Legend of Hiku and Kawelu. 



KEAHUOLU was the father and Laniliaii was tlie mother of Hiku, a boy. These 

 people once hved in Kaumalumakt in the district of Kona, island of Hawaii. 

 Hiku lived with his parents in the uplands of Kaunialumalu until he was grown 

 up. He was of very handsome appearance and was very pleasant to look upon. After he 

 was grown into manhood he left home one day and started down towards the lowlands 

 with his sugar-cane arrow called Pua-ne. While he was engaged in the game of arrow- 

 shooting with the boys he sent his arrow flying in the air and it went buzzing over the 

 head of a bald-headed man, then over a sore-eyed man and then over a lame man, passing 

 over three ahujniaa' in its flight, until it dropped at the ]:)lace where a young girl, by the 

 name of Kawelu, was living. When the arrow struck the ground, Kawelu was sitting 

 outside the house, so she ordered one of her attendants to bring the arrow to her; after 

 she looked at it she hid it. 



Kawelu was a young girl and was very beautiful. She was without blemish, and 

 was of very high rank, being the daughter of a high chief who lived at some distance 

 away. She was at this time living with her attendants. 



Hiku in his desire to find his arrow arrived at this place and asked of Kawelu if 

 she had seen his arrow which he thought had fallen somewhere near her. "No," said 

 Kawelu. Hiku said: "I saw my arrow drop here. "We have not seen your arrow," re- 

 plied Kawelu. Hiku then said: "H I call for my arrow by its name it would make an- 

 swer." "Please do so," continued Kawelu. "Pua-ne, Pua-ne," called out Hiku. "Yes," 

 answered the arrow. "There you are, you two have hidden my arrow." Kawelu then 

 called out to Hiku: "Come and get your arrow." As Hiku reached for the arrow, Ka- 

 welu grabbed his hand and pulled him into the house. As Hiku entered, Kawelu ordered 

 her attendant out, after which they plighted their vows. This was kept up for five 

 days, when Hiku became very hungry, for Kawelu went and took her meals by herself 

 without asking Hiku. On the sixth day, as Kawelu went out to the eating house to 

 take some food, Hiku rose and went up to his home at Kaunialumalu. 



When Kawelu came back after her meal she discovered that Hiku was not in the 

 house, so she went out to look for him ; as she came out of the house she saw him climb- 

 ing the heights of Puukuakahi. Kawelu then started after him, calling her husband to 

 come back; but Hiku refused to come back saying: "I will not return, for I was made 

 to feel hungry in your house; go back." When Kawelu reached the top of Puukuakahi, 

 Hiku had reached the top of the heights of Puukuakolu, and this distance between 

 them was maintained until Hiku had reached the heights of Puukuaumi and Kawelu on 

 the heights of Puukuaiwa. At this place Hiku called out for the iiiailc vines, the ie 

 vines, the oliia trees and all the dift'erent kinds of vegetation to creep over and to grow 

 up in the pathway behind him, thus closing the way to Kawelu. She, however, upon 



'Aliuptiua, a division of land sometimes embodying several Hi or smaller tracts. 

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