370 Fornandcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



RELATING TO LONOKAEHO. 



After the death of Haiimea, Kaulu went up from Niuhelewai to Nuuaini and from 

 there to Koolau, where Lonokaeho was living. At this time Lonokaeho'" had charge of 

 Koolau. This man had eight foreheads which were all sharp and very powerful. When 

 Kaulu came in the presence of Lonokaeho, Lonokaeho asked him : "Where are you 

 from?" Kaulu replied: "I came along this way." Lonokaeho said: "No person is al- 

 lowed to come this way, for the place is sacred and death will result, for I have placed 

 a kapu over it, and because of this people fear me to this very time. If you are strong 

 you shall live, but if not I will kill you." Kaulu replied: "It is because I am strong 

 that I am able to reach here." Lonokaeho then exposed his eight foreheads, one was of 

 stone, another of sharp edged rock, another of wood, another of ohia, another of certain 

 weeds, another of maile vines, another of ieic. another of hala. On each of these fore- 

 heads grew lehua trees. When Kaulu saw the foreheads of Lonokaeho, he asked of his 

 two hands," Limakaukahi and Limapaihala : "How about the eight foreheads of Lono- 

 kaeho?" The hands made reply: "They will not escape us." Kaulu then said to Lono- 

 kaeho: "Then why don't your eight foreheads go ahead and cut me?" Lonokaeho re- 

 plied : "If they cut you, you will be dead, you will not be saved." The first forehead then 

 came down, the one of sharp rock, but Kaulu dodged, missing him and the forehead 

 struck the ground. The ieie and the maile vines crawled over and covered it, which pre- 

 vented it from getting up again. When the forehead tried to get up it was unable to 

 move.^* Thus were all of the eight foreheads of Lonokaeho overcome, and Kaulu thereby 

 became possessed of all Koolau. Kaulu then proceeded on to Kualoa'^ at the Kaoio 

 point, where Mokolii^" was living, a wizard in the form of a rat. 



RELATING TO MOKOLII. 



This wizard was a very evil person and no one, man or woman, was saved who 

 came within its reach ; all would be eaten. It was customary with this wizard to sit and 

 watch by the wayside for people to cunningly coax and deceive them to come nearer. 



When Kaulu arrived at the place, Mokolii inquired of him: "Where are you 

 from?" Kaulu replied: "I came along this way." "Yes, you will become my food for 

 this day." Kaulu made reply: "You can have me if you are strong." Mokolii then 

 jumped on Kaulu and held him with its teeth. Kaulu then flew up with Mokolii, and 

 when they got into the blue sky Mokolii came falling down, breaking every bone in its 

 body, killing it. The place thus became the property of Kaulu. 



"This celebrity was one of Kaniapuaa's antagonists, "Kualoa was a sacred land of high chiefs in ancient 



as also Kualii's. time ; all canoes in passing recognized it by lowering 



"The named right and left hands again show their their sails, 



power. ""Mokolii is the name of the small islet off Kualoa. 



"Vanquished, similar to the Kamapuaa story. 



