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chant, but it is one relating to myself." ' Lonoikamakahiki again asked: "Is it a new 

 chant?" Ohaikawilinla again replied: "Yes, it is a very late one. It has not become 

 known in the country districts. It was chanted oul}' in the royal court up to the time 

 of ni}'- departure." Lonoikamakahiki again asked her: "What is the title of the chant?" 

 Ohaikawilinla replied : "The Mirage of Mana." After this conversation between the 

 two, Lonoikamakahiki began the study of the chant until dawn, by which time he had 

 committed it to memor3^ 



At daj^light the next day Ohaikawilinla made preparation to set sail for Hawaii, 

 where she was going to meet her future husband, Manuahi. While this preparation 

 was going on, and the double canoe was being hauled into the sea (the chiefess had 

 not boarded it, however), Lanahuimihaku and his companion said to Kakuhihewa: 

 "You had better run out and ask the chiefess of Kauai for a new chant. It is possible 

 that she knows a late chant from Kauai, then we will study it, else it will be first 

 acquired by the king of Hawaii, Lonoikamakahiki. Ohaikawiliula will surely give 

 her permission that it be used in honor of your name, for Lonoikamakahiki is a chief 

 without any chant dedicated to his name." Because of these words, spoken by Lana- 

 huimihaku and his companion, Kakuhihewa and his servants went up to where the 

 double canoe was moored and Kakuhihewa reached out and held the chiefess, Ohaika- 

 wilinla by the arm, then asked her: "Before setting sail from Kauai, did you not hear 

 of a new chant belonging to Kauai?" Ohaikawiliula replied: "I have a chant." 

 Kakuhihewa again asked: "Is it a very late one, not heard in the country districts?" 

 Ohaikawiliula replied: "It has not been heard in the country districts; it was used 

 only at the royal court up to the time of my departure. It is one used in honor of my 

 name." Kakuhihewa again asked: "What is the title of the chant?" "It is 'The 

 Mirage of Mana,' " replied Ohaikawiliula. 



Kakuhihewa then proceeded to master the chant by giving each of his servants 

 a line to commit to memor}'. After this was done, Ohaikawiliula proceeded on her 

 way to Hawaii, while Kakuhihewa and his servants returned to the house, where the 

 chant was connected line by line, as committed to memory ' by the servants, until it 

 was mastered in whole just as given them by Ohaikawiliula. 



When Kakuhihewa was being taught the chant by Ohaikawiliula, it was very 

 considerate of her not to have informed him that she had alread}' taught the same to 

 Lonoikamakahiki. She did not even say a word about the matter; probably she had 

 forgotten all about it. If she had told Kakuhihewa of teaching Lonoikamakahiki the 

 chant it would not have been taken for a subject in the game of hoopapa that followed. 



After Kakuhihewa had committed the chant to memory he and his favorites went 

 out surf riding. Lonoikamakahiki also accompanied the king of Oahu in this outing. 

 When it became time for Kakuhihewa to cease surfing he returned to the house with 

 his companions. Just as soon as they reached the house Lanahuimihaku and his 

 companion said to Kakuhihewa: "Say, Kakuhihewa, when the king of Hawaii finishes 

 riding the surf and should send for his loin cloth and kapa, then you refuse the taking 



' All chiefs of note are supposed to possess name songs in their honor. 

 'This reveals the method of memorizing name songs, etc., of olden time. 



