Legend of Halemano. 



CHAPTER I. 



Halemano, Love-sick Through a Dream-infatuation, Dies. — Is Restored to Life 

 BY His Sister Laenihi. — She Visits Puna in Search of Halemano's Ideal. — 

 Meets Her and Reveals Her Errand. — With Tokens She Returns Home. — 

 Halemano Instructed, Sets Out to Win Kamalalawalu. — Abducts Her and 

 Returns to Oaiiu. — Hookupu in Kamalalawalu's Honor. 



WAHIAWA' and Kukaniloko' were the father and mother of Halemano.' Ka- 

 nkaalii was the mother of Kukaniloko,' and the land of Halemano,'' which is 

 next to Lihue in Waianae, is the place where Halemano was born. Through 

 the married life of Wahiawa and Kukaniloko, his wife, six children were born to them, 

 four males and two females. The names of the children were as follows : Maeaea, the 

 first, was a male ; Kaiaka, the second, was also a male ; Anahulu, the third, was another 

 male ; Halemano, the youngest of the children, was another male ; Pulee was a female ; 

 Laenihi was a female with supernatural powers. 



Laenihi was the eldest, and Halemano, the youngest [of the family], and the 

 hero of this story. He was nurtured in Kaau until he grew up, and became a very 

 handsome man, perfect in form, without pimples or deformity, with straight back and 

 open countenance.^ While Halemano was living with his grandmother, Kaukaalii, at 

 Kaau, in Waianae, he was subject to dreams. 



Concerning Kamalalawalu: she was the daughter of Hanakaulua and Haehae 

 of Kapoho, Puna, Hawaii. The parents of Kamalalawalu were chiefs of the land of 

 Kapoho. She was a very beautiful woman to behold, far superior to all the women of 

 Puna and Hilo, a virgin, brought up under very strict kapu ; no person was allowed to 

 see her and she had no companion other than her own brother, Kumukahi. These two 

 had eight hundred dogs for their companions.'* 



At this time Huaa was the king of Puna, and Kulukulua was the king of Hilo. 

 Both of these kings were courting Kamalalawalu, giving her large quantities of proper- 

 ties from Puna and Hilo, with the idea that in time one of them would win her hand 

 and take her to wife. 



In Halemano's first dream, he dreamed that he met Kamalalawalu in Kaau. After 

 that he met her in his dreams frequently, and this happened so often that he fell deeply 

 in love with the object of his dreams. Because of this great love, Halemano refused to 



'These persons' names are those of well-known locali- robber band, waylaid travelers to feast thereon, and 



ties in the Waiakia district of Oahu, eastward of the ruled in terror for a season till he was sought and 



Leilehua plain, at the base of the Waianae range. killed in a struggle by one in revenge for his wanton 



'Kukaniloko was the name of the place set apart from deed upon a relative, 



the time of Kapawa as sacred, having special powers or 'Expressions signifying the Hawaiian ideal of physical 



virtues as the birthplace of the highest ka/'u chiefs. perfection. 



'Halemano is famed throu.gh tradition as the head- "A very liberal supply of favorites, as the dog was to 



quarters of a cannibal chief of ancient time who, with a a Hawaiian. 

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