2,6 Foniaudcr Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



"How strange! our arrows are in joints, but this one is twisted!" While they were 

 discussing the matter one of them took it and after looking it over said: "This is not 

 a stranger's arrow; this is the arrow belonging to our brother Aukelenuiaiku." 

 While this brother was saying this, Kekamakahinuiaiku, he of the bad temper, took 

 it and broke it into pieces. Shortly after this Aukelenuiaiku approached the building 

 and stood on the outside of the wall which surrounded the building. While Aukele- 

 nuiaiku was standing there, all the brothers looked at him. The}- marveled at his 

 handsome appearance: his skin was like the ripe banana and his e3'eballs were like 

 the bud of a banana at its first appearance ; his body was straight and faultless, and 

 he was without equal. 



When the people who were gathered there saw Aukelenuiaiku, they expressed 

 words of praise at his great comeliness. While the people were praising Aukelenuiaiku, 

 the oldest brother became very angry and his face changed. He then sent out one of 

 his younger brothers to go and ask Aukelenuiaiku the reason of his coming. The 

 name of the brother that was sent was Ktiaiku. When he had come into the presence 

 of Aukelenuiaiku, he asked him: "What has brought you here?" Aukelenuiaiku 

 answered: "To enjoy the games." Kuaiku returned to their angry brother and told 

 him. When he heard this, he again sent Kuaiku, saying: "Go and strike him once." 

 When Kuaiku came up to Aukelenuiaiku, he struck at him, but he did not knock him 

 down nor did he hurt him. On the first blow he broke his own right arm, then he 

 tried his left and that too was broken. When Kuaiku saw that his two arms were 

 broken he turned to proceed back to the house. At this Aukelenuiaiku reached out 

 and took hold of his brother b}- the arms, bundled him up, and threw him to the edge ' of 

 the sea. When the people saw the great strength of Aukeleniiiaiku, they gave a 

 mighty shout, and said : "That is the only man that has been able to throw and break 

 the arms of Kuaiku." After this another of the brothers came out with the intention 

 of killing Aukelenuiaiku. This brother was the greatest wrestler and could break a 

 man in arms; but when he met Aukelenuiaiku, he was unable to throw him down or 

 hurt him. When he found that he was unable to throw Aukelenuiaiku, he turned 

 with the intention of going back to the house, but Aukelenuiaiku reached out, held 

 him up and threw him into the sea. This made the people shout again. 



Aukelenuiaiku thus met each brother, beating them all until there remained 

 but the oldest brother, the one with the bad temper. When this brother saw that all 

 his younger brothers had been defeated by Aukelenuiaiku he v.'ent up full of anger, 

 bent on throwing Aukelenuiaiku into the sea, but in this he proved a failure, for 

 his youngest brother overmatched him. While they were fighting and pushing 

 each other, Aukelenuiaiku held his ground so well that the oldest brother became 

 exhausted, and in time gave up all idea of fighting, and he left Aukelenuiaiku 

 and turned with the intention of going back to the house. At this Aukelenuiaiku 

 reached out, took hold of him, and threw him bodily into the sea. When he dropped 



' The expression of the original, ae kai, is literaUy sea beach. 



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