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mother.**" Kaneiki and Linialoa then started to run off. The reason why Kamapuaa 

 ordered these two to run was because he took ];)ity on his mother, Hina. 



Because Kamapuaa made use of the stick of wood called Kahikikolo as his war 

 club, he was named " Kaneiki 's-son-in-law-with-the-great-club." 



Some time after this Kamapuaa left his wives and his father-in-law, Kaneiki, and 

 set out to Kalalau to pay his parents a visit, for at this time Kahikiula and Hina were the 

 recognized rulers of the whole island of Kauai. Fish had been caught at Kalalau; 

 Wailinuu was their head fisherman. When Kamapuaa was nearing his parents' place 

 of abode, he tarried at a woman's home. While living there, news of plentiful fish 

 reached him. 



CHAPTER Vn. 



How THE Parents Fatled to Recognize Kamapuaa, Which Action Almost Cost 



Them Their Lives. 



When Kamapuaa arrived where Wailinuu, his parents' fisherman was with the 

 canoe of fish, he leaned on the edge of the canoe and asked: "Give me some fish? If 

 you withhold it you will be killed. Death shall be your portion today and maggots to- 

 morrow." Wailinuu made reply: You are asking for two things : the request for some 

 fish and my death." Kamapuaa again asked: "Give me some fish." Wailinuu replied: 

 "Why don't you dive down into the sea for some." Kamapuaa then ordered one of his 

 companions to proceed to Hina and say: "Here comes your son. He has come for some 

 fish for himself." When Hina heard this from the messenger, she refused, saying: "I 

 have no other son. One was killed by Pele, one hung himself and Kahikihonuakele is the 

 only one that is left. I don't know where that fellow comes from. Perhaps it is some 

 one who has heard that we have caught a large quantity of fish and has come*^ with 

 deception to get him some fish." The messenger was sent back to Hina by Kamapuaa 

 five different times and the messenger returned empty handed to Kamapuaa as many 

 times. Kamapuaa then came to Hina, and when she saw him she turned away her face. 

 Kamapuaa, upon seeing this, said to Hina: "Is your back then to be the one to converse 

 with me?" Kamapuaa then chanted to Hina as follows: 



How contented was I while living in the uplands of Waiahuhi, 

 Where the rumor reached me of the great catch of fish here in 



the lowlands ; 

 I then questioned. 



To whom does the fish belong, there in the lowlands? 

 To Hina, to Kahikiula. 



All that fish shall be mine, were I to get there. 

 Say, Hina, let me have some fish? 

 Say, Hina, don't be hard hearted. 

 Kahikimauolina dwells in happiness. 

 The sands that face the Isles. 



'"'Their own mother," a customary complimentary "This throws light perhaps on a tendency in ancient 



term, rendered more applicable in this case owing to times of falsely claiming or asserting kinship for the 



the bond of relationship existing between the men. sake of personal gain. 



