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In this discussion the husband of the woman, who had accompanied Puniakaia 

 to the beach heard it and so said: "Make a wager against him." Wagers were then 

 made; but Puniakaia said: "Say, I am not going to wager my bones against worth- 

 less articles. If I must wager my bones I want to wager them against four large 

 pieces of land; one for my jjack ; one for my front; and two for my sides." This was 

 acce])table, and fifteen days were allowed Puniakaia in which time he must catch the 

 amount of fish boasted by him. 



After the agreement was made, Puniakaia lived on for eleven days without once 

 making a move about catching any fish. On the eleventh day, however, he saw a canoe 

 being prepared to sail for Oahu, manned by men from different districts of Oahu; 

 some were from Waianae and some were from Kaumakapili. When Puniakaia saw this 

 he said to the men: "When you get to Waianae, those who belong to that place remain 

 there; then I wish you two who are going to Kaumakapili to go up Nuuanu and 

 when you get there look down to Kaneohe. "I'ou will see my house with the door open. 

 Go ddwn Id it and when you find my mother, Halekou, tell her that her son, Puniakaia, 

 has sent her word to go and call his fish Uhumakaikai to urge forward the fish to Kauai, 

 because in three days the time allowed him to catch a certain amount of fish would ex- 

 pire; and failing to get this fish he will be killed by being cooked in an umu." 



After Puniakaia had made this request the canoe set out and on the evening of 

 the same day the canoe reached the harbor of Kou. On this voyage the friends of Pu- 

 niakaia, Keaumiki and Keauka," assisted the canoe, hence its quick arrival. Also, the 

 men who belonged to Waianae, knowing that the request was urgent, decided to con- 

 tinue on instead of stopping at their destination. 



When they arrived at Kou,'" they left the canoe there and proceeded up Nuuanu, 

 where they looked down toward Kaneohe and they saw the house with its open door- 

 way as described by Puniakaia. The men then proceeded on down to the house and 

 found Halekou the mother of Puniakaia sitting on some mats. The men extended their 

 greetings and Halekou returned the same. Halekou then asked the men: "What has 

 brought you here?" The men replied: "We have come on the request of a boy by the 

 name of Puniakaia." When Halekou heard this, she wept as well as the chiefs and 

 common people, and said: "We thought that Puniakaia was dead; but we see now that 

 he is still alive. What has he requested you to do?" "He told us that we come and 

 tell you that you go and call for his fish, Uhumakaikai, and request that it drive some 

 fish to Kauai ; because Puniakaia made a wager v/ith the king of Kauai, that in fifteen 

 days he could catch a certain amount of fish, and that if this amount of fish was not 

 caught within this given time, Puniakaia would be killed. Now this is the twelfth day 

 and we have only three days left if Puniakaia is to be saved." When Halekou heard 

 this, she said: "I am afraid the fish will not obey my call; for he is the only one that 

 could make the fish do his bidding; but I shall go and try." 



Because of this kind deed jjerformed by these people, Halekou gave unto them 

 a large piece of land, together with one house full of kapas, one house to eat in, one 



"Kcaiiiniki and Kcuiika, favoring gods of the wind ''Kou, ancient name for the harhor of Honolulu. 



and tide. 



