60 Director's Annual Report. 
With the careful study of the illustrations, many new forms 
may be seen. One striking peculiarity was the use of irregularly 
circular lines for the inclusion or separation of groups of petro- 
glyphs, perhaps for the purpose of limiting or defining a particular 
record. ‘There were forms innumerable, forms not suggestive of the 
human or animal, which from this grouping could leave but little 
doubt that they told a connected story. They left a strong impres- 
sion that the Hawaiians had made a decided advance towards a 
written language. Ellis’ concentric rings were here aplenty, and 
cup-marks, isolated and grouped. Mostly on the outskirts of this 
interesting area were many names of Hawaiians, sometimes dated, 
and more initials. It seemed to have been a time-honored place 
for recording events. The place had been isolated by the flow 
of lava in 1859 and is not easy of approach. It is doubtful if 
Ellis visited this spot, though he landed at ‘‘Wainanarii’’ (now 
unknown) two hours canoe journey from Kiholo. If we call this 
distance nine miles, it would mean that he landed within a mile 
of the petroglyphs. Ellis rested at ‘‘Wainanarii’’ a few hours, 
and merely mentioned that as it was Saturday he found the natives 
spending their time preparing for the Sabbath. It is most regret- 
table that Ellis did not continue his journey a little inland, as had 
that careful and accurate observer seen the petroglyphs at Puuana- 
hulu, Hawaiian ethnology would probably be richer today by the 
explanations and views of the natives of his time. 
Molokai.—Molokai was visited in the middle of 1909. At 
Puu Hakina, towards the south-west corner of the island, and 
about two miles north-west of Hale o Lono isa low, rocky hillock. 
On the top of the rise were three stones standing in line, each 
marked with shallow cut figures on the vertical side facing the 
south (Fig. 40). The figures were not marked before photograph- 
ing. The index finger of the man holding the tape is one foot from 
the lower part of the wire. The most striking form in this series 
is that of a male on the middle stone; in addition to a wide, taper- 
ing trunk and twisted limbs, it has an oval loop reaching from the 
neck high above the head. Below these stones and about fifteen 
feet to the south is a terrace artificially walled up. Fig. 41 shows 
the wall faintly, and three men sitting on the graved stones. Mr. 
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