Note 12 — CONTENTS.

There lived here in Lahaina a chief named Hua, whose elder brother, Namakaahua,12 was living at Hawaii at that time. Hua lived along until he desired to get some ua’u squabs to eat; then he sent some men up to the mountains above Oloalu13 to get some squabs to satisfy his desire. He did not wish for birds from the beach. When the birds were obtained, they were to be taken to the priest for him to ascertain where the birds came from; if he should give out the same information as the men had given to the chief as to the source of the birds, then he would be safe; if he should give a contrary answer, he would be killed. The name of this priest was Luahoomoe, and he also had children. When the men went up, they could not find any mountain birds at all, so they decided to get some shore birds. When they caught some, they daubed the feathers red with dirt so that the chief would think the birds came from the mountain. When they returned and handed the birds to the chief, he was exceedingly glad because he thought the birds came from the mountain. The chief told the men to take them to the priest for his inspection. The priest perceived, however, that the birds came from the seashore, so he told the chief that they did not come from the mountain, but from the seashore. Then the chief said to the priest: “You shall not live, for you have guessed wrongly.14 I can very well see that these are mountain birds.” Then and there an imu was prepared in which to bake the priest.