Note 66 — CONTENTS (continued 3)
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On this journey the two reached Kemano, a spring of good drinking water, and there found a woman sitting over the spring covering it up. Kamapuaa asked for a chance to get a drink, but the woman refused, saying there was no water. At this Kamapuaa took up the woman and threw her over the cliff66 and the two then quenched their thirst. From this place they continued on until they arrived at Kilohana. Just below this place was a valley overgrown with kukui trees and in this valley two girls were gathering kukui nuts; these were the Limaloa girls. Kamapuaa said to his companion: “Say, Limaloa, are not those girls your sweethearts?” “Yes,” answered Limaloa. Kamapuaa then chanted this mele: