66 Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



After the bird Halulu was killed, he pulled a few feathers out of the bird's 

 head and threw them to the ground away from the cliff. These feathers that were 

 pulled by Aukelenuiaiku flew until they fell in the very presence of Namakaokahai, 

 where they were seen by her and recognized as the head feathers of the bird Halulu. 



We will now take up the relationship between the bird and Namakaokahai, for 

 they were connected. The bird Halulu was a cousin to Namakaokahai, the queen of 

 the land of Kalakeenuiakane. When Namakaokahai saw that her cousin Halulu 

 was dead she called for her brothers, Kanemoe, Leapua, Kahaumana and Kaneapua. 

 When they came to her she said to them: "Here are Hinawaikoli, the feathers from 

 the forehead of Halulu, who is dead. He has been killed." When the brothers heard 

 this, they said to Namakaokahai: "It is quite right that the bird should be killed, 

 because he is an evil thing, he eats men." 



After the bird was killed, Aukelenuiaiku and the men cut it up and roasted some 

 of the meat on the coals, and after the meat was cooked they sat down and had their meal. 

 After their meal was finished, they began to study how to get down from the cliff. At 

 this time there was another bird in the cave, the mate of Halulu, by the name of Kiwaha. 

 This bird gave Aukelenuiaiku the means of getting down the cliff, by giving him a 

 short-ended rainbow,' one with only three colors, yellow, red and green. By means of 

 this rainbow they reached the bottom of the cliff. In thus getting away successfully, 

 the four men were thankful to Aukelenuiaiku, for they knew that they were rescued 

 from a terrible death, and so they were very grateful for the kindness shown them. 



THE RETURN OF AUKELENUIAIKU TO THE BOTTOM WITH THE MEN. 



When Aukelenuiaiku and the men reached the bottom [of the cliff], Kiwaha 

 again took up the rainbow and placed it on the cliff. After this Aukelenuiaiku asked 

 the men: "What do 3'ou want?" They each answered: "I want a piece of sugar-cane." 

 "I want a potato." "I want a banana." "I want a taro." Aukelenuiaiku then said 

 to them: "The sugar-cane is kapued for my son. If any one eats it he will die. So 

 are the potatoes, the bananas and the taro. So I will advise each of you not to touch 

 these things as we go on our way, else you will all die." After giving them this 

 advice they all started out. On the way, however, the men did not adhere to the advice 

 given them by Aukelenuiaiku, for he who wanted the sugar-cane took a piece and ate 

 it, so he died ; the other three men also took up the things they craved for and they 

 also died. Thus did the four men die, for not keeping the advice given them by 

 Aukelenuiaiku. 



After the death of the four men, Aukelenuiaiku continued on by himself until 

 he reached the house. When the wife and the brothers-in-law saw Aukelenuiaiku, 

 they all wept for joy and he was welcomed home. After this, Aukelenuiaiku and his 

 wife lived on happily, each determined to love each other more and more. The wife 



' K pooniuku rainbow, as its name indicates, is the stem only of the arch; poo, head, and mitku, cut off; hence, a 

 headless rainbow. Its three colors deal not with its blending shades. 



