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witli your name. This is the first time that the lizard has not come and devoured its 

 prey outright. We were told that immediately the lizard made its appearence, it would 

 come and devour its victims; but here we see that we are safe for a time. vShould it 

 disappear altogether, we will escape death." 



While the men were still conversing the lizard again made its appearance and 

 called out: "Say, Aukelenuiaiku, let me have one of the men." Aukelenuiaiku again 

 refused, saying: "No, you cannot have one of them." When the lizard heard this it 

 said: "You must give me one of the men. What are you going to pay me for coming 

 here? Because you have been given to me to be killed and that I should devour you, 

 but since I have found out that you are one of those that have gone out of my own body, 

 I cannot eat you up." When the lizard concluded, Aukelenuiaiku gave his consent, 

 for he thought within himself that the request of his lizard grandmother, Kamooinanea, 

 should be granted. He then gave one of the men to the lizard. As soon as the man 

 was offered, he was swallowed whole. After this first man was consumed the lizard 

 again asked that the second man be given her. Aukelenuiaiku again gave the 

 second man, and he too was swallowed whole. After the second man was consumed 

 there was left ovCiy Aukelenuiaiku. The lizard then came out of the sea and laid on 

 the dry sand. 



The lizard then said to Aukelenuiaiku: "Go and bring me two ape' leaves." 

 When Aukelenuiaiku returned with the ape leaves he placed them in front of the 

 lizard. The lizard then vomited onto the two leaves until they were covered over, 

 and then it said to Aukelenuiaiku : "My grandson, look on these two leaves." Aukele- 

 nuiaiku obeyed and looked on. The lizard then continued: "Here are two lands on 

 these two ape leaves, a large land and a small land; a warm and hot land, and a cold 

 land. These two lands," however, Holaniku and Holauimoe, are very beautiful lands 

 and they possess everything necessary for the comfort of mankind; they possess food, 

 fish, sugar-cane, potatoes, bananas, awa, breadfruit and all other things good to eat. 

 Where I direct you there you must go." 



At the close of the remarks the lizard said to Aukelenuiaiku: "Now lie down." 

 Aukelenuiaiku obeyed and laid down. The lizard then held her grandson by the 

 waist and said: "My grandson, you will yet be the cause of the death of your older 

 brothers, and shall be king over them all ; because they have ill-treated yon." The 

 lizard theu continued, saying: "This land, however," pointing to one, "during six 

 mouths is lighted and during six months it is in darkness; don't go there, for you will 

 be killed: because, before you come to this land you will have to cross a green sea; 

 after that is passed, you will come to a red sea; don't go there, for you will get killed; 

 because in the days before I was married I traveled over this land, and now I am old, 

 yet I have not completed its entire circuit. The name of this land is Kalakeenuia- 

 kane (Asia,^ according to the foreigners). The mountains are so high that the stars 



^ Ape, Alocasia luacronhiza. {kii) and setting (iiior) sun, therebj' indicating east 



^ Holani-ku and Holani-mof, evidently refers to a ^n" west, 



land of origin, as East and West Holani. Other refer- ^Tliis apparent Kanuikau assertion lacks confirmation. 



ences of like nature are taken to refer to the rising Nowhere else do we find this land of Kane so located. 



