6o4 Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



When the desire became more than she could bear and the love for Kahikiula 

 could not be put aside from her by day and by night, she decided to go to the seashore 

 one day and weep there; and as her weeping came to an end she called out: "Ye turtle 

 with 3'our shinj^ back, my grandmother of the sea, come to me; here I am your grand- 

 child, Laukiamanuikahiki, daughter of Makiioeoe and Hina." 



At the close of the call a turtle with a shiny back approached her and opened 

 up its back. Laukiamanuikahiki then entered into the turtle, the top was closed and 

 the turtle dove under water and swam until it arrived at Kahikiku. Upon its arrival 

 at Kahikiku the turtle uncovered its back and Laukiamanuikahiki walked out on the 

 seashore, while the turtle disappeared. Laukiamanuikahiki then went on her way until 

 she came to a fish pond which belonged to Kahalaokolepuupuu, the wife of Kahikiula. 

 At this place Laukiamanuikahiki changed herself into the form of an old woman and 

 concealed her identity by calling out: 



Ye forty thousand gods, 



Ye four hundred thousand gods, 



Ye rows of gods, 



Ye collection of gods, 



Ye older brothers of the gods, 



Ye four-fold gods, 



Ye five-fold gods, 



Take away my good looks and keep it concealed. 



Give me the form of an old woman, bowed down in age and blear-eyed. 



At that very moment she was transformed into an old woman wandering along 

 the seashore with a stick in her hand picking out sea-eggs. 



Within this fish pond owned by Kahalaokolepuupuu, were kept the aholehole," 

 nehu," iao,^ and all fish of this species and moss. Through the supernatual powers of 

 Laukiamanuikahiki all the fish in the pond disappeared, which left the pond without a 

 single fish. While she was crawling along the seashore two messengers from Kahala- 

 okolepuupuu arrived and called out: "Say, you old woman, you have taken all the 

 queen's fish. You are a thieving old woman." She replied: "I did not take them. 

 The fish from this pond disappeared long before this; but since you have seen me here 

 you are attributing their disappearance to me." At this time she was given a new 

 name, Lipewale, by the messengers. They then said to the old woman: "Let us go to 

 the house, your name, Lipewale, is that of the queen's sickness." When they arrived at 

 the house, one of the messengers said: "There is not a single fish in the pond, all have 

 been taken by this old woman. When we found her she was taking the sea-eggs." 

 Kahalaokolepuupuu then addressed the old woman saying: "I am going to call you 

 Lipewale, the name of my ailment. You will take this name, will you not? I will 

 supply you with food, clothing, house to live in and 3'ou will live with me." 



That night when they retired, Kahikiula approached the place where Lipewale 

 was sleeping and kissed her. She then cried out: "Who is kissing me?" Upon hearing 

 this Kahalaokolepuupuu called out: "What is it, Lipewale?" But she would not answer. 

 In doing this Kahikiula showed that he had recognized his sister, Laukiamanuikahiki. 



^Aholehole, a small white fish {Kuhlia malo'). ^ lao, very small fish. 



'Nehu, silversides {Aiherhia). 



