Legend of Kihapiilani. 



KJHAPJILANI was one time king of Maui. It was he who caused the road from 

 Kawai]3a])a to Kahalaoaka to be paved with smooth rocks, even to the forests of 

 ( )(;)|)uloa in Koolau, Maui. He also was the one who buiU the road of shehs on 

 ]\Jolokai. Lonoapii, a bov was the first-born; then came I'iikea, a i^irl; then Kihawahine, 

 another "irl (who is now spoken of as the Hzard god Kihawahine) ; then came Kihapii- 

 lani, the youngest, a boy; there being two boys and two girls. ^ At the time of this nar- 

 rative Lonoapii was the king of the whole of Maui ; and Piikea was the wife of Umi, 

 the king of Hawaii. 



Kihapiilani lived with his brother, Lonoapii, in W'aihee. One day two calabashes 

 of salted nelnr were brought to Lonoapii, which he gave out to everybody except Ki- 

 hapiilani. That being the only fish to be had, Kihapiilani reached over and took some 

 out of the calabash. This action displeased Lonoapii so much that he took up the cala- 

 bash and threw the fish and brine into the face of Kihaj^iilani. At this Kihapiilani rose 

 up and went away from the ]jlace, accompanied only by his immediate attendant, until 

 they came to Kula, where the\' made their home. They took to farming and planted 

 eight large fields of potatoes, using but one load of tops to cover the whole area. 



After a time Kihapiilani journeyed to the place where a priest named Apuna 

 was living, and said to him: "I have been insulted;^ a dish of brine has been thrown 

 into my face. Will you tell me the proper thing to do?" The priest replied; "I cannot 

 do anything for you ; but go you to Koolau, at Keanae, and there Kahoko will tell you 

 what to do in the matter; tell him your story." The priest then asked that, in case the 

 insult were avenged he be given the land of Kula. Kihapiilani replied; "Yes, it shall 

 be yours." 



When Kihapiilani arrived in the presence of Kahoko at Keanae, he said to him : 

 "Say, I have been insulted; a dish of brine was thrown into my face. Tell me what 

 to do in the matter." Kahoko replied: "I cannot do anything for you; but I will advise 

 you what to do. Go on your way until you reach Kauwiki, where you will find Lana- 

 kila, who will instruct you what to do." Kahoko asked that in case he should gain his 

 object that he be given the land of Koolau. Kihapiilani replied: "It shall be yours." 



When Kihapiilani arrived at Kauwiki, he found Lanakila, to whom he told just 

 what he had told the other priests. Lanakila then said; "I am not able to carry out your 

 desire; but I will advise you what to do in the matter. Here is a canoe; here are the 

 men; there is Hawaii where the clouds are hanging" over like a mantle ; take that dark 

 object as your guide and follow it." Lanakila then in turn asked for tlic land of Hana. 

 Kihapiilani replied: "Yes, it shall be yours." 



'While the parents are not mentioned, a rare omis- "Salted iichu (small lish) is to be understood as 



sion in Hawaiian story, this family of boys and girls pickled, not the usually dried article. 



belonged to Piilaiii and Laiclohcikazmi, already given 'Makaia, rendered here as insulted, may also be given 



in the story of Umi, Vol. IV, p. 242. as having a grudge, in this case for an injury, which 



* '701 calls for vengeance. 



