6i6 Poruaudcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



is from a yard to a fathom in length, and this is covered with green, fragrant leaves. 

 The bark comes off readily when stripped by the hand of man, leaving only the woody 

 part. 



Should it grow along and is not touched by man, then it will have a stout stem, 

 and the branches will creep all over other plants and trees, like the morning glory, or 

 plants of a like nature; and the branches which come from the main branch are also 

 easy to strip like those heretofore mentioned. 



This kind of maile grows plentifully in the movmtains of Kanoenoe, above Ha- 

 lelena, on top of the hills of Haupu, on Kilohana Mountain f and it is one of the creep- 

 ing vines of the wilds of Alakai, Kauai, and is mentioned in the following song: 



Gently floating is the fragrance, 

 The beauty of yon mountain, 

 Of the wilds of Alakai, 

 Towards the lehua in the mists. 



It also grows plentifully on the sides of the steep ravines of Koolau, and the 

 high places of Halemano, up at Kukaniloko,^ and it was in those wilds that were visited 

 by some ladies some days ago that maile was found to grow abundantly. This was 

 during the time we were at the Ehukai. (Waialua is often referred to as the Ehukai 

 of Puaena.^) 



2. The small-leaved maile. This maile does not grow abundantly in some places, 

 and does not grow at all in other parts of our mountains. This also is a creeping maile, 

 somewhat different from the maile ku honua; this has narrow leaves like the bambu, 

 small and somewhat like the leaves of the willow, or something like the leaves of a 

 young koa tree; it grows profusely at Koiahi, the mountains of Waianae, Oahu, hence 

 the expression, "the small-leaved maile of Koiahi." This maile is famous to the peo- 

 ple from Hawaii and Kauai. It also grows at the pali of Nuuanu. I have seen maile 

 there resembling this small-leaved maile. Some grow at Kauai, though not exactly as 

 fine-leaved as this, but because it does not grow profusely there, the natives of the ])lace 

 call it the small-leaved maile. This is found on the eastern side of the precipice of 

 Haupu in line with the water (spring) of Kemamo and the curly bananas of Kanalehua. 



ITS DESIRABLE QUALITIES. 



The people of Hawaii nei are very fond of maile, and T think our ancestors were 

 also fond of it, and yet it may not be. Maile is used a great deal during feasts, for 

 greens and for decorative purposes. The i)lace is generally decorated with the greens 

 of the mountains; the inside as well as the outside is skilfully decorated; the living 

 house is also decorated ; greens are secured for decorations for the inside to make it 

 attractive; maile is used for leis for the people; for men, women and children; for the 

 chiefs, the noted people, and the rich people; for the farmer, the op])ressed, the brand- 

 ed servant. The people of Hawaii nei were very fond of this deep green leaf of the 



"These places named are of Kauai. kai, sea-spray. The savins; "Sea-spray of Puaena" is 



'Localities on Oaliii from its misty appcnnmcc from tlic surf-spray of tliat 



.,, . , . • . r HI • I 1 1 T^i uintlward locality. 



I'uacna is the eastern pouit of Waialua harbor; Ehu ■' 



