544 Forjtandcr Collcclioii of Haicaiiaii Folk-lore. 



The king's daughter was at this time living all hy herself at a place away from 

 her father, and occupied a very sacred place," with a former wife who had been dead for 

 some time. The name of his daughter was Kapuaokaohelo.' The king desiring to 

 know his daughter's opinion sent word to her by a couple of birds with orders to come 

 and look at this woman; and see if she intended making her a friend, or if she would 

 advise him to take her as his wife. 



When the daughter arrived, she invited Kapuaokaoheloai to come up on the plat- 

 form and sit by her; but Kapuaokaoheloai refused to accept the invitation. The king's 

 daughter then came down and took her hand and led her up to the platform. When 

 the}' were about half wa}- up the steps, Kapuaokaoheloai slipped and fell behind; this 

 was due to the dislike of the platform as she had lost her virginity. Her friend again 

 reached out for her hand and led her to the top of the platform where they sat being 

 ministered to by the birds. 



After they had lived here for some days the king's daughter became anxious 

 regarding her friend wishing to see if her body was as well formed as she was beautiful; 

 so she invited her to go bathing to which her friend agreed. When they reached the 

 bathing pool, which was also a very sacred place, those having lost their virginity, or 

 who were defiled, were not allowed to bathe in it, the friend said: "This my bathing 

 pool is a very sacred place. The bathers must remove all covering before entering it." 

 Kapuaokaoheloai agreed to observe the rule, removed all her clothes and jumped into 

 the water. Her friend then looked on admiringly seeing that she was indeed faultless; 

 but detected the marks of a bite on one of her calves. The king's daughter then climbed 

 lip the bank first when Kapuaokaoheloai followed after; but when she tried to climb 

 the bank she slipped back a sign that she had lost her virginity. At this her friend 

 reached out her hand and helped her out of the water. When the king's daughter saw 

 the sign that her friend had lost her virginity she got angry and refused to speak to 

 her, eat with her, or reside with her; she was so angry that she immediately sent some 

 birds to go to her father and inform him of her discovery and to punish her with death. 



When the father heard the report from the birds he ordered all the priests who were 

 versed in the telling of coming events and hidden things, to come and inspect the stranger 

 to see whether she was of high rank or not. "If she is of very high rank she shall not 

 die. If she is not of high rank then she must die." The priests then gathered and 

 inspected her and at the end they all agreed that her parents were not of high rank. 

 They were of one mind with the king that she must indeed die, because she had climbed 

 the sacred platform. There was, however, one amongst the priesthood who was not 

 present at this time; so he was sent for by the king, to come and tell his knowledge 

 concerning the stranger. When he arrived in the presence of the king, the king asked 

 him: "Can you give a true interpretation concerning the rank of this woman? Whether 

 she is of high rank or not?" The priest replied: "Yes." The priest then continued: 

 "She is of the highest rank and is a chiefess from the east; she is even more sacred 

 than your daughter. The sacred platform is not for such as your daughter; it is the 

 resting place of this one. She is far above your daughter in rank. She is none other, 

 but is of your own blood; her mother, Hina., was the first-born and you came after. She 



' Sio, a variety of handsome kapa. ^ Anuu kapii loa, the ver}' sacred philforuj of the temple. 



