y6 Foniaiidcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



When the preparations were finally completed and Keawenuiaunii was ready to 

 make the start, Pakaa a^ain dreamed a dream wherein his s])irit again met the spirit of 

 Keawennianmi. which said to him: "In the days of Ku," I will set out on my search 

 for you." Pakaa awoke with a start and said to his son: "Let us go to the uplands for 

 palm leaves." With this the two proceeded to the ujjlands and cut down a large num- 

 ber of palm leaves and much time was spent by them in bringing the leaves to the beach 

 and a whole house was filled with them. The leaves were to be used in the rainy days 

 of Ku. 



In the Ku days, Pakaa and his son boarded their canoe and set out to sea to await 

 the coming of Keawenuiaumi. P'akaa sat in the front seat of their canoe, while the boy 

 took the hind seat. The two took up uhu" fishing as the kind to be engaged in, Pakaa 

 thinking this the best kind of fishing in order to prevent him from being discovered, for 

 one has to keep on looking down when fishing for uhu. On this tri]) they took the wind 

 calabash, Laamaomao. As soon as they arrived out at sea the canoes in the advance of 

 the expedition were seen to be approaching. 



'The Ku days of the month were from the third to the which the Ku kapu prevailed were the first three of the 



sixth day, inchisive, of the moon, though tlie days in moon. 



"Ului, parrot-fish {Ciilutoiniis stiiidwicheiisis). 



