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Hikapoloa answered: "There is a fault. The pearl fish-hook that was worthless 

 was given to me and the pearl fish-hook that the aku is fond of was kept back. That 

 is the fault why he should be killed." The head of Kaliuo then answered: 



Is that all the fault why a man should be killed? 



Kalino's body was then cooked in the uniu and was then eaten up; and the bones 

 were thrown in a heap of ahuawa." 



There were five brothers, requiring five unius and five different kinds of firewood: 



Muniu, the man, the wood was opiko.^ 

 Wawa, the man, the wood was aaka.' 

 Ahewahewa, the man, the wood was mamane.'' 

 lyulukaina, the man, the wood was pua.s 

 Kalino, the man, the wood was alani.'' 



They were all killed without the knowledge of their sisters, as they were at this 

 time composing a niele or chant for the child of Hikapoloa and Mailelaulii which was 

 as yet unborn. They were closed up in another house, never once coming out; as peo- 

 ple while composing a name chant were restricted' and not allowed to go in and out of 

 the house. But Kaulanapokii, the youngest of the sisters, saw the spirits of their 

 brothers standing without heads; five bodies headless, whereupon she wept and walked 

 back and forth within the house. Kaulanapokii was a woman who had supernatural 

 powers and could see certain things. This power is even now possessed by the doctors 

 who give medicines in her name. 



When Mailelaulii saw Kaulanapokii weeping, she inquired saying: "Why are 

 you walking back and forth? We are composing a chant, but you are walking back 

 and forth." Kaulanapokii replied: "Our brothers have all been killed by your hus- 

 band, for I see all five of them standing without heads. The sisters then all began 

 weeping for their brothers, but Kaulanapokii stopped them saying:. "Don't weep." 

 Kaulanapokii then told her sister Mailelaulii: "Sit down and force the child to come 

 forth at this time, so that your husband upon hearing the child will come in here, when 

 he shall be killed." Through the supernatural powers of Kaulanapokii, the child came 

 forth although the time for its delivery was not yet come. This was caused through the 

 anger of Kaulanapokii. As the child came forth, Kaulanapokii took it by the feet and held 

 the child up, at the same time calling to Hikapoloa: "Come and get your child." Hika- 

 poloa then came into the house. As he entered, Kaulanapokii called out to her sisters: 



Say, Mailelaulii, Mailekaluhea, Mailepakaha, Mailehaiwale,'* 

 Let the ie and the rivers of water 

 Block up the back, block up the front. 



'A/!ua:i'a, rushes from which cords were made; or, it 

 may have been a heap of a7c<a refuse. 



'Opiko or kopiko, a firewood {Stmussia K'aduaiia). 



'.-iflX-a, bastard sandalwood (yl/ro/ii^-^w sandivicmsf). 



^ Manimie, a most durable hard wood {Sophorn cliry- 

 sophylla). 



- Piia, a good firewood in that it will burn green {Pcica 

 .sa)ulwicensis). 



*> .Uaiii, the bark and woo<l of which held medicinal 

 properties, and its leaves scent for kapas (Peica saiid- 

 wicensis). 



'The kupu iiioa among the alii rank was not a sacred 

 name in a literal sense, but is here shown to be the 

 secrecy to be observed at and following the composing 

 of a name song or chant, until the time of its ceremo- 

 nial announcement or recital. 



'Namesof the four varieties of the fragrant maile vine 

 {Al\xia oliviffonnis). These same four sistersare prom- 

 inent characters in the legend of Laieikawai, but in that 

 story they claim Kauai as their home. 



