Legend of Kalelealuaka and Keinohoomanawanui. 



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"^HE land where Kalelealuaka and Keinohoomanawanui lived was Lihue, situated 

 below and to the east of the Kaala mountains on Oahu. The ground upon which 

 the house stood is "Oahunui". At this time Kakuhihewa was the king of Ewa 

 and of the districts adjoining; while Pueonui was the king of the district of Kona, em- 

 bracing that stretcli of countr}' from Moanalua to Makapuu. At this time these two 

 kings were contending in war with each other whereby Pueonui was acquiring the Ewa 

 lands. Kalelealuaka was a very brave and fearless man in battle and in fighting. 

 Kalelealuaka and Keinohoomanawanui often spent their time wishing for certain things. 

 The house in which they lived faced directly towards Ewa. 



Usually after partaking of their evening meal they would light their kukui nut 

 lamp and then lie down with their heads on their pillows, look up at the roof, Kale- 

 lealuaka at one gable of the house and Keinohoomanawanui at the other, when Kale- 

 lealuaka would call out to Keinohoomanawanui: "Let us name our wishes." Keino- 

 hoomanawanui would then reply: "My wish is this: that we sleep until the first crowing 

 of the cock, then wake up and proceed down to the plain, pull up some ahuhu," gather 

 them together, continue on down to the beach, pound until soft, put the stuff into 

 the cracks, catch an eel, return home, put the eel in banana leaves, cook it in the oven 

 underground; then at the second crowing of the cock uncover the oven and place the 

 cooked eel to one side to cool; after it is cooled we will then proceed eating until we 

 have had our fill; when we will retire to our mats, place our heads on our pillows, 

 face up to the roof and watch the rats race along the battens. That is my wish, I want 

 you to know." 



Kalelealuaka would then reply: "That is no wish, I have the proper wish." 

 "What is your wish?" Keinohoomauawanui would ask. "That we may eat the dogs of 

 Kakuhihewa that bite the face of people; that we may bake the hog whose tusks are 

 crossed; that we ma}' eat the fat awa' of the fish ponds; that we may drink of the best 

 and most intoxicating awa; that Kakuhihewa himself shall chew the awa, strain it into 

 the containers, pour it out into the cups, place the cups to our lips; and after we have 

 slept off the effects of the awa, that he bring his daughters and make them our wives. 

 That is my wish, I want you to know." Keinohoomanawanui then replied: "Say, we 

 will get killed. I thought we were to wish on other subjects; but I see your wish is 

 in relation to the king. If that is your wish we will surely get killed." This was car- 

 ried on by these two for ten nights and over.^ 



As their lamp was seen burning for several nights, Kakuhihewa got vexed and 

 ordered one of his spies to go on up and see what this midnight lamp was for. As the 



^ Anhuhii ( Thepvosia purpurea'), a shrub used in poi- ^ Anahulu a me helelei; ten days and scattering over 



soning or intoxicating fish that they may be caught. and above the ten. That was the ancient method of 



^Aiva, milk-hsh {^Chanos clianos). Hawaiian counting. 



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