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The Game
Konane
Ancient Hawaiian board game similar to checkers played with black lava and white coral pebbles.
Under the moon, Pua and Maka sat on the lava flow at Piko Point, a konane board between them.
“Pohaku, what’s my next move?” Maka asked.
Waves of gentle laughter washed through Pua and Maka’s minds. As a stone, Pohaku had a special interest in konane.
“Pohaku, stop helping! Maka needs to figure this out on her own,” Pua said.
Pua brushed her hair back from her face and stretched, pulling each wrist high over her head. The kukui nut candle smoked a little in its coconut shell bowl, but the light it cast was more than enough for Pua and Maka to see the board. Maka had two, perhaps three moves before Pua won, but Maka didn’t see it yet.
Strategy is her weakness, Pua thou
