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this was the rule at this feast. When the king was presented with a choice portion, he 

 too made a remark relative to the toughness of the meat, saying: "These fellows are 

 awfully tough and hard." 



While the ghosts were busy eating the images, the people from Kauai rose and 

 set the building on fire. They iirst surrounded the shed and then aj^plied fire to it. In 

 this way all the ghosts were killed, not one escaped. 



RELATING TO ELEIO. 



Eleio was universally noted for his great speed. He was the messenger of the 

 great king of Maui, called Kakaalaneo. It was said that when Kakaalaneo was ready 

 for his morning meal he would order Eleio to go to Hana, in East Maui, and bring him 

 some awa. The king at this time lived in Lahaina. As soon as the order was given, 

 Eleio would run off with great speed, all the way from Lahaina to Hana. The distance 

 between these two places is about fort\' miles. It is said in the legend that Eleio could 

 beat the wind in speed. 



In one of his trips to Hana, he met Kaahualii, a ghost, who lived in the wilder- 

 ness of Oopuola. When the ghost met him, he asked that he be given some of the awa, 

 but Eleio insulted him by telling him to take the hairs of his body and use it for his 

 awa. 



When Kaahualii heard this, he gave chase, believing that he could catch Eleio; 

 but he was unable to catch him who ran much faster. 



When Eleio came to Kakaalaneo, he saw that the meal, the awa for which he 

 was sent, was being served. On his return from Hana Eleio while running was pre- 

 paring the awa at the same time, so when he entered the house, he placed the awa 

 in the cup, strained it and placed the cup to the mouth of Kakaalaneo. Kakaalaneo 

 was thus enabled to drink his awa before he began on his meal. 



Because of this Eleio was noted for his great speed and the people of the present 

 generation think the story to be true. 



RELATING TO KANAIAHUEA. 



Kanaiahuea was noted for being a very strong man and also for being a very 

 thoughtless fellow, and his acts were known to the people in all the islands. Kanaia- 

 huea made his home in Kona, Hawaii, was married and lived with his wife's parents. 



One evening, he prepared a couple of large baskets of potatoes, and placed them 

 in his canoe, which made quite a load. That same evening Kanaiahuea boarded his 

 canoe and set out, all by himself. When the parents of his wife saw the great strength 

 displayed by their son-in-law they were made cjuite happy. 



After pushing away in his canoe, he said: "Paddle for Kaupo, Kanaiahuea." 

 With this he headed for the ]joint of land directly opposite the house and bumped into 

 the rocks. He then turned about and after a time he again bumped into the rocks on 

 that side. In this way the bow as well as the stern of his canoe were smashed. At 

 daylight the next day, when the people woke up they saw that the canoe of Kanaiahuea 

 was floating not very far from the landing, and the people made up their mind that it 

 could not have reached its destination. Therefore Kanaiahuea's fame has descended 

 to the present time for not knowing how to paddle a canoe. 



