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Kuhihewa ' was then born. 

 Kaihikapu ^ of Kuhihewa was the younger, 

 Kaihikapu with the thick skin, 

 Crackled skin' crackled by the kapus. 

 The thick, ugly skin of the chief Mauo,-* 

 Mano, of the sharp skin, the rough skin, 

 Like the roughness of the pumpkin leaf 

 Like the roughness of the rough-skinned fish, 

 The peculiar skin of Mano, he of the hard fore- 

 head.^ 

 The seed of Mano, belonging to Mano 

 Is the loin product of Mano. 

 Together with Nohoamakalii,'' 

 Mano lived and cohabited with Pulanaieie;' 

 Kalanipiilani** was his child 



The only offspring' of Manookalanipo.'" 



The eyes are like two kindly chiefs 



Who are haughty in their lofty position. 



The light showers of the summer 



Were scattered " on the plain of Kailo. 



Calmness is seen at Hauoa of Keawe, 



Gathering on the heated road. 



The calm and clearness have reached you two. 



Drooping is the diminutive of Puna, 



Puna of the angry eyes, 



The guardian of Kahinanalo 



The isle of Ohikihokolio, 



Previously secured for my chief; 



For the sand crab ; '- let joy prevail. 



The long-lived chief, watch over him. 



[A word is here necessary in reference to the composition of this niele. The 

 history of the kings of Maui is mentioned in this chant and the composition of it was 

 made solely for the Maui kings.] 



We will now continue with the story of Kihapiilani. 



At the close of the conversation between the old men and Kihapiilani, he con- 

 tinued on his way to the uplands of Kalaniwai, where he began planting his potato 

 stalks. For some time Kihapiilani devoted his whole time to the cultivation of his 

 fields, until his season of want was finally passed, for he felt bitterly the shame and 

 insult shown him by his wife's parents when he was called a lazy fellow. When the 

 potatoes were at last matured he turned them over to his wife and her parents. 



CHAPTER II. 

 Relating to Kihapiil.'Xni. 



We will now see how Kihapiilani made the search for the one to avenge the 

 insult given him by his unkind brother, Piilani. 



After Kihapiilani had spoken to his wife relative to the field of potatoes, he 

 said to her: "My wife, I am going away and shall leave you. I have labored patiently 

 in the cultivation and care of these fields until they are ripened. You will eat the 

 fruit of our labor." The wife replied: "Are you going away for good, then, and are 

 you not coming back again?" The husband replied: "Yes, I am not coming back for 



' King of Oahu, known also as Kakuhihewa. 

 "Favorite son of Kuhihewa. 



^ Rough and scaly from awa indulgences in the kapu 

 periods. 



'An abbreviation for Manookalanipo. 



^Lit., rock face. 



•"A daughter of Makalii. 



'Another wife of Mano. 



'The Piilani, chief of Maui, father of Kihapiilani and 

 Piikea. 



'' \iii kaiikahi, lit., single coconut tree. 



'"Referring back to Kauai ancestors of many genera- 

 tions. 



" Like a light shower that fails to reach the ground. 



^'^Ohiki, lit., sand crab; a figurative reference to some 

 chief. 



