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took a bath and went home, and told his wife: "Go to the paddlers and give them that 

 canoe load of fish." He then went in and laid down. The fish from the first catch 

 were beginning to get spoiled. 



This was kept up for many days and everybody had fish. One day the news 

 about the great catches was carried to Kamapuaa in the uplands of Waiohulu. Kama- 

 puaa upon hearing the great catches said: "I could get some of that fish if I can only 

 get down to the coast." Kamapuaa was the friend of Nihooleki; he was afflicted with 

 the dropsy and was not able to walk; therefore some people carried him down to the 

 beach; but being very heavy the men could only carry him a little ways at a time. By 

 constant begging he however managed to get to the seashore. Before Nihooleki set out 

 on a certain day to fish he gave his wife the following instruction: "In case a man with 

 the dropsy should come, call him in as he is my friend." 



After Nihooleki had started, Kamapuaa arrived and came and looked in at the door. 

 "You filthy man, begone," said the wife of Nihooleki. Kamapuaa with the men that car- 

 ried him down, went over to the hog pen and there waited for the return of Nihooleki his 

 friend. When Nihooleki returned with the fish, he came and kissed his friend, and then 

 turned to his wife and said: "You are indeed strange. I told you to take good care of my 

 friend, but you have not done so. Never mind, you may stay, but I am going along with 

 my friend." He then told his friend to give some of the fish to the men who brought 

 him down. The men took all they could carry away, but still many fish were left. 



When Nihooleki and Kamapuaa were ready to leave Waimea and the wife, Nihoo- 

 leki addressed his wife saying: "When you give birth to the child within you, call him 

 by my name, Keahaikiaholeha. Here are the tokens by which I shall know him should 

 he search for me, my club and my feather cape." ' When the wife heard these instruc- 

 tions she wept: by these words the wife knew that this was her own husband, Keaha- 

 ikiaholeha. When the chiefs and his brothers-in-law heard that this was the king, they 

 came chasing after him. He and his friend then dove into the sea and swam under 

 water until they came up at Kuukuua, at Waianae. One of the Kauai chiefs, however, 

 came following behind them named Pohakuokauai, the same being that rock which is 

 seen at Waianae even to this day. As they drew near to the house where the parents 

 and sister of Nihooleki were living and near to the tomb where his dead body was laid, 

 Nihooleki then turned to his friend and said: "Where are you? When you reach our 

 parents ask them: 'Where is my companion that came along with me?' They will then 

 give you an answer. Then ask them where certain things that belonged to me are. 

 Proceed and take up the threshold where you will find my war helmet; under the place 

 where our sister sleeps you will find a feather cape; at the foot of her sleeping place 

 you will find the lei palaoa; ' and at the corner in the house is a kahili. Take our sister 

 and make her your wife as she is fair to look upon and is also of proper age." 



At the close of his friend's instructions, Kamapuaa continued on his way until 

 he came in the presence of his friend's parents and sister. After proving himself a 

 friend of Nihooleki's by producing the different articles in obedience to the instructions 

 given him by his friend he was married to the sister of Nihooleki. Keahaikiaholeha, 

 who was Nihooleki, entered the tomb and disappeared. Thus ends this story. 



'Another Umi-a-liloa identifying formula. 



-Lei palaoa, necklace of braided human hair and a carved whale tooth. 



