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

Note 3 — PREFACE. (continued 5)

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Kauhi then came up to Manoa and found Kahalaopuna, and asked her to go with him to Pohakea, a place above Ewa lying close to the Kaala mountain. While on their way, she meditated within herself as to the probable cause of this journey. In going they took the upper road where people seldom passed, passing along Pauoa3 and Waolani,4 then along upper Kalihi and so on to Manana,5 where they spent the night. In all this traveling the hands of Kahalaopuna were bound with a cord by Kauhi and consequently her skirt (pa-u) became unfastened and trailed on behind, she being unable to fasten it properly as her hands were bound.

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