Chapter VI (3)

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.”

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.

Olomana was a very tall man, he being twelve [145] yards to the shoulders, and thirteen in height. He was a very brave man and was much feared. No chief or warrior dared face him. If he stood on the windward side the other side would be a perfect calm; his height also shaded the sun.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After resting for some time he pushed out his spear and flew to Kaula in Hamakua, Hawaii, the dividing line separating the districts of Hilo and Hamakua. From this place he continued on until he found Lupea, a sister of Hina, who was living above Kaawalii; she was one of Palila’s attendants. Lupea is a hau tree to this day, and wherever the malo of Palila was spread out to dry no hau [146] tree has grown even to this day. This was caused by the god Ku, the god of Palila, a god of supernatural power. There was at Hilo a temple also called Humuula, like the one on Kauai, which was also sacred, and furthermore it was also under the control of the spirits and was just as powerful.

The king of Hilo at this time was Kulukulua, and Wanua was the king of Hamakua. The two were at war with each other. The greatest warrior of Hamakua was Moanonuikalehua and his war club was called Koholalele. [147] This war club was so large that it required four hundred men to carry it. The next in greatness was Kumunuiaiake, a warrior of note. His spear was made from the mamane [148] wood of Kawaihae; it was ten fathoms in length and he could throw this spear over a distance greater than the length of an ahupuaa. Puupuukaamai was another great warrior. His long pololu spear was made from the koaie [149] wood, a very hard wood growing in the mountains. This spear was so long that it could be served as a wind break, and it could also be used to dam a stream; it could kill twelve hundred men at one stroke. All these three warriors were fighting on the side of Wanua, the king of 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:

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.

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.

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?”

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.

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.

After the battle Palila and the king returned to Kaula and from there to a rise above where a large lehua [150] tree was standing. He then hung up the jaws of all the men killed by him, and the tree was named Kahakaauwae, the hanging place of the jaws. Palila after this became the king of Hilo, while Kulukulua served under him. Palila was king until his death.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

Nuupia was the father and Halekou the mother of Puniakaia. [151] The land of his birth was Kaneohe. The parents of Puniakaia were of the royal blood of Koolauloa and Koolaupoko. Puniakaia was a very handsome man and had not a single blemish from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. He was erect, front and back, and so on the sides. While Puniakaia was living with his parents, a desire to go fishing came upon him, so he accompanied his mother to the beach and they went fishing. The kind of fish caught by them was the kind called pauhuuhu, [152] but only one. This fish was brought home alive and was saved by Puniakaia; being fed and taken care of until it grew to be a very large fish; and to it was given the name of Uhumakaikai. [153] This fish was the parent of all the fishes. After Puniakaia had brought up Uhumakaikai until it was full grown, he turned it into the ocean, free from all confinement.

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:

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.

As soon as Puniakaia ceased calling, Uhumakaikai was seen to be driving all the fish to Puniakaia; the fish reached from way down deep in the sea to the surface, and they were driven clear up onto the sand. Upon seeing this the people began taking up the fish; some were salted, some given away to the people, and so on, from the Makapuu point to the Kaoio point at Kualoa. With all this great number of people taking the fish, still there was a large number left, there being so many; and the people had to leave a great many behind and the pigs and dogs ate of them. Rumors of this great catch were soon carried to the hearing of Kaalaea, [154] a very beautiful woman, who had no equal in all the land of Koolau; she was just like Puniakaia [very pleasant] to look upon.

RELATING TO 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.

While she was sitting there Puniakaia saw her and was captivated by her beauty and quiet demeanor, not at all like the other women; so he said to his mother, Halekou, [155] “Say, Halekou, I am going to secure that woman for my own, because she is very beautiful, without blemish, and in all respects my equal.” Halekou gave her consent, saying: “Yes, she shall be your wife, for you two are alike in looks and behavior, therefore you go and ask her.”

When Puniakaia came to the presence of Kaalaea, he asked the woman that she become his wife. Kaalaea gave her consent to this. Puniakaia then said to her: “When we get to my mother, don’t be backward but go and sit on her lap.” When the two came to Halekou, Kaalaea went and sat on the lap of her future mother-in-law. After a little while Halekou ordered the men to load the ten canoes with fish, and this was done; not only the ten canoes but several others also were filled, and this property was distributed as gifts to the people. Halekou began to contribute gifts to Kaalaea, as was the custom [156] of those days. Nuupia then did likewise, and then Puniakaia; those three brought offerings to Kaalaea. In giving the various gifts, great heaps of them, Kaalaea on her part gave only herself, still it exceeded that of all three. After the giving of gifts, Kaalaea returned to her place with her brothers and her parents.

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.

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.

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.”

When the brothers-in-law heard this, they ordered that the aunt be put to death. [157] After this order was carried out, Puniakaia returned to his own home. When he came in his mother’s presence, she asked him as to the reason of his return; he then told her everything relating to the treatment received by him while living with his wife. When Halekou heard this, she wept and said: “It is even as I said to you, that you were to be insulted in the home of your wife, and now you have seen it for yourself.”

After living with his mother for a few days, Puniakaia decided to go to Kauai to make a visit; so he started out until he came to the Kaena point, at Waianae, where he met some men who were lashing their canoe for a trip to Kauai. Puniakaia upon coming up to these men, asked them: “Where are you going with this canoe?” “To Kauai.” “Can I go with you?” “And why not? The canoe is yours.” [158] The reason why these people allowed Puniakaia to go to Kauai with them was because he was such a handsome looking man.

On coming to Kauai they landed at Wailua, where a high chiefess was living. When she saw that Puniakaia was such a handsome looking man she began to give him presents of great value and after a while she even proposed that she become his wife. All this time, however, she had a husband already, [159] who was then living at some distance on the other side of Kauai.

Some time after Puniakaia had been living with this woman, he went down one day to the beach accompanied by the woman and there saw two men preparing to go out fishing. Upon coming up to the fishermen, Puniakaia asked them: “What kind of fishing are you two going out for?” The two replied: “Oio [160] fishing; but the most we will ever catch will be about eight, not very many.” Puniakaia said: “Yes, I will be the one who will get you all you want, from the ocean to the land, from the bottom of the sea to the top and the people will not be able to carry away all the fish; they will salt some and the pigs and dogs will eat their full and a lot will be wasted.” The two men then said: “You are deceiving us. We have lived here all our lives and have never seen so much fish.”

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.

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.”

After Puniakaia had made this request the canoe set out and on the evening of the same day the canoe reached the harbor of Kou. On this voyage the friends of Puniakaia, Keaumiki and Keauka, [161] assisted the canoe, hence its quick arrival. Also, the men who belonged to Waianae, knowing that the request was urgent, decided to continue on instead of stopping at their destination.