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Salting the Wound
Pono
Goodness; proper; uprightness; well-being; in perfect order; balanced.
Uncle Kahana shrugged. “I dunno why, Liz. Like you always say, I’m just one broke ‘okole old man. But does it really matter?”
“Yes. No.”
She thought about it.
“I don’t know. I just want Zader to be happy and safe.”
Uncle Kahana said, “Zader’s allergies came from Aunty Lei’s side of the family. Maybe Aunty Lei wore ti leaf leis too. Hard to know. Everybody wore ti leaf leis back then.”
“If ti leaves are the miracle cure why don’t people know about this?” Mom asked.
“How many people do you know with water allergies, hah?” Uncle Kahana cleared his throat. “Maybe a long time ago people knew, but forgot.”
“I’ve never heard of anything like this,” Aunty Amy said. “Painting a ti leaf lei on
