542 Poniandci- Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



from above Kekaa to Hahakca and W'abikuli, that country now covered with cactus in a 

 northwesterly direction from Lahainaluna, was all cultivated ; Kekaa became a city 

 jiopulated by a great many; this chief [Kaalaneo] also planted the breadfruit and ku- 

 kui trees down at Lahaina. 



One time this chief and his peo])le planted breadfruit trees. While they went 

 ahead planting, Kaululaau^ followed after pulling them up. Some of these trees, south- 

 west of the Lahaina fort, were called the breadfruit trees of Kauheana. This Kaulu- 

 laau was banished to Lanai, where ghosts were plentiful, with the idea that he would 

 be killed; but it did not turn out that way. After some time a fire was seen burning 

 I on Lanai], therefore the chiefs wondered whether or not Kaululaau was dead on ac- 

 count of this lighted fire. The important point from these explanations is that Kekaa 

 was the birthplace of Kaululaau, the famous one who traveled all over Lanai fighting 

 the numerous ghosts there and made it a land fit to be inhabited by human beings as 

 it is at the present time. 



Another noted thing which was done there was cooking whales"' during the life- 

 time of Keokiko, a half-white. When he was living this was one of his occupations, 

 that is to cook whales ; he gave a great deal of his time to this work. He caught many 

 fish, he cooked many whales there during the years 1849- 1859, if I mistake not. It was 

 also a place for cooking sharks' liver. At that place is a large pot for cooking whales, 

 also a box for confining whales." Many ])eople went there to see and examine that 

 strange thing during those years. 



Concerning the f recjuent death of all those who went alone. This was a strange 

 ])henomenon connected with this hill. I*rom the time I commenced living down at La- 

 haina, A. D. 1 859- 1 872, it seemed there were nine persons who died there without anv 

 apparent cause. Keokiko was one of the corpses buried there, and is there at this 

 time; that is the white thing on top of that hill. 



Concerning the great amount of human bones at this place. On account of the 

 great number of people at this place there are numerous skeletons,' as if thousands of 

 ]ieople died there ; it is there that the Lahainaluna students go to get skeletons for them 

 when they are studying anatomy. The bones are plentiful there; they completely cover 

 the sand. 



This is also a ghostly place. Some time a number of people came from Kaa- 

 napali (from the other side) going to Lahaina during dark. When they came to Ke- 

 kaa stones rolled down from the top of the hill without any cause. Listening to it, it 

 seemed as if the hill was tumbling down ; the people going along were startled and they 

 explained, "Kekaa is ghostly! Kekaa is ghostly!" Certainly this is a strange thing 

 for this hill to do. 



It is said that when a person dies his spirit journeys to Kekaa; if he has a friend 

 there who had previously died, that one would drive it away when the spirit is nearing 

 Kekaa. Sometimes the spirit of a person would return and re-enter the body, and 



'Kaululaau, son of Kaalaneo. as a protection against the voracious sharks of those 



"Trying out oil, as was done in Maui's whaling days. waters. 



•W place, likclv, to which tlic dead whales were hroui?Iit 'This was tlie vicinity of several bloody battles, that 



doubtless left their toll. 



