The tablet's inscription reads roughly: The mystical turtle, Kauila, makes her home in the Ka'u district on Punalu'u Bay. According to Hawaiian mythology, Kauila had the ability to transform from a turtle into human form and play with and watch over children along the shore. The people of Ka'u loved Kauila as the guardian of their children and also for their spring, which provided them with pure drinking water.

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