 CHAPTER 27 The Legends and Myths of Hawaii. The Legends and Myths of Hawaii by King David Kalakua, the Tomb of Pooh Pahi, a legend of the island of Lanai. Sailing along the lee shore or southwest coast of Lanai, a huge block of red lava, 60 feet in diameter and 80 or more feet in height, is discerned standing out in the sea, and detached from the mainland some 50 or 60 fathoms. The sides are precipitous, offering no possible means of ascent, and against it the waves dash in fury, and in the niches of its storm-worn angles the birds of ocean build their nests. Observed from the overhanging bluff of the neighboring shore, on the summit of the lonely column is seen a small enclosure formed by a low but well-defined stone wall. This is known as the Tomb of Pooh Pahi. The last resting place of one of the most beautiful of the daughters of Maui, whose body was buried there by her distracted husband and lover, Makaki Hau, a warrior of Lanai. While the summit was reached by the lover with his precious burden, is a mystery, but the wall is still there to show that the ascent was made in some manner, and tradition assumes that it was through the agency of supernatural forces. Pooh Pahi was the daughter of Yuwa Uwa, a petty chief of Maui, and Makaki Hau won her. Pooh Pahi is related, without detail, as the joint prize of love and war. How this could have occurred it is difficult to imagine, since Lanai was always a dependency of Maui in the past, and no direct wars between the two islands are mentioned by tradition. It may therefore be inferred that she was the spoil of some private predatory expedition, and that the efforts of the young warrior to jealously seclude her from the gaze of men were prompted not more by the infatuations of her beauty than the fear that she might be recaptured. However this may have been, they are described in the Kanekau, or Lamentation of Pooh Pahi, as mutually captive to each other in the bonds of love. The maiden was a sweet flower of Hawaiian beauty. Her glossy brown and spotless body shone like the clear sun rising out of Haliakala. Her flowing hair, bound by wreaths of big-kai blossoms, streamed forth as she ran like the surf-crest scutting before the wind, and the starry eyes of the daughter of Yuwa Ua, so dazzled but the youthful brave that she was called Makka Kihu, or Misty Eyes. Fearing that the radiant beauty of the captive might cause her to be coveted by some of the chiefs of the land, he said to her, We love each other well. Let us go to the clear waters of Kalkulu. Here we will fish together for the Kala and Bonita, and there will I spear the turtle. I will hide you, O light of my heart, in the cave of Maluya, or we will dwell together in the great ravine of Palawai, where we will eat the young of the Uwayu, and bake them in the tea-leaf with the sweet Palaw root. The O'hello berries of Kula Kiwa will refresh us, and we will drink of the cool waters of Manalei. I will thatch a hut in the thicket of Kuakai, and we will love on till the stars die. The Males tell of their loves in Lipulu, ravine, where they caught the bright Iwi birds, and scarlet Apapani, how sweet were their joys in the Maya groves of Waikanecua, where the lovers caught not so beautiful as themselves. But the misty eyes were soon to be made dimmer by weeping, and dimmer till the drowning brine should shut out their light for ever. Kaka Keheu left his love one day in the cave of Malua, while he went to the mountain to fill the Huawai with sweet water. This cavern yawns at the base of the cliff overlooking the rock of Puapai. The sea surges far within, but there is an inner space or chamber which the expert swimmer can reach, and where Puapai had often found seclusion, and baked the honu, or sea turtle, for her absent lover. This was the season for the Kona, the terrific storm that comes up from the equator, and hurls the billows of ocean with increased violence against the southern shores of the Hawaiian islands. Kaka Keheu, beheld from the rocky springs of Polo, the vanguard of an approaching Kona, scuds of rain and thick mist rushing with the howling wind, across the round valley of Palawai. He knew the storm would fill the cave with a wild and sudden rush of waters, and destroy the life of his beautiful Puapai. Every moment was precious. He flung aside his calabashes of water, and at the top of his speed started down the mountain. With mighty and rapid strides he crossed the great valley, where he met the coming storm in its fury. Over the rim he dashed with an agonized heart, and down the ragged slope of the Kula to the shore, which the waves were already lashing in a voice of thunder. The sea was up indeed. The yeasty foam of surging wind-red billows whitened the cliffs, and the tempest coerced in the mad anthem of the battling waves. Oh, where should misty eyes seek for his love in the blinding storm? A rushing mountain of sea fills the mouth of the cave of Malua, and the pit air within hurls back the invading torrent with a stubborn roar, blowing outward great streams of spray. It is a savage war of the elements, a battle of the forces of nature well calculated to thrill with pleasure the hearts of strong men. But a lover looking into the seething gulf of the whirlpool, what would be to him the sublime conflict? Back to sea amid the boiling brine, the upturned face and tender body of the idol of his heart. Others might agonize on the brink, but misty eyes sprang into the dreadful cauldron and snatched his lifeless love from the jaws of an ocean grave. The next day Fishermen heard the lamentation of Maka Ki Hau, and the woman of the valley came down and wailed over Pu'a Pa'i. They wrapped her body in bright new kappa, and covered it with garlands of fragrant now. They prepared it for internment, and were about to place it in the burial ground of Manile, but Maka Ki Hau prayed that he might be left alone one night more, with his lost love, and their quest was not refused. The woman returned the morning following, they found neither corpse nor wailing lover. At length, looking toward the rock of Pu'a Pa'i, they discovered Maka Ki Hau at work on the lofty apex of the Loan Sea Tower. The wondering people of the island watched him with amazement from the neighboring cliffs, but heedless of their observation he continued his labours. Some sailed round the base of the column in their canoes, but could discover no means of ascent. Every face of the rock was either perpendicular or overhanging. The conviction then became general, since there seemed to be no other possible explanation that some sympathising at Pu'a, or spirit, had responded to the prayer of Maka Ki Hau, and assisted him in reaching the summit of the tower with the body of his dead bride, and in this form his tradition brought down the touching story. Maka Ki Hau finished his labours. He laid his love in a grave prepared by his own hands, placed the last stone upon it, and then stretched out his arms, and thus wailed for Pu'a Pa'i. Where are you, O Pu'a Pa'i? Are you in the cave of Malalea? Shall I bring you sweet water, the water of the fountain? Shall I bring you the Ua, the Palaea, and O'Hale? Are you baking the honu, and the red sweet hella? Shall I pound the callow of Maui? Shall we dip in the gourd together? The bird and the fish are bitter, and the mountain water is sour. I shall drink it no more. I shall drink with a Pu'a, the great shark of Malalea. Seizing his sad wail, Maka Ki Hau gazed for a moment upon the grave where buried the light and hope of his life, and then leapt from the brook into the boiling surge at his base. His body was crushed in the breakers, the witnesses of the sacrifice secured the mangled remains of the dead lover, and it turned he them with respect in the Ku'a Pa'u of Malalea. This is the story told by the old barns of Lanai, of the lonely rock of Pu'a Pa'i, and the still inaccessible summit, with the marks of a grave upon it, a test with reasonable certainty that the belly has something of a foundation, in fact. CHAPTER XXVIII of the legends and myths of Hawaii. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Linda Marie Nielsen, Vancouver, B.C. The Legends and Myths of Hawaii by King David Kahl Ku'a The Story of Le Kaui Part I A Supernatural Folk Lore Legend of the Fourteenth Century Prefatory Early in the spring of 1885 a party of six or eight ladies and gentlemen, the rider being of the number, made a carriage-circuit of the island of Oahu. Ample preparations for the little journey had been made by the governor of the island, and the martial of the kingdom acted in the double capacity of guide and escort. A score of attending natives accompanied the party on horseback, and a delightful week or more was consumed in skirting the breezy beaches of Kulao, indalience at Wailua, in visiting historic points of interest, and in completing a journey of something less than one hundred miles. Starting from Honolulu, the empty carriages were carefully lowered down the steep, ragged and narrow Pali Road, leading to the valleys below, and the first evening found us at rest by the beautiful shores of Kaniotii. Entering the district of Kulao Loa the next day and approaching the coast over a broad stretch of grassy meadow, but slightly above the level of the ocean, our party was suddenly brought to a halt beside a pool of clear water, nearly round, and perhaps a hundred feet in diameter. The surface of the pool was ten or twelve feet below the level of the surrounding plain, and its even banks of solid rock dropped almost perpendicularly into water of unknown depth. The volume of the pool is affected neither by rain nor drought, and the native belief is that it is fed by springs at the bottom, and has a subterranean drainage to the ocean some two or three miles distant. This we learned was a celebrated pond of Waipuka, around which so many strange legends have been woven, all of them speak of a cavern somewhere beyond the walls of the pool, and to be reached only by diving into the water and finding the narrow passage leading up into it, while listening to fragments of the story of Le'i Kawi and other legends connected with the mysterious cavern and seriously doubting the existence of the secret chamber, so prominently referred to in the early folklore of O'ahu, an old native who had joined the party at Kani'i Kawi quietly and without a word dismounted, divested himself of his upper garnments and plunged into the pool. Swimming to the northern wall he clung for a moment to a slight projection, and then disappeared. It was suggested for the first time that he was in search of the cavern of Le'i Kawi, and all eyes were turned towards the point where he was last seen above the water. Three or four minutes elapsed, and fears for his safety began to be exchanged, when the salutation of Aloha greeted us from the opposite wall, and the next moment a pair of black eyes was seen glistening through a small opening into the cavern, not before observed, about four feet above the surface of the water. The swimmer then returned to the pool by the passage through which he had left it, and we were compelled to admit that the cavern of Le'i Kawi was a reality, however wild and visionary may have been the stories connected with it. Not a single person present, including the governor, had ever before seen the passage to the cavern attempted, and the natives were overjoyed at what they had witnessed. To the many questions with which he was pressed the old man returned but brief answers on his return, and when impartuned to explain the method of his entrance to the cavern, that the secret might not be lost, he pointed significantly to the sea, and declared that there would be found the bodies of those who sought to solve the mystery of the passage and failed. This rediscovery of the entrance to the cavern of Le'i Kawi created a renewed interest in the legends associated with it, and thenceforth during our journey many of the old stories were rehearsed. The most interesting related to Le'i Kawi, it is a recklessly fanciful recital, and gives expression to the extravagant conceits of the early Hawaiian bards. Le'i Kawi is presented a condensation of the legend of Le'i Kawi, as more elaborately told by Hala'u, editor. 1. The father of Le'i Kawi was Kahu Kopaka, chief of the two Kalu districts, comprising the entire windward side of the island of Oahu, and her mother's name was Mali Kahana. Soon after their marriage he made a vow that if her children should prove to be girls, they were to be put to death, at least until a son should be born to them. In accordance with this savage vow, the first four of Mali Kahana's children, all being daughters, were slain without mercy. When her time again drew near by the advice of a priest, she sent her husband to the coast to bring her some Ohuna Palmeu, a small fish of which she was exceedingly fond. In his absence she was delivered of twin girls, who were named Le'i Kawi and Le'i Kouhoi. They were surprisingly beautiful children, and desirous of saving their lives. The mother consigned the first name to the care of Wakka, the child's grandmother, and the other to Kapi Kaikoa, a priest of discretion and sanctity. On the return of the husband he was told that the expected child came into the world without life. He knew that a birth in his house had occurred during his absence, for he had heard two distinct claps of thunder. Wakka took her foster child to the cavern, which opens into the pond of Waipuka, and which can be entered only by diving. Le'i Kouhi was taken by her priestly protector to the sacred enclosure of Kukenloko on the western side of the island, and there tenderly cared for. The moment Wakka entered the cavern of Waipuka and Le'i Kouhi a rainbow appeared over the place, and was constantly visible so long as a child remained there, even when the sun was obscured by clouds the rainbow could be seen. At length the rainbow was observed by the great prophet Hulu Man'anii on the distant island of Kauai, for twenty days in succession he saw it, and knew its significance. He secured a canoe and fifty men from Polau'la, the chief of Wailua, provided himself with a black pig, white fowl, and red fish for sacrifice, and when the star Sirius Rose set sail for O'ahu. Reaching that island he landed at Wa'anii, and guided by the rainbow in due time arrived at the pool of Waipuka. Wakka had just dived into the cave, and he noticed ripples on the water. During the day Wakka started to leave the cavern, but caught a glimpse of the prophet sitting on the bank, and quickly returned, again ruffling the water. The prophet remained by the pool all night, and in the morning saw a rainbow over Kukenloko. Travelling in that direction he ascended Mount Kala, when he saw the rainbow over the island of Molokai. Finding a canoe bound thither he took passage and landed at Halilono, near the western shore. In a dream Wakka had been directed by Kapei-laikouho to remove Laikouhi to some secure place, and had accordingly taken her to Mali-liwa, a secluded spot on the north side of Molokai. Following the rainbow the prophet arrived in the evening at Waikulo, just below Mali-liwa, but that night Wakka was again advised in a dream to remove at once to the island of Hawaii, and dwell with her ward at Pai-lui. They departed at dawn, and Kewan-nui met a man getting his canoe ready to sail to Lanai, an engaged passage. But before they could embark, Laikouhi accidentally removed the veil which Wakka compelled her to wear, and the man was amazed at her beauty. Instead of starting for Lanai he invited Wakka and her ward to remain at his house until he could secure the services of another roar, and then started around the island, proclaiming to every group of people the great beauty of Laikouhi. A great crowd had assembled at Kalapupapa to witness a boxing match, and there the man extolled the beauty of the girl in the presence of the head chief and prophet in search of her. No doubting that the girl described was the one he was in quest of, the prophet proceeded to Kalia and saw the rainbow over Hau-nui. That night he arrived at Kamola, the land adjoining, and went to rest, for he had journeyed far and was weary. Meanwhile Wakka, again warned in a dream, obtained a canoe and sailed across the channel to Lanai, landing at Mawa-lai. Three days of fog and rain followed, and on the fourth the prophet saw the rainbow over Mawa-lai. It did not remain there, however. Ten days later he discurred something peculiar on the high peak of Haliyaka, on the island of Maui. He proceeded thither, but found nothing there but fog and rain. He next journeyed to Kawiki, a hill near Hana, and there erected a small hue, or temple, for the worship of his patron deity. After the dedication, seeing nothing on Hawaii and receiving no inspiration, he remained for some time at Kawiki. At length, in the early days of the seventh month of the year, he saw faintly with the rising of the sun a rainbow on the windward side of Hawaii. At sunset on the third day of the next month he entered his heiu and prayed feverently, and there appeared before him the race of Wakka and Laikawi. His patron god then informed him that the persons whose shadows he had seen were living in the forest of Puna, in a house thatched with the yellow feathers of the U. With this information the prophet set sail for Mahukona, on the island of Hawaii. There he prayed in the temple of Pahuna, and was directed to Waipio, where he offered sacrifices in the famous heiu of Pakalana. He proceeded dense to Kaewihalai, near Lapahuhu, where he remained for some years, unable to obtain any further information of the persons of whom he was in search. 2. It was during the sojourn of Hula Man-in-Ani, the prophet of Kaewihalai, that Kaewihalai, king of Kauai, with his queen Kaili Kilewo Kikawa, returned from a wedding tour of the group. A great assemblage of chiefs and commoners had met to welcome them home with music, dancing, and other festivities. In relating his adventures the king referred to a meeting with the mysterious princess of Pahului, whose beauty he declared was something more than human. The meeting occurred at Kiao, in Puna. The Kahu of the king first met the princess and her companion, and, when requested by him to favor his royal master with a visit, the princess informed him that she might possibly comply with his request the night following. If I come, she said, I will give you warning. Now listen, and heed, she continued, if you hear the voice of the eiu I am not in its notes, and when you hear the kaa of the ala ala, I am not in its voice. When the notes of the elpato are heard, I am getting ready to descend. When you hear the song of the apapane, I shall have come out of my house. Listen then, and if you hear the eiuipilina, singing I am outside of your house, come forth and meet me. And so it came to pass. The kihi, or first watch of the evening, resounded the cry of the eiu, in the second watch the kaa of the ala ala, at midnight the chirping of the elpayo, in the pili of the morning the song of the apapane, and at daybreak the voice of the eiuipilina, then a shadow fell on the door, and we were enveloped, said the king, in a thick fog, and when it cleared away the princess was seen in her glorious beauty, born on the wings of birds. The name of the divine being, he said, was Le'i Kawaii. Among the chiefs who listened to this story of the king, was A'wo'i Kapua, chief of Walea, who was of foreign birth. He made a vow that he would not marry a Hawaiian woman, and expressing the opinion that the princess described, by the king was a daughter of other lands, he resolved to make her his wife. To this end he sought the late Kau, or the king, and made him his confident and chief officer. They talked of little else than Le'i Kawaii. He had a vision of her in a dream, and drank A'wo'i successfully for many days, in the hope of inspiring a repetition of the vision. He chanted Amelie in praise of the unknown princess, renewed his resolution to possess her, and then prepared to go to Hawaii in search of her. He fitted out two double canoes, with sixteen roars and two sternsmen, and, when the augurs and soothsayers declared the omens favorable, on the rising of Ceres, he set sail for Hawaii. On his way thither, he stopped at many places, and at length arrived in the harbor of Haneu, in the district of Hana, Maui. A number of surf riders were amusing themselves on the beach. Among them Hina Kama Alama, the famous chieftess of Hana, A'wo Ki'u Po, was smitten with her charms, and accepted her invitation to join the bathing party in their sports. In turn she became enamored of him, and invited him to visit her house, and play Koen Anne, a game resembling draughts with her. When about to begin the game, she asked him what he was willing to wager on his success, and he pointed to one of his double canoes. She declined the condition, and proposed instead that they should stake their persons. To this he agreed, and playing lost the game. To avoid paying the forfeit he declared that he had made a vow to give himself in love to no woman until after he had made the circuit of the island of Hawaii, and admonished her to remain faithful to him while he was absent. The chief and his party left Hanyu, and the next day arrived at Kahua, in the district of Kohala, Hawaii, where a boxing match was in progress. A'wo Ki'u Po was challenged to a contest by Ihanu, the champion of Kohala. The challenge was accepted, and in the struggle Ihanu was killed. They next landed at Paohau, in Hamakau, to witness another boxing match. The local champion was Haukana. He was invited to a contest with A'wo Ki'u Po, but learning something of the prowess of the chief, he declined the conflict. They then sailed for Laopao Kohoho, where the prophet Humaan-e was still residing. That evening the prophet was watching the clouds for omens, and discerned in them that a chief's double canoe was approaching, bearing nineteen men. The next morning he saw a mist on the sea, and prepared his black pig, white fowl, and bunch of awa. Then followed peals of thunder, and A'wo Kapua's canoes came in sight, with the Pulao Lao insignia of a chief, whereupon the prophet offered sacrifices, and prayed for the chief and himself. Landing, the chief and the prophet embraced, and spent the night together, but A'wo Kapua did not disclose the real object of his voyage. They then sailed for Makahana Loa, from which place could be seen the rainbow over Pa'lui. They landed at Ki'u, where the people were surf bathing. In the evening A'wo Kapua left his men with the canoes, taking with him only his confidant, the Kahu, carrying a rich feather mantle as a present to the lady of Pa'lui. After a long and wearisome journey through the thick jungle, they heard the crowing of a crock, and soon after came to a clearing, at the farther end of which was the house of the Ikawai, all covered with the choice-yellow feathers of the U. A'wo Kapua was amazed and humiliated. Said he, I brought my royal feather cloak as a present to her, and behold, it is not equal to the thatch of her house. Then turning to his Ka'u, he said, I will stay here no longer. Let us return. In spite of the remonstrances of his companion, A'wo Kapua returned to Ki'u without seeing Lai'i Ka'uai, and sailed at once for Ka'uai. They did not stop to visit the Prophet at Lao Pa'u Ka'u Ho. When off the coast of Hamakua, they saw a woman of extraordinary beauty reclining on a cliff by the shore. She was graceful in every movement, and wore a snow-white mantle. They landed and made her acquaintance. Her name was Po'ahu of Mauna Ki'a. As usual, the chief began to talk to her at once of love. In reply, she asked him if he had not sworn by the names of the gods not to marry a woman born on the Hawaiian group, and whether he had not engaged himself to Hina Kama Lama of Hana. She informed him that, like himself, she too was a Kupa descendant, and possessed supernatural powers. She promised to marry him, however, so soon as he could be released from his oath, and would return to claim her. She accompanied them as far as Kohala, where she exchanged mantles with the chief in pledge of their betrothal, and then took her departure. Crossing the channel to Maui, the chief put into the harbor of Hanyu, but did not land. Hina Kama Lama hailed him from the shore, and demanded the fulfillment of his promise, but he beguiled her by declaring that he had not yet completed the circuit of Hawaii, having sailed only along the windward side of it, and that bad news from home compelled his immediate return to Kauai. She believed him, and was pacified. In the middle of the Oahu Channel, he enjoyed secrecy on his crew, and then hastened to Kauai, fully determined to return to Hawaii and secure an audience with the princess of Palui. Reaching home, he informed his five sisters of what he had seen at Palui, and they agreed to accompany him to Hawaii, and assist him in his suit with the beautiful Lai Ikawai. The next day, Iwo Kapua selected a fresh crew of fourteen rowers and two pilots, who, with his sister's and confidential counselor, made a party of twenty-three in all and set sail for Hawaii. They were detained a month at Honolua, Maui, by stormy weather, but finally reached Kaili Kuhula Hulu in the district of Kona, Hawaii. Pola Hau saw their canoes there, and was disappointed when they left for Hilo. They arrived at Kyu in Puna about the middle of the day, and Iwo Kapua made his arrangements and started inland at once with his five sisters and trusted Kahu. At midnight the party reached Palui. The chief stationed his eldest sister, Miley Hau Waal, at the door of Lai Ikawai. She sent forth the delicate fragrance of the plant of her name, which awoke Lai Ikawai. Wakka, Wakka, exclaimed the princess. Here, answered Wakka, what wakes you in the night? A fragrance, a strange cool fragrance, which goes to my heart, returned the girl. It is not a strange fragrance, said Wakka. It is certainly Male Hau Waal, the sweet-sinted sister of Iwo Kapua, who has come to ask you to be his wife. Pasha, I will not marry him, was the petulant response of Lai Ikawai. Iwo Kapua heard her refusal, and was so thoroughly disheartened that he proposed to abandon his sisters and return to Kyu, but his trusty Kahu intervened and advised another trial, so the next in age, my Kahlui, took a position at the door. Her fragrance was different and more penetrating, but nearly the same exchange of words as before occurred within the house. The chief again proposed to leave, but the Kahu insisted on trying the powers of Mali La Ui, but no better success followed. Try again, said the counselor, and if they all fail, I myself will undertake to persuade her. So Mali Pakaha was sent to the door, but with no better result, and speaking loudly enough to be heard without, Lai Ikawai said, Whoever may come, I will not consent to marry Iwo Kapua. Hearing this, and regarding any further attempt as useless, Iwo Kapua ordered his sisters to remain behind in the woods as a punishment for their failure, and started on his return to the coast. The youngest sister, whose powers had not been tried, called after him and touched his heart. He offered to take her and leave the rest behind, but she would not consent to abandon her sisters. One of them chanted a Mali to soften his heart, but he remained obdurate. He proceeded to the coast, the sisters following as best as they could, and when they saw him and his attendants seated in the canoes and ready for departure, Mali Kahui chanted a touching Mali, but he heeded it not and put out to sea. The sisters travelled by land and met Iwo Kapua as he was about to go ashore at Punahua, but he avoided them by again setting sail. They then travelled overland to Haunalee, where their brother had stopped for supplies. They watched during the night, and when Iwo Kapua went to embark in the morning, his sisters drew near, and Kahalamo Puana chanted a pathetic song, and with so great effort that her brother invited her into his canoe, placed her on his knee and wept over her. Ordering his rowers to pull out to sea with his youngest sister, whom he still held in his embrace, she begged him to return for the others, and when he refused, she chanted a farewell song, leapt overboard and swam ashore. The sisters then decided to return to Paolui, scarcely knowing where else to go on the island of Hawaii, where they were strangers. Arriving there they found shelter in a clump of halla trees, near the house of Laikawai, the doors of which were kept continually closed, failing to attract the attention of the inmates. The sisters concluded to keep the fire burning at night, and to sing by turns. Malihawai the first night, Malikahuia the second, and so on for four nights, but no notice was taken of them. On the fifth night it was the turn of the youngest sister to sing. She lighted the fire, made a musical instrument of a tea leaf, and played upon it. She did this in the evening and morning watches for two nights. Laikawai had never heard the instrument before, and it delighted her, so she sent her kahu, a hunchback, to first spy out the musician and then bring before her the person who was capable of making such music. Following the kahu, Kahalau Ma-pana found Laikawai resting on the wings of birds, with two iwi polenas perched upon her shoulders. She was kindly received, played before her, and told her of her sisters. Touched by the recital, Laikawai ordered a house to be built for them, and formally adopted them as her companions and guards. They were fed by birds and lived as an enchanted bower. On the return to Kauai of Aiwokupaya, from his second voyage, he had a great feast prepared, and all of the guests were made drunk on awa. Under the influence of the liquor, Aiwokupaya divulged the secret of his mission to Hawaii, and told all about his unsuccessful efforts in seeking to secure an interview with the princess of Pālui. Hau'ili'iki, a handsome young chief of mana, rose to his feet and boasted that he could achieve without difficulty what Alikawapa had failed to accomplish, whereupon the latter offered to furnish him with a canoe and men to sail it, if he would undertake to make good his boast, and make a wager of his lands on the result. Hau'ili'iki set sail for Hawaii the next day, and on his arrival at Kiu was greatly admired for his manly beauty. The following morning a dense fog enveloped the place, and when it cleared away he saw seven women sitting by the seaside, one of whom was Le'ikawi. To attract her attention, Hau'ili'iki for four successive days appeared before her in the surf, performing many difficult feats of swimming and diving, but she gave him no heed. On the fifth day he exhibited his skill in surf swimming, and one applause from all but Le'ikawi. He then showed himself as a surf swimmer without a board. His skill was then recognized by Le'ikawi, and she beckoned him to approach, and threw around his neck a lehuna, or garland of lehua, blossoms. Immediately the fog settled down, and when it cleared, Le'ikawi and her party had left for Palui. Hau'ili'iki and his guide determined to follow the party at once, and traveling all night they reached Palui in the morning, approaching the house. They were met by Mali Haliwal, the first sentinel, who ordered them to retire, but they passed her by force, as they did the second, third, and fourth guards, until they met Kala Laopau'ua near the door of the house, resting on the wings of birds. She ordered them back, threatening that the birds should pick their bones, and they returned in haste to Kyu. Undecided what course to pursue, Hau'ili'iki dreamed of meeting Le'ikawi several nights in succession, and at last resolved to visit Palui Li again and without an attendant. Reaching the spot, he approached the house by a back path, without encountering the sentinels, and found Kala Laopau'ana asleep at the door. He pushed aside the feather curtain, entered the room, and found Le'ikawi asleep, resting on the wings of birds. He awoke her, and she ordered him away. He pleaded with her and told her of his dreams, but she insisted upon his departure. Kala Laopau'ana then came to the assistance of her mistress, and drove the importunate suitor back to Kyu. Abandoning and undertaking as hopeless, Hau'ili'iki returned to Kau'ai. Arriving at Wailua, he was welcomed by a large gathering of chiefs, and when he had told his story, Ali Wulukua generously forgave him, his wager. Rejoiced to learn that his sisters had become the attendants of Le'ikawi, Iwo Kapua resolved to revisit Palui. He assembled a fleet of twenty double and thirty single canoes, forty Pelelias for his attendants, and a triple canoe for himself and counselor, and set sail for Hau'ai. Waka knew of the arrival of the fleet at Kyu, and admonished Le'ikawi not to visit the coast. The sisters were put on guard, and Kala Laopau'ana summoned to their defense their terrible patron god Kihana Lu Moku, a Bu, or gigantic lizard. The night following these preparations, Iwo Kapua and his guide made their appearance at Palui. Five taboo sticks, covered with white kappa, had been set at intervals beyond the house, but the invaders disregarded them and pushed on, until they encountered Mali Hal Wul, the first sentinel. She ordered them to retire, and sent a bird to summon the rest of her sisters. The youngest came, born on the wings of Burns, and drove her brother back, telling him that they were no longer sisters of his. Iwo Kipuka returned to Kyu, resolved to secure by force what he had been unable to affect by strategy. He therefore sent up to Palui a detachment of ten warriors, but they were promptly slain by the lizard god. After waiting for two days, he sent another detachment of twenty warriors, with a competent officer, and all of them shared the same fate. He next sent forty men, and still other forties, until eight forties in all had perished. He next dispatched his two swift messengers to inquire about the fate of his warriors. They met a bird catcher above Ola, who told them of the Mu and his dreadful work. Presently they heard the roaring of the wind and the crash of falling trees, and the monster appeared in the path before them. They reassumed their bird forms, however, and escaped by flying. Iwo Kipuka then summoned Kala Humoku, the man-eating dog from Kahiki, to kill the Mu and bring to him Laikawai, and with the dog he sent his two bird messengers to bring him early tidings of the result. As the two monsters met, a column of fog rose and drifted toward the sea. This warned Iwo Kipuka that the dog had been defeated. Late in the day the animal returned, badly wounded, and with ears and tail missing, and the whole party set sail for Kawai. Arriving home, Iwo Kipuka thought of his engagement with the beautiful Poi Hau, and began to perform certain expatory rites to relieve himself of the oath he had taken not to marry a woman of the Hawaiian islands. He then sent his two bird messengers to Poi Hu to inform her that he was preparing to fulfill his engagement. By mistake the birds flew to Hana, the inquired for the betroth of the Kawai chief, and were directed to Hinakama Lama. They informed her that three months were to be spent in preparation, and that in the fourth month, in the night of Kalu, Iwo Kipu would come to claim his bride. These were the words they had been instructed to speak to Poi Kahu, but by mistake they were told to another, who joyously replied, he remembers then the game of Kone, which we played together. On the return of the bird messengers the blunder was discovered, and they were banished from the court. Then the Kawai, or tropic bird, was sent to Poi Hu with the same message with which the others had been entrusted. Iwo Kipua, relieved of his oath, waited until the twenty-fourth day of the third month, and then set sail in great state, with forty double and eighty single canoes, and twenty pelous. On the eleventh day of the fourth month, he arrived at Kawahi, and dispatched the Kau to inform Poi Hu, who named Wailula as the place for the marriage. To give brilliancy to the ceremony, Iwo Kipua dressed his petty chiefs, male and female, in feather cloaks, and many of his female attendants in fine mats. He wore the white mantle given to him by Poi Hu, and a red feather helmet. His roars were clad in fine red capas. On the platform of the chief's double canoe was raised an anu, covered with yellow cloaks, and above it stood the tabu polu lu. Around this canoe were ten others, carrying musicians skilled in playing the hula drum and other instruments. On the day of Kulu the three great mountains were covered with snow, which was the sign promised by Poi Hu. On the arrival of Alawo Kipua, and his party at Wailuha, they were met by Poi Hu, Linouhi, Wailu, and Kahupakain, the three latter being mountain goddesses. The men suffered from cold, but on being apprised of the fact, Poi Hu and her friends removed their snow mantles, causing the snow on the mountains to retire to its usual limits. Alawo Kipua and Poi Hau were then made man and wife. Feasting a music followed, and the happy pair returned together to Kauai, making their residence above Honu Pauai. In revenge for their dismissal, the banished bird messengers informed Hika Kamalama Lama of the marriage of her betrothed. Angered at his perfidity, she persuaded her parents to make a visit with her to Kauai. There was a gathering of chiefs at Mana, Kauai, to celebrate the nuptials of Halakayiki and Makawui. The night was spent in games, dancing, and other pastimes. A game of Kilu was in progress. At midnight, Hina Ikama Lama entered the Kilu shed and sat down among the circle of players. Observing her, Kalu Liki requested the meya-um drawer to tell Ailu Kipua to stop the hula-kayi and take part in the game of Kilu in order to enable him to make her his prize. Accordingly, when Halu Liki won the game, the meya-um went around the circle and threw the malli wreath over him. The wreath was then removed and placed over the shoulders of Hina Kamalama. She rose to her feet and requested permission to speak. She asked in whose honor the festival was being given, and on being informed of the occasion requested Halu Liki to delay the fulfillment of the um and then proceed to tell her story of the faithfulness of Ailu Kipua. The story created a great sensation, and the conduct of Ailu Kipua was universally condemned. Polihu was enraged and returned to Mawakia, and the chief agreed to fulfill his engagement with Hina Kamalama. The night of their marriage Polihu sent the chill of her snow mantle upon her rival, and she was benumbed with cold, her teeth chattered, and it was with difficulty that she could be kept from freezing. A second time, when she and Ailu Kipua came together, an intense chill came over her. She was frightened and inquired the cause. The chief answered, The cold is sent by your rival. Be take you at once to a fire that you may not perish. The next day at noon they met, as had previously arranged. Polihu put on her sun mantle, and a scorching heat almost consumed her rival. Again they met, but were unable to remain together, and Hina Kamalama unceremoniously left Kauai, without even touching noses with Ailu Kipua. Before she left for Maui, however, Ailu game was arranged at Puapai, and Hauliki, still mindful of his success at Mana, endeavored to secure the fruits of his victory. But Hina Kamalama refused to yield, unless the victor would come to Hana in proper state and formally make her his wife. During the game Polihu and her companions appeared in glittering robes of snow and chilled the assemblage, and the next morning they returned to Mauna Kia, where Hina Kamalama set sail for Hana. Chapter 29 Of the Legends and Myths of Hawaii, this is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Linda Marie Nielsen, Vancouver, B.C. The Legends and Myths of Hawaii by King David Kalakua. The Story of Lei Kauai, Part 2 3. The King and Queen of Kauai both dying a short time after the events just before recorded. They left the sovereignty of the island to their son Keika Keilua Kauai. They also left his charge a magical bamboo, Ohi, called Kani Kauai, and enjoined upon him a promise to seek out and marry Lei Kauai of whom many reports had reached Kauai. The new king ordered an immense fleet of canoes for his trip to Hawaii, and sailed in the month of Maumiu, or August. At Makahalaua, he saw the rainbow over Kiu, and sailed thither. Waka foresaw his coming and advised Lei Kauai to marry him and become the queen of a whole island. After waiting four days, Lei Kauai and her kahu, the hunchback, went down to Kiu and watched the king and his two favorite companions sporting in the surf. They knew the king by not his carrying his own surfboard when he landed. She returned to Paolui and informed Waka that she would accept him for a husband. Waka then arranged that Keika Lua Likuea should go at sunrise the next morning and play in the surf alone, that a dense fog should settle down, under cover of which Lei Kauai would join him in the surf, that when the fog raised the two would be seen by all riding in together on the same roller, and then they were to touch noses. A fog would again envelop them, and then birds would bear the pair to Paolui. She was forbidden to speak to any one after leaving the house. Now it appears that Hala Lan'ini, a young man of Puna, noted for his debaucheries, had often seen Lei Kauai at Kiu, and ardently longed to possess her. Learning that she was about to marry the king of Kauai, he implored his sister, Malio, to exert her magical powers in his behalf. She consented, and by her direction they both went to sleep, and when they awoke, related to each other their dreams. She dreamed that they saw a bird building, a nest, and leaving it in the possession of another, which was a sure omen in favor of Hala Lan'ini. Malio declared that her magic powers would prevail over those of Huaca, and gave her brother instructions, which he strictly observed, as will appear. They went to the beach, and saw Kika Laka Luwakiwa swimming alone in the surf. Soon the fog of Huaca settled down on the land. A clap of thunder was heard as Lei Kauai reached the surf. A second peel resounded, invoked by Malio. The fog lifted, and three persons instead of two were seen in the surf. This was noted with surprise on shore. When the first roller came, the king said, let us go ashore, and he rode in on the breaker with Lei Kauai, while Hala Lan'ini remained behind. At that moment the king and his companion touched noses. Three times they rode in on the waves, while Hala Lan'ini, as directed by his sister, remained outside among the rollers. The fourth time Lei Kauai asked the king why he desired to repeat the sport so often. Because, said he, I am not used to the short surf. I prefer to ride on the long rollers. The fifth was to be the last time for the Kauai king and his promised bride. As soon as the two started for the shore, Hala Kauai sees Lei Kauai by the feet and held her back, so that the surfboard slipped from her grasp, and Kika Lukalokia was born to the shore without her. She complained of the loss of her surfboard, and it was restored to her. Hala Kauai persuaded her to swim farther out to sea with him, telling her not to look back, as he would let her know when they reached his surf. After swimming for some time she remonstrated, but he induced her to continue on with him. At last he told her to look back. Why, she said in amazement, the land is out of sight, and Kuma Kahi, the sea god, has come to stir the waves. This is the surf of which I told you, he replied. We will wait and go in on the third roller. Do not, in any case, let go of your surfboard. Then he prayed to his patron deity, and the breakers began to rise. As the third came thundering on, he exclaimed, Pakua, and mounting the roller, they started for the shore. They Kauai was in the overhanging arc of the wave, and looking up, saw Hali Kaini poised with great still on the crest. At that moment she began to yield to the seductive fascination of Hala Kaini. As they came in, Wakka supposed her companion to be Keika Lua Lokewia, and she sent down the birds in the fog, and when they cleared away, Lai Kauai and Hala Iani were occupants of the feather house at Palui, where their union was consummated. Wakka wondered why her granddaughter did not come to her that night or the next day, as had been promised, and the day following she went to the house to learn if anything serious had happened. Lai Kauai and her husband were soundly sleeping. Wakka was enraged, for the man was not the one she had selected. Waking her granddaughter and pointing to the man, she exclaimed, Who is this? Keika Luka Lokewia was the answer. No, returned Wakka. This is Hala Kaini, the brother of Malio. Angered at the deception, Wakka declared that she would deprive Lai Kauai of her powers and privileges, and desired never to behold her face again. Abandoning Lai Kauai, Wakka resolved to assume the charge of her twin sister, Lai Ilo Kiholi, and wed her to the king of Kauai. She had been left, as it will be remembered, with the priest of Kukalin Loko on the island of Oahu. To this end, Wakka had a new house erected, and borrowing a double canoe from Keika Luka Lokewia, sailed at once for Oahu. Arriving at Kuka Ni Loko, she offered a pig as a propitation, and explained her errand to Kapa Kaluha, who approved her pants and delivered Lai Kauai Lohi into her charge. After an absence of thirty-three days, Wakka returned to Kiu, with the sister of Lai Kauai, at her command the fog gathered, and they were secretly born by birds to their new house at Paolui. Within three days she had a consultation with Keika Luka Lokewia, in relation to his marriage with Lai Kauai Lohi. She directed him to build a large Kihliu shed, and there assembled the people of the district, that the ceremony might be celebrated with becoming pomp. Meanwhile, Halli Kalini had seen Lai Kauai and determined to secure her for himself. With this object he persuaded Lai Kauai to go down to Kiu with him for a few days of sea-bathing, leaving her faithful attendance behind. Arriving there he told her that he was about to visit his sister, Malio, and if he did not return in two days she might consider him dead. On the twelfth day the five sisters went down to Kiu and joined their mistress in wailing over her husband, whom she believed to be dead. Soon after they all had dreams of Halli and Ni, with another woman, and concluded to cease their mourning and return to Paolini. Halli and Ni visited his sister and induced her to insist him in his designs concerning Lai Lohi. She advised him to watch for her for four days, and report his observations. He did so, and reported that her chief occupation was stringing Lehua flowers, and he climbed a tree to observe her, while his sister sounded the Pule, or tea-leaf trumpet, five times, and again five times, but Lai Lohi did not take the slightest notice of it. The next morning they went there again, and he climbed a tree with a mass of Lehua blossoms, and threw them down before her, while his sister played the Hano, a sweet-toned wind instrument. This attracted the attention of Lai Lohi, and without seeing the musician, she expressed her thanks. The morning following they repeated these maneuvers three times, then Lai Lohi spoke and said, If the musician is a woman, let us touch noses. With this, Malio showed herself, and proposed that she should touch noses with her brother first. This angered her, and she ordered both of them to leave. Malio admitted her failure, but promised to resort to supernatural agencies, and win Lai Lohi for her brother on her wedding day, as had been done with Lai Kahuai. About this time, Wakka went down to communicate to Kika Luka Lohiwa, her program for the marriage ceremonies, fixed for the day following. He was to order the people and his court to assemble at the appointed place, and at noon was to retire to his own house. She would then cover the land with a thick mist, and the singing of birds would be heard. First the quack of the alley, and the chirping of Iwawaki, on hearing which he would step without the house. Next he would hear the singing of the oo, which would indicate that she was about to send him Lai Lohi, then would be heard the notes of the Iwi Polena, and his bride would be near him. Lastly he would hear the singing of the Kahuli, and they would meet apart from the assemblage, when thunder would peel, the earth would quake, and the people would tremble. Then the two would be born upward by birds, the mist would clear away, and they would be seen resting upon the birds in glory. Lai Kahuai and the five sisters were anxious to witness the coming display, of which they had heard, and Kahalolm Pa'una engaged to the Mu God, Kihal Nui Luolomku, to convey them thither at the appointed time. Malio assured her brother again that her power would prevail over the efforts of Wakka, and the preliminaries of the ceremony began. At noon, Kekakalu Luwakua, dressed as became the occasion, entered his house, as had been arranged. He heard the singing of birds, came forth in the fog, and awaited the coming of his bride. A clap of thunder followed, when the fog lifted, and Lai Kahuai Lohi and Hala Ani were seen rising in the air on the wings of birds. Lai Kahuai and her attendants witnessed the ascension, sitting on the tongue of the great Luu. Believing that he had again lost his bride, Kekaluka Lohiwa sought Wakka to chide her for the failure. She is not his yet, said Wakka, for she has obeyed my command not to speak to or touch noses with him, and to reassure the king she offered to stake her life that all would yet be well. As they approached the place of assembly, Wakka again enveloped it in fog, and immediately sent Kekaluka Lohiwa upward in the air on the wings of birds. When the fog cleared away, Kekaluka Lohiwa and Lai Lohi were behold sitting together, upborn by birds, and the multitude shouted, Hawa Na Luie. The chiefs are married. When Wakka heard these accolations, she appeared before the congregation and denounced Lai Kahuai in the most appropriate terms. The latter departed in shame and rage, and was carried by the Mu, together with the five sisters, to Ola, where she took up her residence. Hali Ani's misdemeanors finally brought him into great contempt, and he was despised and condemned by all. The Kauai king returned home with his bride, taking with him Wakka. On their way they stopped at Wahu to take on board the priest Kappu Kai Hoa, who became the prime minister of Kauai. 4. The sisters of Ewo Kapua, chagrined at what had befallen their mistress, resolved to send Kaha Laopao Ana to Kila Lohi Lani, in a far distant land, to bring their brother, Keon Hiokala, to marry Lai Kahuai, in order that she might triumph over Wakka. Accordingly, she started on her voyage, being carried by the gigantic Mu God, Kihanu Lu Lu Moko. Meantime, Lai Kahuai and her train made a pleasure trip around Hawaii, first to Kau, then to Kona, and next to Kohala. Becoming discouraged, the old prophet of Kauai had left Kahi Wahili, Hawaii, and started for his native island. Touching at Waimea, he saw the well-known rainbow over Kaipi, a half-hour's journey north of Kawahi, and followed it to Mulau, and then to Puki, in Kohala, where he finally met and conversed with Lai Kahuai. He procured a double canoe for the party, and they sailed together to Lai Oahu, where he learned the history of Lai Kahuai. That night his guardian deity informed him, in a dream, that she was the person he had been seeking for so long, and directed him to take the party to Haina, Kauai. In the morning he offered a pig and fowl before her, and obtained her consent for him to become her guardian. Then he sailed for Kauai, and settled at Honopu Waikua. In one of his subsequent tours, the prophet found, on arriving at Wailua, that all the virgin daughters of the petty chiefs and courtiers on Kauai had been collected there, in order that Aewo Kapua might select two new wives to take the place of Po Lai Hu and Haina Kama Lama. The prophet spoke so contemptuously of the girls, brought there for inspection, and boasted so loudly of the beauty and graces of his adopted daughter, that Korra aroused, and he was thrown into prison. He escaped during the night, however, and it was reported to the chief that he was dead. He had left a banana trunk wrapped in cloth, and it was offered on the altar of the Hiu in the place of his body. At the moment when the deception was discovered, the prophet made his appearance on the platform of a double canoe at the mouth of a river, with Lai Kauai and the five sisters on board. Then Lai Kauai stepped upon the platform, surrounded with the insignia of a taboo sheaf, and the wind ceased, the sea rose, thunders reverberated, lightnings flashed, and the Hiu and altar were shaken almost to ruins. The assembled multitude shouted in admiration of the beauty of Lai Kauai, and Awaku Pulu, after recovering from the shock of what he had witnessed, sent a herald to demand her in marriage, but the prophet proudly answered that she was not for such as he, and would marry no one of lower rank than the sovereign of an island. They then returned to Honapua Waikua. We will now return to Kahaluma Pama Paoa, who was sent to a far distant land in search of her brother in the hope of making him the husband of Lai Kauai. For four months the great Mu swam with her in his mouth, and they arrived at last at Kea Lohe Lenny, but the guardian of the place was absent on a visit to the moon, and they awaited his return for twenty days. On his arrival he was greatly alarmed at the sight of the gigantic reptile, lying with his head in the house and his tail in the sea, and without a word flew to Numal Enny to consult Keili O. Kamalama, the powerful Kupa, who shut the door on the Pia Kupu of the Kukulu O. Kahiki, where Keo O. Hewkala was concealed. They returned together, the Kupua armed with a Lao Palu, a hundred paces long, with which to slay the Mu. Just as he was preparing to strike, the Mu stirred his tail in the ocean, and sent a tremendous breaker rolling inland, and they both started to retreat. At that moment the Mu cast out Kala Lao Puana on the neck of her uncle, Keili Lyokana Lama. He asked her who she was and the object of her visit, which she explained and also their relationship. They both embraced her affectionately, for they were brothers of her mother. In furtherance of the purpose of her visit, Keili O. Kalama Lama took his niece with him on a ten-day journey to the place of ascent, where he called upon Lana Lana Nui Makua to let down the ladder, before long a sort of spider's web, branching through the air descended. He then gave his niece full directions as follows. Here is your way to ascend until you see a single house standing in the moon, in the land of Kaha Ki Kiya, where dwells Mona Li Hai Kawa Ki Li, your father, an old man with long hair and bent head. If he is awake, do not approach him, lest he see you first, and you die before you have a chance to speak. Wait until he is asleep on his back, then cautiously approach from Leeward, spring on his breast, grab him tightly by the beard, and chant the melee in which I will instruct you. Instructing her in the melee, he continued, explained to him the object of your visit, and all will be well. She was about to begin the ascent when he imparted this final information. In ascending, if fine rain falls, and you are chilly, fear not, it is caused by your father. Climb on, and should you smell fragrance, know that it is caused by your mother, and that you are approaching the end of your journey. If the sunbeams pierce you, and the heat beats upon your head, do not fear. Persevere, and you will enter the shelter of the moon, and be safe in Kaha Ki Kiya. With these instructions, she boldly began the ascent, climbing upwards without ceasing. Toward evening, she encountered fine rain and mist. Early next morning she smelled the fragrance of the shrub hili. At midday she suffered from the heat of the sun, and in the evening entered the cool shade of the moon, in the land of Kaha Ki Kiya. Observing a large house standing alone, she proceeded to the lee side, and waited until the old man fell asleep on his back. She then grasped his beard, and chanted the melee, as instructed by her uncle. He awoke, but she held him where lay his strength, and his struggles were vain. He asked her who she was, and about her relatives, and her answers were satisfactory. She then let go his beard, and he took her on his knee, and wailed over her. He then inquired the object of her visit, and she related the whole story. He informed her that it was not within his power to grant her request, and that she must apply to her mother, who lived with her son, Keyon He Kokkala, in a sacred, inaccessible place, and only visited Kaha Ki Kiya once every month. By strikedom she obtained an interview with her mother, Lawa Ki Lua, and after great persuasion secured her assistance in advancing the purposes of her visit. The old woman then summoned the bird god, Halu Lu Ki Ki Hio Kama Lama, to take them up into the Pee Kapu of the Kulu Oka Kiki. The bird reached down a wing upon which they both mounted, and were carried to Awikia noon. The god who opens the gate of the sun were Dwelt Kano Ki Hiu Kala, the eyeball of the sun. They found the place shut in by thunder clouds. They called upon Awikia, who rose with intense heat and dispersed the clouds, disclosing to their view the prince asleep in the very center of the sun, where the air was white with heat. He awoke, his eyes were like lightning, and his body gleamed like molten lava. Lawa Ki Lua called to him and said, Your favorite sister is here. He looked up, and then summoned the guardians of the shade to appear and stand before him. This they promptly did, and the heat of the sun was mitigated. His resting place, being thus shaded, he called his sister to him and wailed over her, for they had been separated for a long time. He inquired the object of her visit, and about their sisters and brother, Aewo Ki Pua, and was interested in all that related to them. Though the advice of his mother he consented to descend and marry, like Hawaii, and the signs of his coming, he explained, would be as follows. First there would be a heavy rain and high surf, before he started. Next there would be strong wind for ten days, followed by thunder without rain. Then he would be in Kaha Ki Ia. When it thundered again, twice, he would be at Num Ali Ani, and when it thundered twice, he would be in Kia Lohe Kalani. There he would lay aside his taboo, supernatural form, and assume the human shape, as a high chief. After this there would be many portents, such as thunder, lightning, rain, fog, rainbows, high seas, and mist, on the ocean. And in one month thereafter he would appear on the mountain ridge, at dawn, when the sun rose a halo would surround him, and in the evening, when the full moon rose in the night of Mala Hi Lenny, he would appear and marry like Hawaii. After this he would punish the enemies of his sisters and his bride, as a token he gave to his sister for like Hawaii a rainbow robe. Kaha La Puana was a month in returning to Ki Lohe Ani, where she found the moon in waiting for her. He swam with her across the great waters to Hawaii, but not finding their friends at Ola. He hunted all through the islands, like a dog-senting for his master, until he found them at Honopu Waikua, Kauai, the whole trip occupied eleven months and fourteen days. Kaha Laua Ma Puana gave her friends a full history of her extraordinary journey to the dismay of Laikauai, who was odd at the thought of her intended husband, the prophet, who knew nothing of the mission of the sister until her return, had predicted the coming of Kauai No Heo Kala a month before, and now he traveled around the island, warning the people and advising Iwo Kupua, in particular to set up taboo flags all around his place and collect his family within the precinct, but he was repelled with insult. He gave the same advice to Kekka Luwa Kulu Kaewa, who obeyed it in spite of the opposition of Wakka. Ten days after the return of Kaha Laua Ma Puana, the potents began to appear in the order already named, and in due time Kana O Heo Kala appeared surrounded by a halo. Shouts of acclamation and homage were heard throughout the island, and Laikauai put on her rainbow robe. In the evening, as the full moon rose, the prince descended from the mountain and came within the circle of the prophet, and they all prostrated themselves before him. He spoke graciously to them and told Laikauai that he had come to make good the promise made to her through his sister, then all shouted, Amana, Ua Noa, Leile, Walee, Au, La. A rainbow appeared, and on it the prince and his bride were suddenly drawn upward to the moon. A few nights after, as the moon was directly overhead, a rainbow was let down like a ladder on which they descended. Summoning the prophet, the prince directed him to travel around the island and make proclamation for all to assemble at the end of ten days at Pi Ha Ka Lani, the five sisters and afterwards the prophet were taken up to dwell in the coolness of the moon. One morning the assemblage at Pi Hana Ka Lani saw the rainbow again let down from the moon, and standing upon it were the prince and his bride, the five sisters and the prophet. Vengeance was executed upon Wakka, who was killed by a thunderbolt, and upon Awakapua, who was reduced to poverty and contempt. Lei Lo Ki Hoi and Ki Ka La Lu Ke Wa were retained in favor under Kaha Laua Mapuana, who was designated as the regent of her brother, and the four other sisters were made the governesses of the rest of the islands of the group. The affairs of state being thus summarily settled, Kana Ho Ia Ka La again departed with his bride up the rainbow beyond the clouds to dwell in the Pi Ka Pu Oku Kulu O Ka Ki above the land called Kaha Ka Ii Ka Ii. Five, Ka Hu Hi O Ka La made quarterly visits to his earthly dominions to see that all went well with their rulers. Lei Ke Hu Li Li had grown more beautiful than her sister, and he became enamored of her. To promote his designs, he made Kaha Lau Mapua join regent with Moku Lei Ka Hii Ni in Ke Lei Ho Lan Ni, and appointed Ki Ka Lu Ka Lau Ki Wa to the regency of the entire group. He then requested the regent to make a tour of the islands, leaving Lei Ko Hi Lo I at Pi Kana La Ani. He next applied to her guardian, Ka Pu Ku Ha Hoa, and gained his consent to aid in her seduction. After Kano Hi Ko Ha La had made two more trips to earth, in furtherance of this intrigue, Lei Ko Ha Hi Li resolved to seek her husband and set sail accordingly for the Windward Islands. She found him at Hono Ka Lan Ni Maui, engaged in an amour with Hini Ka Kama Lama, the Hanna Chiefness who had abandoned Ai Wo Ka Pu Ha. After un-availing efforts to reclaim him, she returned to Kauai. Keio Hi Kala then renewed his visits, and at last remained a year with the deserted wife. The forsaken Lei Ka Wai appealed to her father-in-law, who directed her to go to the Tabu Hiu when Old Lao Ka Ua was asleep, and consult the bowl of knowledge. It was a wooden bowl covered with wicker work, the edge of the lid being decorated with feathers, and with carved images of birds standing on the rim. She was to remove the lid, insert her face in the bowl, and call Lao Ka Pili to give her the knowledge she required. She followed these directions, and saw what her husband was doing on earth. His father and mother also looked, and observed for themselves the treachery of their son. Straight away the ladder was let down to the presence of Kano Hiu Kala. The sky was darkened and filled with uncanny forms, and ghastly voices wailed through the air. Ua Hali Ka Lani. The heaven has fallen. Then the three were seen standing together upon the rainbow ladder, and Mona Li Hai Ka Wau Kili proceeded to pronounce judgment on Kao Hiu Kala. He was never to return to the upper world, and was doomed to become a Lapu, a specter or wandering ghost, and live on butterflies. Kala Laopana took his place in the sun. Laikawai, at her earnest request, was restored to earth to live with her sister, and the government of the group was entrusted to the prophet. Laikawai had her name changed to Ka Wani O Ka Luia, the Lady of the Twilight, under which title she was worshipped by certain families after her death.