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CHAPTER V
[Footnote 29: Shaking hands was of foreign introduction and marks one of
the several inconsistencies in Haleole's local coloring, of which "the
deeds of Venus" is the most glaring. He not only uses such foreign
coined words as _wati_, "watch," and _mare_, "marry," but terms which
are late Hawaiian, such as the triple canoe, _pukolu_, and provision
boat, _pelehu_, said to have been introduced in the reign of Kamehameha
I.]
[Footnote 30: Famous Hawaiian boxing teachers kept master strokes in
reserve for the pupils, upon whose success depended their own
reputation. These strokes were known by name. Compare Kawelo, who before
setting out to recapture Kauai sends his wife to secure from his
father-in-law the stroke called _wahieloa_. The phrase "_Ka ai a ke kumu
i ao oleia ia oukou_" has been translated with a double-punning meaning,
literal and figurative, according to the interpretation of the words.
Cold-nose's faith in his girdle parodies the far-fetched dependence upon
name signs common to this punning race. The snapping of the end of his
loin cloth is a good omen for the success of a stroke named
"End-that-sounds"! Even his supporters jeer at him.
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