1 14 Pomander Collection of Ilan'aiian Polk-lorc. 



master is in want of some awa, and he has expressed his affection for you and showed 

 tliat he still remembers you." When Pakaa heard this, he took down the awa cu]), the 

 awa dish, the grass used for straining awa, the piece of awa and two portions of awa 

 already prepared and said to the boy : "You take these to your master and show them to 

 him. Tf he should ask you to prepare the awa for him, give your consent. Then you 

 turn to one side where it is dark, leave the piece that is not pre])ared, take up the por- 

 tions that are readv, strain thcni into the cuj). He will compliment you for being very 

 (|uick, for I was ever ready with these things when I was with him. After you have 

 strained the awa into the cup, hand the cup to your master, then run as fast as you can 

 to the pool where we keep the hinalea and catch two for your master, for he would want 

 the fish to take away the bitter taste of the awa from his mouth." 



When Kuapakaa came to the presence of Keawenuiaumi, he said: "Here is my 

 awa for you." The king looked and saw that it was quite a large piece, so he said: 

 "You had better iirei)are it for me." Kuapakaa then turned into a dark corner, took the 

 ])ortions already prepared, strained the same and handed the cup to the king. The l)oy 

 then ran for the fish, the two hinalea, and shortly after he returned with them to the 

 king. 



Because of these things performed by the boy, Keawenuiaumi complimented him 

 for being ciuick and for carrying himself like a person who has always lived with kings, 

 and for conducting himself so well. The king then drank up the awa and as the effects 

 of it stole over him, combined with the weariness of a hard and eventful day, he fell into 

 a deep sleep. 



Upon seeing this, Kuapakaa decided to uncover the wind calabash, Laamaomao. 

 and to keep it uncovered, so that the winds would continue to blow and the storm hold 

 for days; and in this way keep the king with him. So Kuapakaa uncovered Laamao- 

 mao, and the storm kept up day after day; and by it the expedition for the search was 

 postponed. Because of this storm Keawenuiaumi and his men were forced to wait 

 for the abating of the storm until one month went by, when their food which had been 

 brought from Hawaii was exhausted. At this, the chiefs went before Keawenuiaumi 

 and told him of their trouble, that they had run out of food. When Keawenuiaumi heard 

 this he sent a man to go and ask of the boy, if he had any food. Said the king; "If he has 

 any food, tell him that we are without any." 



When the man came before Kuapakaa he told him what Keawenuiaumi had said 

 to him. When Kuapakaa heard this, he said : "There is food ; but you must go back 

 to the king and tell him the food is up in the uplands. Tell him there are six chiefs 

 here and I have six small jjatches. Furthermore, if you should go for food, don't take 

 the big potatoes only and leave the small ones ; for if you do so you will not get an- 

 other chance to go up there for food." With this the messenger returned to the pres- 

 ence of Keawenuiaumi and rejDorted to him of what the boy had said. \Mien Keawe- 

 nuiaumi heard this he ordered his men and the chiefs to go up for food. 



When they came to the uplands, where the potatoes were growing they saw that 

 there were six large patches, each f)f very great extent, and were so long that the other 

 ends could not be seen. The men then said to themselves: "How wonderful! The 



