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trash, and that night the place was guarded b)' watchmen. In the meantime the spirit 

 sisters of Pamano, NakinowaiUia and Hokiolele consuhed together to go and get the 

 body of their brother and remove it from the place in which it was buried. That night 

 they proceeded to carry out their intention, but in coming to the place they found that it 

 was being guarded, and that the guards were all awake. When they saw this, Nakino- 

 wailua showed herself in a form plainly seen by the people, whereat the watchers, in 

 fear, all deserted the i^lace and ran to the house. The two sisters then took up the body 

 and departed from the ])lace. After they had arrived at a secluded spot they worked 

 upon the dead body of Pamano and in time brought it to life again ;" completely restoring 

 him to his former self. Shortly after this Pamano proceeded on a tour of sightseeing. 

 In their travels in other lands, Pamano and his sisters, met a prophet who said that 

 Pamano possessed the body of a ghost. And because of a violent dispute between the 

 prophet and some of the people he procured an ape leaf and spread it out on the road- 

 way and said to the people: 'Tf after I spread the ape leaf on the road and he should 

 step on it and does not tear it then the body is that of a ghost ; but if it tears, then he has 

 a human body." In all this Pamano was aware of the test. After spreading out the 

 ape leaf the prophet said to the people: "Now watch him." Pamano upon coming to 

 the ape leaP° stepped on it and rubbed it with his feet tearing the leaf. When the peo- 

 ple saw that the ape leaf was torn, they turned to the prophet and told him that he was 

 trying to deceive them. After this the prophet followed Pamano. When the sisters of 

 Pamano saw that the prophet was following their brother, they allowed an evil spirit to 

 enter the prophet and he became a mad man. 



RELATING TO KEAKA AND KOOLAU. 



Some time after this the two were to have a kilu night ; so people from all parts 

 began to come to the royal dancing hall to witness the kilu games of the chiefs. 



Upon the approach of the night when the kilu was to take place, Pamano and sev- 

 eral others came to the dancing hall. Pamano on getting into the hall went and sat 

 within the cloak of a man who had on a very large cloak or \\ra]iper, and there he hid 

 himself.'" 



When the time for the commencement of the game approached Keaka came out 

 and chanted the very meles composed and sung by Pamano. Then followed a recess. 

 Pamano after awhile chanted from within his hiding \)\s.ct, the chants recited by him to 

 Koolau while he and Keaka were in the house. \Miile Pamano was chanting, Keaka be- 

 gan to make a search for the chanter, weeping at the same time, for she was aware that 

 none knew these chants save Pamano and herself. After a time she found him. Pamano 

 then said to her: "I will never be your husband as long as Kaiuli, Waipu and Koolau 

 are alive. After they are dead I will live with you." When Keaka heard this she or- 

 dered some men to start an oven ; and after it was heated, the three, Kaiuli, Waipu and 

 Koolau were all killed and put into the oven. After this Pamano took Keaka to be his 

 wife. 



"Restoration to life is a favorite theme in many used elsewhere, probably for its susceptibility to indicate 



legends. injury. 



"The ape leaf test fur a human or spirit form is also '"Not original. The occasion, method, and discovery, 



has its counterpart in the story of Hiiaka and Lohiau. 



