Story of Pakaa. 



Pakaa's High Office. — Laamaomao, His Wind Gourd. — Pakaa, in Disfavor with 

 THE King, Departs and Settles on Molokai. — Has a Son Whom He Instructs 

 Carefully. — Dreams of Keawenuiaumi Setting Out in Search of Him. — Pre- 

 pares WITH His Son to Meet the King. 



PAKAA was the servant of Keawenniaunii,' the king- of Hawaii, and was a very 

 great favorite with his master. It was his ckity to have the supervision of the 

 hinds and household servants of the king. It was also his duty to have in his 

 keeping all of the king's personal effects ; the kapas, the food, the meat and fish, the 

 malos, the feather kahilis, awa howls," awa cups, awa, the calahash containing ointment 

 and all the dift'erent things belonging" to the comfort of Keawenuiaumi. 



Because of the great care exercised by Pakaa in the supervision of the things be- 

 longing to the king, he was raised to the highest office in the king's household and he 

 became a greater favorite than all the chiefs and men under the king. In time the king 

 gave Pakaa several pieces of land in the six different districts of Hawaii for his own 

 use. 



To Pakaa was also given the management and sailing of the king's double canoe ; 

 it was his to command and to declare whether or not it was too rough to go out; in fact 

 Pakaa had the entire command of the king's canoe, whatever he said the king would 

 obey. Lapakahoe was the name given to Pakaa's paddle, which was the only one used 

 by him while guiding the king's canoe. Laamaomao' was the name of the calabash of 

 wind belonging to Pakaa; it was a real calabash [gourd] entirely covered over with 

 wicker work, plaited like a basket, and it was named in honor of the mother of Pakaa. 

 In this calabash were kept the bones of his mother, Laamaomao. This calabash was 

 given the name of "the wind calabash of Laamaomao" because during the life time of 

 Laamaomao, the winds obeyed her every call and command. 



relating to tiookeleihilo and hookeleipuna. 



These two were new men taken up by Keawenuiaumi, whereby Pakaa was disrated 

 by the king and in time all the powers and privileges that were formerly Pakaa's were 

 taken out of his hands and given over to these two men, Hookeleihilo and Hookeleipuna, 

 except the personal eft'ects of the king; these the king left with Pakaa. Because of this 

 want of faith in him, Pakaa left the presence of tiie king and wandered off heavy hearted 

 and in great grief over the actions of the king, for he did not want to be ordered about 

 by anyone. In this departure of Pakaa he took with him the kapas, malos and all the 

 personal effects of Keawenuiaumi and placed them within his calabash, Laamaomao. He 



'Keawenuiaumi, one of the sons of King Umi, by tlie preparation of awa at the chewing and straining 



Kapukini, his wife. process, ready for distribution by the cups. 



"Kanoa was the name of the bowl or receptacle for 'Laamaomao, tlie Hawaiian ^olus, or god of the 



winds. 

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