622 Foniandcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



one round seed split in two parts; the birds are fond of the nectar of its flowers. The 

 bird snarers used the branches on which the flowers were thick to i)Ut their gum on, 

 and when a bird was caught the snarer would call out, "Snared, snared is my bird," etc. 

 The bird must be secured as quickly as possible. Its trunk, as also its branches, is used 

 for firewood. 



ABOUT THE OHIA ULA* (rED). 



This ohia has long leaves somewhat like the leaves of the ohia puakea ; it is a 

 hard wood when used in the construction of houses. The cause of the origin of this 

 ohia was through Puaena and Ukoa.^' At the time they were living as husband and 

 wife, they had a child called Laka, named after a man Kukaohialaka.'' After a while it 

 occurred to Laka to go and visit his female cousin, W'aiakea ;' and when he was ready 

 to go, Ukoa said to him; "Vou are now going to see your cousin, and you will hence- 

 forth be called Kukaohialaka." That is why this ohia is called "ohia ula," because 

 this child was red, and because this child was also called a red ohia (Kukaohiaula). 

 Its value is like that stated for the ohia puakea. 



THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE OHIA LEIIUA.^ 



This ohia lehua is dilTerent; it is not like the other ohias mentioned above. 

 This ohia was named thus because of the anger of Poopapale; because Akahi's (a 

 bird's) nest with its eggs were continually falling down. Poopapale conceived the 

 idea of breaking off the branches (of the ohia tree) until they came to naught. But 

 when he commenced to break them, Kalehua (the lehua) cried out on account of great 

 pain; then Poopapale said to Kalehua: "Behold here you are a person, and yet you 

 have been constantly harassing me!" Then Kalehua spoke up: "Let me live." Poo- 

 l)apale replied: "Of what benefit will it be to me to let you live?" Kalehua answered 

 Po()])apale and said: "If you will spare me you will be benefited." Poopapale asked: 

 "What benefit?" "I have food and water. Should you go visiting and you get into 

 trouble, let me furnish the food and water; thus you and your friends would be re- 

 vived to continue your journey." Thus came the name of this lehua, from Kalehua, 

 a beautiful woman. I do not know her parents; that is the story I have gathered. 

 This tree is also used by children for snaring birds. The full name of Poopapale 

 was O'upoopapale." 



CHARACTERISTIC OF THE OHIA KUIKAWA.'" 



This is a large ohia tree; its trunk is soft, like the puhala (pandanus) tree when 

 cut, and it rots very quickly, is not at all durable. This wood is used for torches to 

 light the wood cutters at night. That is the use I have learned about this wood. 



'Like the above except that it is red, commonly termed 'Waial<ea, lit., broad or expansive water; a well- 



"ohia ai", eating apple (Bugcnui malaccciisis) . known section of Hilo. 



'Puaena, the eastern point of Waialna liarljor; and 'Ohia lehna, or simply lehua (Mctrosidcros polvmor- 



Ukoa, tlie famous hsh-pond of that village. Hui), is the most prevalent forest tree of the islands; is 



"Kukaohialaka seems to have been a name conjured 'I'^rd and durable; from it many of the old-time idols 



around ohias; literally it signifies "stand the tame ohia". were made. 



In the legend of Kaulu, Fornander Coll., vol. i., p. 522, "O'upoopapale, lit., mv head lial. 



his wife was Hina-ulu-ohia, "oliia propagating Hina". "This kuikawa ohia i"s not recognized. 



