7 lines		p. 24
he oho hokoou mai he tuu ki hanga hoonu	Again they went on and reached Hanga Hoonu.
he ui he tikea he nape i te ingoa ko hanga hoo	They saw it, looked around, and gave the name 'Hanga Hoonu A Hau Maka'. On the same day, when they had reached the Bay of Turtles, they made camp and rested.
nu.a Hau maka.i tau raa ana i tuu ai
ki hanga hoonu.he noho he hakaora.
i ka ui atu nei anake ko te ika e noho era.ku	They all saw the fish that were there, that were present in large numbers - Ah1
kake ana ku kake ana e noho era aa.he u
ru anake ki roto ki te vai he (e)a mai ki uta	Then they all went into the water, moved toward the shore, and threw the fish (with their hands) onto the dry land. There were great numbers (? ka-mea-ro) of fish.
he hoa i te ika ki uta.ka mea ro.te ika.
he tutuhi.he pararava.he tahe mata puku	There were tutuhi, pararava, and tahe mata pukupuku. Those were the three kinds of fish.
puku.katoru ika.

Manuscript E is explicit as to dates:

i hoa era i te ika ki uta he ki a Ira.ka too mai	After they had thrown the fish on the beach, Ira said, 'Make a fire and prepare the fish!' When he saw that there was no fire, Ira said, 'One of you go and bring the fire from Hanga Te Pau!' One of the young men went to the fire, took the fire and provisions (from the boat), turned around, and went back to Hanga Hoonu. When he arrived there, he sat down. They prepared the fish in the fire on the flat rocks, cooked them, and ate until they were completely satisfied. Then they gave the name 'The rock, where (the fish) were prepared in the fire with makoi (fruit of Thespesia populnea?) belongs to Ira' (Te Papa Tunu Makoi A Ira). They remained in Hanga Hoonu for five days.	p. 25
te ahi ki puhi ki tunu te ika.he ui ka kore he a
hi he ki a (i)ra.ka oho etahi ki te ahi ka too
mai.mai hanga te pau.he oho mai etahi kope
ki te ahi he too atu koia ko kai he hoki he oho
he tuu ki hanga hoonu he tuu he noho he tunu i te
ika.i runga i te papa he ootu he kakai ka ma
konakona ro.he nape i te ingoa.ko te papa tu
nu makoi a Ira.he noho erima raa i hanga ho
onu.
Lower third cut off.

The star Bright Fire is located in day 206 of our calendar, which means July 25, and maybe the creators of Manuscript E found page 25 to be the necessary place in their manuscript. A day of Saturn it must be when there is a need of fire.

If the month Anakena was beginning with July 3, then Bright Fire could coincide with the day Anakena 22. One more than 3 weeks means Mercury (not Saturn).

... Page 26 of the manuscript is where the explorers have left Hanga Hoonu and reached Rangi Meamea, 'on the twenty-third day of the month of Anakena'. I think we cannot translate the Anakena month mechanically to July, possibly it is beginning with July 3 (day 184 and 12 days after the solstice).

Above I have redmarked what I believe is a pair of Signs, viz. the names of the pair of antagonists among the explorers, their leader (Sun = Ira) on one hand and on the other the one who was to rule supreme over Easter Island when the others had left (Saturn = Makoi)

"He [Makoi] states his own claim to the land in the new homeland in a determined manner since he is the only explorer who will remain on the island ..." (The Eighth Land)

Sons of Hau Maka		Sons of Hua Tava
Ira	Sun	Kuukuu	Mars
Raparenga	Moon	Ringiringi	Mercury
		Nonoma	Jupiter
		Uure	Venus
		Makoi	Saturn

Cfr my explanations in Toki and in Hanga Hoonu.

... And then we have seen evidence for the entrance to a new year with Mercury in first position:

Ringiringi	Mercury	52	Uure	Venus	156
Nonoma	Jupiter	104	Makoi	Saturn	208

Ira	Sun	52	Kuukuu	Mars	156
Raparenga	Moon	104

The year will then be divided in 2 parts, 208 + 156 = 364 days. The assymmetry suggests there should be an 8th planet beyond Mars, but for some reason this one is missing. Therefore Kuukuu becomes the last 'person' in the year of Sun.

The turtle broke the spine of Kuukuu, therefore the year cannot grow any longer. 13 * 12 = 156 and in order to reach 13 * 14 = 182 there should be another 26 days. The double character of Mercury implies one 'leg' (26 days) in spring and the other in autumn:

Ringiringi	Mercury	26	Uure	Venus	130
Nonoma	Jupiter	78	Makoi	Saturn	182

Ira	Sun	52	Kuukuu	Mars	156
Raparenga	Moon	104	Ringiringi	Mercury	182

Mercury is never seen unless close to Sun. Therefore it must be either close to sun-up or close to sun-down.

"In astrology this constellation [Virgo] and Gemini were the House of Mercury, Macrobius saying that the planet was created here ..." (Allen)

Between Frond and Furrow is the sign of Mercury:

It was Makoi wood which preferably was used for the rongorongo tablets:

"Milo is popular in Hawaii for woodworking (commonly turned into bowls) because of the range of colors expressed (tan, through yellow, to red). Traditionally it was planted in sacred groves and used for religious sculpture throughout eastern Polynesia. In Tahiti, miro wood is used in the making of the to'ere (slotted wooden drum), used in traditional Tahitian tribal drumming. Mako'i was used for the rongorongo tablets of Easter Island." (Wikipedia)

I suspect there could be a hidden meaning in the fire with makoi fruits, it could for instance be a suggestion that Mercury is the child (fruit) of Saturn (Makoi). Both belong in the 2nd half of the year and both are hard to see.

But another reason is the location of Easter Island outside the tropical belt and the domain of Sun. On Easter Island it was not the wood of Jupiter but the wood of Saturn which should be used for fires.