The kuhane first visited Nga Kope Ririva, the three prominent rocks outside the southwest corner of the island, and then she moved northeast along the coast, towards the rising sun. As described by the 8 glyphs:   1. Nga Kope Ririva 9. Hua Reva Ga7-8 (177) Gb3-5 (295) 3. Te Poko Uri 11. Hatinga Te Kohe Ga5-8 (118) Gb5-1 (354) 5. Te Kioe Uri 13. Tama Ga2-29 (59) Gb7-3 (413) 7. Te Pei 15. Hanga Takaure Gb1-7 (236) Ga1-1 (472) The end lies at Hanga Takaure, defined differently than we have earlier identified the place (at Ga4-1--2): 7 Ga4-1 Ga4-2 Ga4-3 Ga4-4 ← winter summer → The year, and consequently its cardinal points, can be defined as beginning in midwinter or at spring equinox or from any significant date.

I did not here suggest the 'true' explanation, viz. that takaure presumably basically is connected with the lunar cycle. Hanga Takaure marks the end of waxing moon, and we now can understand why a flying 'insect' is involved. Moon flies higher and higher towards full moon.

Only secondarily was takaure then applied to the 'back side' of the year, the 2nd cycle beginning at midsummer, because at that time the 'deluge' washed 'poor spider' (the climbing sun) out.

Hanga Takaure will therefore be applied both at the end of waxing moon (Ga1-1) and at the end of the 2nd cycle of the year (when a new spider will begin to climb).

The division of the text in G into tertials by way of the kuhane stations show how the glyphs are sun-oriented:

Ga5-8	Gb1-7	Gb5-1	Ga1-1
3. Te Poko Uri	7. Te Pei	11. Hatinga Te Kohe	15. Hanga Takaure
118 = 4 * 29.5	236 = 8 * 29.5	354 = 12 * 29.5	472 = 16 * 29.5

In Te Poko Uri the very young sun head (puoko) is black (uri) having been born from the 'dark cloth'. Halfway to Te Pei (the deluge) suggests spring equinox, and the emerging vai at right in Ga5-7 seems to agree:

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	Ga5-4	Ga5-5	Ga5-6	Ga5-7	Ga5-8	Ga5-9
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	Ga5-10	Ga5-11	Ga5-12	Ga5-13	Ga5-14	Ga5-15	Ga5-16

The 'sails' connected to henua in Ga5-5 are at left (in the past), maybe to explain how the 'back side' (tu'a) of the sun year is ending (becaus Rei comes immediately to its right).

In Ga5-10 the 'statue' cannot be there (without legs) in order to show how spring is 'running'. But his two 'eyes' could indicate the point of connection between two cycles - he illustrates 'weighs even'. 118 (Ga5-8) + 2 = 120, and his number is expressing both half 240 and ⅓ of 360.

Between Te Puoko Uri and Hatinga Te Kohe there are 4 * 29 = 116 glyphs, less than 360 / 2 (and even less than 354 / 2 = 177). The 'coinage' is not from the sun.

Instead we should count the distance as 8 * 29.5 = 236 = half 472, i.e. half (the greater cycle of) waxing moon. The 'staff' which is broken at Hatinga Te Kohe seems to be the 'staff' of the moon.

If we regard the glyphs at Te Puoko Uri and at Te Pei as illustrations of the fate of the sun, and the glyphs at Hatinga Te Kohe and Hanga Takaure as illustrations of what happens to the moon, it possibly turns out right.

In Gb5-1 the 'eye' is at left, presumably meaning moon (who rises in the west). It is succeding a glyph with 'eye' at right (because 354 days measures 12 * 29.5 and sun should be finished here). It is the sun who is the 'bamboo staff', but the time of breaking is determined by the kuhane (the moon).

We must try to understand the meaning of the 'eyes'.

Ga5-8	Gb1-7	Gb5-1	Gb7-3 (413)
3. Te Poko Uri	7. Te Pei	11. Hatinga Te Kohe	13. Tama
118 = 4 * 29.5	236 = 8 * 29.5	354 = 12 * 29.5	413 = 14 * 29.5

In Ga5-8 and Gb1-7 the dimension is vertical - a little 'eye' at bottom of the black chicken respectively two such at bottom seen in the toppled en face head.

In Gb5-1 and Gb7-3 the dimension is horizontal (female). At Gb5-1 moon takes over the rule from the sun (breaking his 'staff') and 59 days later Tama marks the midpoint of her rule (ending at Hanga Takaure), i.e. her rule has a duration of 472 - 354 = 118 = 4 * 29.5 nights - the last 4 of the total 16 months. Comparing with what happens at Hatinga Te Kohe it becomes rather clear:

Gb4-33	Gb5-1

The 'child' (Tama) is the sun, and the left 'eye' therefore should be an 'ear'. The vertical dimension is hinted by the 'eye' at the bottom end, but it is not yet ripe.