Local gods viewed this selection of a homesite as foolhardy, but Paoa was unaware of the sudden and rapid rise the river made when heavy rains and cloud-bursts loosed their torrents high upon the slopes of Mauna kea.
"Legends of Wailuku"
Charlotte Hapai
In New Zealand there is a parrot, the kea, that once lived upon honey and fruit, but that now lives upon the sheep, tearing its way down to the kidney fat.
"Ways of Nature"
John Burroughs
This island, which is called by the inhabitants Ti-oo-kea, was discovered and visited by Commodore Byron.
"A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1"
James Cook