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and took out some kixololiia ' grass and spread it out, tlien took out a mat, then a cover- 

 ing" made from fragrant hala blossoms of Puna and spread it out, then an ouholowai' 

 kapa robe, of Olaa,^ all strongly scented with the olapa. 



In this both sides were again even. The men then said: "He may have all these 

 things, but he will not have anything to show in our next move, when he will surely 

 be killed." The men then ordered that they prepare wood for the umu, start the fire 

 and strangle the pig; and when the pig was cooked to drink awa. Both sides then 

 started to carry this out and to see which side would drink awa first. 



The bo}' then reached for the calabash, took out some wood already split up into 

 small pieces and tied up into a bundle, took off the string and let the wood fall out; he 

 next reached for a small bundle of pebbles, to serve as stones for his umu, placed them 

 on the wood and started the fire; he next reached for a piece of kukui wood,'^ called 

 puaa, which was made into the shape of a pig; he next reached for the cord and pro- 

 ceeded to wind it around one end of the piece of wood. At the process of winding the 

 string, a squeaking noise was heard, to which the boy said: "What a squeaking pig 

 this is." He then placed it on the umu and peeled off the bark leaving the white wood 

 exposed; the next thing was to cut it open which he did and took out a piece of pork 

 and portions of the offal of a pig, which had already been wrapped up in this piece of 

 wood, and he then went through the act of cooking it in the umu. After the suppo.sed 

 pig was put in the umu, he reached for a few pieces of umu covering from his calabash 

 and covered up the umu. 



Both umus were covered at the same time and they all proceeded to prepare the awa. 

 The men took up real awa, while the boy took a couple of small pieces of awa already 

 prepared and of the kind that grows on trees. After the pigs were cooked the others 

 proceeded to cut up a real pig, while the boy took out his piece of pork from within the 

 kukui wood and began his meal, first drinking his awa. When the boy finished his 

 meal his head bowed down being overcome by the effects of the awa. 



The men next invited the boy to join them in reciting and composing chants. 

 The men began reciting their verses with certain of their number sitting in the rear of 

 the reciters going through certain motions. When it came to the boy's turn, he placed 

 a wooden image behind him and began his recital. At this the men said: "It is indeed 

 strange that you should have a wooden image to make the motions for you, while we 

 had those who could talk and recite with those who chanted." The boy replied: "You 

 are all wrong. All great and noted chanters while reciting verses are always accom- 

 panied by those who make the motions in silence; the only voice to be heard is from 

 the one doing the reciting. I believe I have the true process, while in your case you 

 were all reciters." 



^ Kuolohia grass {Rhynchospora laxa). troduced Hawaii to the world as Owyhee, from persons 



^Ahu hitiano aala o Puna, the hala-fragrant spread, saying they were of Hawaii, o Haivaii. 



or kapa, of Puna. ^ Puaa kukui is here described as a piece of kukui 



'The ouhuluwai kapa was made from )«awa/tz bark, wood cut to resemble a pig. In other accounts this 



and was dyed differently on its two sides. /"'"« ''■"'<"'" '» produced by markings of alaea stain or 



. „, , . ... , , • , , r J coloring, and being in connection with temple ceremo- 



■* The reference to this o«//;(/K?c'nr oZ-rtfl, a kapa of /.ffa, . . ?" . ,1 . ■ ., • ^ a a c .^^ 



1 .iT- . I. I n _, r .\ . i- c nies it suggests that in this way certain demands of the 



shows this to have been the name of that portion of ■ . ^ ■ • .-. <■ c ■ ■\ u ■ 



,. , r^i ! . , • ., T • priests for pigs in quantity for sacrificial offerings were 



Puna known now as Olaa, from taking the o as being jl , f b ^ 1 & 



part of the name of the place as the early voyagers in- 



