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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 79 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)

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One day he looked at his plantation and he noticed that the bananas were ripe, that other plants grew well, that the cane had lain down and come up again.79 He walked from one end of the field to the other. While going about he noticed a man plucking his bananas, so he said to him: “So Kinikuapuu is the one to eat of the banana field of Kahuoi!” Kinikuapuu answered: “True, I am eating of your banana field; the rising of the sun warms Ieiea [and] Poopalu, the fishermen of Makalii.” This man Kinikuapuu came from Kauai. He came with these fishermen and landed at Oahu, and from Oahu to Maui, landing at Kaupo. When he came from Kaupo, he arrived at this place above mentioned. While they lived at this place they were great friends; there was plenty to eat; bananas, of course.

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