Drying

The term fa'ala is to dry in the sun (la). The ulu u'a bundle is taken out into the sun after removing the row of stone weights. They may be left in one pile or separated into smaller piles.

Stones are placed on the ends to prevent their being blown about. When dry, the sheets are folded up, wrapped in a sheet of bark cloth and stored to await the other processes of technique.

The sheets are thin and white and are called lau u'a, now generally pronounced lau'a. Pratt (23, p. 156) states that lau u'a is synonymous with tutunga for which word it has been substituted on account of superstitions in connection with fishing.