362 Pomander Collection of Hcncaiian Folk-lore. 



Kahikiula then approached Kamapuaa and laid down at his feet Hke Hina. 

 Kahikihonuakele then chanted his niele in honor of Kamapuaa, saying: 



Your son was born a bundle. 



This is indeed your name, 



The fragrant skin*^ of the cokl dew of Kaala, 



Your skin that is become scaly^" from awa 



Which grew in the uplands of Kaliupeapea, 



The fine rain*' of Keke, 



The hala and the lehua were in the uplands, 



Which sprouted in the uplands of Kaliuwaa. 



This is your name ; make answer. 



At the conclusion of the chant by Kahikihonuakele, he approached Kamapuaa 

 and laid in his presence.*^ Kamapuaa then stood up and stepped on them all and pro- 

 ceeded on his way, for he was very angry with them all. At this Hina began to chant all 

 the meles composed in honor of Kamapuaa, trying to please him and in that way save 

 themselves ; but all her meles and pleadings were in vain, for Kamapuaa would not 

 listen. When Hina saw that all her efforts to appease the anger of Kamapuaa were in 

 vain, she disrobed and went naked,**" following him. When Kamapuaa saw Hina fol- 

 lowing after him, entirely nude, he turned and abandoned his angry feelings, and said : 

 "Your fisherman shall die, however, because of the words he spoke to me, that I must 

 dive down into the sea to get my fish." To this request Hina gave her consent. The hog 

 then started in and in a very short time the fisherman was completely consumed.^" Ka- 

 mapuaa then said to his parents: "Why did you two not recognize me?" The parents 

 replied: "Because we knew that you had the form of a hog and did not have the form 

 of a human being." At this Kamapuaa showed them all his difTerent forms; and after 

 this he returned to Kahiki with Koea. 



"A complimentary, figurative name to sooth Kama- for past wrongs, but the sitting on Hina and then 



puaa's anger ; a play on Iliahi, the fragrant sandalwood. trampling on them all shows Kamapuaa was not to be 



"A condition that arises from the excessive use of placated, 



awa, sacred to the gods. "An act of abandon; abject submission, appealing for 



"Ka ua kilinoe hau might be better defined as "the forgiveness, 



fine dewy rain," or probably "the cold misty rain." ""Resuming his hog form he revenges his insults at 



"Prostrating at one's feet is indicative of contrition the fisherman's hands. 



