122 Fornandcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



This large log of wood was hollow and contained food and various other things. 

 Becavtse of this large log, the men gave the boy the name, "The boy of Kaluakoi with 

 the large package." After the things belonging to the boy had been placed on the 

 double canoe, Keawenuiaumi and Kuapakaa, as well as the rest of the men, boarded it 

 and set sail. 



In setting out, they experienced pleasant winds, called Kaao; Kuapakaa at once 

 looked at the two sailing masters and asked that they give him one of the paddles, but 

 they refused, saying: "We cannot give you one because this is our sign of authority. 

 We will be blamed if we surrender it to you." By this Kuapakaa wanted to place the 

 responsibility upon their own heads, in case of coming disaster, for these were the very 

 men who had made things so unpleasant for his father, Pakaa, who was forced to go 

 away from the presence of Keawenuiaumi. 



The canoe sailed on and passed to the lee of Oahu, then on into the sea of Kaie- 

 iewaho,^" where they saw Kauai; after a time they went past Waimea. At this place 

 Kuapakaa uncovered his wind calabash, Laamaomao and immediately they were encom- 

 passed by a terrible storm. In meeting this storm the king did not worry for he had 

 the boy with him. When they were beset with this storm, Keawenuiaumi asked of the 

 sailing masters: "What are we to do?" The two were unable to make answer, at that 

 time, for the waves were beating into the canoe, and it was only being kept afloat 

 through the exertion of the bailers. Soon after this the storm increased and the wind 

 and rain were terrible; the thunder and lightning too was severe, and they began to 

 drift away until Kauai was almost lost to their sight. 



As the storm increased, Keawenuiaumi turned to the boy and asked: "What 

 about this storm?" Kuapakaa answered: "I have nothing else to meet it, except this 

 rock; it must be cast out to serve as an anchor to hold the canoe and in that way pre- 

 vent our being blown away by the wind and lose sight of land." At this, Keawenui- 

 aumi surrendered the entire command of the canoe to Kuapakaa; it was his to carry 

 them to destruction or to safety. Kuapakaa then opened out one end of the log, and 

 taking out a rope he fastened it to the rock, and threw it into the sea, and they were 

 held in one place. 



When Kuapakaa saw that the men and the king were shivering from the intense 

 cold, that their hair hung down straight and every one was suft'ering, he took out some 

 palm leaves" from the log and gave the men one apiece and one to the king; but he did 

 not give the sailing masters, Hookeleihilo and Hookeleipuna, any. Soon after this he 

 took out food and meat from the log, and gave some to the men and to the king ; but he 

 again refused to give anything to the sailing masters. 



By this action of Kuapakaa the two sailing masters were in great distress, for 

 they were shivering with the cold and were in great need of food. Not very long after 

 this, Hookeleihilo fell overboard, unable to withstand any longer the terrible sufferings. 

 At this the man who sat in front of Hookeleiho called out: "Hookeleihilo has fallen 

 overboard." Not very long after this, Hookeleipuna succumbed and he too fell over- 

 board, dead; thus were the two sailing masters disposed of. 



'"The Oahu-Kauai channel. by hostile tribes, but in this case they become equally 



"Palm leaves have been recognized as peace offerings effective with the elements. 



