28o Forna7ider CoUectio)i of Haivaiian Folk-lore. 



Mana.' " Lonoikamakaliiki then said : "You go back and bring ui}' loin cloth. If they 

 shonld again ask you, you tell them that I have said, 'The Mirage of Mana' is the chant 

 in honor of the name of Lonoikamakahiki. You repeat this to them." 



At the close of their conversation, and this was the last thing said on the sub- 

 ject, Loli then went back into the house, the palace of Kakuhihewa, Kamoa by name. 

 Again Loli took up the calabash and began to uncover it for the loin cloth and kapa 

 of his king. At this Kakuhihewa again asked : "Say, Loli, why are you again un- 

 covering the calabash belonging to your ward?" Loli made reply : "It is for the king's 

 loin cloth." Kakuhihewa said: "Have 3'ou not heard that you cannot get the loin cloth 

 until the chant in ni}^ honor is recited?" Loli replied: "I have told him that, but he 

 replied by asking, 'What is the title of the chant of Kakuhihewa?' I replied: 'The 

 Mirage of Mana.' He made reply: 'Is it "The Mirage of Mana," the chant in honor 

 of the name of Lonoikamakahiki?' This is the reply made by my king, and that is 

 all." Because of this reply made by Loli, Kakuhihewa asked of Lanahuimihaku and 

 his companion: "Is this chant really in honor of the name of the king of Hawaii?" 

 Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: "It is a lie; he has no chant in honor of 

 his name like this one. He is a chief without a chant. You must not be afraid ; make 

 a wager with him." 



CHAPTER V. 

 Thk Wager Madk by Kakuhihewa Against Lonoikamakahiki. 



After Kakuhihewa had heard from Loli the answer given by Lonoikamakahiki, 

 that the chant belonged to the king of Hawaii, the chant was then made the subject of 

 a contest.' After this was agreed on the two kings came together to decide on their 

 bets. Some time was taken up in this before they agreed upon the different objects for 

 the wager. Kakuhihewa on his side offered that portion of Oahu from Lealii point 

 to the Kaena point as against the large feather kahili of Lonoikamakahiki, Eleele- 

 ualani. Lonoikamakahiki on his side would not agree to this, saying: "I will not 

 wager my feather kahili for that amount of land." Because Lonoikamakahiki refused 

 to agree to this offer made b}' Kakuhihewa, Kakuhihewa again offered all the lands, 

 in addition to the former offer, embraced within the point of Kaena to the Kaoio point 

 at Kualoa. 



Because of this last offer made hy Kakuhihewa, which really meant the passing 

 away from him of almost all the lands of Oahu, Lonoikamakahiki replied: "I will not 

 allow my feather kahili to be wagered for the amount of land you offer." Kakuhihewa 

 then replied: "Since you have not agreed to my offer, make your offer then." Lono- 

 ikamakahiki said : "I will wager \Q.y feather kahili as against the inside of this house." 

 Kakuhihewa then made answer: "That is agreed; here it is. You are satisfied with 



■ In the spirit of rivalry existing between these kings this new name chant was an opportune test of their powers 

 of memory and narration. 



