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Unable to see what these 10 glyphs beyond heliacal Aldebaran might mean I consulted my preliminary glyph type dictionary::

tagata rere Ga1-7 Ga1-9

... Tagata rere is a rather arbitrary label, because Metoro said so only a few times when looking at this type of glyph. Furthermore, the glyphs which I have collected as tagata rere are not very homogenous.

Possibly Metoro tried to explain how this type of glyph partially was tagata and partially manu rere - in other words like a 'bird man', a man who was quick like a bird and full of life (rere) and who on Easter Island played the role of a 'early bird':

tagata tagata rere manu rere

I had also noticed another tagata rere at Ga7-13, similar to the pair in line Ga1 but with a higher neck and a 'land' (henua) in front which was overcrossed by string marks (possibly signifying the dark winter season):

Ga1-7 Ga1-8 Ga1-9 Ga1-10
no star listed (71) no star listed (72) Hassaleh (73.6) Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8)
May 31 (151) June 1 2 3 (520)
'May 4 (490) 5 (125) 6 7
"April 20 (*30) 21 (111) 22 (478) 23
Tail-6 ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) κ Ophiuchi (256.2), ζ Arae (256.5), ε Arae (256.8), Cujam (256.9) no star listed (257)
Wei, η Arae (254.3), DENEBAKRAB (254.7)
November 30 (700) December 1 (*255) 2 (336) 3
'November 3 (673) 4 (308) 5 6 (*230)
"October 20 (293) 21 22 23 (*216)
169
Ga7-11 (180) Ga7-12 Ga7-13 Ga7-14
ψ Scorpii (244.6), Lesath (244.8) χ Scorpii (245.1), Yed Prior, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) Yed Posterior, Rukbalgethi Shemali (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) Heart-5
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7)
November 20 (324) 21 22 23
'October 24 25 26 27 (300)
"October 10 11 12 (285) 13
no star listed (61) Beid (62.2)

Vindemiatrix

 Al Dabarān-2 Hyadum II (64.2)
HYADUM I (63.4)
May 21 (141) 22 23 24
'April 24 (114) 25 26 27
"April 10 (100) 11 12 13
Ga7-15 Ga7-16 (185) Ga7-17 Ga7-18 Ga7-19
ρ Ophiuchi (248.1), Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5), She Low, ι Tr. Austr. (248.7), ζ Tr. Austr. (248.8) Al Kalb-16 / Jyeshtha-18 / ANA-MUA γ Apodis (250.1), σ Herculis (250.3), θ Tr. Austr. (250.6), τ Scorpii (250.7) Han (251.0) ζ Herculis, η Tr. Austr. (252.1), η Herculis, β Apodis (252.5)
ANTARES (249.1), Marfik, φ Ophiuchi (249.5),  ω Ophiuchi (249.8)
November 24 25 (329) 26 27 28
'October 28 29 30 31 (304) 'November 1
"October 14 15 16 17 (290) 18
Net-19 no star listed (66) no star listed (67) Rohini-4 / ANA-MURI no star listed (69)
θ² Tauri, AIN, θ¹ Tauri (65.7) ALDEBARAN (68.2), Theemin (68.5)
May 25 (145) 26 27 28 29
'April 28 (118) 29 30 'May 1 2
"April 14 (104) 15 16 17 18

There was only one bird-man for each year on Easter Island. When in rongorongo times the Sun reached Antares it meant summer was ahead. Close to the Full Moon was Aldebaran.

Half a year earlier the Sun had been at the opposite side of the year, close to Aldebaran, with Antares at the Full Moon.

With this interpretation it becomes clear that the glyphs should refer to the heliacal stars and the corresponding seasons north of the equator. To see the similar seasons south of the equator the observer had to look at the corresponding nakshatra stars, which 'translated' into such Gregorian months as on Easter Island were similar in kind.

For instance did the beginning of June in the Gregorian calendar meant the season which north of the equator corresponded to the season of the beginning of December on Easter Island:

Northern summer ahead:
 
Ga1-7 Ga1-8 Ga1-9 Ga1-10
no star listed (71) no star listed (72) Hassaleh (73.6) Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8)
May 31 (151) June 1 2 3 (520)
Corresponding season on Easter Island (summer ahead):
Tail-6   ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4) κ Ophiuchi (256.2), ζ Arae (256.5), ε Arae (256.8), Cujam (256.9) no star listed (257)
Wei, η Arae (254.3), DENEBAKRAB (254.7
November 30 (700) December 1 (*255) 2 (336) 3
Northern winter ahead:
 
Ga7-11 (180) Ga7-12 Ga7-13 Ga7-14
ψ Scorpii (244.6), Lesath (244.8) χ Scorpii (245.1), Yed Prior, δ Tr. Austr. (245.5) Yed Posterior, Rukbalgethi Shemali (246.6). δ Apodis (246.7), ο Scorpii (246.8) Heart-5
σ SCORPII (247.0), Hejian (247.2), ψ Ophiuchi (247.7)
November 20 (324) 21 22 23
Corresponding season on Easter Island (winter ahead):
no star listed (61)   Beid (62.2)

Vindemiatrix

 Al Dabarān-2 Hyadum II (64.2)
HYADUM I (63.4)
May 21 (141) 22 23 24

There is a supporting little dot in front at Ga1-7 and 180 (Ga7-11) - 7 (Ga1-7) = 173 = 473 - 300. The number is not 183 (= 483 - 300):

107 ("April 17) + 366 = 473 and *210 ("October 17) + 80 = 290 = 473 - 183.

300 ("October 27) + 366 = 666 and *403 ("April 27) + 80 = 483 = 300 + 183.

173 = 483 - 310 and 2 * 173 = 346 (= 366 - 20) and 346 - 80 = *266.

RA 72 (Ga1-8) is at the opposite side of RA 255 (December 1), where according to Metoro 3 persons (etoru gagata) 'made a king' (hakaariki):

'November 4 (308)
December 1 (335)
June 1 (152)
Ca9-27 (255)
etoru gagata hakaariki kia raua
ι Ophiuchi (255.3), Grafias (255.4)
no star listed (72)
'November 5 (309) 6 7 (677)
December 2 (336) 3 (703) 4
June 2 (153) 3 (520) 4
Ca10-1 (256) Ca10-2 Ca10-3
Erua inoino kua hua te vai
κ Ophiuchi (256.2), ζ Arae (256.5), ε Arae (256.8), Cujam (256.9) no star listed (257) 17h (258.7)
no star listed (258)
Hassaleh (73.6) Almaaz (74.7), Haedus I (74.8) Haedus II (75.9)
'November 8 9 10 (314) 11 (681)
December 5 6  7 (707) 8 (342)
June 5 6 (157) 7 8 (525)
Ca10-4 Ca10-5 (260) Ca10-6 Ca10-7
te kiore - te inoino kua oho te rima kua kai - ihe nuku hoi Tupu te toromiro kua noho te vai
Mula-19 Nodus I (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), Ras Algethi (260.8) Sarin (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)

Alrisha

 ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9)
Sabik (259.7), η SCORPII (259.9)
5h (76.1) μ Leporis (77.6) ĸ Leporis (78.0), Rigel (78.1), Capella (78.4), ο Columbae (78.8)

Thuban

 λ Leporis (79.6)

Arcturus
ε Leporis (76.0), Cursa (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7)
'November 12 13 14 (684) 15 16 (320)
December 9 10 (710) 11 12 (346) 13
June 9 (160) 10 11 12 13 (530)
Ca10-8 Ca10-9 (264) Ca10-10 Ca10-11 Ca10-12
te moko te marama te kava manu rere te mauga tuu toga
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) Lesath, δ Arae (264.7), Choo (264.9)  Alwaid, Maasym (265.1), Shaula (265.3), Kuma (265.6), σ Arae (265.9)

Hamal

 Ras Alhague (266.1), Sargas (266.3), μ Ophiuchi, π Arae (266.5), Nan Hae (266.6),  ι Herculis (266.7) λ Arae (267.1), Girtab, ο Serpentis (267.6)
Bellatrix, Saif al Jabbar (80.7), Elnath (80.9) Nihal (81.7) Mintaka (82.4), ε Columbae (82.6) Al Hak'ah-3 / Mrigashīrsha-5 / Turtle-20 Three Stars-21 / ANA-IVA
Arneb (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA (83.2), Hatysa (83.5), φ² Orionis (83.6), Alnilam (83.7) Heavenly Gate, ν Columbae (84.0), ALNITAK, PHAKT (Phaet) (84.7)

I think it could mean June 1 was a day when an old king was destroyed.