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It is said that Pele was the one who brought the sea of Kahinahi ; she was be- 

 gotten of Kahinahi,- her mother; Kanehoalani''' was her father; Kamohoahi^ and Ka- 

 huilaokalani'' brothers. Pele was born at Hapakuela." It is said that this land touches 

 the sky to the southwestward of us. She lived with her parents until she was married. 

 She begat two children, Laka," a daughter, and Menehune,"* a son. Wahieloa" was 

 their father and husband to Pele. But while living together with her husband he was 

 enticed and snatched awav from her by Pelekumulani ;'" and because she was deprived 

 of her husband she was displeased. She came away because of the love of husband. 



Secondly, concerning her bringing the Flood and all else relating to that journey. 

 It is said that here in Hawaii in the earliest times there was no sea ; the land was ex- 

 ))osed. There was not even fresh water, but because she brought the sea it reached 

 Hawaii. Because Pele was displeased on account of her husband being enticed from 

 her, she came to Hawaii ; her parents gave her the sea. so that when she came she 

 could bring her canoes. She arrived at Pakuela, and fmni there she came to Kana- 

 loa where she jioured out the sea from her head, and there and then Hawaii first re- 

 ceived the sea. When the sea broke [on the land | her brothers composed this chant: 



The sea ! O the sea ! 



The sea is breaking. 



Breaking on Kanaloa. 



At the cHffs is the grave of the sea. 



Passed is tlie quietness of the sea : 



It is breaking double, 



It is breaking triple. 



It is a sea carried on the back of Pele. 



The sea turned around and smote the earth. 



The sea is rising, rising to Kilauea, 



Raising up the hand of Pele. 



The sea of Pele is growing larger — 



The sea nestled on the breast of Pele. 



The voice of the sea is tumultuous at Papalaualii : 



The sea is rising to the height of Akanikolca : 



The sea is spreading to the ki at Wahinekapu. 



It is the sea of Pele the goddess ! 



Thy compassion be on us ! 



\Mieu the sea broke it rose from the surface of the land until it reached high 

 ground. However, all the land was not covered, some jilaces were still exposed, such 

 as the summits of ilaleakala, Maunaloa and Maunakea ; these were not totally sub- 



"Kahinalii, in ancient tradition, is identical with Nuu, 

 in the time of the Dehige, though the sex is here 

 changed. 



"Kanchoalani, also, was the Luannu of that time, 

 "from whom the Hawaiians and Tahitians are said to 

 have sprung." Polyiicslciii Race, vol. i, p. 60. 



'This name figures prominently in Hawaiian myth- 

 ology, not only as a hrother of goddess Pele, acting with, 

 or apart from her as a volcano deity, hut also as a 

 shark deity of dreaded power. 



'Literall)-, the wheel of the heavens. 



"Hapaknela, a place not now known hy this name. 



'Here again the sex differs from the records. Laka 

 is given in the Kumu-uli genealogy as son of the first 

 man. The name is conjured with among the deities as 

 god and goddess of the hula. 



'Menehune, here given as a son of Wahieloa, is also 

 said to lie a son of Lua-nuu, traditions of whose de- 

 scendants in various parts of the Pacific are vague and 

 conHicling. 



"The Ulu genealogy shows Wahioloa as the father of 

 Laka, hut the wife and mother is given as Koolauka- 

 hili. 



'"Pelekunndani is a new name among celebrities of 

 th;it lime. 



