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that great numbers were slain, forcing the Kauai people to flee to the mountains. 

 Makolea the wife of Kepakailiula was soon after found and they returned to the home 

 of his friend. Upon arriving at the house, Kepakailiula gave Kauai over in charge 

 of his friend with Kukaea under him. They then remained on Kauai for many days. 

 Thvis ends this legend. 



Legend of Wahanui. 



^ "^ TAHANUI was the king, Kilohi was the prophet and Hawaii the land they 

 \ /\ / lived in. Boarding his double canoe, he left Hawaii and set sail for Kaunolu, 

 ' ^ Lanai. The reason of this journey made by Wahanui was on account of an 

 oath made by him, "When I step on the breasts of Kane and Kanaloa, then will I return 

 to Hawaii." Before Wahanui sailed from Hawaii, Kane and Kanaloa, together with 

 their younger brother Kaneapua, were living at Kaunolu, Lanai. They were three 

 gods who sometimes changed into other forms. Kane and Kanaloa taking the form of 

 birds, while Kaneapua very often had a human form. 



Once upon a time they became very thirsty, so Kane and Kanaloa requested 

 their youngest brother to go to the uplands of Lanai for water, at a spring called Nanai- 

 hale. Upon the arrival of Kaneapua at the spring with his water jug, he urinated by 

 the edge of the spring before he stooped down to fill his jug; he did not know that his 

 urine had run into the spring. When he arrived home and met Kane and Kanaloa, 

 they reached out for the water jug and each took a drink. When they had satisfied 

 their thirst they discovered that it was urine instead of water, so they flew off and left 

 Kaneapua on Lanai. 



While Kaneapua was one day seated by the seashore on the Kaunolu point, he 

 saw the double canoe of Wahanui passing by, so he called out from the shore: "Whose 

 canoe is that?" "It is Wahanui's," replied the prophet Kilohi. "Wahanui is the chief, 

 who is the prophet?" "Kilohi." Kaneapua again asked: "A canoe, sailing where to?" 

 "It is a canoe sailing to Tahiti to step on the breasts of Kane and Kanaloa." Kane- 

 apua called out: "Why not let me come too?" Kilohi answered: "The canoe is already 

 loaded down." "If the canoe is loaded down, let me ride on the sticks connecting the 

 canoe to the outrigger." "They are also overcrowded." "Let me ride on the outrigger 

 then." "That too is overcrowded." This conversation was carried on until every part 

 of the canoe was requested for. Kaneapua then called after he had been denied a seat 

 on any part of the canoe: "Return, it is going to be stormy." Kilohi replied: "Who 

 are you that shall cause my lord's canoe to return?" 



After leaving the Kaunolu point, they continued on their way until they were 

 off the Kaena point, where they encountered a heavy wind ; soon after this a storm arose 

 and the canoe was overturned. Wahanui the chief got a severe cold and the things in 

 the canoe were wet : so they returned and landed at Lele, in Lahaina. After spending 

 the night at this place they again set out the next day. Upon passing by Kaunolu, 

 Kaneapua again called out as before, and again the prophet, Kilohi, refused to allow 

 him to come aboard. Not very far from this place they again were caught in another 



