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their king. A double canoe was then sent to Kauai to invite Kupakoili and his people 

 to come to Hawaii and get all the canoes and all the property on that island. The in- 

 vitation was as follows: "Let no man, woman, or child remain, all must sail for Hawaii." 

 This invitation was accepted and all the people sailed for Hawaii where they were all 

 killed; no one escaped. 



Legend of Kaulu. 



X -^ UKAOHIALAKA was the father and Hinauluohia was the mother of three 

 1^ children, all boys. Kaeha was the first-born, Kamano was the second, and Kaulu 

 ■^ ^"was the youngest of the three. Kailua in Koolau [was] their birthplace. Kaeha 

 the oldest brother loved and esteemed Kaulu; while Kamano hated and ill-treated Kaulu 

 the youngest of their family. Kaulu was in his mother's womb five years before he 

 was born; at birth he already had a full set of teeth; his hair was long, and his buttocks 

 covered with hair. 



The reason why Kaulu staid in his mother's womb so long was because Kamano 

 had said that he would kill the next child. On hearing this Kaulu staid in the womb. 

 When Kaeha the oldest brother heard that the next child was to be killed, he asked 

 Kamano: "Why should you kill the next child?" When Kaulu heard Kaeha say this 

 he said to himself while still in the womb: "There, I see I will live. You will save me. 

 Well and good, if you save me then I will take care of you." 



When Kaulu was born he was in the form of a piece of rope, having no human 

 form. When Kamano, the angry brother saw that it had no human form, he said: "If 

 you had a human body I would kill you." Kaeha on the other hand took up the piece 

 of rope, Kaulu, and put him up on a shelf, where he remained until all of thirty days 

 had gone by without being once looked at. Kaeha in the meantime had been carried 

 off by the spirits and was left in a certain place in the sky, or heaven, called Lewanuu 

 and Lewalani ' where Kane and Kanaloa had their home. 



Kaulu remained on the shelf until he turned or received a human body. This 

 shelf was used for the purpose of stowing away kapas. When he awoke he looked around 

 the inside of the house and saw that his oldest brother Kaeha was missing. He then 

 proceeded out of the house and looking up he saw that his brother had been carried up 

 by the spirits to the Lewanuu and Levalani. At this he started off in search of his 

 brother Kaeha. Upon coming to where the heavy surf was beating he inquired of the 

 surf: "I say, this high surf are you strong?" The surf replied: "Yes." Kaulu asked: 

 "What is your strength?" "I strike from above and when I catch them I give them 

 a good soaking," said the surf. Eight surfs then struck Kaulu, but he was not injured. 

 Kaulu then asked of his hands: "Say, Hakaukahi my right hand and Limapaihala my 

 left hand." "What is it?" asked the two hands. "Flamed is the upper jaw, flamed is 

 the lower jaw."' Kaulu then reached for the surf and broke it into small pieces, thus 

 making the surf small unto this day. He then continued on his way until he met other 



' Lewanuu and Lewalani; two spheres of cloud land, ^This has reference to a figurative power possessed by 



Lewanuu being the highest. the hands, referred to here as upper and lower jaws. 



