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heard the report, they became very angry with tlie brother of Kauhi, and so the two de- 

 vised a way of getting Kaholeha into trouble. After they had thought out a plan they 

 tempted Kaholeha to go down with them into the sea for a bath and to ride the surf. 

 When they came to the place where the surf was breaking Kaholeha was caught by a 

 shark and eaten. Therefore Kaulu went down to the seashore [in search of him|. 



HOW KAULU DRANK UP THE SEA. 



When Kaulu arrived at the beach he stooped down and drank up the sea until 

 the whole ocean was dried up and all the fish were exposed. Kaulu then proceeded to 

 kill all the sharks and other kinds of fish. In this search for Kaholeha, Kaulu killed 

 several fish without being able to find him, so he flew up to Makalii and asked him. When 

 Kaulu arrived at the home of Makalii, he found him asleep with his face turned up, for 

 Makalii was a very old man, but possessed of great powers and was very strong. When 

 Kaulu saw him, he went up to him and pinched his leg, causing Makalii to wake up and 

 cry out in pain. 



RELATING TO KAAONA. 



Kaaona was the younger brother of Makalii and he was very ill tempered. When 

 he saw Kaulu he took up a large rock called Ikuwa," being about as large as the island 

 of Maui. When Kaulu saw this, he asked of Makalii: "Who is this man holding a large 

 rock?" Makalii replied: "It is my ill tempered younger brother." When Kaaona came 

 up to Kaulu, he hurled the rock at Kaulu, thinking to crush him with it. Kaulu then 

 stuck up his poi finger" and held the rock up. Kaulu then said: "Say, the rock from the 

 strong man is held up. When is it to fall down?" At seeing this Kaaona ran ofif 

 fearful of being put to death by Kaulu. 



Sometime after this Kaulu inquired of Makalii, saying: "Where is my older 

 brother? Tell me who killed him, that I may know the person." Makalii, replied: 

 "Your older brother is within the king of all the sharks." Kaulu again asked him : "Tell 

 me clearly who eat my brother." Makalii replied: "He is in the great mound of coral 

 rock which has an opening at the top, which is in reality a shark." 



KALAKEENUIAKANE. 



Kalakeenuiakane was a very large shark; he was the king of all the sharks in 

 the sea, and it was this shark that swallowed alive the brother of Kaulu. At the con- 

 clusion of the conversation between Makalii and Kaulu, Kaulu returned and proceeded 

 to the presence of Kalakeenuiakane" and asked him: "Say, have you seen my brother?" 

 "Yes, I have seen him; he is no more; he has turned into hair and into filth." Kaulu 

 then asked him: "Are you strong?" "Yes," said the shark. "What is your strength?" 

 Kalakeenuiakane replied: "If I open my mouth my upper jaw can reach the heaven 

 while my lower jaw rests at the bottom of the earth." Kaulu then asked of his own 

 hands: "Say, Limakaukahi and Limapaihala," is he really strong?" The hands re- 



'Ikuwa was a name of the month which differed on '°A famous shark deity. The name lakee signifies cir- 



the different islands of the group in the olden time. cling or coiling as a serpent, and in its application to a 



Hawaii's calendar placed it in Octolicr, Molokai had it shark may emphasize its size for flexibility, 



in January, Oahu in August, and April on Kauai. "Names of his right and left hands. 



'The fore or index finger. 



