Note 22 — Chapter XXV · HIIAKA UTTERS MANY PRAYERS TO RESTORE LOHIAU TO LIFE

Lono-makua, a god one of whose functions was to act as guardian of fire. When Pele and Kama-pua’a fought together and Kama-pua’a had succeeded in extinguishing the fires of Kilauea, Pele, in dismay, appealed to Lono-makua, saying, “There is no fire left.” Lono-makua calmly pointed to his armpit and said, “Here is the fire, in these fire-sticks,” (aunaki and aulima). The armpit was his place for carrying these sticks. When the Hawaiians first saw a White man with a lighted pipe in his mouth, smoke issuing therefrom, they said, “Surely, this is the great god Lono-makua; he breathes out fire.” ↑