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take food and meat, and he denied himself everything; his whole mind was centered on 

 Kamalalawalu, both night and day. And because of this he became very ill and finally 

 died. 



Laenihi, who was the elder of Halemano, in the meantime was traveling from 

 place to place in search of a wife for Halemano her brother. In her search she went 

 until near Puna, when she was recalled upon hearing of the death of Halemano which 

 forced her to return to Kaau in Waianae, Oahu. Because of this she failed to meet 

 Kamalalawalu. When Laenihi arrived at Kaau, through her power to restore the dead 

 to life, Halemano was again brought back to life. 



Shortly after Halemano was restored to life, Laenihi asked him : "What was the 

 cause of your death?" Halemano replied: "It is because of a woman. This is the man- 

 ner of her appearance [in my dreams] : she is very beautiful; her eyes and body are 

 perfect ; she has long, straight, black hair ; is tall, dignified, and seems to be of very high 

 rank like a chiefess." Laenihi again asked him : "What is the nature of her outward 

 dress?" "Her dress seems to be scented with pclc and iiialiuiia" of Kauai, and her pa-u 

 is made of some very light material dyed red. She wears a hala' wreath and a lehua^ 

 wreath on her head and around her neck." Laenihi then said: "It is in Puna and Hilo 

 that the Ichua blossoms are found. It is in Puna that the oiiUolowai^ of Laa and the 

 piikohukohu'" are found; therefore, your lover must be a woman of Pvma; she is not of 

 the west. If it is Kamalalawalu, the woman I heard so much of while in Puna, then 

 she must be very beautiful indeed." Laenihi then again asked: "How do you meet 

 her?" Halemano rejilied: "W^hen I fall asleep we meet very soon after, and you could 

 hear us talk if you should listen; even now you could hear us if I fall asleep." Lae- 

 nihi then said: "Yes, you may go to sleep now. If you should meet your lover, ask her 

 to give you her name and the name of the land in which she lives." 



After Halemano had received these instructions he fell asleep and again met Ka- 

 malalawalu. In this dream Halemano asked Kamalalawalu: "What is the name of the 

 land of your birth and what is your name?" "Kapoho in Puna, Hawaii, is the land of 

 my birth ; it is where the sun rises, and not in the west. My name is Kamalalawalu." 

 Shortly after this Halemano awoke from his sleep, and he told Laenihi of his dream. 

 When Laenihi heard this she said: "Yovi must partake of some food and I will go and 

 bring you your lover from Hawaii." Halemano then consented and took some food. 



Before Laenihi set out for Hawaii to bring Kamalalawalu, she told of the signs 

 of her going so as to make known to those behind of her arrival and coming home, 

 whereby they could tell whether her mission was a success or not. The signs were as fol- 

 lows : "If it rains, then I am at Molokai. If the lightning flashes, then I am at Maui. 

 If it thunders, I am at Kohala. If you feel an earthquake, I am at Hamakua. If the 

 red water flows, I am at Puna. If the signs show that I am at Puna, then you can be 

 sure that I will be able to get your lover. You nuist consider these things I am telling 



'Pele and mahuna were choice scented kapas of Kauai. "The ouholoivai was one of the famed scented kapas 



'Pandanus blossoms, a creamy white. of Pu"a, and various legends identify it with Laa, now 



8TA, , , c ti I ; r .1 J „ 1 Olaa, as the special product of that locality. Its two 



The blossoms of the Ichua are feathery, and make a •, ' , , ,■„ »i 



, 1,-i^j ij 1-1 -1 -1 sides were dyed differently, 



showy, bright red garland ; a white species also exists. ^ • , , j , 



The lehua is Hawaii's floral emblem, as the ilima is that Pukohukohu was a noni dyed red kapa, 



of Oahu. 



