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selves." The two then entered the yard. Keaka, however, went into the house and held 

 up the fish, at the same time calHno- for one of theni to come in and get them. The two 

 stood there hesitating, not knowing what to do. She called again, whereupon Pamano 

 reached and seized the fish, but Keaka jum|)ed and held Pamano and then closed the 

 door and fastened it. Koolau stood on the outside at the end of the house. 



Long before this Keaka had a longing desire to make advances on Pamano, for 

 she was in love with him and, too, she thought that he would make her a good husband ; 

 besides, he was such a handsome fellow. At last her chance came and all her hopes were 

 realized. At first they argued,^ but did not lie together, for Pamano said to Keaka: "I 

 have vowed with Koolau that before I take a wife he must first have her; and this 

 promise also holds good with him; before he takes a wife, I mvist first be favored; there- 

 fore we must call him in to fulfill the vow." "No; [said she] why should we leave the 

 matter to him, for who is he? Didn't I bring u\) the shameless little thing? I will not 

 call him in." 



While the two were talking, Koolau awaited for the opening of the door and for 

 the call for him to enter, for it was raining at the time. After waiting for some time, 

 he chanted the following lines : 



How beautiful art thou Hilo, bedecked with lehua. 



Standing there on the sands of Waiolama ! 



How beautiful is the body of that tree, that tree ! 



For he lias indeed forgotten me, 



Thus finding a fault for war, for strife, 



For you two are quarreling. 



To this chant Pamano replied: "Yes, that is just what I am saying, but she will 

 not consent." 



Koolau then again chanted, after hearing the reply t)f Pamano : 



The wind that doubly sweeps by, the moae, 



Which leaps from the jumping off clift" of Kaumaea, 



For the love of women is indeed pleasant, 



For the rope wliich Kukii hung is broken by the storm 



That has passed over Naunau. 



Had it been Naue thou wouldst have obeyed.'* 



Pamano then made answer the second time: "That is just what I am saying", but 

 she will not give her consent." At this reply Koolau faced about and returned to their 

 house and slept. At the first cock crow, Pamano returned and went to sleep with Koolau. 



At daylight that morning Pamano awoke and turned his face downward still 

 lying and looked down at Koolau. Koolau from his place looked at Pamano and saw that 

 the sides of Pamano were blackened, just below the arm pits, bitten by Keaka. When 

 Koolau saw this he chanted these words : 



As the wind gently sweeps over Waiakea, Hilo, 

 So sweeps the naenae. 



'Hopapa, usually hoopapa, in its use here is more in "These chants are all in hidden figurative language. 



the way of contention than arguing. 



