292 Pomander Colleciton of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



and you will get excited over the sport and will have a desire to do some fishing your- 

 self. Because of that desire you wall ask for hook and line, and they will refuse and 

 insult you with such expression as this : 'Where have you been that 3'ou should come 

 here unprepared?' Therefore you will be ashamed; and this will cause my death." 

 Lonoikaniakahiki replied: "Why should they refuse to give me hook and line? Only 

 the ignorant will refuse to give hook and line." The attendant said: "Yes, that would 

 be the proper waj^ of reasoning if things were right between you, but as things stand 

 now they do not think well of you, for you have beaten them, and for this reason they 

 will refuse giving you what yo\x ask." But with all this advice given by his attendant 

 the king's desire to go out was not abated; in fact, the desire became stronger, and 

 Lonoikaniakahiki finally demanded of his servant that they follow Kakuhihewa and 

 his companions and look on while they fished. 



Because of this demand made by the king, Loli therefore said to Lonoikaniaka- 

 hiki: "Where art thou? Since you have become stubborn about going fishing, I want 

 you to bear in mind what I have to say to you. After we come up to Kakuhihewa and 

 his companions, and 3'ou should wish to do some fishing yourself after seeing Kakuhi- 

 hewa haul out several fish, and if you should ask for hook and line and they should 

 refuse and insult 3'ou, then you must kill me," take out my intestine and use it for a 

 line, and my thigh bone for your hook ; then take 1113- flesh and use it for your bait, 

 and my head you can use as a sinker; then lower the whole thing into the sea and, 

 after giving a jerk, call out in my name as follows: 'Saj', Loli! Say, Loli, the fish 

 without eyes ! ! Catch a fish for us, Loli.' Then j'ou will hook an alii." " After giving 

 Lonoikaniakahiki these instructions they proceeded out to sea. 



A FEW WORDS OF EXPLANATION RELATING TO LOLI AND HAUNA. 



In the first chapter of this story of Lonoikaniakahiki the character of these two 

 men, Loli and Hauna, is there told. Hauna and Loli were men who faithfully followed 

 their religious rites and were true worshippers of the god of Keawenuiaumi, which was 

 left in charge of Lonoikamakahiki. 



These two men were famous throughout the whole group because of their great 

 supernatural powers and because of their great respect of their god, and by this respect 

 it was supposed that they were able to perform many miracles in the name of the god 

 of KeaM^enniaumi.' It was because of this great power that Loli was able to see the 

 future and so instructed his king Lonoikamakahiki to kill him in order to obtain line, 

 hook and bait. 



HOW LONOIKAMAKAHIKI FOLLOWED TO SEE KAKUHIHEWA AND HIS COMTANIONS FISH. 



Lonoikamakahiki and his companions in due time caught up with Kakuhihewa's 

 canoe and together they arrived at the same fishing grounds; but Lonoikamakahiki, 

 contrary to all rules about fishing, kept on going until his double canoe stood directly 



'Loyal devotion and self-sacrifice, as Loli was one of the two guardians who reared Lono from early childhood. 



'Alii {Germo geriiw), albacore. 



^The reference made throughout this tradition to the "god of Keawenuiaumi" never once reveals its name. It must 

 have been the god A'aili which Liloa transmitted the charge of to Umi, and doubtless descended to Keawenuiaumi, 

 thence to Lonoikamakahiki. 



