656 Foniandcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



plant growing at Mr. Bishop's place, which is perhaps called zvaihikini^ (a species of 

 lucerne). 



CONCERNING THE HOUSE THATCHED WITH PANDANUS LEAVES. 



The posts and the rafters of this house are erected, but the covering of this is 

 jjandanus leaves. Soak the lauhala in water until it is supple, then scrape off the 

 sharp thorns and thatch. This is done like the ti-leaves ; the pandanus leaves are bent 

 around the battens and fastened with strings. 



CONCERNING THE HOUSE THATCHED WITH LOULU. 



The new leaf of the loiilii''' is used for covering the house ; not the leaf-bud, how- 

 ever, but the new leaf which has opened up. This loiiln is like the coconut. The tools 

 which the ancients used in hewing house timber were sharp, hard rocks which had 

 been brought to an edge. 



Perhaps there are other kinds of houses, but because I am out of paper, I here- 

 with cease. 



JosiA Waolani. 



STORY OF THE LAUHALA. 



The name of the lauhala' was Ohiohikupua; it sprouted from the bottom of 

 the ocean, and grew above the surface of the sea until it proudly stood like the sharp- 

 pointed clouds which appear in the heavens. Some time after it had grown to quite 

 a height, Pele set forth on her journey here to Hawaii, thinking she would soon ar- 

 rive here, but it proved otherwise. On her waj' she struck the place where this pan- 

 danus tree grew and she was strangled by the sharp thorns of this lauhala, with us 

 human beings, it seemed, helping from this side ; Pele struggled by using her divine pow- 

 ers, but she could not extricate herself. Soon after, her brother, Paao by name, ap- 

 peared, with a gourd of sea-water. Said Pele, "I am in trouble indeed, brother." 

 Then he climbed up and from on top poured out the sea-water ; the young leaves 

 wilted and Pele was freed. Because she was full of anger Pele climbed on top 

 and pulling out the leaf-buds, threw them hither and thither. Some landed here on Ha- 

 waii. That is the reason it grows here on Hawaii. The place of its first growth 

 was Ivohala, Hawaii; therefore Pele was the one who brought it here to Hawaii. 



Also, at that time we did not have mats, but because it occurred to a high proph- 

 etess at that time, whose name was Lauhiki, to convert this lauhala into mats by having 

 women braid it, it was so done. The first woman who did the braiding was this same 

 Lauhiki, and from her all other women learned. 



Here is another use of the lauhala : it was used as sail for canoes in the olden 



'Wailukini, lit., Russian water. From Hawaiian ac- loulu lelo (Prichardia Gaudicliaudii), and loulu hiwa 



qiiaintance with the Russian trade of the northwest in (Prichardia martii). 



early days, musk was indelibly associated with them in 'Lauhala, lit., hala leaf, ihoiish in general use the 



name, tlie dry product bcmg hiia liiknn, and llic liquul „,.,,„e is erroneously applied to anv part of the pandanus 



perfume wailiikuu. ,,-ce. The body of the tree is lauhala, by wliich name it 



'Loulu, Hawaiian palm, of wliich there are two kinds, is also known. 



