202 Poniaiidcr Colled inn of Ilaivaiiau I'olk-lorc. 



tlie land where they were to dig the well is known as Keanapou and it is there to this day. 

 After the well was dug and the rocks put in place, an old man and his wife were placed 

 in charge of it; they were fisher folks. 



When the two forties of men were ready to return to Hawaii, Mokupane the 

 priest instructed the old cou])le, saying: "If a very large man with locks of hair that arc 

 as long as a bunch of oloiia'" should come while you two are here, that is the man for 

 whom this well has been prepared and here he must die. When he comes give him all 

 your fish so that after he shall have eaten the fish he will be very thirsty. When he asks 

 of you for some water don't give him any, but direct him to this well." After these in- 

 structions were imparted by the priest, he and the men returned to Hawaii, where the 

 l)riest began to invoke of the gods for the death of Kalaepuni. 



Soon after Mokuj^ane began on his prayers it was re]:)orted all over Hawaii that 

 great schools of sharks were being seen daily at Kauhola ofif the coast of Kohala. When 

 this was reported to Kalaepuni he at once entertained a strong desire to go to Kauhola 

 and have some sport with the sharks, as it was his chief delight to kill them. 



After Kalaepuni had arrived at Kohala and set foot at Kauhola he saw a large 

 number of ]ieople gathered at the place looking at the sharks. When Kalae])uni saw them 

 he jumijed in and began to fight the sharks, killing a good many of them. While Ka- 

 leapuni was busily engaged in his fight with the sharks he did not notice how he was 

 being carried away from land by a strong current into the channel of Alanuihaha.'^ 

 After being in the sea for three nights and three days he landed at Keanapou'" in Kahoo- 

 lawe. When he reached the shore he looked about him and saw a small house, near by, 

 to which he then went. Upon arrival at the place he looked and saw an aged couple 

 who greeted him, which greeting he returned. The old people then asked him: "Did 

 you come from the sea?" "Yes," said Kalaejumi. "I have been three days and nights 

 in the sea before I landed here." Kalaepuni then asked the old people: "Have you any 

 food?" The old people said: "No, there is no food in this place. The only food that 

 you can get in this place is what is brought here in canoes. When any one comes from 

 Honuaula"' or Ukumehame," then we get food. The only food that grows here is the 

 kiipala.'"' 



Kalaepuni then looked up and saw a shelf with some fish being put out to be dried 

 and asked: "Who owns that fish?" "We do," answered the old people. Kalaepuni then 

 asked them: "May I have some fish?" The old people then gave him all the fish and 

 Kalaepuni began to eat them until he had finished the whole lot. Kalae]Hmi then asked : 

 "Ts this all the fish you have?" The old people said: "We have two calabashes of 

 pickled ones left." Kalaepuni then took the fish from the two calabashes and devoured 

 them all. After this Kalaepuni became very thirsty and so asked of the old people for 

 some water. The aged couple then said: "We have no water. The only water we have 

 here is the salt water. Fresh water can imly be had after a rain storm; but salt water 

 is our only water; it is in a well." After this Kalae])uni went and climbed down the 

 well to take a drink. 



"Olonu, a slinib (Toucluirdia Intifnlia) that was cul should land the object nf his prayers at the jilaee de- 



tivated (or its higlily prized liber fur twine and fish-nets. signed for his demise. 



"The cliannel lielvveen Maui an<l Hawaii. "Prodiictivc valleys near Lahaina, Maui. 



"Fate seems to be coming the priest's way, that "Kiil'iila, a vegetable root eaten only in times of great 



scarcity of food. 



