28o Ponuvidcr Collccfion of Hcn^'aiioii Folk-lore. 



"You cannot go with us, because we are taking goods for the king, and if you are to go 

 the canoe would be overloaded and the king's goods damaged. Therefore, you cannot 

 go with us." But when the men were ready to sail, he slipped in unnoticed by the men, 

 and secreted himself in the rear of the canoe. 



When they were in midocean where the seas of Oahu and those of Molokai met, 

 they encountered the kauimikii,^" a regular breeze from the Cape of Kalaau (Ka Lae o 

 Kalaau). After they had passed it they encountered the breeze from Kawela. This 

 breeze was the kuchuchu. It was this breeze that bore them to a landing at Kekaa, on 

 Maui. The men had ex])ected to make a landing at that ])lace, but Namakaokapaoo 

 made a turn with the end ( ;//o;»oa)" of the canoe, which sent it out oceanward. By tak- 

 ing this course they arrived at Keauhou, in Kona, Hawaii, where the king Namakao- 

 kalani was stopping. 



Namakaokapaoo wandered about until he met eight boys, who were playing at 

 arrow shooting. They were big boys and quite proficient in the sport. Namakaokapaoo 

 asked them: "Are you skilful in arrow shooting?" They replied: "Yes." He again 

 asked: "How can you show your cleverness?" "Oh, an arrow can go quite a distance 

 inland then drop, and sometimes nearly the whole length of a division of land" (ahu- 

 puaa). Namakaokapaoo then said : "That is not cleverness ; neither is the arrow a long 

 distance flyer. A good flyer would flit to the boundary of this division of land, then 

 shake itself and continue on for four divisions ; then it is named by the parent's appella- 

 tion. Such is the arrow in my place." 



When the boys heard this they were very nmch surprised and angry with Nama- 

 kaokapaoo. He then said: "Let me see one of your arrows." One boy handed him his 

 arrow. He looked it over and finally said:" Your arrow is a Icliua, a lehua which stands 

 in the dung-hill. It is not a flyer. It will only dip because of the weight at the head." 

 At these words the boys became very much infuriated and asked him to make a wager. 

 Namakaokapaoo agreed. The boys put up five canoe houses and five net houses. Nama- 

 kaokapaoo wagered his own person and life. And when the stakes were agreed upon 

 thev went to the boundary of Keauhou, where the arrow flitting sport was to be contested. 



While they were on the way, they were met by Namakaokaia, son of Namakao- 

 kalani, king of Hawaii. He asked Namakaokapaoo: "Where are you from?" "I am 

 from Oahu, and have come for a visit," answered Namakaokapaoo. "What is your 

 name?" "My name is Namakaokapaoo." "Are you then the small boy who slew Amau, 

 king of Oahu?" "Yes (the death of Amau had already been reported in Hawaii), be- 

 cause you and vour father were in my prayer, which runs thus : 



O how I long for the eyes of my little fishes (paoo's), 



For which I am undecided, wavering. 



Whether to eat, or whether to leave, 



To leave for Namakaokalani. 



That is Namakaokalani, 



This is my little friend, Namakaokaia. 



Vanquished ! Vanquished ! 



'"All localities had a special name for the various "The momoa of a canoe is the under part of the rear 



winds peculiar to each. covered section. 



