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you, else you will forget." Soon after this Laenihi went off in the form of a fish; and 

 the fish that is called laenihi'^ is named after her. This is the name of this fish to this 

 day. 



It was in the evenino- that Laenihi set out and when she was oft' the coast of Ha- 

 leolono in Palaau, Molokai, it began to rain [inOahu]. Those with whom she had left 

 the instructions were surprised at the speed she was traveling. From this place she next 

 passed oft' Hanakaieie at Kahikinui in Honuaula, Maui, and the lightning flashed. The 

 people were again greatly amazed at her great speed. From Maui she next passed off 

 Umiwai in Kohala, Hawaii, when the people heard the roar of the thunder; then when 

 she was oft" the coast of Pololikamanu outside of Mahiki, Hamakua, the people felt an 

 earthquake. Next she passed Hilo and then oft' the coast of Panaewa, then off Kukulu, 

 directly outside of Puna, when the red water flowed. At sight of this the last sign the 

 people knew that Laenihi had reached Kamalalawalu. 



When Laenihi arrived at Kapoho in Puna, Hawaii, she began to devise a way by 

 which she would be able to meet Kamalalawalu, as she was then within the confines of 

 her kapued place. At last Laenihi hit upon a plan. She, througli her power, first 

 caused the wind from the sea to blow, called the uniiloa, which caused the sea to be 

 aroused from its calm repose and the surf oft' Kaimu began to roll in. It is here that 

 the people at all times go in surf riding. Early that morning the surf began to roll 

 in. When the people rose from their sleep and saw the surf, they all began to shout 

 and yell. While the people were shouting, Kumukahi, the brother of Kamalalawalu 

 heard it and he came out to see the cause, and saw that it was the surf ; so he returned 

 and told Kamalalawalu of the matter. On hearing this she rose and prepared to go out 

 [surf riding]. 



A few words in relation to Kumukahi the brother of Kamalalawalu. Kumukahi 

 was a great favorite with his sister, not a single rec^uest would be refused by his sister 

 that she could comply with, from the greatest to the smallest. 



When Kamalalawalu saw the surf rolling in at Kaimu she started out for the 

 beach. Upon arriving at the place she stood on the sand and watched for a chance to 

 swim out. She allowed the first roller, known as the kakala. to come in until it reached 

 the shore; then the second, known as the pakaiea; then the third, the opuu; as soon as 

 this roller reached the shore, she plunged in and swam out to the place where the rollers 

 began to curve up. When she arrived at this place she took the first roller that came 

 along and rode in on it. This she repeated three times, when the surf began to grow 

 smaller till after a short while there was none to be seen. She then waited with the 

 hope of again seeing the surf grow larger ; but after waiting until she was almost stift' 

 with the cold not a single surf could be seen; so she concluded to return to the shore. 



At about this time, Laenihi caused the surf to rise again and it began to roll in. 

 When Kamalalawalu saw this she again returned and took the first surf and rode in, but 

 before she reached the shore it ceased and the surf again disappeared. Just as she 

 reached the shallow water she saw a fish and Kumukahi at the same time called out to 

 her: "Kamalalawalu, take up my favorite, the fish." This fish was Laenihi herself. Ka- 



"Laenihi, a species of Iniistius. 



