... at one time but a single star, so bright that their god Tane in envy got hold of Aumea, our Aldebaran, and, accompanied by Mere, our Sirius, chased the offender, who took refuge in a stream. Mere, however, drained off the water, and Tane hurled Aumea at the fugitive, breaking him into the six pieces that we now see, whence the native name for the fragments, Tauono, the Six, quoted by Flammarion as Tau, both titles singularly like the Latin Taurus. They were the favorite one of the various avelas, or guides at sea in night voyages from one island to another ...

The 6 stone heaps outside the cave of the injured Kuukuu are probably alluding to Tauono (cfr at Pipi Horeko):

They stayed twenty-seven days in Oromanga.	he noho erua te angahuru mahitu te raa i oromanga.	p. 29
Every time Kuukuu asked, 'Where are you, friends?' they immediately replied in one voice, 'Here we are!'	ai ka ui no mai a kuukuu he korua e nga hoe e.ai ka hakahoki no mai te reo anake i matou
They all sat down and thought.	he noho anake he hakatopa i te ki.
They had an idea, and Ira spoke, 'Hey, you! Bring the round stones (from the shore) and pile them into six heaps of stones!'	he topa te ki amua.he ki a Ira.he ro korua e ka too mai te pureva ki hakatuutuu kia ono pipi horeko
One of the youths said to Ira, 'Why do we want to do that?'	he ki mai te tahi ngaio kia ira.ai ka aha tatou.
Ira replied, 'So that we can all ask the stones to do something.'	he ki atu a Ira.ai ka ui tatou ki te pipi horeko.
They took (the material) for the stone heaps (pipi horeko) and piled up six heaps of stones at the outer edge of the cave.	he too mai i te pipi horeko he hakatuutuu eono pipi horeko i te hihi o te ana.
Then they all said to the stone heaps, 'Whenever he calls, whenever he calls for us, let your voices rush (to him) instead of the six (of us) (i.e.., the six stone heaps are supposed to be substitutes for the youths).'	he ki anake.ki te pipi horeko.ana ui mai ka ui mai ena kia matou e rere tokorua reo.
They all drew back to profit (from the deception) (? ki honui) and listened.	ao ono he neke mai anake ki honui he hakarongo atu.
A short while later, Kuukuu called. As soon as he had asked, 'Where are you?'	he ui mai a kuukuu ka ui mai era
the voices of the stone heaps replied, 'Here we are!'	he korua he o atu te reo o te Pipi horeko i matou	p. 30
All (the youths) said, 'Hey, you! That was well done!'	he ki anake he ro korua ku rivariva ana	p. 30

My intention is now to complete the list of the 9 Pleiades stars:

*Atlas*	27 Tauri	3.62	23º 54' N	03h 46m	57.3	465.3	464½
*Pleione*	28 Tauri	5.05	23º 59' N	03h 46m	57.3	465.3	464½

Alcyone

η Tauri

2.85

23º 57' N

03h 45m

57.1

465.1

464¼

*Merope*	23 Tauri	4.14	23º 48' N	03h 43m	56.6	464.6	463¾
*Maia*	20 Tauri	3.87	24º 13' N	03h 43m
*Asterope*	21 Tauri	5.76	24º 24' N	03h 43m

*Taygeta*	19 Tauri	4.30	24º 19' N	03h 42m	56.3	464.3	463½
*Electra*	17 Tauri	3.72	23º 57' N	03h 42m
*Celaeno*	16 Tauri	5.45	24º 08' N	03h 42m


Gb8-22	Gb8-23 (465)	Gb8-24
The Pleiades