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was so ashamed that he went home to Hanalei. Kakiaopalena, accordino- to the instruc- 

 tions from Hina was patiently waiting for Pahla and consequently did not utter a word 

 when the two warriors stood before him. 



After these two warriors came Pahla. AVhile he was yet a mile distant from 

 Kaluaopalena. Palila swung- his war club, Huliamahi, causing all the trees to fall with 

 the exception of one lehua tree, it being the supernatural body of Palila himself. The 

 trees in falling killed many. None escaped except Kaluaopalena's people, who were 

 standing away from the trees. Those who ran and hid in the woods were killed. 



When Palila arrived in the ]iresence of Kaluaopalena, Kaluaopalena came crawl- 

 ing to Palila, and when near him fell flat, face down, and called out: "Ve heavenly off- 

 spring, hold out your club." Palila inquired: "Where shall it be? Toward the up- 

 lands, toward the lowlands, to the east or downward?" Kaluaopalena answered: "At 

 the killing of the pig and the red fish." Palila then pushed his war club, liuliamahi, 

 downward until only the point of it remained above ground. That was the land of 

 Waihohonu, therefore its miry condition to this day and its deep depression. At this all 

 the people fell down, not one daring to remain standing for fear of death. 



It was a law with Palila that whenever he laughed the kapu would end; people 

 could then stand up, speak, or run about. The people did not, however, know this, so 

 they remained lying down. While they were all in this position Hina arrived and she 

 stood on a little rise called Alea [known as Maunakilika at the present time], with the 

 robe of Palila, called Hakaula and the malo of Palila called Ikuwa. Hina then uncov- 

 ered herself to nakedness, and rolled over the backs of the people, which caused Palila 

 to laugh and released the kapu, when they all arose. The reason of this laughter was 

 her own condition, called Lehokukuwau.* She then approached Palila, circumcised' 

 and bound him with oloa kapa/' after which they returned up to Alanapo. 



After Palila had been in Alanapo more than ten days the desire to go and fight 

 the chiefs of other lands and the demi-gods of the deep began to grow in him until at 

 last he decided to go and meet them. Before he left Alanapo he had a premonition of 

 meeting Kamaikaahui, a human shark which was living in Maui. 



Kamaikaahui at this time was living at Muolea, Hana, Maui. He had come 

 through three dififerent forms: first that of a rat; second, a bunch of bananas; and 

 third, that of a shark. It was when he was very small that he had the form of a rat, 

 but on climbing a banana tree he changed into a bunch of bananas. After a while 

 when the owner of the patch of bananas came to pick the bunch he took the top hands 

 only, leaving the lower ones, when it changed into a human being having a shark's 

 mouth and teeth in the back below the neck, and it thereupon began to have a desire 

 for human flesh. 



Kamaikaahui's occupation was that of a farmer, and to suit his taste he had his 

 fields near the public highway. While at his work he could see the people on their way 

 sea bathing or on their way to fish. As people passed down he would ask: "What 



'This seems rather ambiguous. °Oloa kapa, name of small white kapas formerly 



°Au unusual time and place for circumcision. Cus- l>"t wer the gods during prayers; also a gift to a 



tomarily it was a ceremony attended with a strict ritual child at time of birth. (Andrews diet.) 



temple service. 



