"The Road of the Spider, which is also referred to in Hawaiian literature as ala-kuukuu, suggests the path by which the Sun spirals north to the June solstice, rising higher and higher each day in the sky of the northern hemisphere, and thence south to the equinox and the December solstice attaining a lower altitude each day, i.e., a combination of its daily and yearly motions.

The symbolism is not difficult to perceive if one visualizes the motion of the Sun as continuous from day to day." (Makemson)