38 Director's Annual Report. 
picked at random. It should also be mentioned that this work 
would be done in a surprisingly short time, and when finished the 
grooves would have measurements corresponding proportionately 
with the greater number of petroglyphs so farseen. In the ancient 
work the channels may have been rubbed down, in place of being 
hammered, or smoothed by rubbing after abrading with the ham- 
mer, but after an examination of the initials and names above 
mentioned, no need for any smoothing process. could be seen 
In referring to the figures below, the measurements given are of 
the length, taken from photographs, and are approximate. 
Leaving the narrow sandy beach, and proceeding westward 
the first petroglyph (Fig. 2) met is incomplete, representing either 
the shoulders and arms or the wide-spread legs of the human 
figure. Next, in the same order, are two 
forms (Fig. 4) close together which are un- Sy 
like any others so far observed; the first, 
length ro inches with squared joints, has a 
very peculiar upward turn at the knees, 
which posture is difficult to explain. The 
second, length 13 inches, has proven unique 
in these investigations so far on account of 
the fact that the rock at the knees has not 
been abraded and is on the same level as the 
original surface; the contiguous outline of FIc. 6. 
the figure was very distinct. It probably 
was intended to portray some person or object with broken legs. 
Another point of peculiarity was the two-pronged feet—when the 
foot is represented at all it is generally by a single line at an obtuse 
angle to the part of the leg adjoining. A little to the north is the 
figure of an orator or a spear thrower (Fig. 6). The next couple 
of figures, 13 and 15 inches long, have the heads outlined, and the 
smaller has two small punctures for the eyes (Fig. 5). The last, 
in place of the usual central line for the trunk, has a curve to rep- 
resent the chest or breast. 
The pictures of the interesting quartet in the foreground of 
Fig. 7. are no doubt an attempt to portray the happenings at an 
obstetrical case; the figures are grouped together and are slightly 
removed from the rest of the pictures. Kahaluu, from its superior 
natural advantages, was the abode of many chiefs and kings 
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