Legend of Hinaaimalania, 



THE legend of Hinaaimalania' is well known throughout Hawaii, for it was Hi- 

 naaimalania who turned the moon into food and the stars into fish. This is the 

 way the legend is told to the people even at this time of writing. We must, 

 however, look into the story and see if it is true or not. In this legend, it is said, that it 

 was at the land of Kahikihonuakele," down in the bottom of the deep ocean, where it lies 

 to this day, that the heroine of this legend came from, a land all in darkness, having 

 neither sun, moon nor stars, and it was here that the parents and brothers and sisters of 

 Hinaaimalania lived. 



The parents and ancestors of Hinaaimalama were gods and they sometimes 

 changed into the form of fishes. So in this way the gods and fishes have entered into 

 this legend of Hinaaimalama. But the ancestors and parents of Hinaaimalama were 

 great chiefs and chief esses, and Hinaaimalania was very pleasant to look upon. She had 

 no equal in all the land of her birth. 



Kaiuli'' was the husband and Kaikea* was the wife, both were gods taking some- 

 times the fish form of the paooJ' From these two Hinaluaikoa," a girl was born. After 

 her came Kukeapua, a boy. From these two, who lived as husband and wife, the brother 

 taking the sister to wife, several boys and girls were born. 



By Kukeapua, the husband, Hinaluaikoa the wife gave birth to: Hinaakeahi, a 

 female; Hinaaimalama, a female; Hinapalehoano, a female; Hinaluaimoa, a female; 

 Iheihe, a male, who sometimes turned into a rooster ; Moahalehaku, a female ; Kiimalu- 

 haku, a female ; Kanikaea, a female, who sometimes turned into a hen ; Kipapalauulu, a 

 male ; Luaehu, a male, who sometimes turned into the fish, known as iilua.^ The hero- 

 ine of this legend was Hinaaimalama, who was the favorite child of the father's and 

 was his idol. She was the most beautiful of all the girls, and because of this fact, he 

 made her queen and placed her under the strictest kapu; and her companion was her 

 brother Kipapalauulu," the one next to the youngest, therefore their father placed Kipa- 

 palauulu as the guard of Hinaaimalama. Kipapalauulu had to go wherever Hinaaima- 

 lama went, whether at bathing or at any other place, which duty the brother faithfully 

 kept. 



Having thus been placed as guard, Kipapalauulu had to give up everything else 

 and he went on with his duty, and for a long time he faithfully followed out the order 

 of his father; but there came a time when he became negligent and finally one day Hi- 

 naaimalama went out bathing by herself. While Hinaaimalama was bathing their 

 father saw that Kipapalauulu was not with her, so he became very angry and called for 

 Kipapalauulu. When Kipapalauulu came before his father, he asked him: "Say, why 

 did you fail to keep my order?" Kipapalauulu replied: "I have been faithful to my 



'Hina-moon-eater. °Hiiui-luai-koa, coral vomiting Hina. 



''Kahiki-hontia-kcle, foreign submerged foundation. 'Ulua, a fish of the Caniiigiis species. 



'Kamli, blue sea. 'Kipafta-lau-ulu. Literally, "paving with breadfruit 



'Kaikea, white sea. leaves." 



''Paoo, a small fish (species of Salarlas). 

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