Polynesian Philosophy??

[Sopophile]

Hey y'all, I'm having one of those brain cramps. I forgot the word OSC used in Children of the Mind, the one that means "enough already." It was introduced on the polynesian islands, I think, in the Peter storyline when he's trying to find someplace to put Jane when the computers are shut down.
This is seriously bugging me, and I can't just go look it up because I am a refugee from Katrina and all my books are under water in New Orleans. Cry for me later, first just somebody tell me what that word was!

Cheers,
Cat

[Sopophile]

I think the character who introduced the concept I'm looking for was Grace Drinker. Any help?

[knivesout]

That sounds perfectly infuriating! I'm araid I haven't read the book in question - hopefully someone else has, and will help out before your head explodes!

In the meantime, feel free to settle in and hold forth on any other SF you might like to discuss, in the appropriate sections.

[GOLLUM]

Sorry to hear of your plight Sopophile, I think I may have the answer you're after. The term is Ua Lava Here's the extract from Chapter 1 of Children Of The Mind .

"Mr. Hikari, my dear, has revealed himself to be a secret disciple of Ua Lava."

Wang-mu was baffled.

"It's a religious movement. Or a joke. It's hard to know which. It's a Samoan term, with the literal meaning 'Now enough,' but which is translated more accurately as, 'enough already!'"

I'll Private Message you a link to the book.

Hope this helps a little...