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" In keeping with the Hawaiian conception that the mo't was the scion and living embodiment of Lono , these contributions were understood as mohai ( ceremonial gifts ) , fruits of the land and the sea and of human labor , tendered to those who were the very source of nature 's productivity.3l In this context , it is completely inappropriate to think of ho'okupu as the Hawaiian equivalent of taxes , as many recent writers have . " But the language of community , family and citizenship at its core is about receiving undeserved gifts . Your gifts also serve to support the well-rounded , arts-educated individuals who will be tomorrow 's UVA alumni . Aelian tells about gifts received by envoys coming to the Persians , and other authors cite other examples .