Note 7 — Introductory material (continued 3)

Upon the arrival of Kaulu at the place and found the mass of coral, he asked: “Have you seen my brother?” The king of the sharks, Kukamaulunuiakea, said: “I have swallowed him, he is now within me all digested.” Kaulu again asked the shark: “Are you strong?” “Yes, I can reach the heaven with my upper jaw and the bottom of the ocean with my lower jaw.” Kukamaulunuiakea then opened its mouth. As soon as this was done Kaulu propped it open while he called for his brother to come out. Kaeha then came out. His hair had all fallen off making him bald headed. Kukamaulunuiakea was thereupon slain by Kaulu and its spirit flew up to heaven and it turned into the Milky Way7 as seen at midnight, from ancient time to the present day. Kaulu and Kaeha then returned and Kaulu vomited out the sea water. Kaeha was in front and Kaulu in the rear, as the ocean was restored. It is said that owing to this action of Kaulu the sea water became salty to this day.