3i8 Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



Thus three chiefs were accounted for, leaving three more, when Hauna spoke 

 up: "Here is another chief, another uncle of yours, being a 3'ounger brother (cousin) 

 of Keaweuuiaunii. He resided with us, and because of our meagerness, deserted, and 

 at the battle fought on Puumaneo he was slain by Keawenuiaunii. The bones were 

 stripped and also put away in a gourd." 



Lonoikaniakahiki then took up Lililehua, the child of Hua-a, the chief of Puna 

 and chanted before Kakuhihewa : 



Lililehua 



Is drifting to Waimea, 



P'or Molokai is storm-bound. 



When the wind ' sweeps there below, 



M3' husband then enters the house at Mana. 



We two reposed at Wawaenohu 



And witnessed the weeping of the deity. - 



Here are some more ! 



This bundle was placed before Kakuhihewa, who inquired who it was. Lanahu- 

 iniihaku and the others answered: "This is Lililehua, the chief of Puna, the child of 

 Hua-a. He had a beautiful country where even the pandanus and the lehua enter the 

 sea, being the only sweet-scented land on Hawaii. This chief had his home with us; 

 a younger brother (cousin) of Keawenuiaumi, but knowing our numerical weakness, 

 deserted us, and at the battle fought on Puumaneo we slew him, stripped all his bones, 

 put them in a container, and this is he." 



Hauna again produced the bones of another chief from the gourd, the chief of 

 Kau, and said to Lonoikaniakahiki: "Here is another chief, that of Kau. He is also 

 an uncle (father) of yours and a 3'ounger cousin (brother) of Keawenuiaunii. He also 

 lived with us, and seeing how few we were, deserted, and at the battle of Puumaneo was 

 slain by Keawenuiaunii. We secured his bones and put them away in the gourd." 



Lonoikaniakahiki, holding the bones in his hands, chanted: 



Dear is the house of Milo in the sun, 

 The elevated house of Moanauli. 

 Your skin is bruised without cause. 

 Bruised as though by a lover. 

 This lover is from Hanalei, 

 My lover of the awa leaf of Puna. 

 Kapaa is like the kalukalu ' mats, 

 Where the ohai-i turns at Papiohuli. 

 Here are some more ! 



Lonoikaniakahiki tossed the bones to Kakuhihewa and asked of Lanahuimi- 

 liaku and others : "Who is this ?" Lanahuimihaku and the others answered: "This 

 is Kahalemilo, the child of Imaikalani, the chief of Kau. He was also a younger 

 brother (cousin) to Keawenuiaumi, and he was also one of those who resided with us, 



' The koolauwahine of the original was a peculiar wind of Kauai. 



^ A more literal rendering would be, "We have seen the god weep." 



^ A peculiar grass, of legendary fame, found on Kauai. Also the name of a choice lace-like kapa. 



' Ohai , a flowering shrub (Si-s/xntia grandi/olia) which turns its leaves down at night. 



