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field were stolen by Pumaia's spirit. By these raids the wife and daughter were able 

 to have all they wanted and far more than their needs. One day the wife sighed and 

 said: "Yes, we have all we need, but there is one thing lacking, we have no servant to 

 do our work for us." When Pumaia's spirit heard this, it went off and brought back a 

 servant for the wife and daughter. 



Kualii in the meantime was being puzzled and often asked who this unknown 

 thief could be. A priest who was living with him at the time then told Kualii who the 

 thief was in the following manner: "This thief is no other person than your enemy 

 Pumaia; his body is dead, but his spirit is at large and is much stronger than when 

 the body was alive. You will soon be killed; if you act rightly 3'ou will then be saved." 

 "What must I do to be saved?" asked Kualii. The priest replied: "You must build 

 three houses; one house for the wife and daughter; one house for the property and serv- 

 ants; and one house for the bones of Pumaia. After the houses are completed go and 

 bring 3'our enemy back and take good care of his bones; he may then take compassion 

 on vou and you will then be saved." Kualii then consented to do all the things advised 

 by the priest. 



While this conversation was being carried between the priest and Kualii, Pumaia 

 was amused as he heard the advice of the priest and the consent given by Kualii. He 

 then advised his wife and daughter to return to the shore. The wife in obedience to 

 the instructions made readj^ for their return. While on their way back to the old home 

 they met Kxialii's men who had been sent to bring them to the king. Upon their ar- 

 rival at the king's house, they found ever3'thing prepared for their reception and they 

 lived with the king ever after this. 



Leg-end of Hanaaumoe. 



HANAAUMOE was a flattering spirit who lived in Oahu, as the island of Oahu 

 in the olden days, during the reign of Halalii, was the home of the spirits. 

 The dutj' of this spirit, Hanaaumoe, was to meet all the canoes that arrived from 

 other lands and through his cunning and flatter}^ urge the people to land. In this way 

 several people were killed and eaten by the spirits. As this spirit had no equal in the 

 art of flatter}^, he was delegated by Halalii the king of the spirits to guard all the points 

 along the coast of Oahu. While he was on duty one day he saw canoes approaching 

 Oahu from the west. In the double canoe was Kahaookamoku the friend of the king of 

 Kauai, several men and Kaneopa a lame fellow. These people were from Kauai and 

 were on their waj- to Hawaii to make a visit. 



Hanaaumoe upon seeing these people invited them to come ashore: "Come ashore, 

 land your canoe. Don't go to Hawaii for that island is filled with spirits. Hawaii has 

 spirits for Kanikaa lives there. Maui has spirits for Keoloewa lives there. Lanai has 

 spirits for Pahulu lives there. Molokai has spirits for Kaunolu lives there. Here is 

 the island that has no spirits; land the canoe. There is food ashore, there are houses. 



