Volume 5 / Part 1 — PREFACE. (continued 4)

The men then boarded their canoe of six fathoms in length and Kuapakaa boarded his canoe, also of six fathoms in length. The two parties then paddled out to sea until they had reached a point which Kuapakaa thought was far enough and so said to the others: “Let us take this as the starting point.” The others refused to accept this, saying: “We will not accept this as the starting point. Let the starting point be at a distance where the water will hide the shores. When we come to that point we will face about.” Kuapakaa replied: “It will be useless for us to go out any further for there are several of you in your canoe. Why should you fear me, who am all alone? If you had started the race at the edge of the line of surfs, you would have won; but I wish to tell you now that I will beat you anyhow, and that it will be a sad thing for your wives, children and parents.” Ee ae la lakou ma ko lakou waa, eono ka loa, ee no hoi o Kuapakaa ma kona waa eono ka loa. Holo aku la lakou a hiki i kai, i aku o Kuapakaa: “Eia ka pahu ku o kakou.” Hoole mai na kanaka makua: “Aole keia o ka pahu; aia ka pahu ku o kakou a ale ke kai i luna o ka aina, o ia ko kakou wahi e ku ai a heihei.” I aku o Kuapakaa: “He makehewa wale no ia holo ana i kai, he nui hoi oukou, hohe iho la no oukou ia’u hookahi, e heihei ia aku la no paha e kakou i kuanalu, ina ua eo ia oukou. Nolaila, ke hai aku nei au ia oukou, e make ana oukou ia’u, o ka wahine, o ke keiki, o ka makua ka mea aloha.”

When the houses had disappeared from their view, the men said to Kuapakaa: “Here is our starting point.” Kuapakaa agreed to this; the canoes were swung around, placed side by side, and when they were ready the word was given and the race commenced. On the start the eight men forged their canoe ahead by their powerful strokes of the paddle, while Kuapakaa fell far behind. Upon seeing this Kuapakaa watched how the others were using their paddles, and when he saw them raise their paddles some distance out of the water, and that they held their paddles high up by which action the water was forced up high at every stroke, causing an eddy to be drawn along behind their canoe, he forced his canoe into the current formed by the eddy behind the other canoe. As soon as he had entered into this current all he had to do was to see that his canoe kept in the current. While the others were forcing themselves to keep ahead of the boy, by using very powerful strokes, the boy followed on behind taking his time; and the faster they went the faster the boy followed them. Whenever the boy saw that the others were slackening up he would call out: “Pull harder so you will win.” When the eight men would hear this, they worked all the harder. A nalowale na hale o uka, i aku la lakou ia Kuapakaa: “Eia ka pahu ku o kakou.” Ae aku o Kuapakaa; ia wa, hookuku lakou a kaulike na waa, a kupono. Ia wa, holo lakou me ka hoe ikaika loa, a puka aku la ka poe lehulehu mamua, kaa hope o Kuapakaa. Nana aku la o Kuapakaa i ka lakou la hoe ana, e unuhi loa ana ka laulau o ka hoe i luna loa, lele pu me ka mapuna kai i luna loa, o ia koieie o ke kai mahope o ka waa, e milo ana me ka ikaika loa. Hoo aku la o Kuapakaa i kona waa maloko o ke kai e koieie ana mahope o lakou la, a holo aku la ma ia mimilo, hookahi a Kuapakaa hana, o ka uli i ka hoe, e hooponopono ai i ka ihu o kona waa, i holo pololei i mua. Ia lakou la e hoopapau ana i ka hoe, a ea mai la, e kau aku ana keia mahope, nolaila, hoopapau lakou la i ka hoe, i mua, alaila, kahea aku o Kuapakaa: “Hoe a ikaika i eo.” No keia leo kahea, hooikaika loa lakou i ka hoe.

When the canoes drew near to the land, the boy’s canoe being directly behind the other, so that he was not clearly seen, the people ashore began to dispute as to the merits of the two canoes, and seeing only one canoe, the people yelled out: “The boy is beaten, the boy is beaten.” After the shouts had ceased, the canoe of Kuapakaa was seen to come out from behind the other and take the lead, causing the multitude backing the boy to raise another shout, for they admired the pluck displayed by the youngster. The canoe of Kuapakaa was seen to draw away from the others farther and farther until it reached land first. As soon as Kuapakaa touched shore he grabbed a surf board and swam out to the surf, according to agreement, but instead of going out to the big surf he took the small ones near the sand, and after he had thus ridden in three times, the eight men landed and were declared beaten by the boy. A kokoke lakou i uka, hoea aku la ka waa nui o na kanaka mamua, a o ko ke keiki hoi mahope, nolaila, hoopaapaa o uka, me ka olelo: “Ua eo ke keiki! ua eo ke keiki!” A mahope o keia leo uwa o uka, hoea aku la ka waa o Kuapakaa i mua o ko na kanaka makua waa, alaila, olioli ke poe mahope o ke keiki, i ke eo ia lakou, pela ka oi ana o ko Kuapakaa waa a pae i uka. Lalau iho la i ka papa heenalu, a au aku la e heenalu, e like me ka olelo mua a lakou i hooholo ai. Hee koke iho la no o Kuapakaa i ka nalu o uka o ka ae one, a pau ekolu, alaila, pae mai la, ka waa o na kanaka makua, ua eo ia ia nei.

The result of this race was soon carried to Keawenuiaumi, as well as the fate of the eight men, who were fairly beaten by the boy. When Keawenuiaumi heard this, he said: “Yes, it surely must be so. If that small boy is the same one that came along with us then it is possible. If he is the same, then there is no escape, the men will indeed die.” Keawenuiaumi then sent one of his messengers to go and bring the boy to him, in order that he might see for himself. When the boy arrived, the king saw that it was the very same that had accompanied him to Hawaii. At this the king fell on the boy’s neck and wept, because he knew that he had neglected him since leaving the canoe. The actions of the boy in saving him from death came to the mind of the king in such a way that he felt that he had indeed been neglectful. Ma keia heihei ana, ua laha aku la ka lohe ia Keawenuiaumi, i ka make o kekahi mau kanaka ona i ke keiki. Ia wa, noonoo o Keawenuiaumi, a olelo aku: “He oiaio, ina na wahi keiki uuku, a o kahi keiki a makou i holo mai nei, aole e pakele, make io.” Kena aku la o Keawenuiaumi i ka elele, e kii i ke keiki a hele mai, imua ona, e nana ia ia. A hiki ke keiki, ike mai la ke ’lii, o ke keiki no i holo pu mai ai; lele mai la ia apo i ka ai o ke keiki, uwe me ka helelei o ka waimaka, no kona hoopoina ana ia ia, me ka haalele i na waa. A ua noonoo ke ’lii ma ka hoopomaikai ana o ka keiki ia ia i loko o ka make a me ka pilikia.

After the weeping Keawenuiaumi asked of the boy: “Where have you lived all this time?” “By our canoe.” “What did you live on?” “The dry food that was left over, which we had on our journey.” After this the king again asked: “And were you the one who defeated my men in Kohala?” “Yes,” answered Kuapakaa. “And are you the one who has just won in this race?” “Yes.” “What was the wager?” “In the first race we wagered some fish. In the last race we wagered our bones (lives), and I have beaten them again. The fire in the oven is now lit for the baking, on my return the men will be put into the oven.” A pau ka uwe ana, ninau aku la o Keawenuiaumi: “I hea kou wahi i noho ai?” “I na waa no o kakou.” “Heaha kau ai, o ka noho ana?” “O kahi koena ai maloo no a kakou i holo mai ai.” A hala ia ninau, ninau hou o Keawenuiaumi: “A o oe no ka i heihei mai nei me na kanaka o’u i Kohala?” Ae aku no o Kuapakaa: “Ae.” “A o oe no ka i heihei hou mai nei?” “Ae.” “Heaha ka oukou pili?” “I ka heihei mua ana, he ia; i keia heihei hou ana mai nei, o na iwi no o makou; nolaila, ua eo no lakou la ia’u, a ke a ala ka umu e kalua ai, a hoi aku wau kalua.”

At this the king again wept, with his head bent down low. When the boy saw the king weeping, he asked: “What are you weeping for?” “I am weeping for my men, because they are to die.” The boy said: “It is not my fault; it was of their own making. I proposed that we wager some property and at this they questioned me what property I had to put up, and I told them that I would put up the canoe; but they refused to accept that, and proposed that our bones be the wager. To this I gave my consent because I knew that they were taking advantage of my size.” Alaila, uwe iho la o Keawenuiaumi, me ke kulou i lalo; ninau mai la ke keiki: “E uwe ana oe i ke aha?” “E uwe ana au no o’u kanaka i ka make.” I aku ke keiki; “Aole no’u ka hewa, no lakou no; ua hai aku au, ma ka waiwai no ka pili a makou, ninau mai lakou ia’u, ‘auhea kou waiwai?’ Hai aku au o na waa o kaua, hoole lakou. Makemake no lakou la o na iwi ka pili, nolaila, ae aku au, no ka mea, ua hookaha lakou la i kuu uuku.”

Keawenuiaumi then said: “Say, where are you, my boy? I want to ask you, that since you love me, that you take pity on me and grant my request, that you save my men, for I cannot see how I am to get along if these men are to be put to death; for I will be without any one who will attend to my comfort. Therefore if you love me, these men must live. If you think they must die, then you must kill me first.” At this pleading, Kuapakaa asked: “Do you think more of these men than any other person?” “Yes,” said the king; “but I would not have thought so much of them had I found my servant Pakaa.” I mai o Keawenuiaumi: “Auhea oe e ke keiki. Ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e like me kou aloha ia’u, pela oe e aloha mai ai i ka’u noi aku ia oe. No ka mea, i ahona no au ia mau kanaka o’u, ina e make ae ia oe, o ko’u hemahema no ia. Nolaila, ina e aloha oe ia’u, e ola lakou, ina e manao oe e make lakou, e pepehi mai no oe ia’u.” I aku o Kuapakaa: “He oi aku anei kou minamina ia lakou, mamua o kahi mea e ae.” Ae aku ke ’lii. “Ae, aka, aole au e minamina ia lakou, ina e loaa aku nei kuu kauwa o Pakaa.”

Kuapakaa then said to Keawenuiaumi: “If you think more of the welfare of these men, we will never be able to find Pakaa even though we again make another trip to Kaula; but if you allow these men to meet their fate, then you will be able to find your servant Pakaa; for this was the very reason why Pakaa left you; you were keeping too many favorites.” Keawenuiaumi said: “Go and find Pakaa and then these men may die.” At this, Kuapakaa told Keawenuiaumi of Pakaa, his father, saying: “He is now living in Molokai. When you met me on your trip, he was with me sitting in the fore part of the canoe; the old man kept his head bent down. He kept his face down for fear of being recognized by you. Pakaa is my father and I am his son Kuapakaa, named by him, because of the scales of your skin through the use of the awa; and it was by him that I was educated in all the things pertaining to the office of a king’s personal servant.” I aku o Kuapakaa ia Keawenuiaumi: “Ina he manao nui kou e ola keia mau kanaka ou, aole e loaa o Pakaa ia kaua ke kii aku i Kaula, a ina hoi e hooko mai e make keia poe kanaka, alaila, loaa ko kauwa o Pakaa. No ka mea, oia no ka mea i haalele ai o Pakaa ia oe, no ka nui o au punahele.” I mai o Keawenuiaumi: “E kii oe a loaa mai, alaila, make lakou.” Ia wa, olelo aku o Kuapakaa ia Keawenuiaumi, me ka hai aku o Kuapakaa ia Pakaa: “Aia no i Molokai kahi i noho ai, ia oukou i holo ae nei, o maua no ke kau ana i luna o kahi waa, o ia no kahi pupu mamua o’u e kulou ana i lalo ke poo. O ke kumu o ke kulou ana, o ike oe ia ia. O ko’u makuakane no ia o Pakaa, owau no kana keiki o Kuapakaa, nona mai no ko’u inoa. No ke akaakaa o ko ili i ka awa, a nana hoi au i ao i na hana a pau ou e ke ’lii.”

Upon hearing this revelation from Kuapakaa, Keawenuiaumi wished to know clearly [of his favorite servant], so he asked a few more questions. Kuapakaa then went more into the details, saying: “After you people returned from the Kalaau point, and we all went ashore, it was your own loin cloth that I gave you; the kapa was your own; the piece of awa was your own, but Pakaa had instructed me to tell you that the things were mine in order that his identity be not discovered.” Ma keia olelo a Kuapakaa, hoomaopopo loa mai la o Keawenuiaumi me ka ninau hou mai ia ia. Ia wa, hai paa loa aku o Kuapakaa, me ka olelo aku: “Ia oukou i hoi mai ai mai ka lae o Kalaau mai, a pae kakou i uka, o ko malo no ka’u i lawe aku ai nou, o ko kapa no, o ko awa no, o ko apu no; aka, ua ao mai o Pakaa ia’u, e hai au ia oe no’u, a e huna ia ia.”

When Keawenuiaumi heard these things from Kuapakaa, he raised his voice and wept for Pakaa and the boy Kuapakaa. When his weeping was ended he ordered one of his chiefs, that the men who were beaten by the boy be put to death. A lohe o Keawenuiaumi i keia mau olelo a Kuapakaa, uwe iho la ia me ka leo nui ia Pakaa, a me ke keiki, o Kuapakaa, a pau ka uwe ana, kena aku la ke ’lii, e make na kanaka ona.

After the death of these men, Keawenuiaumi ordered Kuapakaa to go immediately, as fast as possible, and bring Pakaa to him. With this order, Kuapakaa boarded his racing canoe and set out that early morning. When the sun was high up in the heaven, the boy entered the landing place at Molokai and moored his canoe; after this was done he went after Pakaa. A make lakou, kena aku la o Keawenuiaumi, e kii wikiwiki o Kuapakaa, ia Pakaa a lawe mai. Kau aku la o Kuapakaa maluna o ka waa heihei ona, a holo aku la i ka wanaao, a kiekie ka la, komo i Molokai, hekau iho la no ka waa i kai me ka pae ole i uka, kii aku la ia Pakaa.

A hiki aku la ia, aloha a pau ke aloha ana, ninau mai o Pakaa: “Ua make o’u hoapaio?” “Ae, ia makou i holo ai, a Waimea i Kauai, huai au ia Laamaomao, loaa makou i ka ino, ia loaa ana, haawi au i na ao loulu, a koe o Hookeleihilo a me Hookeleipuna; pela ka ai, me ka ia, ka wai, a make iho la laua. A haalele makou ia Kauai, a holo makou a pae ma Hawaii i Kawaihae, haalele ia no wau e kuu haku, a me na kanaka i ke awa. Ia wa, heihei hou mai nei au me kekahi mau kanaka ona, a eo ia’u, pepehi ia mai nei a make. A make na kanaka, hai aku nei au ia oe a me a’u i ke ’lii, ia Keawenuiaumi, a nolaila au i kii mai la ia oe, e holo kaua.” Ninau mai o Pakaa: “Heaha na pono a ko haku ia oe?” “Aole.” “Ae, o hoi hou a olelo aku i ko haku, i olelo mai nei o Pakaa ia’u, aia ka a hoihoi mai oe i na aina au i lawe ai, a me na mea a pau au i lawe ai, alaila, ae e hoi mai me oe, a i ae ole oe, aole e hoi mai.”

At the close of this conversation, between the boy and the father, the boy set out for Hawaii and in time delivered the message to Keawenuiaumi. When the king heard the conditions proposed by his servant Pakaa, he agreed to them all, withholding nothing of which Pakaa wanted, saying: “I am willing to do all this in order that I may get him to come back to me.” Again Kuapakaa set out for Molokai, where he landed and delivered the order of Keawenuiaumi. When Pakaa heard the reply of the king, he boarded the canoe and returned to Hawaii. A pau ka olelo a Pakaa i ke keiki, holo mai la ia a hiki i Hawaii, a lohe o Keawenuiaumi i na olelo a Pakaa, ae mai la i na mea a pau loa, aole kekahi mea e koe i ka hoihoi ia me Pakaa, wahi a Keawenuiaumi: “Ke ae aku nei au e hoi mai ia a noho pu me a’u.” Ia wa, i hao ai o Kuapakaa i kona mana a holo aku la a pae i Molokai, hai aku la i na olelo a Keawenuiaumi a pau loa, a lohe ia, kau iho la i luna o ka waa a hoi aku la ia Hawaii.

A hiki i mua o Keawenuiaumi, lele mai la ia iluna o Pakaa, a uwe kaukau iho la, no kona hana ino i ke kauwa maikai, a pau ka uwe ana, haawi aku la o Keawenuiaumi ia Hawaii a puni ia Pakaa, a noho alii iho la ia e like me mamua, alaila pau keia kaao.

Legend of Palila. He Kaao no Palila.

O Kaluaopalena ka makuakane, o Mahinui ka makuahine, o Palila ke keiki, o Hina, ka makuahine o Mahinui. O Kamooloa, i Koloa, Kauai, ka aina hanau o Palila, o Humuula, heiau kahi o Palila i hanai ia ai. He pauku kaula o Palila i kona hanau ana. A hemo ia mai ka opu ae o Mahinui, kiola ia aku la i ka puu opala, me ko laua manao ole he keiki, no ka mea, ua hoowahawaha laua no ka hanau ana he kaula.

Ma keia hanau ana o Palila, aia no o Hina i ke kuahiwi, i loko o Humuula kahi i noho ai. Ua kau aku ia Hina ka halialia o ka hanau ana o Palila, nolaila iho mai la o Hina a hiki i mua o Mahinui a me Kaluaopalena, ninau aku la: “Auhea ke keiki i hanau iho nei?” Olelo mai o Mahinui a me Kaluaopalena: “Aohe keiki, he kaula koko, ei aku i ka puu opala kahi i waiho ai,” hele aku la o Hina a laila, ohi ae la i ke koko me ka opala, a laulau ae la i loko o ka oloa, a hoi aku la.

After Hina arrived at her home in the temple of Humuula, away up in the mountains in a very lonely spot, she unwrapped the bundle of Palila and put it into another piece of white kapa. This was done at three different times, when it began to assume human form. After the lapse of a full period of ten days, the body of Palila was complete in its form. Hina then built a shelf from the uluhe fern and placed the child upon it. After the child had reached the age when it could take food, it was given nothing but bananas. Noho iho la o Hina i loko o Humuula, i loko o ke kuahiwi mehameha loa me ke kanaka ole, a liuliu, kii aku la i ka wahi o Palila, wehe ae la, a wahi hou i ka oloa. Ekolu hana ana a Hina pela, alaila hoomaka mai ana o Palila e kino, a hala ke anahulu okoa, ua maopopo loa ke kino o Palila. Alaila, hana o Hina i holopapa uluhe, a kau aku ia Palila i luna o laila; a nui o Palila, aohe ai i ka ai, he maia kana ai.

Alanapo was another very sacred place; it was also a temple and was located in the land of Humuula. It was the resort of spirits and a place noted for the strength and braveness of the people brought up in it. When Hina saw that the child was full grown she took him to the temple of Alanapo and brought him up with the spirits, where he was educated in the arts of warfare and in all the training proper for the development of great strength. After the years of training his two hands were equally developed and could deal out death to all his enemies. In his daily life and bringing up, he had a twofold character; that of a spirit and of a human being. No Alanapo: He wahi kapu loa ia, he heiau, aia i loko o Humuula, he wahi noho no ke ’kua, a he wahi kaulana loa, no ka ikaika a me ke koa o ko laila kanaka ke noho. A ike o Hina ua nui o Palila, hoihoi aku la i loko o Alanapo e noho ai me ke ’kua, a malaila o Palila i ao ia ai i ka hana o ke koa a me ka ikaika, a ua loaa ia ia ka ikaika nui loa. Ua makaukau loa kona mau lima elua, e lawe i ka make a me ke kaua i waena o ka lehulehu ke kue mai ia ia. Ma keia noho ana o Palila, elua ano, he ’kua, he kanaka.

One half of Kauai at this time was under the control of Namakaokalani, who was constantly at war with Kaluaopalena [the father of Palila, the ruler of the other half of Kauai]. Three battles had already been fought by the two and there remained but one more when Namakaokalani, if victorious, would conquer the whole island of Kauai. Namakaokalani, oia ke ’lii ma kekahi aoao o Kauai, e noho ana laua me ke kaua me Kaluaopalena, ekolu kaua i hala, a hookahi kaua i koe, a puni loa ka aina ia Namakaokalani.

He mea mau ia Hina ka iho e nana i ke kaua o na aoao elua, i na kaua ana a pau loa, ma keia iho ana a Hina, ua kau aku ia ia ka halialia o Palila. Nolaila, olelo mua aku o Hina ia Kaluaopalena: “E, nana oe ma keia la, ina i hele mai ke koa mua, o Namakaokalani ia, no Moloaa, mai hea oe; i hele mai o Lupeakawaiowainiha, he koa ia, mai hea oe; aka, i hele mai ke koa e hookaa ana ka laau ma ka hema, o Palila ia, ko keiki ia, mai loko mai o Alanapo, o ke koa ia puni o Kauai nei ia oe. Kahea ia, i oluolu ola oe, i huhu make oe a me na kanaka.”

Soon after Hina departed on her way to see the battle, Palila woke from his sleep. When he looked about him and saw that Hina was not around, he rose, took up his war club, Huliamahi by name, given to him by the gods, and came out of the sacredness of Alanapo. He continued on his way until he was outside of the limits of Humuula, and went through a forest of tall trees until he arrived at a rise looking toward the sea. This rise is Komoikeanu. When Palila arrived at this rise he looked down and saw two great armies gathered at Paa. Palila knew by the action of the men that a battle was about to be fought and against his father Kaluaopalena. He therefore turned and proceeded along the upper part of Hanapepe through the brush and tall trees. When Palila got into the forest he swung his club, Huliamahi, knocking down the trees. By reason of the falling of the trees one on top of another, they kept on falling until the trees standing around one of the armies were also knocked down, destroying a large portion thereof, leaving Kaluaopalena’s intact. Those who heard Hina announce the coming of Palila were all afraid upon seeing the forest mowed down, therefore Namakaokalani immediately sent his messengers to ask Kaluaopalena to call off the battle and to make peace. A hala mai o Hina, puoho ae la o Palila mai ka hiamoe ae, a nana ae la aole o Hina, ala ae la ia, a lalau i kana laau palau a ke ’kua i haawi mai ai ia ia, o Huliamahi ka inoa. Hele mai la ia mai loko mai o ke kapu o Alanapo, a kaa ma waho o Humuula; a ma waho o Humuula; he moku laau loloa, maloko o laila e hele mai ai, a puka i waho, he kiekiena ia e nana ai makai, a ma o a ma o. O Komoikeanu ka inoa o ia kiekiena. A hiki o Palila i laila nana aku la i na kanaka o kai o Paa e piha ana, manao iho la o Palila, he kaua no paha kela i kuu makuakane ia Kaluaopalena, huli aku la keia hele mauka o Hanapepe he nahelehele me ka laau loloa ko keia wahi. Ma keia hele ana a Palila, e waiho aku ana ia i ka laau palau ana ia Huliamahi, pau ka laau i ka hina, o ia hele o ka hina o ka laau a loaa ke kaua, pau loa na kanaka i ka make o kekahi aoao, koe ko Kaluaopalena aoao. Aka, o ka poe i lohe i ka olelo kukala a Hina no ka hiki mai o Palila, ua makau lakou, nolaila, hoouna ke ’lii o Namakaokalani i na elele, e olelo aku ia Kaluaopalena e pau ke kaua, a e noho like me ke kuikahi.

When Kaluaopalena heard the message, he refused to call the battle off, saying: “I will not call the battle off until I am victorious, for I have laid awake nights until my head was made heavy planning for this battle. I know that I will conquer the whole of Kauai this day.” The reason why Kaluaopalena said this was because he had heard that Palila was coming to meet him, and it was also this which caused the other side to sue for peace. On whichever side Palila swung his club no trees or shrubs remained standing, and none grow to this day. A lohe o Kaluaopalena i keia mau olelo a na elele, hoole aku: “Aole e pau ke kaua a lanakila au, no ka mea, o ka’u hana ke kaua a lolo nui ke poo, nolaila, o ka la keia puni o Kauai nei ia’u.” O ke kumu o keia olelo a Kaluaopalena pela, no kona lohe ana ia Palila, e iho mai ana e halawai me ia, a o ke kumu no hoi ia i makau ai kekahi aoao. Ma kahi a Palila i uhau ai i ka laau palu ana, aohe laau ulu, aohe nahelehele, a hiki i keia la.

Ia Palila e iho mai ana e halawai me Kaluaopalena, hele mai o Namakaokalani, he koa ia no Moloaa, e halawai me Kaluaopalena, me kana laau palau, elua kanaha kanaka nana e amo, hookahi mamua, hookahi mahope o ka laau ma waena. A hiki o Namakaokalani i mua o Kaluaopalena, lalau iho la i kana laau palau, o Kawelowai ka inoa, a kukulu ae la i mua o ka lehulehu, aole nae he kahea mai o Kaluaopalena, nolaila, hilahila o Namakaokalani a hoi aku la i Moloaa. Ku mai o Lupeakawaiowainiha, he koa ia, ina e mimi, aohe koe aina i ka lilo i ka wai, me kana laau palau, o Kalalea ka inoa, ekolu kanaka nana e amo. A hiki i mua o Kaluaopalena, lalau iho la i ka laau a oniu ae la i luna ke alo, kaa ka laau i ke poo, i ka auwae, uwa ka aha i ke akamai, aole nae i kahea aku o Kaluaopalena, nolaila, hilahila a hoi aku la i Hanalei. No ka mea, ua kapu loa ka leo o Kaluaopalena a noa ia Palila, e like me ka olelo a Hina.

After these two warriors came Palila. While he was yet a mile distant from Kaluaopalena, Palila swung his war club, Huliamahi, causing all the trees to fall with the exception of one lehua tree, it being the supernatural body of Palila himself. The trees in falling killed many. None escaped except Kaluaopalena’s people, who were standing away from the trees. Those who ran and hid in the woods were killed. Mahope o laua, hiki mai o Palila hookahi mile paha ke kaawale ma waena o Palila a me Kaluaopalena, e hili akau mai ana o Palila i kana laau palau, ia Huliamahi, pau loa na laau i ka hina, a koe ke kumu lehua nui, o ke kino lehua ia o Palila. Ua pau loa na kanaka i ka luku ia e na laau ma ka hina ana, aohe kanaka pakele o ko Kaluaopalena poe, o ka poe ma kahi laau ole kai pakele, o ka poe pee a holo aku i loko o na laau, ua make.

When Palila arrived in the presence of Kaluaopalena, Kaluaopalena came crawling to Palila, and when near him fell flat, face down, and called out: “Ye heavenly offspring, hold out your club.” Palila inquired: “Where shall it be? Toward the uplands, toward the lowlands, to the east or downward?” Kaluaopalena answered: “At the killing of the pig and the red fish.” Palila then pushed his war club, Huliamahi, downward until only the point of it remained above ground. That was the land of Waihohonu, therefore its miry condition to this day and its deep depression. At this all the people fell down, not one daring to remain standing for fear of death. A hiki o Palila i mua o Kaluaopalena, hele mai la o Kaluaopalena me ke kokolo a mua o Palila, moe iho la i lalo ke alo, a kahea ae la: “E Kalani e! hou ia ko laau.” Ninau mai o Palila: “I hea au, i uka, i kai, i nae, i lalo?” I aku o Kaluaopalena: “I ka ihu o ka puaa a me ka ia ula oe.” Hou iho ana o Palila i ka laau palau ana, ia Huliamahi, i lalo, a koe ka welau i luna, oia kela aina o Waihohonu, nolaila, kona nakele a hiki i keia la, a nolaila kona hohonu. O na kanaka a pau loa, pau i ka moe i lalo, aohe kanaka a ala ae i luna, ala no make.

A he kanawai hoi ko Palila, o ka a-ka, aia a a-ka o Palila, alaila noa, walaau, ku a hele, holoholo, eia nae, aole lakou i ike ia kanawai, nolaila, ua pilihua loa lakou. Ia lakou e moe ana, hiki mai la o Hina a ku i luna o Alea, o Maunakilika i keia wa me ke kapa o Palila, o Hakaula ka inoa, me ka malo o Palila, o Ikuwa ka inoa. Wehe ae la o Hina i kona kapa a olohelohe, kaa mai la maluna o na kanaka, ma keia kaa ana o Hina, ua a-ka o Palila, o ke kumu o ka aka ana, no ka leholeho o ka mai o Hina, oia o Lehokukuwau. Noa ae la ke kanawai o Palila, ala ae la na kanaka a pau i luna, hele mai la o Hina, a ka mai a Palila, kahe, a paa i ka oloa, a hoi aku la i uka o Alanapo.

After Palila had been in Alanapo more than ten days the desire to go and fight the chiefs of other lands and the demi-gods of the deep began to grow in him until at last he decided to go and meet them. Before he left Alanapo he had a premonition of meeting Kamaikaahui, a human shark which was living in Maui. A hala ke anahulu o ka noho ana o Palila i loko o Alanapo, ikaika loa kona manao e hele e hakaka, e kaua me na kupu, a me na ’lii. Iaia e noho ana i loko o Alanapo, ua hiki aku ia ia ka halialia o Kamaikaahui, he mano kanaka ia no Maui.

Kamaikaahui at this time was living at Muolea, Hana, Maui. He had come through three different forms: first, that of a rat; second, a bunch of bananas; and third, that of a shark. It was when he was very small that he had the form of a rat, but on climbing a banana tree he changed into a bunch of bananas. After a while when the owner of the patch of bananas came to pick the bunch he took the top hands only, leaving the lower ones, when it changed into a human being having a shark’s mouth and teeth in the back below the neck, and it thereupon began to have a desire for human flesh. No Kamaikaahui: O Muolea ma Hana, i Maui ka aina o Kamaikaahui i noho ai; ekolu ona kino, o ka mua ka iole, o ka lua ka maia, o ke kolu ka mano. He iole ke kino mua i ka wa uuku, a pii i luna o ka maia me ke kino iole, lilo he ahui maia. I ka wa o ka mea maia i kii aku ai i ka maia, lalau iho la i na eka o luna a lawe mai la, koe o lalo iho. Ia wa lilo ka waha ma ke kua a me na niho, a lilo ae la he kino kanaka maoli, ma ke kua nae na niho mano, o kana hana o ka ai i ke kanaka.

Kamaikaahui’s occupation was that of a farmer, and to suit his taste he had his fields near the public highway. While at his work he could see the people on their way sea bathing or on their way to fish. As people passed down he would ask: “What kind of bathing are you going to have?” “We are going to leap from the rocks.” He would then say: “Your feet will be bitten.” After the people had passed on their way to the sea, he would then follow on behind and jump into the sea and begin to bite off the feet of the bathers. This was carried on every time the people went bathing and they never once suspected him. If the people were on their way to dive for fish their heads would be bitten off and eaten by Kamaikaahui. O ka Kamaikaahui hana, o ka mahiai ai i ke alanui i na la a pau loa. Ia ia e mahiai ana, iho mai la ka poe auau kai, a poe lawaia hooluuluu. Ninau aku la o Kamaikaahui: “Heaha ka oukou auau kai?” “He lele kawa.” “E pau wawae auanei.” A iho lakou la, mahope keia a loko o ke kai, ai mai la ma na wawae a pau, pela kai nei hana mau ana, ina he hooluuluu ka lawaia, pau poo ia ia nei.

It was his custom to always have a piece of kapa wrapped around his back and he never went without it, because it was to cover up the mouth at his back, for he did not wish to have it seen. One day during one of the king’s working days at which Kamaikaahui was present, with the piece of kapa on his back, the people having seen him thus covered at all times made up their mind to see why his back was always covered. A general order was therefore issued in which everybody was requested to uncover their back. This was followed by everybody except Kamaikaahui. When he was requested to uncover his back he at once attempted to escape and ran off, threw down his clothes and jumped into the sea where he turned into a shark. The place where he left his clothes is to this day known as Kauhalahala, given to it because he successfully escaped from the hands of the people. He mea mau i keia kanaka ka paa mau ana o kona kihei i na la a pau loa, aole e hemo iki, no ka huna i ka waha ma ke kua, o ike ia. Nolaila, he la koele na ko Maui alii, o Kamaikaahui kekahi i laila, ua uluhua na mea a pau loa i ka paa mau o ke kihei o Kamaikaahui, nolaila, olelo ia e wehe ke kapa o na mea a pau loa. Wehe na mea a pau loa i ko lakou kapa, o Kamaikaahui, holo aku la ia me ke alualu ia e na kanaka a lele i loko o ke kai, haalele i kona kapa, a lilo aku la i mano. O ka aina ana i wehe ai a haalele i ke kapa, a lele ai i loko o ke kai, o Kauhalahala ka inoa o ia aina a hiki i keia la, no kona hala wale ana i ko na kanaka lima.

After transforming himself into a shark he came to Waipahu in Waikele, Oahu, where he remained. As soon as he was settled in the place he again followed the same practice that he did in Maui. Every time he got his opponent under him his mouth at the back would bite and eat the man. This was done so often that the people of Ewa began to get afraid of him, and he lived as a king over them. A ma ke kino mano ia i hele mai ai a noho i Waipahu ma Waikele i Ewa. A noho o Kamaikaahui i laila, e like me kana hana i Maui, pela no i Ewa, ina e hakaka a kaa ka hoapaio malalo, nanahu iho la no na niho ma ke kua, a moku. Pela no kana hana mau ana, a lilo iho la ia i mea makau ia na Ewa, a noho iho la ia he ’lii maoli maluna o na kanaka.

No Palila: Lalau iho la o Palila i kana laau palau ia Huliamahi, a ku iho la i luna o ke ahua o Komoikeanu ma waho mai o Humuula, oniu i ka laau ana, ia oniu ana a pahu, hue mai la ka laau mamua, paa mai la o Palila ma ka elau, a ku ana i luna o Nualolo, i ka puu o ahi o Kamaile. Nana keia o Kahiki, a pau, huli nana ia Oahu nei, a paa ka manao ma Oahu nei, e pahu mai ana keia ia Huliamahi, kau ana i ka lae o Kaena keia, ma Waianae.

After leaving Kaena he came to Kalena, then on to Pohakea, then to Maunauna, then to Kanehoa, then to the plain of Keahumoa and looking toward Ewa. At this place he stood and looked at the dust as it ascended into the sky caused by the people who had gathered there; he then pushed his war club toward Honouliuli. When the people heard something roar like an earthquake they were afraid and they all ran to Waikele. When Palila arrived at Waikele he saw the people gathered there to witness the athletic games that were being given by the king of Oahu, Ahuapau by name. His palace was situated at Kalaepohaku, close to Wailuakio at Kapalama. Haalele keia ia Kaena, hele mai la a Kalena, a Pohakea, Maunauna, Kanehoa, a ke kula o Keahumoa, nana ia Ewa. Ku keia i laila nana i ke ku a ka ea o ka lepo i na kanaka, e pahu aku ana keia i ka laau palau aia nei i kai o Honouliuli, ku ka ea o ka lepo, nu lalo o ka honua, me he olai la, makau na kanaka holo a hiki i Waikele. A hiki o Palila i laila, e paapu ana na kanaka i ka nana lealea a ke ’lii o Oahu nei, oia o Ahuapau, o kona hale noho, o Kalaepohaku e pili la me Wailuakio i Kapalama.

No Ahuapau: He ’lii kapu loa ia i ka makani a me ka ua, he ’lii kapu i ka nana aku, a no kona kapu, ua paa i loko o ka manele a me ka puloulou, ke hele i waho o ke alanui. Elua hoi ona mau kukini mama loa, o Iomea, o Ioloa. Ina e iho ke ’lii ilalo o Waikele e lealea ai, alaila, komo i ka manele, a pio ke kikiao makani a hoolai, alaila amo, aole e pa ke kikiao makani a komo i ka hale, pela ke hele a ke hoi. A ua olelo hoi ua ’lii la i kana olelo, ina o ke kanaka e holo ai, a e make ai o Kamaikaahui, e lilo ia i alii nui no Oahu nei.

When Palila arrived at the place he remained on the outside of the crowd and said that if Kamaikaahui would see him he would run away. When this was carried to the king Palila was sent for and as he stood in the presence of the king, the king addressed him, saying: “If it is true that Kamaikaahui will run away from you this day, then you will be the first one to enter my sacred temple.” Soon after this Palila made himself known to Kamaikaahui. At sight of Palila, Kamaikaahui attempted to escape by running into the sea, but Palila pushed out his club, forcing Kamaikaahui to come back. He was then caught and uncovered and the people saw his mouth and sets of teeth at his back; he was then killed. O Palila hoi, mawaho ia o ka aha e kalewa nei me kana olelo i mua o ka lehulehu, “ina e ike o Kamaikaahui ia ia, alaila holo.” A lohe ke ’lii i keia mau olelo a Palila, olelo mai ke ’lii: “Ina he oiaio e holo o Kamaikaahui i keia la ia oe, alaila nau e komo kuu heiau kapu.” Mahope o keia olelo ana, hoike o Palila ia Kamaikaahui, holo o Kamaikaahui i loko o ke kai, e hoomoe aku ana o Palila i ka laau palau, hoi hou i uka, waihowale ke kino, ike ia ka waha a me ka niho me ke kua, a make iho la.

When Papakolea saw Palila he said to Ahuapau, the king: “Say, here is the young man who will conquer the whole island for you; give him your daughters to wife.” Ahuapau had two daughters, Kaalamikioi and Kalehuawai. Upon hearing this the priest Kahikoluamea said: “Don’t give him your daughters yet; let us wait a while. He is not quite human as he is partly spirit, being so by the influence of Mahinui, his mother. He has been brought up under strict kapus in the temple of Alanapo by the spirits and is therefore not quite human.” At this Ahuapau asked: “What are we to do then?” Kahikoluamea replied: “Put him on the palanquin and let your runners carry him with all haste into the temple, where he shall be kept under a strict kapu until we have worked over him and have transformed him into a perfect human being, when everything will be well.” Palila was then placed in the palanquin and he was carried off by the two runners into the temple of Kanelaauli, at Kahehuna, without allowing a single breath of wind to strike him. The king Ahuapau in the meantime walked on the ground for the first time and the wind also for the first time blew on him.

O Papakolea, he kanaka mahiai ia, o Koiuiu kana wahine, o Leleo ka aina, aia a oo ka ai ana, alaila, komo ka heiau o Kanelaauli ma Kahehuna, ma ke alo o Puowaina. I aku o Papakolea i ke ’lii, ia Ahuapau: “E! ke keiki e puni ai ko aina, hoomoe ia au kaikamahine.” Elua kaikamahine a Ahuapau, o Kaalamikioi, o Kalehuawai. I mai ke kahuna, o Kahikoluamea: “Alia e hoomoe i ka wahine, he ’kua kela ma ka aoao o Mahinui, ka makuahine, ua hanai kapu ia i loko o Alanapo e ke ’kua. Nolaila, aole i lilo i kanaka.” I aku o Ahuapau: “Pehea ka pono?” I aku o Kahikoluamea: “E hookomo i loko o ka manele, a e amo au kukini me ka mama loa, a komo i ka heiau, malaila e kapu ai a pau ka hana, a lilo i kanaka, alaila, pono.” Ia wa komo o Palila i ka manele, a amo mai la na kukini a komo i loko o Kanelaauli ma Kahehuna, me ka pa ole o ka makani. A o ke ’lii hoi o Ahuapau, akahi no a hele ma ka wakae, a me ka lepo, akahi hoi a pa ia e ka makani.

After Palila was carried into the temple of Kanelaauli the priests inquired: “What is this?” The runners answered: “It is a kapued chief from Alanapo, Kauai. Let the railing of the temple be put up, let the drum be beaten and the coconut rattlers rattle.” On the next day the priests worked on Palila and he was also properly circumcised. He was then transformed into a perfect human being. After the ceremonies Palila was allowed to live with his wives, the daughters of Ahuapau. Soon after this Ahuapau told Palila to make a circuit of Oahu, to which Palila consented. A komo o Palila iloko o ka heiau o Kanelaauli, ninau mai na kahuna: “Heaha keia?” I aku na kukini: “He ’lii kapu no Alanapo i Kauai; e kau ka pae humu o ka heiau, a e hookani ka pahu me ka puniu.” A ao ka po, hana iho la na kahuna ia Palila, kahe pono ia ka mai, a pau ia, noa iho la kona kino a lilo iho la i kino kanaka maoli. Launa o Palila me na wahine, na kaikamahine a Ahuapau, alaila, olelo aku o Ahuapau ia Palila, e hele e kaapuni ia Oahu nei, ae mai o Palila.

But before starting out Palila asked Ahuapau: “Are there any lawless obstructions along the road surrounding Oahu?” “None,” said Ahuapau. This was, however, a lie, as Ahuapau was even at this time determined to have Palila killed. Palila then said to Ahuapau: “Yes, I am going on my way and in case I meet some one who will attempt to harm me, I will first kill him and then I will return and kill you and all your men.” At this Ahuapau was frightened and told of Olomana, who was living at Kaelepulu in Koolau and was a great warrior. Palila then said: “I will not kill you now; but had you kept it from me you would have been killed.” Ninau aku o Palila: “Aohe kupu, a alai o ke alanui a puni Oahu nei?” “Aole,” pela mai o Ahuapau; he manao huna ko Ahuapau ia Palila, e ake ana no e make o Palila. Olelo aku o Palila: “Ae, i hele au, a i halawai me ke kolohe, alaila, pepehi au a make, hoi mai au pepehi ia oe a me kou mau kanaka a pau loa.” Ma keia olelo a Palila, makau o Ahuapau, hai aku la ia Olomana, aia i Kaelepulu i Koolau, he koa ia. I mai o Palila: “Ola oe ia’u, e huna oe, ina ua make.”

Palila then climbed to the top of Punchbowl hill and looked around him. From this place he walked up to the Nuuanu pali, pushed his war club ahead of him, holding on to one end and flew to Kaelepulu, where he saw Olomana standing. Pii aku la o Palila a luna o Puowaina, nana ma o a ma o, hele aku la a hiki i Nuuanu, hoomoe i ka laau palau ana, paa aku la o Palila mahope, holo aku la a hiki i Kaelepulu, ilaila o Olomana kahi i ku ai.

No Olomana: He kanaka loihi ia ke nana aku, he umikumamalua kahaku o ke kua, he umikumamakolu o ke alo, he kanaka koa a me ka makau ia; aole alii, aole koa aa aku ia ia, lulu ka makani ia ia ke ku ma ka hikina, malu no hoi ka la no kona kiekie.

When Palila saw Olomana, he jumped up with his war club, Huliamahi, and stood on the shoulders of Olomana. Olomana then turned and said to Palila: “Where are you from, you haughty youngster? No one has ever dared, before this day, to climb up my shoulders; and here you have done it.” Palila then answered: “I am Palila who was brought up in Alanapo, the temple of the gods from the very beginning of all things, and I have come to fight you.” When Olomana heard this, he was sorely afraid, for he knew that those who come from the temple of Alanapo are men richly endowed with supernatural powers and very great warriors; so Olomana begged: “Let me live, Palila.” Palila replied: “I cannot save you; you shall indeed die, for your works have been of evil.” Palila then struck him, cutting him in two; one portion flew toward the sea, being Mahinui, and the other portion remained where he stood, being the present hill of Olomana. It was because of this that the hill is so sharp at the peak. This was how Olomana, the great soldier of Oahu, was killed by Palila. A ike o Palila ia Olomana, lele pu ae la o Palila i luna me ka laau palau ana me Huliamahi, a kau i ka poohiwi o Olomana. Huli ae la o Olomana a olelo ae la ia Palila: “Nohea oe e nei keiki hookano o ka hele ana mai nei? Aole he mea nana i pii ko’u poohiwi a hiki i keia la, o oe ae nei ka ka mea nana e pii.” I aku o Palila: “Owau nei o Palila i hanai ia i loko o Alanapo, ka heiau a ke ’kua mai ka pouli mai, i hele mai e hakaka me oe.” A lohe o Olomana, makau iho la ia i ka lohe ana no Alanapo, no ka mea, ua kaulana ia heiau no ka mana o ke ’kua a me ke koa o ke kanaka e noho ilaila; nolaila, nonoi aku la o Olomana: “E ola au e Palila.” Olelo aku o Palila: “Aole oe e ola ia’u, e make ana oe, no ka mea, aohe pono o kau hana.” E pai aku ana o Palila, lele kekahi aoao o Olomana, me ka papalina a ku ana i kai, oia o Mahinui, o kekahi aoao hoi, oia ka puu o Olomana e ku nei. O ke kumu hoi i lipilipi ai no ka lele ana o kekahi aoao. Pela i make ai o Olomana ke koa kiekie o Oahu nei ia Palila.

After Palila had completed the circuit of Oahu, he went along to the rise at Kaimuki and then down to Waialae; from this place he proceeded to Wailupe and then on to Maunalua where Kahului, a fisherman of that place, was living. Upon seeing him Kahului called, so Palila went to Kahului and they sat down and began to talk on various matters. That afternoon the men and women came along the shore in the pools to catch minnows for bait, for aku fishing for tomorrow. Palila again asked: “How about us two?” “But I have no one to assist me in paddling the canoe because I have a very large one, it being seven fathoms in length.” Palila then said: “The two of us will paddle it in order to make it go.” They then started out and caught some minnows which they kept for the next day. A puni Oahu nei ia Palila, hele aku la ia a ka piina o Kaimuki, a iho aku la i Waialae, malaila aku a Wailupe, a Maunalua, e noho ana o Kahului, he lawaia no laila. Kahea mai la o Kahului ia ia nei, hele aku la keia a kokoke, noho iho la laua a ahiahi, hele mai ana na kanaka, na wahine, i kapa kahakai e hopuhopu iao, hi aku. Ninau aku la o Palila ia Kahului: “Heaha keia kanaka e paapu nei o ke kai?” “He kaee iao, i mea hi aku, no ka la apopo.” I aku o Palila: “A pehea la hoi kaua?” “Ka, aohe o’u lua e hiki ai ka waa ke hoe, no ka mea, he waa nui, ehiku anana ka loa.” Olelo aku no o Palila: “O kaua no hoi paha ke hoe i ka waa i hiki.” Alaila, hele aku la laua i ka iao a loaa, waiho iho la a ao ae holo i ka hi aku.

In the early morning when they came out they found that all the others had gone before them; so Kahului thought they would not be able to get their canoe into the sea; he then turned to Palila and said: “We will not be able to get our canoe into the sea as there are no men to assist us.” Palila replied: “You get in front and lift while I lift the after part here; but you must not look behind.” Palila gave the canoe one shove and it floated in the sea; he then jumped in the fore part of the canoe and took up nine paddles while Kahului jumped into the after part and took up his paddle. After they were ready to start Palila took up one paddle and with one stroke broke it in two; so he took up another paddle and that too was broken; this was kept up until all the nine paddles were broken. Kahului then said to Palila: “Let us return for we have no more paddles to work the canoe with.” Palila then took up his war club and used it as a paddle; he took but one stroke and they went skimming along beyond Kawaihoa, then on to Kolo, the great fishing grounds. Eia nae, i ke kakahiaka nui, ua pau loa na kanaka i ka holo i kai i ka lawaia, aohe kanaka nana e hapai ka waa; nolaila, olelo aku o Kahului ia Palila: “Aole e hiki ana ka waa i ka hapai, aohe kanaka e hiki ai.” I aku o Palila: “Mamua oe e hapai ai, mahope aku nei au, mai nana mai oe i hope nei.” Ia pahu ana no a Palila, lana i loko o ke kai, ka waa. Mamua o Palila o ka waa me na hoe eiwa, mahope o Kahului me kana hoe. Lalau aku la o Palila i ka hoe, a hou iho i lalo, a kai ae, ua haki, pela a pau na hoe eiwa, olelo mai o Kahului: “Aole e hiki ka waa o kaua, aohe hoe, e hoi kaua.” Lalau iho la o Palila i ka laau palau ana, a hoe iho la, hookahi mapuna hoe, hele ana laua nei ma lalo o Kawaihoa, hiki i Kolo, he ko’a ia.

When Kahului saw how fast they were traveling he admitted the great strength displayed by Palila. Upon arriving at the fishing grounds Kahului proceeded to fish, but after several trials he was unable to catch any aku, for all his hooks were broken. After a time Palila asked: “When are we to catch some fish?” Kahului replied: “The sea is full of fish, but the trouble is I cannot catch any. Here I have lost several hooks, but I have not been able to land a single fish. I have used up all my hooks except one.” Palila then said: “You come in front here and paddle our canoe along, and I will come and fish.” This was done by Kahului. Ma keia holo ana, ua mahalo o Kahului i ka ikaika o Palila, lawaia iho la o Kahului, aohe loaa o ke aku, no ka pau o ka makau i ka mokumoku. I aku o Palila: “Ahea loaa ka kaua ia?” I mai o Kahului: “He ia ke kai, o ka lou ole ka hewa i ka makau. O ka makau ia e mokumoku nei, aohe make ae o ka ia, ua pau loa na makau, a koe no hookahi i koe.” Olelo aku o Palila: “E hoi mai oe mamua nei e hoe ai i ka waa o kaua, owau ke hoi aku e lawaia.” Ae mai la o Kahului.

Palila then took up his war club and tied the bait on to it and let it down to the sea. The fish then gathered on to the club in great numbers. When Palila saw this he jerked up the club and the fish dropped into the canoe. He repeated this several times until the canoe was loaded down deep with fish. They then returned to the landing. When they reached the landing Palila said to Kahului: “You go on ahead and broil me some of the fish and I will lift the canoe ashore.” Palila then gave the canoe one shove and it landed high and dry and onto its blocks. Lalau iho la o Palila i ka laau palau ana ia Huliamahi, a mali iho la i ka iao a waiho aku la o lalo, lele mai la ke aku e ai, ka ae la keia i luna o ka waa i ke aku, pela no ka hana ana a komo ka waa o laua i ka ia. Hoi aku la laua a pae i uka, olelo aku la o Palila ia Kahului: “E hoi oe e pulehu ia, na’u e hapai ka waa o kaua.” Hookahi no panee ana kau ka waa i ke aki.

After the fish was cooked they sat down to their meal. After a few days Palila left Kahului because he was too stingy, and he again continued on his journey along the coast until he arrived on the rise of Hanauma, where he stood and looked at the heat as it ascended from the pili grass at Kaunakakai, Molokai. He then pushed out his war club ahead of him which flew through the air and he was carried to Kaluakoi. Here he discarded a portion of his person which turned into the point of Kalaeokalaau, which is seen to this day, so named in honor of Palila. Moa ae la ka ia, ai iho la laua. Noho iho la laua a hala he mau la, haalele o Palila ia Kahului no ke pi. Hele aku la ia a luna o Hanauma, nana aku la i ka enaena o ke pili o Kaunakahakai, i Molokai, pahu aku la ia i kana laau palau, a maluna o laila ia i hiki ai a Kaluakoi. Ilaila, waiho ia i kekahi aoao o kona mai, oia o Kalaeokalaau a hiki i keia la, mamuli o ka mai o Palila ia inoa.

There was at this place a large stick of wood to which was given the name of Hooneenuu. Because of this name, Hooneenuu, Palila took a dislike to Molokai, so he again pushed out his war club and flew to Kaunolu, Lanai. From this place he crossed over to Kahoolawe and from there to Pohakueaea in Honuaula. At this place he sat down and rested. Aia i laila, he laau nui, o Hooneenuu kona inoa. No keia inoa o ka laau o Hooneenuu, hoowahawaha o Palila ia Molokai, ma kona manao, he kiona keia laau, nolaila, haalele iho la o Palila ia Molokai, a holo aku la. Pahu aku la ia i kana laau palau mamua, mahope o Palila, a pae laua ma Kaunolu i Lanai, malaila aku a Kahoolawe, malaila aku a Pohakueaea i Honuaula.

Alaila, noho iho la i laila hoomaha, pahu hou i ka ihe ana, hiki i Kaula ma Hamakua i Hawaii, ka mokuna o Hilo me Hamakua. Hele aku la a loaa ko Hina muli o Lupea, noho ana i Kaawalii, maluna mai, he kahu hanai no ia no Palila. A he hau o Lupea a hiki i keia la, a ma kahi i kaulai ia ai ka malo o Palila, aole e ulu ka hau malaila a hiki i keia la, no ka mea, he hana na ke ’kua. O Ku ka inoa o ko Palila akua, he akua mana a me ka ikaika loa. A he heiau no hoi ko Hilo o Humuula, e like me ko Kauai heiau o Humuula, a he kapu no, a he ’kua no, a he mana no, ua like a like.

O ke ’lii o Hilo ia wa, o Kulukulua, o Wanua ko Hamakua alii, e noho ana laua me ke kaua. O na koa kaulana o Hamakua, o Moanonuikalehua, o kana laau palau o Koholalele, hookahi lau kanaka e amo ai, eha haneri ma ka helu hou. O Kumunuiaiake, he koa ia, o kana ihe, he mamane o Kawaihae, he umi anana ka loa, aole e maalili kana ihe ke o i ke ahupuaa hookahi. O Puupuukaamai, he koa ia, o kana laau he pololu, he koaie makua no ke kuahiwi, lulu ka makani, hoi ka wai o ke kahawai, pau na lau kanaka ekolu i ka pahu hookahi ana. O neia mau koa ekolu, mahope o Wanua ke ’lii o Hamakua.

When Palila arrived at Kaula he took up the game of rolling the calabash which was played on the highway. He never once left the place and was known by everybody that passed along the highway as a man who did nothing else. In the battles that were being fought, a great many of the men of the army of Hamakua were being killed that no one could account for. This was carried on for many days and still no one could tell who was doing the killing. In the conflict, however, some of the men often heard a voice calling out: O ka Palila hana i ka pali o Kaula, o ka olokaa ipu i ke alanui, me ka hele ole ma o a ma o, me ka ike o na mea a pau o ke alanui kona wahi noho. Iloko o ka wa kaua, ua nui ka make o na kanaka o Hamakua, aole nae i ike ia ka mea nana e luku nei, pela a nui na la i hala mahope, aohe ike ia. Aka, ua lohe kekahi poe ma ka leo, i loko o ka hoouka poe ana o ke kaua, penei:

Slain by me, Palila, By the offspring of Walewale, By the ward of Lupea, By the oo bird that sings in the forest, By the mighty god Ku. A make na’u na Palila, Na kama a ka Walewale, Na ka hanai a Lupea, Na ka oo kani i ke kuahiwi nei la, Na ke ’kua ikaika na Ku.

The call was the only thing the men could hear; they were not able to see the person for he traveled at such great speed. The people had a suspicion, however, that it was Palila himself; but when the matter was discussed a good many said that it could not be Palila for he does not go to battle; all he did was to roll the calabash on the highway; he does not appear to be a soldier and he has not been seen going from place to place. At the battle that was fought at Kukaiau in Hamakua, Palila at last showed himself before the people and the chiefs of the two contesting armies, and also before the three great warriors Moanonuikalehua, Kumunuiaiake and Puupuukaamai. O ka leo wale no ke lohe ia, aole ke kino, no ka mama loa o Palila ma ka holo ana, nolaila, aole mea i ike ia ia, aka, ua nui ka noonoo o na kanaka nona, no ka pau loa i ka make. A o ka olelo a kekahi poe aole ana hele e kaua, he olokaa ipu wale no kana hana i ke alanui, aohe ano koa, aohe hele ma o, a ma o. I ka hoouka kaua ana ma Kukaiau i Hamakua, i laila o Palila i hoike kino ai ia ia iho imua o ka lehulehu, a me na ’lii o na aoao elua, a me na koa kaulana ekolu, oia o Moanonuikalehua, o Kumunuiaiake, o Puupuukaamai.

In the conflict it was seen that the soldiers in the Hamakua army were stronger than those in the Hilo army and a great many Hilo soldiers fell before the men of Hamakua. In the din and uproar the voices of the three great warriors were often heard boasting and calling out: “What great soldier will fight for the Hilo side?” I ka hoouka ana o ke kaua, ua oi ka ikaika o na koa o Hamakua i ko Hilo, a ua nui ka make o Hilo i ko Hamakua. Ma keia hoouka ana ua lohe ia ka leo kaena a ua mau koa nei, e olelo ana: “Owai ko Hilo koa ikaika e ku mai e kaua.”

When Palila heard this boastful challenge from the three great warriors, he requested of Kulukulua, the Hilo king, to order that the general conflict be stopped and to put up the two best men from the two sides and let them fight, the side putting up the best man to win and in this way decide the battle. When this was agreed on by the two kings, the soldiers were lined up on the two sides, leaving a clear field in the middle for the contestants. A lohe o Palila i keia alelo kaena a ua poe koa nei, alaila, nonoi aku ia i ke ’lii o Hilo, ia Kulukulua, e waiho ke kaua aluka a me ka poe, a e ku pakahi. Ina i make ke koa o kekahi aoao, alaila, make kona alii a lilo i pio na kekahi aoao, a pela no hoi kekahi aoao. A hooholo ia ia mea e na ’lii, ku kaawale ae la na koa, a kaawale ke kahua kaua.

As soon as the field was cleared off Moanonuikalehua came forward with his war club, Koholalele, and began twirling it on the right and on the left; on each occasion Palila did not make a move, but as Moanonuikalehua kept on twirling, Palila held out his war club, Huliamahi, which struck the club of Moanonuikalehua, sending it flying to Waipio. At the same time Palila brought his club down and then up, catching the three warriors and killing them all. Palila then proceeded to cut out their lower jaws. After this was done he began the slaughter of the Hamakua men and allowed none to escape him. This victory made Kulukulua, the king of Hilo, master of Wanua, the king of Hamakua. Ku mai la o Moanonuikalehua me kana laau palau o Koholalele, a hookaa akau, aohe kupono ia Palila, hookaa hema, aohe kupono ia Palila, ia ia e hookaa ana, kaupale aku o Palila i kana laau o Huliamahi, loaa i ka Moanonuikalehua laau, lele i luna a haule i Waipio. Ia wa, hualepo o Palila i ka laau ana, make na koa ekolu, lilo ka auwae ia ianei, noke aku ana keia i ke kaa hema i ka laau ana ia Huliamahi, aohe koe kanaka o Hamakua, halulu ka honua a nei i ka laau a Palila, nolaila aohe kanaka koa i mua ona ia wa e aa mai, aohe alii. Pela i lanakila ai o Kulukulua, ko Hilo alii, maluna o Wanua ko Hamakua alii.

A pau ke kaua, hoi aku la o Palila me ke ’lii a hiki i Kaula maluna aku, i laila he kumu ohia nui, o Kahakaauwae kona inoa, i laila na auwae a pau o na kanaka i make ia Palila ma na kaua mamua aku, o kahi ia e kau ai. Nolaila, lilo o Palila i alii no Hilo, a malalo o Kulukulua ona, pela i noho ai o Palila a hiki i ka make ana.

Legend of Puniakaia. He Kaao no Puniakaia.

O Nuupia ka makuakane, o Halekou ka makuahine, o Puniakaia ke keiki, o Kaneohe ka aina; he mau alii na makua o Puniakaia, no Koolauloa, a me Koolaupoko. He kanaka maikai loa o Puniakaia ke nana aku, aohe puu, aohe kee, he pali ke kua a me ke alo, pela na aoao.

Ia Puniakaia e noho ana me kona mau makua, makemake iho la ia e hele i kahakai e lawaia ai; ia ia i hele ai me kona makuahine me Halekou i ka lawaia, loaa iho la he pauhuuhu ka ia. O keia ia i loaa, hanai iho la o Puniakaia ia ia i ka wa uuku, a hiki i kona wa nui, a ua kapaia kona inoa o Uhumakaikai. Oia ka makua o na ia a pau loa. Ma keia hanai ana a Puniakaia ia Uhumakaikai, a nui, alaila, hookuu hou ia i ka moana e noho ai.

Some time after this a proclamation was issued calling everybody to go out fishing, and amongst those who obeyed the call was Puniakaia. When the fishermen arrived at the fishing place, Puniakaia called upon Uhumakaikai in the following manner: A mahope, kukala ia na mea a pau e hele i ka lawaia, a ma keia hele ana, o Puniakaia kekahi i hele, a hiki lakou i kahi e lawaia ai, ilaila o Puniakaia i kahea ai ia Uhumakaikai; penei ke kahea ana:

Say, Uhumakaikai, Crawl this way, crawl this way, Draw along this way, draw along this way; For here am I, Puniakaia; Send the fish in large numbers Until the beach here is stenched; The pigs will eat until they reject them, And the dogs will eat until they waste them. E Uhumakaikai, E kolo mai, e kolo mai; E kolokolo mai; e kolokolo mai; Eia au la o Puniakaia! O ka ia no a nui loa, A ku ka pilau i uka nei! A ai ka puaa a haalele, Ai ka ilio a hoomaunauna.

A hooki o Puniakaia i ke kahea ana i ka ia, ia wa o Uhumakaikai i a mai ai i na ia a pau loa, mai lalo ka ia a luna o ka ilikai, o ia hele o ka ia a hiki i uka, a pae i kaha one. Ia manawa na kanaka i ohi ai i ka ia a kopi, a haawi, a pela aku, o na kanaka a pau loa mai ka lae o Makapuu a ka lae o Kaoio, ma Kualoa. Ma keia hele nui ana o na kanaka e ohi i ka ia, aole i pau no ka nui loa, a haalele okoa lakou i ka ia, a ai ka puaa me ka ilio.

A ma keia lawaia ana, ua kui aku la ke kaulana a lohe o Kaalaea, he wahine maikai loa ia, aole ona lua ma Koolau a puni, ua like laua me Puniakaia, ke nana aku.

RELATING TO KAALAEA. NO KAALAEA.

When the news of the great catch of fish came to Kaalaea, she and her ten brothers boarded their canoes, each taking one, making eleven canoes, and went to the place where the fish were being collected. When these canoes landed, Kaalaea went up on the sand and sat down and did not go about from place to place; but just looked on as the men and women helped themselves to the fish. Holo aku la o Kaalaea, me kona mau kaikunane he umi, he umi lakou he umi waa, o ko Kaalaea waa, he umikumamakahi waa; a hiki lakou ma kahi o ka ia i pae ai, pae aku la na waa o lakou a uka, kau iho la, noho iho la o Kaalaea ma ka ae one maloo, me ka hele ole ma o a ma o, me ka noho malie e nana ana i na kanaka i ka ohi i ka ia, a me na wahine.

Ia ia e noho ana ma laila, ike mai la o Puniakaia i ka wahine maikai o Kaalaea, i ka noho malie, i ka like ole me na wahine e ae, alaila, olelo aku la o Puniakaia i kona makuahine ia Halekou: “E Halekou e, e kii ana au i kela wahine na’u, no ka mea, he wahine maikai loa, aohe puu, aohe kee, ua like kona maikai me ko’u.” Ae mai o Halekou: “Ae, o kau wahine ia, ua like olua a elua, ua like na kino, na maikai, na nani, nolaila, e kii oe i wahine nau.”

A hiki o Puniakaia i mua o Kaalaea, olelo aku la i wahine nana, ae mai la no o Kaalaea; i aku no nae o Puniakaia ia Kaalaea: “E, i hele kaua a hiki i mua o ka makuahine o kaua, mai hilahila oe, hele no oe a noho i luna o na uha.” Hele aku la laua a hiki i mua o Halekou, noho iho la o Kaalaea i luna o na uha o Halekou, a liuliu iki, kena ae la o Halekou i na kanaka, e hooili i ka ia i na waa he umi, a pela na waa e ae; piha i ka waiwai, o keia waiwai, he waiwai hookupu na na mea a pau. Hookupu o Halekou i kana waiwai na Kaalaea, pela o Nuupia, hookupu i kana waiwai ia Kaalaea, a pela o Puniakaia, akolu lakou i hookupu ia Kaalaea, hookahi no o Kaalaea o ka hookupu ana, ua oi kana waiwai i mua o ka na mea ekolu. A pau ka hookupu ana, hoi aku la o Kaalaea i kona wahi me kona mau kaikunane a me kona mau makua.

Sometime after this Puniakaia asked of his mother that he go and live with his wife. His mother replied: “My son, listen to what I have to say: You are going to the home of your wife to live, but you will be insulted and you will return here in a very short time.” After this Puniakaia went to the home of Kaalaea his wife, where they lived as husband and wife. At meal times it was customary with the brothers-in-law of Puniakaia to prepare the meal, then send for Puniakaia and make him sit on their lap while they fed him. This was carried on for some time; all Puniakaia did was to eat and sleep and never left his wife. A hala lakou, nonoi aku o Puniakaia ia Halekou, e hoi me ka wahine me Kaalaea e noho ai. I mai o Halekou: “E kuu keiki, e hoolohe mai oe, e hele ana oe i ka hale o ko wahine e noho ai, e mainoino ana nae oe, a e hoi koke mai ana oe i anei, aole oe e liuliu aku.” A pau ka Halekou olelo ana, hele aku la ia i ko Kaalaea wahi, a noho pu iho la laua, he kane a he wahine. I ka wa ai, he mea mau i na kaikoeke o Puniakaia ka hoomakaukau i na mea ai, a me ka noho ana o Puniakaia i luna o ka uha o kona mau kaikoeke, a na lakou e hanai i ka wa e ai ai. Pela ka hana mau ana o na kaikoeke ia Puniakaia, a hala ka wa loihi, hookahi no hana a Puniakaia o ka hiamoe i na la a pau loa, me ka wahine me Kaalaea.

One day while the two were in bed, an aunt of Kaalaea’s, together with several others, came into the house where the two were sleeping. These people were on their way to catch crabs. While in the house, the aunt said: “Wake up, Puniakaia, and let us go crabbing. What do you do, any way? Just sleep, and when you get up clean your eyes and catch flies and eat?” While the aunt was speaking, Puniakaia was listening through the soft mantle that covered them; the aunt did not know this, however, for she thought he was asleep. I kekahi la, ia laua e moe ana, hele mai la, kekahi makuahine o Kaalaea, a me kekahi poe e ae, a hiki i kahi a laua nei e moe ana, e hele ana i ka lawaia papai. I mai la ka makuahine: “E Kaalaea, e ala e hele kakou i ka lawaia papai; o ke aha kau hana, o ka moe wale iho la no, a ala ae wae i ka piapia o na maka, popoi i ka nalo a ai ae.” Ia ia e olelo ana, e nana mai ana no o Puniakaia maloko o ke kihei kalukalu nahenahe, me ke ala mai no, a hoolohe; aka, o ka makuahine nana i olelo, aole ona manao e ala ana, ua manao no ia, e hiamoe ana o Puniakaia.

This angered Puniakaia and he was sore displeased; and when his brothers-in-law came home he would not speak to them nor go to eat food with them as before. Because of this action of their brother-in-law they were very sad and pondered as to the reason of such action. Puniakaia, on the other hand, did nothing else but sleep day and night for over twenty days. Thinking that the matter would terminate seriously, the brothers-in-law of Puniakaia called the people together, men, women and children, and asked each and every one of them, who it was that had insulted their brother-in-law; but no one could answer the question. Failing in this Puniakaia was requested to tell them the person who had insulted him. Puniakaia then revealed the person’s name, saying: “The person who insulted me is the aunt of my wife, and not my wife. One day while we were in bed, the aunt with several others came into our house and said: ‘Say, Puniakaia, get up and let us go crabbing, for what can you get by sleeping? Only to get up, clean your eyes, catch flies and eat?’ While she was speaking, I was lying down, but I could see and hear through our thin mantle. This is the reason why I am sad and unhappy.” Aka, ua huhu loa o Puniakaia i keia lohe ana, nolaila, hookananuha loa iho la ia i kona mau kaikoeke, aole ekemu, aole hele pu e ai e like me mamua; nolaila, noonoo iho la na kaikoeke i ke kumu o keia hookananuha ana o ko lakou kaikoeke. O Puniakaia hoi, he mea mau ka hiamoe i ka la a me ka po a hala elua anahulu. Nolaila, hoakoakoa ia na mea a pau loa ma kahi hookahi, na kane, na wahine, na keiki, na mea a pau loa, alaila, ninau na kaikoeke i kela mea i keia mea o lakou, i ka mea nana i olelo ino ko lakou kaikoeke o Puniakaia. Aole nae he mea o lakou i hai mai; alaila, ninau ia o Puniakaia i ka mea nana i olelo ino ia ia. Hai aku la oia: “O ka makuahine no o kakou, oia ka mea nana keia mau olelo ino, aole na kuu wahine. I kekahi la, e moe ana maua, hele mai la lakou a hiki, pane mai la no o iala, penei, ‘e Kaalaea, e ala ae a hele kakou i ka papai; o ke aha ka loaa o ka hiamoe, o ke ala ae a wae i ka piapia o na maka, o ke poi i ka nalo a ai ae.’ Ia ia la e olelo ana, e moe ana wau, e hoaiki ana no nae ko’u mau maka maloko o ke kihei kalukalu; nolaila, nonohua loa au.”

A lohe na kaikoeke, kena ae la e pepehi i ka makuahine, a make iho la ia, ia wa, o Puniakaia i hoi ai i kona wahi. A hiki aku la ia i mua o Halekou ka makuahine, ninau mai la o Halekou ia Puniakaia, hai aku la o Puniakaia i na mea a pau i hana ia nona i ka hale o ka wahine o Kaalaea. A lohe o Halekou, uwe iho la ia, a olelo aku: “He oiaio, ua olelo aku au ia oe, e mainoino ana oe i ka hale o ko wahine, a ike pono iho la oe.”

He mau la i hala o ka noho ana, holo o Puniakaia i Kauai e makaikai ai, hele aku la ia a hiki i ka lae o Kaena ma Waianae, e noho ana keia poe e hoa i na waa, a e holo i Kauai. Ninau aku la o Puniakaia: “E holo ana ko oukou waa i hea?” “I Kauai.” “Aole la hoi e pono owau kekahi e holo pu me oukou?” “I ke aha hoi! O ka waa no paha ia.” O ke kumu o keia ae ana e holo pu i Kauai, o ka nana mai o lakou la a ike i ke kanaka maikai o Puniakaia.

Ma keia holo ana, pae aku la lakou ma Wailua i Kauai, e noho ana i laila he wahine alii; makemake mai la i ke kanaka maikai o Puniakaia, hookuli mai la i ka waiwai, kii mai la i kane hoao maoli. Eia nae, he kane no ka ua wahine nei, he hanapilo, ma kekahi aoao no o Kauai kahi i noho ai.

Mahope o keia noho ana, iho aku la o Puniakaia i kahakai me ka wahine, aia hoi, e hoomakaukau ana kekahi mau kanaka e holo i ka lawaia. Ninau aku la o Puniakaia: “He aha ka olua lawaia?” Hai mai laua ala: “He lawaia oio, elua no nae kauna ke loaa mai, aohe mahuahua loa.” I aku o Puniakaia: “Ae, owau no ka mea e loaa ai ka ia, mai ka moana a ka honua, mai lalo a luna o ke kai, o ka ia, ohi ke kanaka a haalele, kopi a pilau, ai ka puaa me ka ilio, a e hoomaunauna.” Olelo mai na kanaka: “Wahahee oe; noho wale ae nei no makou i nei wahi aohe ia pela ke ku ana.”

In this discussion the husband of the woman, who had accompanied Puniakaia to the beach heard it and so said: “Make a wager against him.” Wagers were then made; but Puniakaia said: “Say, I am not going to wager my bones against worthless articles. If I must wager my bones I want to wager them against four large pieces of land; one for my back; one for my front; and two for my sides.” This was acceptable, and fifteen days were allowed Puniakaia in which time he must catch the amount of fish boasted by him. Ma keia hoopaapaa o lakou, lohe aku la ke kane a ka wahine a ia nei, olelo mai la ia: “Pili ia aku.” Alaila, pili iho la lakou, olelo aku o Puniakaia: “E, aole e pili ana ko’u mau iwi i na waiwai lapuwale, eia wale no, he mau ahupuaa nunui eha, hookahi o kuu kua, hookahi o kuu alo, elua o na aoao.” Hooholo iho la lakou, he umikumamalima la, ina i ike ole ia ka ia i loko o ia mau la, alaila, eo o Puniakaia, ina hoi i ikeia, alaila, eo lakou la.

After the agreement was made, Puniakaia lived on for eleven days without once making a move about catching any fish. On the eleventh day, however, he saw a canoe being prepared to sail for Oahu, manned by men from different districts of Oahu; some were from Waianae and some were from Kaumakapili. When Puniakaia saw this he said to the men: “When you get to Waianae, those who belong to that place remain there; then I wish you two who are going to Kaumakapili to go up Nuuanu and when you get there look down to Kaneohe. You will see my house with the door open. Go down to it and when you find my mother, Halekou, tell her that her son, Puniakaia, has sent her word to go and call his fish Uhumakaikai to urge forward the fish to Kauai, because in three days the time allowed him to catch a certain amount of fish would expire; and failing to get this fish he will be killed by being cooked in an umu.” Ma keia noho ana o Puniakaia, a hala he umikumamakahi la, eha la i koe, alaila eo. Ia wa, e makaukau ana kekahi waa e holo i Oahu nei, no Waianae kekahi mau mea, a no Kaumakapili kekahi. Olelo aku o Puniakaia: “E holo oukou a hiki i Waianae, a noho iho ko Waianae mau mea, hoi aku olua a hiki i Kaumakapili, pii aku olua a hiki i Nuuanu, nana aku olua i kai o Kaneohe, e hamama mai ana ka puka o kuu hale, hele aku olua a hiki, e noho ana kuu makuahine o Halekou. Olelo aku olua, i olelo mai nei ke keiki a olua ia maua, o Puniakaia ka inoa, ‘e hele oe a kahea i ka ia ana ia Uhumakaikai, e kolo aku i ka ia a hiki i Kauai, no ka mea, ekolu la i koe o ka pili ana, alaila, pau na la he umikumamalima, a i hiki ole ka ia i loko o ia mau la, alaila, make o Puniakaia i loko o ka umu.’ ”

A pau ka olelo ana a Puniakaia, holo mai la ka waa o ua poe nei ia la, a ahiahi pae i Kou, ma keia holo ana, o Keaumiki a me Keauka, na hoa o Puniakaia kekahi i kokua i ka waa, ma keia holo ana mai, o ia ke kumu i pae koke ai i Oahu nei. A ko Waianae mau mea hoi, haalele laua i ka manao i ko laua aina, no ka mea, ua oi ko laua manao i ka Puniakaia olelo, a me ka makemake i kona kino, pela lakou a eha.

A pae lakou ma Kou, haalele i ka waa malaila, a pii aku la a hiki i Nuuanu, nana aku la i kai o Kaneohe, e hamama mai ana ka waha o ka hale o Puniakaia. Iho aku la lakou a hala o Kekele mahope, a hiki i Kaneohe hiki aku la lakou a ka hale, e noho mai ana o Halekou ka makuahine o Puniakaia, i luna o ka hua moena.

Aloha aku la lakou, aloha mai la o Halekou. Ninau mai la o Halekou: “Heaha ka oukou o ka hiki ana mai?” I mai la lakou: “He kauoha na ko keiki, o Puniakaia ka inoa, oia ko makou mea i hele mai la e olelo aku ia oe.” A lohe o Halekou, uwe iho la ia a me na ’lii a pau loa, na makaainana, a olelo mai la: “Ka, Ua manao makou ua make o Puniakaia, aole ka! A heaha kana olelo ia oukou?” “Eia kana olelo ia makou, e hele mai makou a olelo ia oe, e hele oe e kahea i ka ia ana, ia Uhumakaikai, e kolo aku i ka ia a hiki i Kauai. No ka mea, ua pili o Puniakaia me ke ’lii o Kauai, he umikumamalima la, ina ike ole ia ka ia maloko o ia mau la, make o Puniakaia, ina i ikeia ola o Puniakaia; nolaila, o ka umikumamalua keia o ka la, ekolu la i koe make o Puniakaia.” A lohe o Halekou i keia olelo, i mai la ia: “Aole paha auanei e lohe ka ia ana ia’u, ia ia wale no paha e lohe ai; aka, e hele aku au e hoao.”

Because of this kind deed performed by these people, Halekou gave unto them a large piece of land, together with one house full of kapas, one house to eat in, one house for fish, and one house for them to sleep in. Upon receiving these gifts the men decided to live there and to abandon their old homes and at the same time they vowed that they would live and die serving Puniakaia. Haawi aku la o Halekou i ua poe nei, hookahi ahupuaa, hookahi hale kapa, hookahi hale ai, hookahi hale ia, hookahi hale moe, a loaa keia mau mea ia lakou, noho loa iho la lakou ilaila, me ka manao ole e hoi i ko lakou hale; hoohiki iho la lakou mamuli o Puniakaia a make lakou, me ko lakou haalele ole ia ia.

Halekou after this went out accompanied by the chiefs, until they came to the pool where Uhumakaikai made its home. This pool is at Nuupia to this day. Halekou then called out: “Draw along, draw along, draw along the fish, Uhumakaikai; from Kona and Koolau to Kauai where your master Puniakaia now is. Don’t be slow, don’t wait, else your master will be cooked in the umu.” At the close of this call, the sea was seen to be disturbed and Uhumakaikai passed below Halekou. She then took up the fish, kissed it and allowed it to go again. Halekou then said: “Make haste, else your master will die.” Hele aku la o Halekou me na ’lii a pau loa, a hiki i kahi o Uhumakaikai i hooholo ia ai, he kaheka ia, aia ma Nuupia e waiho nei a hiki i keia la. Kahea aku la o Halekou: “E kolo mai! E kolo mai! E kolo mai i ka ia e Uhumakaikai; ma Kona ma Koolau, a hiki i Kauai i kahi o ko kahu o Puniakaia. Mai lohi, mai kali, o make ko kahu i loko o ka umu.” A pau ke kahea ana a Halekou, ia wa, api ana ke kai i ka ia, lana ana o Uhumakaikai malalo o Halekou, lalau iho la a hu ae la, honi iho la a hookuu aku la, olelo iho la o Halekou: “E wiki oe o make ko kahu.”

This was the fourteenth day and there was yet left but one day, when Puniakaia would be killed, for the umu, the wood, the stones and the covering were ready. On the approach of daylight the next day, the fish were seen coming to Kauai by way of Kona and by way of Koolau, until both schools met at Wailua. Puniakaia on this last day went down to the beach accompanied by the Kauai woman; and they went and sat on the seashore to wait for the arrival of Uhumakaikai. O ka umikumamaha keia o na la; hookahi la i koe pau na la he umikumamalima, alaila, make o Puniakaia, no ka mea, ua makaukau ka umu, ka wahie, ke a, ke kauwawe. Ia po a ao ae, iho aku la ka ia, ma Kona o Kauai, iho ma Koolau a hui i Wailua. O Puniakaia, ua hoi aku la ia me ka wahine o Kauai, a noho i ka lae kahakai, e kiai ana i kana ia, ia Uhumakaikai.

During the night, however, Puniakaia dreamed a dream in which he heard the remark: “Uhumakaikai is coming. Why did you leave me behind and go alone to a strange land? You do not love me. If I did not hear of your trouble, you would have been killed?” After he woke up he found that he had been dreaming so he became sleepless, wondering what the dream meant. After studying for some time a feeling of affection came upon him for Uhumakaikai. Ia laua i moe ai ia po, loaa ia Puniakaia ka moeuhane, e olelo mai ana penei: “Eia au o Uhumakaikai a hiki aku; no ke aha no la oe i haalele ai ia’u, a hele hookahi oe i ka aina malihini; aloha ole oe ia’u, ina aole au e lohe, make oe?” A pau ka moe ana, puoho ae la ia a hiaa iho la, me ka noonoo i ke ano o ka moe, mahope o keia noonoo ana, kau mai la ka halialia aloha ia ia o Uhumakaikai.

After the night was spent and the dawn of the new day began to break, Puniakaia came out of the house and looked toward the sea, when he saw the surface as well as the lower portion of the sea brown with fish. Shortly after this Uhumakaikai passed below him; he then reached down, took it up and hugged and kissed it. Then he said: “Yes, I did not intend to leave you behind; I came with the idea of making a tour of sightseeing around Oahu, and then go back to you; but instead I came to Kauai and came near not being able to see you again. Had you failed me I would have been killed.” A hala ae la ka po, hiki mai la ka wehe ana o ka pawa o ke ao, oili ae la ia a waho o ka hale, nana aku la ia i ke kai, ua hele a ehu i ka ia, mai luna, a lalo. Ia wa, holo ana o Uhumakaikai malalo ona, lalau iho la ia a hii ae la, honi iho la, a kaukau iho: “U; aole au i manao e haalele ia oe, i hele mai au me kuu manao e makaikai ia Oahu a puni, alaila, hoi aku ia oe, eia ka au e hala ana i Kauai nei, nolaila, mai ike ole oe i ko’u puumake, e hiki ole mai nei oe, make au.”

Puniakaia then released Uhumakaikai and the fish began to come ashore at Wailua. The fish covered the sand and extended some distance into the sea. The people of Wailua and the king who made the wager saw the fish and they agreed that Puniakaia had won. Puniakaia then gave the whole of Kauai to the owner of the canoe that had brought him to Kauai, who then became the king. Puniakaia and his Kauai queen then returned to Oahu. Hookuu aku la o Puniakaia ia Uhumakaikai, ia wa, hiki mai la ka ia a ku i uka o Wailua, mai ke kai a ke one maloo, ka piha i ka ia, ia wa ike na mea a pau loa o Wailua, a me ke ’lii nana ka pili, a hooholo ae la ua eo ia Puniakaia. Haawi ae la o Puniakaia ia Kauai a puni, i ka mea nona ka waa ana i holo aku ai mai Oahu aku nei, a noho alii iho la ia, a hoi mai la o Puniakaia i Oahu nei me ka wahine o Kauai.

Legend of Maniniholokuaua and Keliimalolo. He Kaao no Maniniholokuaua a me Keliimalolo.