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ing sea water for salt making aud our skins will look like the windward bark of a noni 

 tree." Mailelaulii then said to Puako: "My sisters are urging me to continue on our 

 way sight seeing." Puako consented to this, so the girls departed on their way to 

 Kohala. When they arrived at Kokoiki, in Kohala, thej^ met Hikapoloa, the chief of 

 Puuepa and Hiikiaa; as he was a single man he took Mailelaulii to be his wife: so the 

 sisters took up their residence in Kohala. 



Shortly after this some of the Kohala people sailed for Kekaha and from there 

 continued on to Holualoa, Kona, for the purpose of trade, where they met Mumu and 

 his brothers. Mumu and his brothers were fishermen and caught aku and all other 

 kinds of fish. They had in their possession some very rare pearl fish-hooks, which 

 supplied them with all the akii they wanted. The Kohala traders got their fish from 

 Mumu and his brothers. 



On returning to Kohala the traders upon arriving at Puuepa took some of the 

 fish to Hikapoloa, his wife and sisters. When the fish was given to them the sisters 

 asked: "Where did you get your fish from?" "From Holualoa." "From whom at 

 Holualoa?" "From Mumu and his brothers." The sisters then said to Hikapoloa: 

 "They are ovir brothers. There are five of them and all fishermen." Hikapoloa then 

 asked: "Do you think I will be able to get a pearl fish-hook if I should go for one?" 

 "Yes, they will not refuse you one if you tell them that you are their brother-in-law 

 and if you tell them that Mailelaulii is your wife." 



Soon after this Hikapoloa set sail for Kona and landed at Holualoa. Upon his 

 arrival his brothers-in-law were out fishing so he awaited for their return. Upon being 

 told that he was their brother-in-law, they asked him: "What is the object of your 

 visit?" "I have come for a pearl fish-hook for aku fishing. That is the only thing 

 that has brought me here, nothing else." "Yes, you shall have a pearl fish-hook. 

 Here it is, with the rod and line." When Hikapoloa came home his canoes were loaded 

 down with dry aku as well as with fresh aku. 



After Hikapoloa had been home for some time he gave orders that the canoes be 

 made ready to go out fishing for aku. When the canoes were ready they started out 

 and upon coming to the aku grounds he took up the fish-hook and held it in his hand, 

 thinking that the aku would jump into the canoe of their own accord. He held the 

 hook this way all day until the paddlers were stiff with cold, but no aku was caught. 

 Upon failing to get any aku he took it as sufficient cause for the death of his brothers- 

 in-law. When they arrived home, Hikapoloa did not tell his wife of his plans to kill 

 his brothers-in-law; but he told the watchman ' at Kukuipahu, the place where the 

 canoes from Kona generally make their landing, saying: "In case my brothers-in-law 

 from Kona should arrive, don't give them any food; tell them they can get their food 

 up at Hikapoloa's place." Hikapoloa then prepared firewood and the umu,' and then 

 selected a guard for the door who was already armed with a stone axe and instructed 

 him that when any head should enter the door to cut it off. 



Not very long after this a prolonged drought visited Kona and food became very 

 scarce. After a while there was no food to be had in the district; Kohala was the only 



' Umii, or it>iii, the underground oven of lieated stones. 



^Here appears to have been a system of coast guards for the execution of special orders of the king, chief or konoliiki. 



