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blossoms. At night she would retire and dream of the same person. Thus they were 

 united in love, which became steadfast in Hoamakeikekula. 



It was because of her suffering and lonesomeness in the forest that she was called, 

 Hoamakeikekula." After leading the life of a wanderer for some days, she was at last 

 found by a man called Puuhue who was after some house timber. He found her in the 

 following manner: On coming to an olapa' tree he saw something bright at noon 

 time, up in this tree. When he looked up the tree he saw a very beautiful woman hid- 

 ing in the ieie^ vines; so he stood under the tree and called out: "Say, come down that 

 I ma^^ fondle you aud that I maj^ speak to you." 



Hoamakeikekula then climbed down from the tree. When she stood on the 

 ground, Puuhue sprang forward, lifted up and kissed the bottom of her feet and said: 

 "I am indeed blessed in beholding your eyes aud your face. I humbly beg of you that 

 if iu your goodness and beaut}-, I would be so fortunate as to please you my princess, ■* 

 that I offer you my noble lord, whose spirit you have often seen in your dreams." This 

 person was Puuonale, the king of Kohala, whose spirit Hoamakeikekula had so often 

 seen iu her dreams aud for whom she already had a deep attachment. He was as hand- 

 some as she was beautiful, both were without blemish. 



As soon as Puuhue ended, the heart of Hoamakeikekula was changed by his 

 words, so that she left Pahulumoa aud accompanied him. When they arrived at a place 

 called Keolewa, they found Puuonale the king living there. When Hoamakeikekula 

 looked on aud saw the object of her dreams, she was unable to withhold her tears which 

 flooded her eyes. 



At seeing this Puuouale asked: "Why these tears from the ej-es of my queen?" 

 "I have seen some one like you in my dreams constantly during the past days in a 

 form without bones for whom I am paying my debt of love with these tears; hence my 

 sadness and tears." 



After pondering the matter over for a while, Puuonale asked: "Whom did he 

 resemble?" "He looked just like 3'ou; your voice sounds just like his; he, however, 

 carried a war club and wore a feather cape and a feather helmet." Puuonale then took 

 up his war club, the feather cape and helmet aud placed them belore Hoamakeikekula. 

 She then took them up kissed them and wept over them. 



Puuonale then took Hoamakeikekula as his wife. At their union the thunder 

 was heard; the lightning flashed; eight rainbows arched the heavens; the pools of 

 Kahoolaua on Kahua were flooded; red rain passed in procession on the ocean; tlie hills 

 were covered with fog; and a thick mist covered the land for ten days. These were the 

 signs [of recognition].' The two lived on happilj' as husband and wife. 



In due course of time Hoamakeikekula conceived and gave birth to child to whom 

 the name of Alelekiuana was given. It did not have a human form but that of a wooden 

 image; hence the saying: "In the upland is Hookukekii, in the lowland is Kahua." 



' Hoa-make-i-ke-kula, compauion in suffering in the 'Various disturbances of the elements and strange 



plain. phenomena were ever interpreted as manifestations of 



^ Olapa {Chcirodendron i^aHdichaiidii). the gods in favor, or recognition, of the alii. The more 



^ leie vine {Freyciiwtia aniotti). severe orpronounccd the weather phenomena the higher 



"■ Kuu haku wahine, my mistress, yet more dignified in rank it denoted, 

 its meaning. 



