5o6 Foniaiuh-r CoUcctioiL of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



CHAPTER II. 



Kkpakailiula then coutinued, sa^'ing: "I am going [home] and j'oii must 

 remain. After two days have passed, on the third day I will be back again. You 

 must put up a flag to show me your whereabouts." He then set out for Kohala. 



When everybody woke up in the morning they saw Kakaalaneo standing in the 

 dung heap [head down]: so they hastened and removed him from his uncomfortable 

 position. Kakaalaneo being also a fortune teller, like Kiinoho, after coming to him- 

 self, said : "Yes, you have escaped me this time because my eyes have failed me, for 

 ray spear never misses a blade of grass, an ant, or a flea, while your shadow is much 

 larger. I will kill you [yet J." When Makolea heard the boast of Kakaalaneo, she 

 wept for Kepakailiula. Her husband upon seeing her weeping said: "You are weep- 

 ing for Kepakailiula your paramour. I shall kill him when I see him." 



When Kepakailiula reached Kohala he immediately retired. Upon waking up 

 in the morning, he asked his young wife, Kapuaokeonaona : "Are you much thought 

 of by your father?" vShe answered: "Yes, he will do whatever I ask him." "All right 

 then, go to your father and tell him that you wish all the people of Kohala to go to 

 Maui with me on a visit. No one shall stay behind except those that are unable to 

 walk. Ask for all the men, women and children and let all the canoes of Kohala be 

 furnished for this voyage." 



When Kukuipahu heard the wish of his daughter, the messengers were sent to 

 proclaim this wish to the people. On the second da}' the people came together and on 

 the third day they started for Maui. The ocean was so entirely covered with the canoes 

 that it was impossible to see the waves. On this voyage Kepakailiula and his young 

 wife Kapuaokeonaona, his two foster fathers Kiinoho and Kiihele and their wife were in 

 one canoe; Kukuipahu was all b}' himself in his canoe, while the rest of the people in 

 their canoes followed behind. The entire distance from Kohala to Hana was covered 

 with the canoes making the Alenuihaha channel look red: hence the old saying, "Kohala 

 is crowded to its uttermost ends with people." When the canoes reached Hana, Kepaka- 

 iliula's canoe was the onlj' one that landed while the others laid to in the offing. Kepaka- 

 iliula upon jumping ashore was urged upon by his fathers, Kiinoho and Kiihele, that 

 they be permitted to follow him, but their son would not consent to their coming ashore, 

 saying: "No, you two must remain on the canoe, in case of my death in this encounter, 

 3'ou will have your means of escaping to Hawaii, but in case I live then come ashore." 



Hana on this occasion was filled with the chiefs and men, who were ready to fight 

 for Kakaalaneo their king. As Kepakailiula stood on the sand, the crowd shouted in 

 admiration of his beautj' and manliness. He then walked further inland until he 

 reached solid ground, where he stood twirling his war club called Oleloikahie. Kakaa- 

 laneo upon seeing Kepakailiula came up to meet him, holding two spears, one in his 

 right hand and one in his left. Kakaalaneo was noted as a spearsman from Hawaii to 

 Kauai. No chief or soldier equalled him for his great strength. He could hit a blade 

 of grass, an ant, and even a flea with his spear. Because of this great skill and strength, 

 the kings of Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai were afraid of Kakaalaneo. 



