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It is a difficult task to map Tahua. Before moving on let us therefore here list what has been discovered so far - as related to the kuhane stations. A good point to begin with is the last page in the excursion at vae kore in the glyph dictionary:

 

Without numbers and counting it would have been nearly impossible to identify where the cardinal points in G can be coordinated with those in A. The examples so far show very different approaches:

Te Pei
Gb1-6 Gb1-7 (236) Aa6-13 Aa6-14 (472)
Te Pou
Gb2-10 Gb2-11 (266) Aa6-73 Aa6-74 (532)
Hatinga Te Kohe
Gb4-33 Gb5-1 (354) Aa8-80 Aa8-81 (708)
Hanga Te Pau
Gb5-11 Gb5-12 (366) Ab1-17 Ab1-18 (730)

And without the kuhane stations it would have been very difficult to first identify the cardinal points in G. But the model for coordinating A and G has now been established, and secured fairly well so far. It can - with caution - be used.

Since then we have changed the 1st glyph from Ab8-43 to Ab8-44, which will move the stations listed above one glyph ahead. We can make a new table:

 

Te Pei

8 * 29.5 = 236

Gb1-6 Gb1-7 (236) Aa6-12 Aa6-13 Aa6-14 Aa6-15 (472)
Te Pou

9 * 29.5 = 265.5

Gb2-10 Gb2-11 (266) Aa6-72 Aa6-73 Aa6-74 Aa6-75 (532)
Hatinga Te Kohe

12 * 29.5 = 354

Gb4-33 Gb5-1 (354) Aa8-79 Aa8-80 Aa8-81 Aa8-82 (708)
Hanga Te Pau
Gb5-11 Gb5-12 (366) Ab1-16 Ab1-17 Ab1-18 Ab1-19 (730)

I have expanded to 4 glyphs corresponding to the 2 in G. The broader perspective is useful and obviously meant to be observed - e.g. should Aa6-72 be read together with Aa6-74 and Gb4-33 together with Gb5-1.

We have now adjusted the summary at vae kore. Then we went on to Hua Reva at 10 * 29.5 = 295, the first station without definite article. Disappointingly Tahua was found to be busy with another calendar at this place.

 

Hua Reva

10 * 29.5 = 295

Gb3-4 Gb3-5 (295) Aa7-46 Aa7-47 Aa7-48 Aa7-49 (590)

The discussion centered on Aa4-48 (instead of the correct 590 glyph Aa7-49). It was stated that ihe tau in Aa7-48 was the 4th and last of its kind in the special calendar occupying glyph line Aa7, which still is relevant because both Aa7-48 and Aa4-49 represent day number 295.

Then there was a reflection of 10 contra 8 worth remembering:

... 7-48 in (Aa7-48) can be regarded as 14 * 24 = 336. If we count only the kuhane stations on the island, Hua Reva is the 8th and 8 * 29.5 = 236.

8 * 48 = 16 * 24 = 384 could be a way to count across the 'gap' between the years, a way to 'leap'. In G the 16th kuhane station (16 * 29.5 = 472) accomplishes such a 'leap' ...

As to Aa7-49 we can compare it with a few similar glyphs in the surroundings:

 
1
Aa7-8 Aa7-9 Aa7-10 Aa7-11 Aa7-12 Aa7-13
3
Aa7-22 Aa7-23 Aa7-24 Aa7-25 Aa7-26 Aa7-27
5
Aa7-44 Aa7-45 Aa7-46 Aa7-47 Aa7-48 Aa7-49

Aa7-8 and Aa7-11 has the same type of headgear, in contrast with the headgears of Aa7-27 and Aa4-49 (which evidently belong together). But that probably has nothing to do with Hua Reva.

Possibly, though, the oval elbow ornament in Aa7-49 indicates how the cycle of the sun is completed. And in Aa7-27 there is an allusion (or illusion) that the squared ball is hanging down from the elbow, but it is rather a knee ornament, maybe marking the cardinal point reached at a 4th quarter. The special calendar in the 7th glyph line on side a may here be interwoven with Hua Reva in the greater calendar.

Also the vai oval in Gb3-5 could be meant to illustrate a full cycle. It is assymmetric, with the takaure 'eye' and right 'arm' making contact with the oval. The glyph has certainly not yet been read in full.