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and sacred was his rank."* He had two very fast runners, called lomea and loloa. 

 Every time the king traveled to Waikele to witness the games he would climb into his 

 palanquin and be covered up and would only venture out in this way, whether on the 

 way down or on the way home. I'his king had a certain fear of Kamaikaahui and be- 

 cause of this fear he had issued an order, that whoe\'er was able to chase Kamaikaahui 

 out of Oahu, or was al)le to kill him. that he \\<>uld make that ])erson t/ie chief ruler of 

 Oahu. 



When Palila arrived at the place he remained on the outside of the crowd and said 

 that if Kamaikaahui would see him he would run away. When this was carried to the 

 king Palila was sent for and as he stood in the presence of the king, the king addressed 

 him, saying: "If it is true that Kamaikaahui will run away from you this day, then you 

 will be the first one to enter my sacred temple." Soon after this Palila made himself 

 known to Kamaikaahui. At sight of Palila, Kamaikaahui attemi)ted to escape by run- 

 ning into the sea, but Palila pushed out his club, forcing Kamaikaahui to come back. He 

 was then caught and uncovered and the people saw his mouth and sets of teeth at his 

 back ; he was then killed. 



Papakolea was a farmer and his wife was Koiuiu; they lived at Leleo. It was 

 promised him that when his crops were ripe that the temple of Kanelaauli, at Kahe- 

 huna,' just at the base of Punchbowl hill, would be opened to the public. 



W^hen Papakolea saw Palila he said to Ahuapau, the king: "Say, here is 

 the young man who will conquer the whole island for you ; give him your daughters to 

 wife." Ahuapau had two daughters, Kaalamikioi and Kalehuawai. Upon hearing this 

 the priest Kahikoluamea said: "Don't give him your daughters yet ; let us wait a while. 

 He is not (|uite human as he is partlv spirit, being so by the influence of Mahinui, his 

 mother. He has been brought u]) under strict kapus in the temple of Alanapo by the 

 spirits and is therefore not quite human." At this Ahuapau asked: "What are we to do 

 then?" Kahikoluamea replied: "Put him on the palanquin and let your runners carry 

 him with all haste into the temple, where he shall be kept under a strict kapu until we have 

 worked over him and have transformed him into a perfect human being, when every- 

 thing will be well." Palila was then placed in the palanquin and he was carried off by 

 the two runners into the temple of Kanelaauli, at Kahehuna, without allowing a single 

 breath of wind to strike him. The king Ahuapau in the meantime walked on the ground 

 for the first time and the wind also for the first time blew on him. 



After Palila was carried into the temple of Kanelaauli the priests inquired: 

 "What is this?" The rvmners answered: "It is a kapued chief from Alanapo, Kauai. 

 Let the railing of the temple be put up, let the drum be beaten and the coconut rattlers 

 rattle." On the next day the priests worked on Palila and he was also properly circum- 

 cised. He was then transformed into a perfect human being. After the ceremonies 

 Palila was allowed to live with his wives, the daughters of Ahuapau. Soon after this 

 Ahuapau told Palila to make a circuit of Oahu, to which Palila consented. 



But before starting out Palila asked Ahuapau : "Are there any lawless obstruc- 



'The bards evidently liked to picture their alii as of "Kalu-luaia is that portion of Honolulu about the head 



such high and sacred rank that tlic sun should not of Emma street, where the present Royal School is lo- 



smite them, nor the rain or wind touch them. cated. 



