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laneo then asked Eleio: "Why didn't you bring her along with you then?" Eleio re- 

 plied: "I am to go and bring her in the nights of Kane." 



When Eleio arrived at Kaupo in the nights of Kane ' he found that Kanikani- 

 aula had returned from Hawaii with some of the chiefs, their servants, and with feather 

 capes. When they reached Lele and stood before the king Kakaalaneo then took Kani- 

 kaniaula and they dwelt together, husband and wife. Not very long after this Kani- 

 kaniaula conceived a child. 



RELATING TO KAULULAAU. 



At last Kanikaniaula the queen was known to be with child and in due course of 

 time she brought forth a son who was called Kaululaau, known as the one who pulled 

 up the breadfruit trees of Lele. 



On the day when it was discovered that the queen was with child (the sign being 

 unpleasant sensations and vomiting although having an appetite for proper things), Ka- 

 kaalaneo sent out his messengers to make a circuit of Maui and find out all the chiefesses 

 who were also with child on that same day. The intention of the king being, to pro- 

 cure servants and playmates for the coming heir. In due course of time the queen gave 

 birth to a baby boy and he was called Kaululaau. All the children who were born on 

 the same day on Maui were brought to the king and reared with the prince Kaululaau. 



As Kaululaau grew to manhood, so also grew his playmates, and as he grew older 

 he became more and more mischievous. His father Kakaalaneo was then still king of 

 Maui. In those days it was customary for the boys with him to climb the breadfruit 

 trees and pick the fruit; and when the fruit got fewer and beyond their reach, Kaulu- 

 laau would then pull up the trees with his hands. This was done so often that the trees 

 became scarce in the district of Lele. At last the father Kakaalaneo, took pity on the 

 people knowing that they would some day go hungry; so he ordered that all the boys 

 be sent home to their parents, believing that this would make his son less mischievous; 

 but instead of improving he grew worse. After considering the matter for some time, 

 the father at last hit upon a course of action and thereupon told the queen and attend- 

 ants to take Kaululaau and abandon him on Lanai with the spirits. This was agreed 

 on by the chiefs and people and preparations were immediately made; the food and meat 

 were cooked, kapa and other things were gotten ready and the canoes set out with Ka- 

 ululaau. Upon their arrival at Lanai, Kaululaau was put ashore with all the things 

 prepared for him and the canoes returned. 



When Kaululaau landed on Lanai he entered a patch of reeds and slept there. 

 While in his sleep his god came to him and said: "Say, Kaululaau, get up and enter 

 the cave with all your belongings." When Kaululaau woke up he looked about him 

 and saw a cave opening near by; so he got up and entered it in obedience to the instruc- 

 tions given him in his sleep. Lanai was an island of spirits. No people could live on 

 this island as the spirits killed and eat ever3'body who came there. Kaululaau was, 

 however, an exception to this as he was not eaten up; but this was because he was too 

 cunning in telling falsehoods, just like Punia." 



'The day of the month of this name, Kane, was the twenty-seventh day of the moon, whereas the nights of Kane 

 refers to the kapu period to that deity which fell on the night of Mohalu, the twelfth of the moon. 

 "Considered the champion liar of his time. 



