Kihapiilani. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Piilani Family: Chant of Maui Chiefs. 



"^ ^ TE WILL liere learn of the brothers of Piikea. The first-born of the family 

 \/\/ ^^^ Piilani,' a boy; the one following after him was Piikea whom we have 

 ' ' already been introdnced to as the wife of Umi. Following her was Kiha- 

 piilani, another boy; and the last of the family was Kalanipiilani, also a boy, who died 

 yonng. Piilani was the heir to the kingdom of Mani, while his younger brother and 

 sister, Kihapiilani and Piikea, were placed under him. This was the expressed will 

 of Piilani to them, but Piilani disregarded the words of their father. 



When Piilani came to the throne of all Maui he made his residence at Kauiki 

 in Hana, and there he took his brother to live with him. While living together Piilani 

 did not care for his brother according to the instructions of their father before his 

 death. It was customar}^ with Piilani while eating, or sitting in company, to care 

 more for the others than his brother Kihapiilani. Every time his brother was around 

 he would show a marked degree of hatred towards him, and he evinced his displeasure 

 in many ways. 



One day while Piilani was eating with his companions, all strangers, enjojdng 

 the good things placed before them, Kihapiilani, although present at the table, was 

 not served with any of the good things; but, in front of him was placed a small cala- 

 bash containing some small fish. This dish belonged to Piilani. Seeing that this 

 was all there was to be had within reach, he reached into the dish and took out two 

 small fish and ate them. While doing this he was seen by Piilani. Piilani then 

 reached for the dish and held it up in his hand, then asked of Kihapiilani: "Who ate 

 of the fish in this dish?" Kihapiilani replied: "I did, because there was nothing else 

 for me to eat." Piilani then threw the dish with the fish in it, brine and all, at the 

 forehead of his brother, breaking the dish into pieces and spattering the fish and brine 

 into the eyes of Kihapiilani which blinded him for a while. 



Because of this ill treatment by his elder brother, showing no love or respect for 

 him, Kihapiilani got up and secretly ran away to Kalaniwai, a place in Makawao. 

 While there he met a woman belonging to the place and they were united and lived as 

 husband and wife. The people of the place, however, did not know that this was Kiha- 

 piilani, the chief, but took him to be a man from the countr3^ While living with his 

 wife's parents he was often spoken of as a laz}- fellow, spending his time sleeping in- 

 stead of going out to work. When Kihapiilani heard his wife's parents speak of him 



' Known also as Lono-a-Piilani , and referred to at times as Lono-a-Pii. In this narrative he is given the father's 



niinie, making it cunfvising because unusual. (236) 



