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  • I supposed some man had the fire, and behold, it was not so; the alae are the proprietors of the fire, and our bananas are all stolen. "
  • Activities include history and storytelling from kupuna, plus a walk to spot the magnificent Hawaiian moorhen, or 'alae' ula (10 a.m.); a native plant walk (11 a.m.);
  • Possibly some alae production in the global south will eventually make sense.
  • When it is from fifty to sixty feet in length, devote one fourth of the length to the alae.
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