552 Fornander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



Behold! behold! the mere lehua of Puuoni, 

 Struggling with the clouds of the air, 

 Now above, now below the rain clouds. 



The other spoke up and said, "Why are yoit delaying? You are provoking me 

 tlirough your song!" Wakaina had not coniiileted his song before they commenced 

 to fight. From afternoon to near midnight [did the\- figlitj. Wakaina said to Pu- 

 maia: "You simply look on and do not come to aid me; I am nearly dead." Pumaia 

 iumi)ed in and fought witli the other, while \\'akaina went to seek food for them. 

 'J'he\' kei)t on fighting until Pumaia was weakened. He thought of his club; so when 

 \\'akaina came back and inquired, "How are you?" he answered, "I am weak; go and 

 fetch my club; i)erhaps it can do something." While they yet spoke the other man 

 appeared in a dififerent body. They fought on, and before Pumaia could reach for his 

 club, he was killed by this man ; \\'akaina also was killed. Their spirits returned to their 

 parents and were seen by them. (The parents of Wakaina had gone over and were 

 living together with Pumaia's parents.) While they were idling away their time a 

 chant was voiced by the wandering spirits: 



Fear is creeping over us, 



Coming for us to go ; 



We can not ; we are held b}' W'aiauau. 



Come to give us life ! 



Life — indeed. 



When these ghosts finished their chant the parents came out immediately, but 

 they saw nothing. They looked here and there, but they could not see them. ]\Iean- 

 wliile the two had gone as spirits until they met Pu])uilima. Some people saw these 

 two coming, but Pupuilima said: "Those are not men; those are ghosts." "How do 

 you know those are ghosts?" said the others. So they laid wagers. Pupuilima then 

 said to them, "I will spread an ape^ leaf on the ground; and if it breaks, then they are 

 men, but if it does not, then they are spirits." He spread it. Meanwhile Pumaia said 

 to Wakaina, "There is our death being prepared." "How shall we be saved?" Pu- 

 maia explained: "Where my feet tread there you tread; because I was raised from 

 my young days until I died, and vmtil I found you; for this process is like that done to 

 Pamano when b\' the spreading of an ape leaf he was saved." So when they pro- 

 ceeded Pumaia trod on the ape leaf and it broke through; the friend treaded after him. 

 They were chased by the prophet until they were caught. That is what I have 

 obtained. 



W'hile they were going along they were given chase. They came along until 

 they caught up with Pueonuiokona."' The owl, however, did not catch sight of them 

 while they were coming. \Vhen they had ])assed ahead the prophet w ho was chasing 

 iheni caught up with Pueonuiokona. The nwl asked, "What is the cause of this heavy 

 breathing and this perspiring?" This one answered, "That you should be asking 



'Ape, largest species of tlie genus Giiiincni pclaloidcct. 'An owl deity. 



