184 Fornander Collection oj Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



As soon as lie concluded speaking he proceeded on his way and climbed over 

 the wooden fence that surrounded the dwelling house of Liloa and then proceeded on 

 and entered the house from the back ' door. 



When the officers of Liloa saw that the boy's life was forfeited to" the king, 

 because he had climbed over the fence, the kapued place of the king, they chased the 

 boy with the intention of killing him, but Umi boldly entered and sat on the lap of Liloa. 

 Liloa then opened out his knees and Umi dropped to the floor. As Umi sat on the 

 floor Liloa saw the necklace of whale's tooth around the neck of Umi, and he also saw 

 his loin cloth around the waist of Umi. Liloa then asked: "What is your name?" 

 The boy replied: "I am Umi." Liloa then took Umi up onto his lap and kissed him. 

 Liloa then asked him : "Where is your mother, Akahiakuleana?" LImi replied: "She 

 is still at home. It was by her directions that I came to you, and she gave me these 

 things I have on me which you left with her." When Liloa heard this he said to his 

 men around him: "This is my own loin cloth, and this is my necklace of whale's 

 tooth." Liloa then asked the boy: "Where is my war club?" Umi replied: "It is 

 with my companion, Omaokamau, outside of the fence." Omaokamau and Piimaiwaa 

 were then sent for. 



Liloa then proceeded to tell the people how he met the mother of Umi and how 

 he lived with her for some days, saying: "When we went to dedicate the temple, and 

 I one day returned without my loin cloth and I had on a ti-leaf loin cloth, you said 

 that I was crazy ; but today you see that here is my loin cloth, my necklace of whale's 

 tooth and my war club. I left these things for my son, who is here." ^ At the end of 

 the king's address they then knew that Umi was the son of Liloa. 



Liloa then said to his servants: "Go and get my gods and bring them in the 

 presence of Umi to perform the ceremonies of circumcision."^ When the gods were set 

 before Umi, the ceremonies were performed and the navel of Umi was cut, and the sacred 

 drum was beaten. At the sound of the drum, Hakau, the first son of Liloa, heard it, so 

 he asked of the servants : "Why is the drum being beaten?" "It is being beaten because 

 the navel of the new son of the king is being cut. The young man's name is Umi." 

 When Hakau heard this he came to meet Umi in a great temper. When he saw Liloa, 

 he asked him: "Is this your new son?" Liloa answered: "Yes." And then he con- 

 tinued in a kindly way: "You shall be the king and he shall be your servant. You 

 shall be above and he shall be under you." By these kindly words of Liloa his father, 

 Hakau's temper was driven away and he pretended to be reconciled to Umi. 



When Umi took up his residence with Liloa, he obej'ed all of Liloa's advice, 

 and in this way warmed the heart of his father toward him. Hakau, on the other 



'As a rule the Hawaiian house had but one door, in front, though end or side openings were not unusual. It was 

 likely through such an end opening Umi was advised to enter and make himself known to Liloa, to avoid the guard 

 at the entrance. 



^ Ua laa ke keiki of the original is not that the lad was sacred to the king in the usual sense, but that having 

 trespassed the kapued royal precincts he was liable to the death penalty. He had forfeited his life, and the king 

 only could stay the law's execution. 



^"An honest confession is good for the soul." 



^Oki ka piko was in this case a formal public act to confirm Umi's heirship, for doubtless the ceremony of 

 circumcision had been performed according to custom shortly after birth, unless possibly it had been prearranged 

 for Iviloa's act of recognition. 



