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The coconut (niu) was a sign of peace, of calm restored (after a battle preceded by the 'breaking the coconut'):

...For in the ideal ritual calendar, the kali'i battle follows the autumnal appearance of the Pleiades, by thirty-three days - thus precisely, in the late eighteenth century, 21 December, the winter solstice ... The correspondence between the winter solstice and the kali'i rite of the Makahiki is arrived at as follows: ideally, the second ceremony of 'breaking the coconut', when the priests assemble at the temple to spot the rising of the Pleiades, coincides with the full moon (Hua tapu) of the twelfth lunar month (Welehu). In the latter eighteenth century, the Pleiades appear at sunset on 18 November. Ten days later (28 November), the Lono effigy sets off on its circuit, which lasts twenty-three days, thus bringing the god back for the climactic battle with the king on 21 December, the solstice (= Hawaiian 16 Makali'i). The correspondence is 'ideal' and only rarely achieved, since it depends on the coincidence of the full moon and the crepuscular rising of the Pleiades ...

Niu. Palm tree, coconut tree; hua niu, coconut. Vanaga. Coconut, palm, spinning top.  P Pau., Ta.: niu, coconut. Mgv.: niu, a top; niu mea, coconut. Mq.: niu, coconut, a top. Churchill. The fruit of miro. Buck. T. 1. Coconut palm. 2. Sign for peace. Henry. The sense of top lies in the fact that the bud end of a coconut shell is used for spinning, both in the sport of children and as a means of applying to island life the practical side of the doctrine of chances. Thus it may be that in New Zealand, in latitudes higher than are grateful to the coconut, the divination sense has persisted even to different implements whereby the arbitrament of fate may be declared. Churchill 2.

The stormy sea (ku rakerake-á a haho a te tai, the sea has turned rough) was here in the past.

Rake, rakerake: 1. Bad, ugly, unjust; to turn nasty (of a situation); ku rakerake-á a haho a te tai, the sea has turned rough. 2. To be abundant: ku rakerake-á te îka, there are lots of fish. Rakerakega, wickedness. Vanaga. Bad, in its most general sense; patu toona rake, immodest, to expose the person obscenely; rakega, evil, perversity; rakerake, abominable, frightful, low, shocking, culpable, crime, debauchery, dishonor, fault, hideous, ignoble, deformed, illicit, immodest, immoral, impious, irreligious, lascivious, evil, bad, obscene, sinful, ugly; rakerakega, sin, cirme, fault, impiety, iniquity, evil, vice; hakarakerake, causative, to make bad, etc. Pau.: marakerake, afflicted, disconsolate. Churchill.

...he ro korua.e aku hoa e.ki hahati atu te ngao o te rakerake era (Let's go my friends (hoa), let's break the neck [hahati atu te ngao] of this mean one (or, ugly one, rakerake) ...

he too mai a Pure ō.i te pureva.he ava.ki runga	Pure O picked up a large round stone (pureva) and hit the top of the figure. Because of the stone, the neck of Oto Uta was broken.
ki te moai.he hati te ngao.o oto uta.i pureva.
he hū te tokerau.he ketu te vave.he hati te vave.	Then the wind started blowing, the billow rose, the waves broke, and the rain started falling, the flame (i.e., lightning) shone brightly, and the thunder rolled.
he hoa te ūa.he nomo mai mai te ura.he hati
he hetu te patiri.
i hu era te tokerau.i hati era te vave.i ava	As soon as the wind started blowing, the waves broke, the rain fell, and the thunder rolled, King Hotu knew that Pure O had done harm to Oto Uta [penei ē.ku kori ana a Pure ō.i te ariki.i a oto uta].
era te ua.i hetu era te hātu.tiri
he angiangi e te ariki.e Hotu.penei ē.ku kori ana
a Pure ō.i te ariki.i a oto uta.
he ki a Hotu.ku kori ana tau ngaio era i te ariki	Hotu spoke, 'These fellows have done a mean thing [ku kori ana tau ngaio era] to King Oto Uta!"
i a oto uta.
i hati era te ngao.o te ariki o oto uta.he ōho.atu	After the neck of Oto Uta had been broken, Kuihi and Kuaha arrived. They picked up the neck of King Oto Uta, took it, and brought it with them.
a kuihi.a kuaha.he too mai i te ngao.o te a(-)
riki o oto uta.he mau he ōho.mai he tuu ki
Gao. 1. Neck. 2. Glans penis (te gao o te kohio), neck of penis. Vanaga. Neck, throat, (naho G); gao pukupuku, scrofula; hore te gao, to cut the head off; arakea gao, scrofula. Gaogao, calm. Gaoku, to eat greedily. Gaopu, to choke on a bone. Churchill.

We can compare with the opposite case:

... The father of Aemilianus the orator, to whom some of you have listened, was Epitherses, who lived in our town and was my teacher in grammar. He said that once upon a time in making a voyage to Italy he embarked on a ship carrying freight and many passengers. It was already evening when, near the Echinades Islands, the wind dropped and the ship drifted near Paxi [→ Pax Romana (Peace of Rome) → 16 Pax]. Almost everybody was awake, and a good many had not finished theire afterdinner wine. Suddenly, from the island of Paxi was heard the voice of someone loudly calling Thamus [Tammuz, Dumuzi], so that all were amazed. Thamus was an Egyptian pilot, not known by name to many on board. Twice he was called and made no reply, but the third time he answered; and the caller, raising his voice, said, 'When you come opposite to Palodes, announce that Great Pan is dead.' On hearing this, all, said Epitherses, were astounded and reasoned among themselves whether it were better to carry out the order or to refuse to meddle and let the matter go. Under the circumstances Thamus made up his mind that if there should be a breeze, he would sail past and keep quiet, but with no wind and a smooth sea about the place he would announce what he had heard. So, when he came opposite Palodes, and there was neither wind nor wave, Thamus from the stern, looking toward the land, said the words as he heard them: 'Great Pan is dead'. Even before he had finished there was a great cry of lamentation, not of one person, but of many, mingled with exclamations of amazement. As many persons were on the vessel, the story was soon spread abroad in Rome, and Thamus was sent for by Tiberius Caesar. Tiberius became so convinced of the truth of the story that he caused an inquiry and investigation to be made about Pan; and the scholars, who were numerous at his court, conjectured that he was the son born of Hermes and Penelope ...

The canoe of Pure O left Easter Island in "November 5 (Ruti 5), i.e. in right ascension day *229 (= 309 - 80). From the time-frame of Bharani to that of rongorongo there were *41 precessional right ascension days, which means the stars rising heliacally should have moved ahead in the Sun calendar with 41 days since the time when the star Bharani was at 0h, viz. to day 309 + 41 = 350 (*270):

OCT 11	12	13	14 (*207)	15 (288)
Ga8-1	Ga8-2	Ga8-3	Ga8-4	Ga8-5 (208)
KELB ALRAI (Dog of the Shepherd) = β Ophiuchi, μ Arae (268.1), KEW HO (Nine Rivers) = μ Herculis (268.6), η Pavonis (268.7), APOLLYON = ι Scorpii (268.9) *231.0 - *4.0 = *227.0	MULIPHEN (Oaths) = γ Ophiuchi (269.0), BASANISMUS = G Scorpii (269.5), PHERKARD (Dim One of the Two Calves) = δ Ursae Minoris (269.9)	PTOLEMY CLUSTER = M7 Scorpii (270.5), GRUMIUM (Lower Jaw) = ξ Draconis (270.9) *227.0 + *2.0 = *229.0 270 - 229 = 41	RUKBALGETHI GENUBI (Bending Claw) = θ Herculis (271.1), ξ Herculis (271.5), ETAMIN (Head) = γ Draconis, ν Herculis (271.7), ν Ophiuchi (271.8)	CAT'S EYE = NGC6543 Draconis (272.2), ζ Serpentis (272.4), τ Ophiuchi (272.9) *231.0 = *272.4 - *41.4
Dec 14 (*268)	15	16 (350)	17	18
°Dec 10 (*264)	11 (345)	12	13	14
'Nov 17 (*241)	18	19	20 (324)	21
"Nov 3 (*227)	4	(Ko) Ruti 5	6 (310)	7
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
ο Aurigae (85.8), γ Leporis (85.9) YANG MUN (α Lupi)	μ Columbae, SAIPH (Sword) = κ Orionis (86.5), τ Aurigae, ζ Leporis (86.6)	υ Aurigae (87.1), ν Aurigae (87.2), WEZN (Weight) = β Columbae, δ Leporis (87.7), TZE (Son) = λ Columbae (87.9)	Ardra-6 (The Moist One) / ANA-VARU-8 (Pillar to sit by) χ¹ Orionis, ξ Aurigae (88.1), BETELGEUZE = α Orionis (88.3), ξ Columbae (88.5), σ Columbae (88.7)	η Leporis (89.0), PRAJA-PĀTI (Lord of Created Beings) = δ Aurigae, MENKALINAN (Shoulder of the Rein-holder) = β Aurigae, MAHASHIM (Wrist) = θ Aurigae, and γ Columbae (89.3), π Aurigae (89.4), η Columbae (89.7) *48.0 = *89.4 - *41.4 μ Orionis (90.3), χ² Orionis (90.5)
Ga1-21	Ga1-22	Ga1-23	Ga1-24	Ga1-25 Ga1-26

There are 229 glyphs on side a of the G tablet: