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drank the awa, while his sisters took awa}' its intoxicating power. When he became 

 tliirsty, he took up the water gourds, but they contained awa. He became hungry and 

 opened the calabashes for food and fish, but they contained awa. The sisters kept on 

 taking the intoxicating portions of the awa until they were unable to take any more ; and 

 they became wearied, and so Pamano at last became intoxicated and in time was com- 

 pletely overcome. Pamano then rolled himself up in a cloak and laid down, and from 

 the inside of the cloak he looked out watching to see what was to be done to him. 



When Waipu saw that Pamano was under the influence of the awa he reached 

 for the stone axe and began to bind on the handle with cords. 



CHAPTER n. 



Waipu Prepares the Axe for Pamano's Death. — He Is Buried in a Pile of Cane- 

 Trash. — His Spirit-Sisters Remove the Body and Restore It to Life. — They 

 Meet a Prophet Who Tests His Ghost Character by an Ape Leaf. — Keaka 

 and Koolau. — At Kilu Attended by Pamano and Others, Keaka Recognizes 

 Him by His Chant. — He Declines Relations While Kaiuli, Waipu and Koolau 

 are Alive. — All Three Are Killed and Put Into the Oven. 



This axe that Waipu was binding together was for the purpose of cutting Pa- 

 mano and killing him. While Waipu was binding the handle to the axe, Pamano chanted 

 these words : 



The uplands of Kanehoa are scented with kupukupu.^"^ 



Bind on, the hands of the waikoloa wind are binding, 



The waikoloa wind is the cold wind of Lihue, 



Withering the branches in the uplands of Waiopua, 



My flower I said I would string into garlands. If you have it, 



You would have worn it. 



Waipu then stood up and began to chop Pamano with the axe, but try as he would 

 he was unable to cut him, for his spirit-sisters Nakinowailua and Hokiolele had dulled 

 the edge of the axe.'' Pamano then chanted : 



The pilipili is made red by the sun. 



Made red by love. 



Give me a kiss ere I go. 



This chant of Pamano's was a request to Koolau and Waipu to kiss him before 

 he died," for his sisters were going to take his life with them, for fear that their brother's 

 body would get disfigured, for they knew that the axe of Waipu would in time do its 

 work and Pamano would be cut into pieces. 



After Pamano was dead he was carried ofif to be buried in a pile of sugar-cane 



"A fragrant flowering shrub. ting power of the axe does not seem to have been merci- 



'"The power of the spirit sisters to overcome the cut- f"' '" result. 



"An act of reconciliation. 



