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When the paddlers and canoe were ready the canoe was taken and left on the 

 beach near the landing thinking that at the fourth crow of the cock they would make 

 their start, as was the custom with the fishermen of those days; but it was not to be in 

 this case. At the first crow of the cock the men got to the canoe; at the last crowing 

 of the cock they pushed the canoe out. By this time all the other fishermen were out 

 at sea. The men, however, still waited until daylight. When it became light enough 

 to distinguish the features of the men thej^ went back to the house feeling indifferent. 



In the meantime Nihooleki was still in bed with his senses, however, all alert. 

 The wife aroused him: "Wake up and make a start; this is the coolest time for the 

 fishermen, when one is not made lazy by the heat of the sun." He answered: "Wait 

 until it is light; at sunrise." Nihooleki then arose, got the bailing cup, reached for the 

 calabash in which were kept all the fishing utensils, affixed his malo, then went out to 

 the canoe and with one hand pushed it out into the sea. The paddlers then came down 

 and jumped aboard. As soon as they got under way Nihooleki took out the fish-hook 

 and began fishing. The aku came in such large numbers that in no time the canoe 

 was loaded. They took this catch and threw it ashore. They went out and got a sec- 

 ond canoe load and again it was thrown ashore. This was kept up until six canoe loads 

 had been landed. By this time a large mound of fish had been piled up. The wife pro- 

 ceeded to give away, feed the pigs, give some to the loafers, sell some, and salt some, 

 but a large number were still left over, there being so many. The people from the 

 uplands came down with food, sugar-cane, bananas and everything else good to eat and 

 all went home with fish, even those that came down without anything went home with 

 their share. Those who were still in the uplands when they heard of the fish came 

 down and returned with their share. 



Nihooleki and his men then went out to mid-ocean along where his brothers-in- 

 law were fishing, sailing right along by them. When his brothers-in-law saw his well- 

 formed body they called out, "Puipuiakalawaia," ' making this his third name. Upon 

 their arrival at Makaena, off Waianae, the men looked up and saw that they had reached 

 the island of Oahu. Nihooleki again fished until the canoe was filled with aku. He 

 then ordered his men to eat. After their meal when every one was satisfied the remain- 

 ing fish were thrown out until the canoe was bare, when they set off until they landed 

 at Kaunolu, in Lanai, where they again caught some fish and eat till satisfied. Again 

 they set sail until they reached Keauhou, at Kona, Hawaii, when Nihooleki told his 

 men: "You may all go ashore here while I remain with our canoe. When you go ashore, 

 take each of you one aku apiece. There are twenty of you, making twenty aku. When 

 you get to that shed of coconut leaves in front of that house, where women are seated, 

 throw down the fish, but don't look back." The men then went ashore while Nihoo- 

 leki turned the canoe around. On the return of the men they immediately set sail for 

 Kauai, and the same day reached the Kauai waters where the brothers-in-law were fish- 

 ing. Nihooleki produced the hook and again the aku came tumbling into the canoe 

 until it was sunk deep in the water with fish. When the brothers-in-law looked up 

 they saw the canoe and the fish; the canoe was so full that the men had to stand up. 

 Upon their return to shore Nihooleki took up two aku for the male and female spirits, 



^Puipuiakalawaia, meaning a well-built fisherman, as was also applied to Umi, of Hawaii. 



