204 {'oniainlcr Collccfion of fhra'aiiaii ]-olk-lorc. 



While Kalaepuni was drinking the water in the well, the old people began to roll 

 down the rocks that were around the mouth of the well. After the back of Kalaepvmi 

 was covered with rocks he would move and the rocks would roll off; but the two kept 

 on rolling the rocks until the well was almost filled up, without killing Kalaepuni. In 

 all this Kalaepuni still kept on drinking and as the water was covered over with the mcks 

 he could get but very little. 



When Kalaepuni saw that the two were r)ent on killing him he called out: "I am 

 going to kill you two." He then began to turn and twist out of the rocks until he had 

 freed himself. When the old people saw that they would get killed if Kalae])uni couUl 

 get to the top, the old man ran away. When the old woman saw this she called out: 

 "Are you going to run away? Is it not best to continue the fight until the enemy is 

 killed? Do you suppose that you could save yourself by running? "S'ou will get killed 

 if you run and you will get killed if you stay, for with this great strength none will 

 ever escape." With all this the old man kept on running and he never once turned 

 back. The old woman, however, kept on rolling down the rocks till one hajjpened to 

 strike Kalaepuni on the head killing him. 



CHAPTER II. 



Relating to Kalaeiiina. 



We can see in the above story that Kalaepuni must have been a very brave and 

 fearless man and also that he was very powerful. In this cha])ter we will speak of his 

 younger brother Kalaehina. 



Before the death of Kalaepuni at Keanapou, on Kahoolawe, and while he was 

 still king of Hawaii in place of Keawenuiaumi, he ordered the jieople from one end of 

 Kona to the other to go with Kalaehina and haul down canoes at Kapua, a place in 

 South Kona next to Kau. In this expedition Kalaehina was placed in charge. There 

 were as many canoes as there were minor districts in Kona. When they arrived at the 

 ])lace where the canoes were lying, there were six of them, there being six minor dis- 

 tricts in Kona, Kalaehina then said to the peojjle: "\'e servants of my older brother, 

 Kalaejmni, hear me: the district that will get its canoe down to the shore first, its peo- 

 ])le shall be the favorites of Kalaepuni." 



Upon hearing this the people of the respective tlistricts then began to haul the 

 canoes until they came to a cliff' about six yards high at a place called Nawaahookui'"' 

 where all six canoes got stuck fast, not one being able to get down to the beach. 

 Therefore the people left the canoes where they were and returned to Kalae])uni. When 

 Kalac])uni saw the peo])le he asked: "Where are the canoes?" Kalaehina re])lied: "We 

 hauled them until we could not get them past a certain place by a cliff and we have left 

 them there all stuck fast." When Kalaepuni heard this he became very angry at his 

 younger brother and said to him: "Did 1 not i)ut you over all the men? Why did you 

 not make them carry out my orders ? You must therefore go and haul them down by 



"Tlie name irulicatus iIk- iiicidunl, "canot-s stuck fast." 



