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at the bow of Kakuhihewa's double canoe, where he cast off the rock that served as his 

 anchor. This rock was a very small one for the purpose, but to prove the supernatural 

 powers of Hauna it served the purpose as an anchor, although a strong gale came up 

 and for a short time it blew quite fiercely. When the storm was blowing, the rock 

 that served as an anchor for the double canoe of Kakuhihewa was unable to hold the canoe 

 and so it was carried off to the leeward of the fishing grounds for some distance. The 

 double canoe of Lonoikamakahiki, however, never moved a bit, and the small rock held 

 it as though a large anchor had been used. This was because of the supernatural 

 powers of Hauna. 



When Kakuhihewa saw how the double canoe of the king of Hawaii was held 

 by the small mooring rock he expressed the desire of possessing it, so he immediately 

 made up his mind to name the rock in his next wager with Lonoikamakahiki. 



While Lonoikamakahiki and his companions were floating in the same place 

 Kakuhihewa said to Lanahuimihaku and his companion: "What a wonderful rock the 

 king of Hawaii must have." Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: "Yes, we 

 know of the rock that serves as the anchor of the double canoe of the king of Hawaii. 

 We have seen several rocks like that." Because of this answer given by Lanahuimi- 

 haku and his companion, Kakuhihewa thought he would send for one like it from 

 Hawaii, but Lanahuimihaku and his companion said : "Yoii cannot make use of that 

 kind of rock, however, because your attendants do not possess supernatural powers. 

 That rock holds that canoe because of the supernatural powers of Hauna." 



When Lonoikamakahiki and his companions were moored directly at the bow of 

 the double canoe of Kakuhihewa, Kakuhihewa was sore displeased, for he knew that 

 such a thing was not considered right by all fishermen. This displeasure was so 

 strong that he spoke of the matter and remarked that he did not at all like the wa}- 

 Lonoikamakahiki's double canoe was moored. But Lanahuimihaku and his companion, 

 however, said : "Don't at all mind it. If the king of Hawaii has any fishing imple- 

 ments with him then it would be wrong." This reply satisfied Kakuhihewa for he 

 thought no more of the matter. 



While Kakuhihewa and Lanahuimihaku and his companion were talking, Kaku- 

 hihewa felt a fish tugging at his hook, so he said to Lanahuimihaku and his companion: 

 "Say, I have caught a fish. What can it be?" Lanahuimihaku and his companion 

 said: "It must be an ulua.' Ask the king of Hawaii what it is." Because of this, 

 Kakuhihewa called out : "There you are ! Say, King of Hawaii, what kind of a fish 

 have I caught?" Loli said to Lonoikamakahiki: "Tell him that it is a shark." 

 Lonoikamakahiki therefore replied as directed by Loli, saying: "It is a shark." 



Because Lonoikamakahiki had named the fish to be a shark Kakuhihewa asked 

 of Lanahuimihaku and his companion: "Is it a shark?" Lanahuimihaku and his 

 companion replied: "It is not a shark. The king of Hawaii deceives himself. Here 

 we have been fishing on these grounds many times and we never have caught a single 

 shark. You also know that these fishing grounds have been dedicated to our god and 



' Ulua (Carangus ignobitis), as also other varieties; credited as the gamiest fish in Hawaiian waters. 



