^02 Fornandcr Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



en times relating to battle, such as spear-dodging, slinging, bone-breaking and all 

 other things. 



When Kaumualii died, Humehume reigned over the kingdom of Kaviai. At 

 that time a battle was fought between Humehume and Kahalaia. In this battle Kauai 

 was defeated, and many people were taken prisoners by the Hawaii people. And 

 Kahalaia made a decree over the whole of Kauai, thus: If a man was black-skinned 

 from the feet to the thighs, he was considered completely black, and should be killed. 

 Not one of them was to escape. Thus was the decree on any and every one found 

 with the mark. 



When the fort at Waimea was subdued by the Hawaii warriors, they hunted 

 the defeated of Kauai to destroy and kill them. And when they arrived at Waiaka- 

 lua, Napuelua was hiding in a woman's sacred house. The searchers entered the 

 house and found Napuelua, and looking on him saw that he was black. 



Then the soldiers were mustered up in five rows with muskets, to shoot Na- 

 puelua. Just then Napuelua stood up watching his chance. The guns were pointed 

 and fired at him. He, however, fearlessly ran forward and seized the guns which 

 were being fired at him. He got four guns, and after that the soldiers' ranks were 

 broken ; and in the confusion Napuelua escaped, thereby deriving his name, the two 

 guns. 



OF HAWAE. 



Hawae was famous all over Hawaii for his great strength and power. That 

 was the origin of the lines, "Only one Hawae but Kona is desolated." Here is the 

 meaning: An expert in the art of killing by prayer, which is the death prayer of the 

 Hawaiian to this day. 



When he was residing in Kona, not one man on his land escaped death, and he 

 never let one pass before his face. He was so very sacred. The lauhne was the only 

 thing that grew about his place, and the chickens and the pigs and the dogs were his 

 regular companions. 



OF KAHAUOLOPUA. 



Kahauolopua was noted for his strength at lifting lauhala bundles for his house 

 up the Kupehau precipice, which is between Honokane and Pololu, in Kohala, Hawaii. 

 With one load of lauhala two large houses were enclosed, one a dwelling, .the other 

 a canoe shed. 



On this load that he was carrying were his wife and child. The reason for this 

 method was because the precipice, Kohewaawaa by name, projected into the sea, the 

 waves coming up and breaking against it then subsiding. As Kahauolopua was going 

 along with his load the waves dashed over him, then he would brace himself against 

 them by thrusting his stafif against the precipice, then went on when the waves receded. 



While walking thus the load was made heavier by being wet through his wad- 

 ing in the sea, but it was nothing compared to his great strength. And the dis- 

 tance that he carried his load of lauhala was nearly three miles in length, and very bad 

 and precipitous, not mentioning the dancing waves ; and for this feat he became noted 

 throughout Kohala until this day. 



