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moored their canoe. Kaneapua then said to Wahanni : "Go until you find three men 

 who are lying down face up; they are Kane and Kanaloa, and the third one is Mauli. 

 Step on the breasts of all three of them and return, but don't look backward." Wahanui 

 then went on his way and after carrj'ing out the instructions he returned. Kaneapua 

 then instructed his companions, saying: "You must now wrap me up and make me 

 appear to be striped and say that I am your god, Kaneapua." When Wahanui heard 

 this he went down on his knees before Kaneapua and offered him all the things of value 

 brought by him ; this being the first time that he was made aware that this person who 

 had been with them all this time was Kaneapua. Shortly after this all manner of 

 spirits' gathered and asked: "Where is your god?" "Here it is standing." "Yes, 

 3'ou have a large god indeed." "Yes, you could all be devoured [by him] without 

 satisfying his hunger." 



After this Kaneapua instructed his companions as follows : "When you get to 

 the house don't sit in the best places as that will mean your death, but sit in the bad 

 places and you will be saved." When they arrived at the house they followed out the 

 instructions given them. 



They lived here until after the expiration of some months when they made their 

 preparation to return home. On leaving, Kaneapua gave Wahanui an image of a 

 double-bodied giant," the bodies being joined together by means of the ribs growing 

 into one another. It had two heads, four hands and feet and four eyes. If one was 

 called to obey the laws of nature, the other accompanied without such desire, and so in 

 all their movements. Upon accepting this present Kaneapua said to him: "Don't show 

 this image until you reach Hawaii for otherwise you will get killed." 



On the return voyage Wahanui first landed at Kauai, where they met a great 

 crowd of people together with the king Kupakoili and his prophet Luluupali. Because 

 of the shouts made by the people ashore Wahanui went ashore with his present.^ When 

 the people saw this strange object they gave a mighty shout. When Kupakoili heard 

 the shout, he inquired of his prophet, Luluupali: "How can I get possession of that 

 image?" Luluupali answered: "Kill the king and his people and burn up the canoes." 

 This advice was carried out by Kupakoili, and Wahanui was killed and his image taken 

 away. One man, however, escaped; he was one of the bailers; he dove into the sea and 

 escaped. After a time he took unto himself a wife, a Kauai woman and settled there, 

 taking up fishing as his occupation. It was this man's usual custom while on his fish- 

 ing trips to carry a large quantity of food along with hin. After he had done this for 

 some time his wife began to be inquisitive and at last asked him why he took so much 

 food; he answered: "What fault is there in taking this food? Food is easily brought 

 back again." Shortly after this while out fishing, a storm came up and he was blown 

 out to sea, and after a number of days he managed to land on Hawaii. When he met 

 the people he told them that Wahanui and his followers had all been killed in Kauai, 

 and that he was the only one who escaped. A proclamation was then issued calling the 

 people of Hawaii to come together and to make preparations for avenging the death of 



^ Natnu, nawa, Inihii: anger, anil strange and confused 'Pi/ikua, twin-bodied, 



speech. ^Ilis twin-bodied gift from Kaneapua. 



