Legend of Kawelo. 



CHAPTER I. 



Birth and Early Life of Kawelo. — His Change to Oahu and Fame 



Attained There. 



MAIHUNA was the father and Malaiakahmi was the mother of Kawelo, who 

 was born in Hananiauki,' Kanai. There were five children in the family. The 

 first was Kawelomahamahaia; the second was Kaweloleikoo. These two 

 were males; after these two came Kaenakuokalani, a female; next to her was Kawelo- 

 leimakua and the last child was Kamalama. Kaweloleimakna, or Kawelo is the subject 

 of this story. 



The parents of Malaiakalani [the mother] were people who were well versed 

 in the art of foretelling the future of a child, by feeling of its limbs, and by looking 

 over the child, they could tell whether it would grow up to be brave and strong, or 

 whether it would some day rule as king. At the birth of the two older brothers of 

 Kawelo, these old people examined them, but found nothing wonderful about them. 

 This examination was followed by the two on Kawelo, upon his birth. After the 

 examination the old people called the parents of Kawelo and said to them: "Where 

 are you two? This child of yours is going to be a soldier; he is going to be a very 

 powerful man and shall some day rule as king." Because of these wonderful traits, 

 the old people took Kawelo and attended to his bringing up themselves. It was after 

 this that Kamalama, the younger brother of Kawelo was born. 



Shortly after the birth of Kamalama. the grandparents of Kawelo moved over 

 to Wailua, where they took u]) their residence, taking their grandchild Kawelo along 

 with them. At this time, while Kawelo was being brought up, Aikanaka, the son of 

 the king of Kauai was born, and also Kauahoa of Hanalei. All these three were born 

 and brought up together." 



Kawelo as a child was a very great cater; he could not satisfy his hunger on 

 anything less than all the food of one iiiiiu to a meal. Kawelo ate so much that his 

 grand])arents began to get tired of keeping him in food, so at last they began to 

 search for something to entice Kawelo away from the house and in that way get him 

 to forget to eat. One day they went up to the woods and hewed out a canoe. After 

 it was brought down to the sea shore it was rigged up and given to Kawelo. As soon 

 as Kawelo got the canoe he paddled it up and down the Wailua river, and after this 

 it became an object of great interest to him every day. 



When Kauahoa saw Kawelo with his canoe day after day enjoying himself, he 

 got it into his mind to make himself something to enjoy himself with; so he made 



'Hanamaulu, an important part of the Lihue section. -These three were related, and destined to affect 



each other seriously in after years. 

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