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The chief replied: "Yes they are indeed turned. When the sun strikes the fore- 

 head of a bald-headed man it will appear shiny like a pile of kauwila wood: while the 

 blind-eyed man will see nothing but darkness; and the lame man with his ankle turned 

 will limp as he walks. Yes, they are objects that indeed turn." 



The men again came back with another word, chanting the following lines: 



The thing of value in a canoe shed is the canoe, 



The thing of value in the canoe shed is the iako, 



The thing of value in a canoe shed is the outrigger. 



We will then twist your nose, 



Making the sun to appear as though it is at Kumakena. 



We will poke your eyes with the handle of the kahili, 



And when the water runs out 



Our small god in the profession of hoopapa will suck it up. 



The god Kaneulupo. 



The boy then answered: 



Ye calabash. Oh, ye calabash. 

 The thing of value in a calabash is the canoe, 

 The thing of value in a calabash is the iako. 

 The thing of value in a calabash is the outrigger. 



The men then replied: "You are mistaken, yotmg man. How can a canoe get 

 into a calabash with its iako and outrigger?" The boy answered: "The kapa cloth 

 made from the kiwaawaa ' is first beaten and then put into the calabash. The word 

 (waa) canoe is there, is it not? I think it is. The kapa of iako' is also beaten and 

 then pitt into the calabash. Is not the iako then put into the calabash? I believe it 

 is. The fisherman goes out and catches an ama' and puts it into the calabash. Is not 

 that an ama (outrigger)? I think it is." 



In this both sides were again even and a draw was declared. 



The men: "The small yellow-backed crab having ten legs is an animal that crawls. 

 The crab is a wise old fellow, for he places all of his bones on the outside, keeping his 

 meat on the inside; then he crawls away from the sea and dries himself in the sun. 

 Let it come. A crab has ten legs; indeed it has." 



The boy: "The small yellow-backed lobster has for its younger brother the red 

 rock lobster. The lobster is also a wise fellow, for he too places his bones on the out- 

 side keeping all his meat on the inside; then he crawls away from the sea and dries 

 himself in the sun. Let it come. It has fourteen legs; let it come." 



The men: "Let us begin from Kohala and compose a few lines." 



How beautiful are the rows of hills, 



The rows of hills in the plain of Wainiea, 



Where one rubs his freezing eyebrows. 



Where one sleeps doubled up in the cold of Puupa. 



' Kiu'aazt'aa , a coarse kind of kapa for various uses. equaling forty. In general practice the word kaau is 



'/ako of kapa refers to a term in counting kapas, used for this number. 



^ Ama, or aama, mullet (Afiigil ccp/ialiis). 



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