242 Foruandcr Collection of Haivaiian Folk-lore. 



CHAPTER III. 



Kamalalawalu Enticed Away. — Death of Halemano. — Is Brought to Life Again 



BY Laenihi, His Supernatural Sister. 



While they were living in Kohala they could hear the surf of Kauhola, the fa- 

 mous surf of Maliu, for it was at this place that the kings and chiefs went for their 

 surf riding, even in the time of Kamehamtlia I. \\^hen Kamalalawalu saw the surf she 

 got up and went down to the beach. At sight of her the people were amazed at her great 

 beauty and admired her. Shortly after this Kumoho came down to ride the surf, but 

 before he went in he saw Kamalalawalu; so he sat down and also admired her beauty. 

 After a while he sent his sister to go and bring Kamalalawalu to him, for he wished 

 her to become his wife. Upon being requested to come to Kumoho, Kamalalawalu rose 

 and came and she was then taken by Kumoho as his wife, and they lived below at Hale- 

 lua. 



When Kamalalawalu became the wife of a new husband, Halemano was at the 

 time sick, and upon receiving the news that his wife had again proved unfaithful to 

 him he grieved for love of her, so he sent Kaaealii to go to Halelua and bring Kamala- 

 lawalu back home; bvit she refused, and declined five appeals to return. Halemano 

 therefore wasted away, for he refused to take any food and in a few days died. 



After this death of Halemano his grandmother made an oath that : "If you should 

 ever come to life again, Halemano, vou shall never go back to Kamalalawalu, as long as 

 Hive." 



In the early part of this story we saw that it was Laenihi, the supernatural sister 

 of Halemano that saved him, and so when he died this time she came and again brought 

 him back to life. [While Aikanaka and his army were marching toward Lihue for the 

 purpose of destroying Halemano], the parents of Halemano as well as the older broth- 

 ers and sisters of Halemano all escaped from Oahu and went to Wailua, Kauai, to live. 

 Laenihi also went along with the others to Kauai. Laenihi and her older sister Pulee 

 stayed at Wailua, for they were very fond of surf riding. In their daily life in Wailua 

 they often went in at Makaiwa to ride the surf; this place was directly on the lee side 

 of Kewa. 



One day while she was surf riding she had a premonition of some disaster. 

 When she looked u]) she saw the spirit of Halemano sitting in the blue sky. Upon see- 

 ing this she wept, for she greatly loved her brother Halemano. She then turned to 

 Pulee and said: "Halemano is dead." 



When the parents, brothers and sisters heard of the death of Halemano, they all 

 wailed, but Laenihi stopped them saying: "You must not weep now. Let me first pray 

 to the gods, and if the gods take compassion on us Halemano will come to life again; 

 but in case they are unmerciful, Halemano is indeed dead; you must therefore look on 

 calmly and patiently." 



