... The brothers had no idea what Maui was up to now, as he paid out his line. Down, down it sank, and when it was at the bottom Maui lifted it slightly, and it caught on something which at once pulled very hard. Maui pulled also, and hauled in a little of his line. The canoe heeled over, and was shipping water fast. 'Let it go!' cried the frightened brothers, but Maui answered with the words that are now a proverb: 'What Maui has got in his hand he cannot throw away.' 'Let go?' he cried. 'What did I come for but to catch fish?' And he went on hauling in his line, the canoe kept taking water, and his brothers kept bailing frantically, but Maui would not let go. Now Maui's hook had caught in the barge-boards of the house of Tonganui, who lived at the bottom of that part of the sea and whose name means Great South; for it was as far to the south that the brothers had paddled from their home. And Maui knew what it was that he had caught, and while he hauled at his line he was chanting the spell that goes: O Tonganui / why do you hold so stubbornly there below? // The power of Muri's jawbone is at work on you, / you are coming, / you are caught now, / you are coming up, / appear, appear. // Shake yourself, / grandson of Tangaroa the little. The fish came near the surface then, so that Maui's line was slack for a moment, and he shouted to it not to get tangled. But then the fish plunged down again, all the way to the bottom. And Maui had to strain, and haul away again. And at the height of all this excitement his belt worked loose, and his maro fell off and he had to kick it from his feet. He had to do the rest with nothing on ...

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he noho he tuu ki te tahi raa.he ki a Ira.	They stayed and another day dawned. Then Ira said, 'Let's go! Let's go down to swim with the board [te Papa], to ride the waves!' They all got up [he ea], climbed down [he turu], and arrived. They took off cape and loincloth (he hune i te hami). Then they all hurried [he rerere] and mounted [he iri] the topside of a plank.
amua tatou ki turu ki oho ki runga ki te
Papa.ki te ngaru hakaeke he ea anake.he turu
he oho he tuu he patupatu i te nua he hune
i te hami he rerere anake he iri ki runga ki te
Papa. 1. Underground rock; motionless; rocky sea bottom; large flat stone; figuratively: tagata papa important man, author of great works. 2. Wooden plank currently used much like a surf-board in the sport called garu; it was formerly called papa gaatu mo te garu, because it was made from dry totora leaves woven into the shape of a plank. 3. To line up things side by side on a flat surface, for instance, to line up fish on top of a flat stone. Vanaga. Shoulderblade. Papapapa, a chill, to shiver, to tremble, to shudder. Churchill. Garu. Surfing. Garuru, to feel dizzy, seasick; to have a sudden headache: he garuru te puoko. Vanaga. 1. To swim over the waves (see aruaru 2). P Mgv.: garu, foam, froth. Mq.: kaú, naútai, wave, billow. Pau.: puhi-garu, a bubble of water. In aruaru 2 is found another galu derivative. The sense of this garu is nowhere else encountered; the stem means simply the waves and involves no idea of swimming. We note, however, the Viti galo to swim; un uncertain identification. 2. Garu hoa, a friend of either sex. PS Sa.: galu, an number of young persons (galu teine, galu taulele'a). To.: ? gauta, many in number. Data fail for the comparison. The plural sense of the Samoan does not appear in Rapanui. The Tongan form involves the rather infrequent loss of an inner l and leaves the latter element ta unexplained. Garuru, headache, vertigo; puoko garuru, migraine. P Mgv.: garuru, nausea that persists. Mq.: naúú, kaúú, headache, migraine. Churchill. Aru. Áruáru, reduplication of aaru: to grab firmly. Vanaga. 1. To pursue. P Mgv.: aruaru, to run after, to chase, to follow. Ta.: aruaru, to pursue. 2. To raise in waves, undulation. P Pau.: puhigaru, a bubble of water. Mgv.: garu, foam, froth. Mq.: naú, waves. Ta.: aru, billow, wave, flood. 3. (haruharu). Churchill. Eke. To climb, to mount, to mount (a female for copulating), to surface (of fish), and by extension, to bite; he eke te kahi the tuna bites. Vanaga. Trestle, stilt; to mount a horse, to go aboard. Hakaeke, to cause to mount, to carry on a boat. P Pau.: fakaeke, to transport, to carry, to hang up. Mgv.: eke, to embark, to mount upon an elevation. Mq.: eke, to rise, to go aboard; hakaeke, to heap up, to put upon, to raise. Ta.: ee, to mount, to go aboard; faaee, to hang up, to transport by water. Churchill. Patu. 1. To abandon, to throw away, to quit, to omit; to unclothe, to let down the hair; pati ki te kahu, to undress; patu toona rake, immodest. Mq.: patu, to throw from one place to another, to throw with the fingers. Ta.: patu, to throw away. 2. To come into leaf, to unfold. 3. To lead away, to turn aside, to dodge; patu mai, to lead to, to bring. Patupatu, page. Churchill. Pau.: 1. Patu, to build, structure, wall. Ta.: patu, wall, to build. Ma.: patu, a wall. 2. To kill, to beat. Mgv.: patu, to strike, war. Ta.: patu, to strike with a mallet. Ma.: patu, to strike, to kill. Churchill. Mq.: Patu hakiuka, bloating of the body. Sa.: patu, a fatty tumor. Churchill. Nua. 1. Mother; this seems a more ancient word than matu'a poreko. 2. Blanket, clothing, cape formerly made from fibres of the mahute tree. Vanaga. Cloak T. Churchill. Nu'a 1. Thick; piled one on top of the other, as leis, mats, or ocean swells; heaped; lush, thick-growing; much traveled, as a road; multitude, as of people, mass. Also hānu'a. Moena kumu nu'a, a sleeping mat made thick at one end to serve as a head rest; lit. 'mat piled beginning'. Nu'a moena, a heap of mats. Nu'a kanaka, many people. Haki nu'a ka uahi i ke kai, the spray breaks in masses in the sea. Ka nu'a o ka palai, the thick clump of palai ferns. Ho'o nu'a, to heap up; to give generously and continuously; to indulge, as a child; surging, rising in swells, as the sea. 2. A kind of seaweed. Nu'a-kea, a goddess of lactation. Wehewehe.
Papa.he iri he oho he tuu ki runga ki te motu	They climbed on it, moved it, and reached the islets (motu, here, 'cliffs off the shore'). They all formed a line and looked toward the waves. When the wave began to rise, when it began to move faster and faster, they all turned the lower part of their body (? tiaeve) and coasted on top of the wave toward the right side [te rara].
he hakakaunga anake.he ui atu anake ko te
vave.ka ketu mai ka tata ka tata te vave he
tiaeve mai anake he oho mai i runga i te vave
Vave. Water in motion, a long wave; pokopoko vave, trough of the sea; tai vave, rough sea; vave kai kohe, unapproachable. Churchill. Pau.: A fringing reef. Mgv.: taivave, a rolling billow. Ta.: vavea, a towering billow. Churchill. Ketu. To bound, to climb over, to leap, to jump, to raise (keetu). Mq. ketu, to raise, to lift. Ketuketu, to spread out, hihi ketuketu, to turn back the eyelids. Churchill. Pau.: Ketuketu, to dig. Ta.: etuetu, id. Mq.: ketu, to dig up with the snout. Ma.: ketu, id. Churchill. Mq.: ketuketu, to snuff a candle. Sa.: eueu, id. Churchill. Tata. 1. To wash something. 2. To go; he-tata-mai, to come, to appear, to show up. Vanaga. Tátá - see tá. Vanaga. 1. Agony, severe pain, apparent death. 2. Next, proximity; hakatata, to bring close together. 3. To strike; tata ei taura, to flog, to lash. 4. To wash, to clean, to soap, to rinse. 5. To appear, to approach, to advance, to present; hakatata, to advance, to propose, to accost. Churchill.
a te rara matau i oho mai ai te honu.he hira	Once they were underway (literally, 'when the turtle was gone'), their eyes looked toward the land at an angle. Ira called out with a loud voice [he rangi te reo], 'Our ride on the wave is to the right!' (Fast) as on a sled was the ride on the wave, and it brought [he tomo] them to the shore. The place where they landed was given the name 'Hanga Roa'.
mai te mata a uta he rangi te reo o Ira.a te ra(-)
ra matau te honu ana oho.he pei he oho mai
te honu he tomo ki uta ki tomo te honu ki uta
he nape i te ingoa ko.hangaroa.
Rara. Mgv.: a branch of a tree. Ta.: rara, id. Mq.: rara, small branches. Sa.: lala, id. Ma.: rara, id. Churchill. Hira. To turn the eyes away, to leer. Hakahira; mata hakahira, squint-eyed. P Mq.: hiri, crosseyed. Ta.: hira, bashfulness; hihira, to look askance. To.: hila, to look askant. Churchill. Mgv..: hira, frank and hardy. Ta.: hirahira, bashful (sense-invert). Ma.: hihira, shy. Churchill. Ragi, Ra'i, T. 1. Sky. 2. Palace. 3. Prince. Henry. 1. Sky, heaven, firmament; ragi moana, blue sky. 2. Cloud; ragipuga, cumulus; ragitea, white, light clouds; ragi poporo, nimbus; ragi hoe ka'i cirrus (literally: like sharp knives); ragi viri, overcast sky; ragi kerekere, nimbus stratus; ragi kirikiri miro, clouds of various colours. 3. To call, to shout, to exclaim. Vanaga. 1. Sky, heaven, firmament, paradise; no te ragi, celestial. 2. Appeal, cry, hail, formula, to invite, to send for, to notify, to felicitate, precept, to prescribe, to receive, to summon; ragi no to impose; ragi tarotaro, to menace, to threaten; tagata ragi, visitor; ragikai, feast, festival; ragitea, haughty, dominating. 3. Commander. 4. To love, to be affectionate, to spare, sympathy, kind treatment; ragi kore, pitiless; ragi nui, faithful. Churchill. Modoc, a language used on the northwest coast of North America: 'A single word, lagi, was used both for the chief and for a rich man who possessed several wives, horses, armour made of leather or wooden slats, well-filled quivers and precious firs. In addition to owning these material assets, the chief had to win military victories, possess exceptional spiritual powers and display a gift for oratory.' (The Naked Man) Pei. Grooves, still visible on the steep slopes of some hills, anciently used as toboggans. People used to slide down them seated on banana-tree barks. This pastime, very popular, was called pei-âmo. Vanaga. Like, as; pei ra, thus, like that; such, the same as; pei na, thus, like that; pei ra ta matou, proverb; pei ra hoki, likeness, similitude; pei ra tau, system; pei ra hoki ta matou, usage. PS Sa.: pei, thus. This is particuarly interesting as preserving one of the primordial speech elements. It is a composite, pe as, and i as demonstrative expressive of that which is within sight; therefore the locution signifies clearly as-this. Churchill. Mgv.: To juggle balls. Ta.: pei, id. Mq.: pei, id. Peiaha, jaws, gills of fish. Ta.: peihaha, peiha, gills. Ma.: piha, id. Peipei, to approach. Churchill.
he hoki hokoou anake.he tuu.he oho hoko(-)	They all turned around and went back (to the starting place out at sea). Then the ride on the waves went in the direction of the left side [te rara maui], and they landed in Apina Iti. [And gave it the name Apina Iti.]
ou mai te honu a te rara maui.he tomo
a apina.iti.he nape i te ingoa.ko apina iti

The waves had brought them first ashore at Hanga Roa:

The first wave went to the right (te rara) and then the next wave brought them to the left (te rara maui). Although on the map of Métraux we can see that Apina-iti is to the right of Hanga-Roa - if perceived from the sea (and not standing upside down).