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The pair Hau Maka and Hua Tava were located at opposite corners of the house,

and they had sons who were entrusted with the task of sailing to Easter Island.

Hau Maka

Hua Tava

Ira

Raparenga

Ngukuu

Ringiringi

Nonoma

Uure

Makoi

All sorts of food (anakeanake te kai) were pressed into the canoe (he ngatu ki roto ki te vaka), but 4 kinds were singled out as specially noteworthy, possibly because they could represent the 4 quarters in a year:

Te Uhi

Te Kumara

Te Makoi

Te Maika

The sailing vessel was a canoe - te vaka - which perhaps might be contrasted with another kind, viz. te miro:

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i te tau i a Ataranga.he tuku te tangata i te vaka

During the time of Ataranga, the people built boats, put them into the water, went on board, and sailed off (across the sea) to find a land where people could (safely) live.

During the time of Taana, Taana spoke to his three sons: 'Untie your boat, fellows! Sail away and look for the land where the great king can live (safely in the future)!' The boat anchored in front of the three (islets) Motu Nui, Moto Iti, and Motu Kaokao. They had sailed away and had looked for the (new) land, but the boat did not return to its homeland, Maori.

Many people perished during the time of Taana. Taana spoke to his assistants (titiro): 'Pick up the keel and lay it down (at the building site) and construct a boat (miro), young men! The boat shall be for the people (mahingo) and also for the king, so that we can all set out and look around to see whether there isn't (somewhere) (the possibility of) escape for the people''

They built the boat during the time of Taana. Thus, everything remained (in its place) until Taana died.

Taana passed on his royal power to Matua. Matua established himself (as ruler). They built boats during the time of Hotu.

Hau Maka had a dream. The dream soul of Hau Maka moved in the direction of the sun (i.e., toward the East. When, through the power of her mana, the dream soul had reached

 

he hoa he piki he oho he kimi i te kainga mo noho o

te tangata.i te tau i a Taana. he kī a Taana.ki ta-

ana ngaio.hokotoru.ka hoa tokorua vaka e ngaio

nei e.ka oho ka kimi te kainga mo noho o te ariki

nui. he hoa i te vaka a Motu nui.a totoru ko motu iti

ko motu kaokao.he oho he ui i te kainga.kai hoki ho(-)

ko où nKito ona kaiga. kimà òri, ai te piere tagata

oko era. ite tau i a Taana. heki Ataaua. Kito

ona titiro. katoo mai tetiuo kahaka moe kituku te

miro e kau are paè. mo te mahigo. mo te ariki tokoa

kiǒ ho. tatou kiui ina hè terega ote mahigaó. hetu

ku i te miro. i te tau i a Taana.he noho he noho he

mate a Taana. hea vai tepa hera ariki. e.taana

kia Matua.he noho a Matua.he tuku i te miro

i te tau i a Hotu.he moe a hau maka.i taana

atua o te po.he oho mai te kuhane o hau maka.a ro-

to i te raā i ka mana mai te kuhane o hau maka

Miro. 1. Wood, stick; also (probably improperly) used for 'tree': miro tahiti, a tree from Tahiti (Melia azedarach); miro huru iti, shrub. 2. Wooden vessel (canoe, boat); today pahú (a Tahitian word) is more used, especially when speaking of modern boats. 3. Name of the tribe, of royal blood, descended from Ariki Hotu Matu'a. Vanaga. Miro-oone, model boat made of earth in which the 'boat festivals' used to be celebrated. Vanaga. ... on the first day of the year the natives dress in navy uniforms and performs exercises which imitate the maneuvers of ships' crews ... Métraux. Tree, plant, wood, plank, ship, building; miro hokuhoku, bush, thicket; miro takataka, bush; miro tupu, tree; miro vavau, switch. Miroahi, firebrand. Mimiro, compass, to roll one over another, to turn in a circle. P Pau.: miro, to rope. Churchill. 1. Wood. 2. Ship (Ko te rua o te raa i tu'i ai te miro ki Rikitea tupuaki ki Magareva = On the second day the boat arrived at Rikitea which is close to Mangareva. He patu mai i te puaka mo ma'u ki ruga ki te miro = They corralled the cattle in order to carry them on to the boat.) Krupa. T. 1. The tree Thespesia populnea. ... a fine tree with bright-green heart-shaped leaves and a yellow flower resembling that of the fau, but not opening wide. The fruit is hemispherical and about twice the size of a walnut, consisting of brittle shell in which are several septa, each containing a single seed. The wood resembles rosewood and is of much the same texture. Formerly, this tree was held sacred. Henry. 2. Rock. (To'a-te-miro = Long-standing-rock.) Henry.

Vaka. Canoe, small boat; vaka ama, outrigger canoe. Vaka-ivi, graves under ahu which hold skeletons (lit. 'bone canoe'). Vaka-ure, to lay foundation stones in the outline of a canoe (e.g. for hare paenga); nowadays used in the more general sense, without reference to a special shape of outline. Vanaga. Canoe, boat, bateau, shallop, barge. Vakapoepoe (vaka - poepoe) boat. P Pau.: vaka, canoe. Mgv.: vaka, canoe, raft. Mq.: vaka, canoe. Ta.: vaa, canoe, boat. Vakavaka, narrow. Mq.: vakavaka, vaávaá, small, fine, thin. Churchill.

... It is certainly true that the exterior form of the hare paenga, when the superstructure and thatch are intact, resembles an overturned boat, with the form established by the foundation. However, it is equally true (and perhaps equally important) that the configuration of the foundation is otherwise most like the Rapa Nui vulva design called komari.

Ships are always considered to be female.