a ferocious eater with great jaws, while the peaceful little lizard inhabits the ceiling catching insects. It is said that sharks can 'walk on land' (move upwards), but lizards are prone to dive down into holes.

In the summary at mago the resemblance between vaha mea and mago was presented:

Mago in Ga7-16 is now possible to coordinate with hanau moko in Gb3-13:

The distance from mago to hanau moko is 4 lunar months (304 - 186 = 118 = 4 * 29½), or half 236.

If we count from the shark standing straight up (vaha mea in Ga1-4) the distance is 304 - 5 = 299, i.e. the measure 300 ends with the 'π glyph':