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malalawalu could not refuse the request of her brother; so she took up the fish and 

 returned home. After arriving at the house the fish was put into a calabash of salt 

 water and it became a plaything for Kumukahi. 



That night after everybody had fallen asleep, Laenihi transformed herself from 

 a fish into a rooster; it then flew onto the roosting place outside and began to crow. 

 The crowing was kept u]) until the dawn began to break. The rooster then proceeded 

 down to the seashore where it transformed itself into a woman. Laenihi then returned 

 to the house where Kamalalawalu was living. When she arrived at the house Kamala- 

 lawalu asked her: "Where are you from?" "I am from near here." "There is no 

 woman like vou near here, and even if you belonged to any place near, you would not 

 come, because they all know that ]3eople are forbidden from coming here on pain of 

 death." Laenihi then said; "1 come from shoreward." "If that is so you are telling me 

 the truth." Laenihi then proceeded to speak of her errand; "Have you ever met a man 

 in your dreams?" "No," said Kamalalawalu. Laenihi again asked; "Have you no 

 wreath that you have worn until withered?" "I have a wreath, but I am not going to 

 give it to you, for you may cause my death'" with it." Laenihi replied: "All right, you 

 give it to me and in case you should become ill, come for me and I will come and cure 

 you. I am livingat Kaimu; my name is Nawahinemakaakai."'^ Laenihi took the wreath 

 and then asked for the pa-u of Kamalalawalu which was also given up. 



After Laenihi had received these things she returned from Hawaii to Waialua 

 and from there on to where Halemano was living. Laenihi then showed him the wreath 

 and the pa-u. Upon seeing these things Halemano hastily prepared himself to go to Ha- 

 waii; but Laenihi rebuked him, saying; "Vou will not be able to get her in that way. 

 Here is the way to get her; You must first make some playthings for the favorite 

 brother of Kamalalawalu, Kumukahi by name ; because I have seen that whatever things 

 he desires his sister would always do ; she will deny nothing that her brother rec]uests 

 of her." 



Laenihi then instructed the people from Waialua to Waianae that wooden idols 

 be hewed out and that they be painted red and black. Orders were also issued that 

 wooden chickens be made to ride on the surf, also koieie" floaters, and kites to fly above; 

 also that a red canoe be prepared and red men be had to paddle the canoe. The men 

 should be provided with red paddles and the canoe must be rigged with red cords," and 

 that a large and a small canoe be provided. After these dift'erent things were ready 

 they set out for Puna, Hawaii. Upon their arri^'al ofif of Makuu and Popoki, two small 

 pieces of lands next to Puna, the kite was put up. W'hen the people on the shore saw 

 this flying object they all shouted with joy. 



While the people were shouting Kumukahi, the brother of Kamalalawalu, heard 

 it and he came out to see the cause of the shouting. When he saw the kite he ran to the 

 beach and called out to the men in the canoe; "Let me have the thing that flies." Lae- 

 nihi said to Halemano: "Let the boy have the kite," and it was then given to Kumukahi. 



'"Dreading the sorcerer priest's supposed power on "Koicie, a plaything for floating in the rapids, 



possessing the inauna of a party. ■■Red, to indicate a chief's distinction. 



"Nawahiiicmakaikai : literally, sight seeing women. 



