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It is probable that both G and K have a system with one glyph corresponding to one day. It is also probable that both begin counting days from a1-1.

The reason why Ga2-26 (the 'fire generator') has not been given glyph number 60 (as in K) seems to be a wish to put Ga2-29 in focus, the personification of Te Kioe Uri. In G moon is governing the time count and the beginning of a lunar doublemonth (2 * 29.5 = 59) is an important event to pinpoint in the text:

 
Ga2-26 Ga2-27 Ga2-28 Ga2-29
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Ka3-14 (60) Ka3-15 Ka3-16
Ga3-1 (60) Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5 (64)
Ka3-17 Ka3-18 Ka3-19 Ka3-20 Ka3-21

In Ga3-1 (the first glyph in line a3) a new season arrives. The message delivered by the numbers (also by 60) is accentuated by manu kake, which illustrates the change taking place. The 'flame' moa in Ga3-3 is a further confirmation.

In K number 60 is equal to 5 * 12 days, and the 'fire generator' together with the following Rei is enough to explain by way of the glyphs that the season of light has arrived. In Ga2-27 the Rei has a moon sign at top left, presumably to indicate that the season of light has not yet arrived. Also, in Ga2-28 the right limb is bent like the crescent of the moon, while in Ka3-16 it is straight and male.

The fact that there is no glyph in K corresponding to Te Kioe Uri (Ga2-29) indicates with a high degree of probability that there are no kuhane stations in K. To be certain, though, one must look at also all the other multiples of 29.5.

In G, the 'fire generator' has number 56 = 2 * 28, which suggests there could be a further 'net' than the kuhane stations, based on 28 instead of 29.5. Such a 'net' could have 'nodes' defined by multiples of 7.

60 days at the beginning of the year must proceed before sun light returns. It means that the calendar cycle in K has 168 - 60 = 108 days left to ika hiku, the 'tail fish'.

58 106 22
Ka1-1 Ka3-14 (60) Ka3-15 Kb4-15 Kb4-16 (169) *Kb5-20
60 = 5 * 12 108 = 9 * 12 24 = 2 * 12
168 = 14 * 12
192 = 16 * 12 = ½ 384

384 = 16 * 24 (and 383.5 = 13 * 29.5). 192 days push us 10 days beyond half 364.

If 60 days are added beyond 192 we reach 252 (= 9 * 28). Te Pou comes at 256, i.e. we need to add 64 to 192. But 192 = 3 * 64, i.e. Te Pou comes at 4 * 64. And 384 = 6 * 64, which seems quite magical. 6 chessboards are needed to move twice around the text of K. Are there any indications in the glyphs of K that 64 is special?

62 62 62
Ka1-1 Ka3-18 Ka3-19 *Kb2-9 *Kb2-10 *Kb5-20
64 64 64

Possibly so. Number 128 seems to show that the 'season of henua' is in the past, somewhat like One Tea in Gb8-2. Both glyphs have 4 maro feathers in front. In *Kb2-10 ariki has two such at left and two at right, indicating a point of equilibrium.128 + 128 = 4 * 64 = 256 (Te Pou).

In the parallel text in G we are close to the end of Te Poko Uri (at 147):

Ga6-2 (142) Ga6-3 Ga6-4 Ga6-5 Ga6-6 Ga6-7 (147) Ga6-8
*Kb2-9 (128) *Kb2-10 *Kb2-11 *Kb2-12 *Kb2-13 *Kb2-14 (133) *Kb2-15

In *Kb2-15 we recognize the end of a season which begins 52 glyphs earlier:

52
Ka4-14 Ka4-15 *Kb2-15 *Kb2-16
81 82 134 135

Using G we understand that *Kb2-15 probably is the first glyph in the next season, and that Te Poko Uri ends with *Kb2-14.

The season of kiore+henua does not end with the end of Te Poko Uri. It continues also during Te Pu Mahore:

Te Kioe Uri 2 59 - 88 118 = 4 * 29.5 Ga2-29
Te Manavai 3 89 - 117 Ga4-6
Te Poko Uri 4 118 - 147 Ga5-8
Te Pu Mahore 5 148 - 176 Ga6-8

The first such glyph is at 64:

Ga2-29 Ga3-1 (60) Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5 (64)

The last such glyph is at 179:

Ga7-5 Ga7-6 Ga7-7 Ga7-8 Ga7-9 Ga7-10 (179)
Ga7-11 Ga7-12 Ga7-13 Ga7-14 Ga7-15 Ga7-16 (185)

The duration of Uri is 4 lunar months (118 days). 59 + 118 = 177 is the beginning of Nga Kope Ririva and with sun moving from east to west we have arrived at the end of the island. He (kiore) can no longer cohabit with the 8th land (henua). The three islets outside are outside. The identification of Ga7-8 with the beginning of the season of Nga Kope Ririva has been confirmed.

In the parallel K the beginning and end of Uri (sun's visit on the island) should be possible to discuss even if the kuhane stations are not marked in the text. The beginning is here defined at Ka3-18:

 
Ka3-14 (60) Ka3-15 Ka3-16 Ka3-17 Ka3-18 (64) Ka3-19 Ka3-20 (66) Ka3-21

It is probably no coincidence that number 66 has a sign of mea ke (also - maybe - that Ka3-21 is vanishing). Because there are 300 glyphs from Ka3-14 to 360 at the end of the year, and 364 = 13 * 28 comes 300 glyphs after Ka3-18. Obviously Hanga Te Pau (366) should have a dark companion 300 glyphs earlier (at Ka3-20).

The end should come at 176 (= 6 * 29.5 - 1), the last glyph before sun leaves the island:

Kb4-10 Kb4-11 Kb4-12 Kb4-13 Kb4-14
Kb4-15 (168) Kb4-16 Kb4-17 Kb4-18 Kb4-19
...
*Kb4-20 *Kb5-2 *Kb5-3 *Kb5-4 (176) *Kb5-5

From *Kb5-5 to the end of the text there are 192 - 176 = 16 glyphs (days).

The last kiore-henua glyph is Kb4-14, one step before reaching 14 * 12 at Kb4-15. Kiore at *Kb5-4 seems to be separated from henua in *Kb5-5.

From Kb4-15 to *Kb5-4 there are 176 - 168 = 8 glyphs. In other 'words', it is possible to understand 24 as 3 * 8:

6 14
Kb4-16 (169) *Kb5-4 (176) *Kb5-5 *Kb5-20 (192)
8 16
24 = 3 * 8

Possibly, then, the whole 'net' of K - defined as multiples of 12 - should be redrawn as multiples of 8.