Note 60 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)

There are two conjectures as to how the coconut was introduced in Hawaii. 1. Brought here by the sea. 2. Brought here by Apua60 and his elder brother, Aukelenuiaiku, and here is the explanation: When the coconuts grew in Kahiki they were near the sea. As they bore fruit and the fruit matured they dropped here and there into the sea, and the ocean current brought some and landed them here on Hawaii. Upon being cast ashore and entering the sand they took root and grew and bore fruit. And when persons ate of the meat of the coconut they proclaimed61 [distributed] it from Hawaii to Kauai, even unto this day. That is one story concerning the coconut.