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has been prepared and is cut it is dyed in the hiH. That kapa is called "paiula," a ka- 

 ])a used a great deal by the chiefs in the olden times. 



5. It the kapa be palaholo,^'^ first obtain the palaholo. This thing grows on the 

 ])lains. On returning pound it. First gather all the torn kapa until ]ilenty is secured, 

 that is, the somewhat old kapa, those which are ragged. These are beaten with the 

 palaholo and a kapa of good appearance is obtained. It is called "palaholo." 



6. If pala-a is the kapa desired by a person he would go up to the mountain to 

 get some pala-a;'^ and when he has obtained it return and do like this [as above men- 

 tioned]. The proper time in which a person can make these desired changes in the 

 ka]ia is when he beats out the material. 



7. If the kapa be kapala,^'' charcoal is pulverized to a powder. Then when being 

 beaten the kapa is painted (daubed) with the black water of the charcoal. This is 

 continued until the kapa is cut, and so on until there is enough for a set. But it is 

 dried like those first kapa. Because this kapa is daubed with charcoal, it is called 

 "kapala." 



8. If olena^*' be the kapa then sufficient olena is obtained. It is prepared until 

 soft, that is, pounded, and its juice is what the kapa is wet with when being beaten. 

 Keep on thus until a set is complete. This kapa, however, is set aside for the owner- 

 ship of the lizard, Kiha, with the statement that the kapa is that god's. 



g. Relating to the mamaki. Going after this kind of a plant is like going after 

 the wauke. The method of preparation and making is the same. The kapa, however, 

 is greatly favored by the chiefs. 



S. Kaha. 



CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES IN HAWAII NET. 



The houses of Hawaii nei were made of the bark of trees, grass, leaves of trees 

 and vines; such as pili,^ kalaiiialo,'- kiikaclio," fi* leaves and laiihala. The first thing 

 which the house builder looks for is the place where the house shall stand. The proper 

 l^laces to stand on are nicely elevated spots, plains and favored valleys. Poorly se- 

 lected grounds are those which are soft or full of holes ; and that which was used for 

 papa kahuia. The papa kahuia is the anaana ceremony of the priests in the olden 

 times; those who prayed others to death. 



The second of these great things is the searching for the various parts of the 

 house, i. e., the side posts, the rafters, the ridge-pole, the main posts, the plates, the bat- 

 tens, the sennit, and the lauhala or pili grass. If the house should have five spaces, 

 there are six posts in the back and six in the front. The best wood to use for these 

 posts is the ohia ; for the battens, use the opiko,^ bambu, oloinea,^ kawau, neneleau,'' 



"This furnishes an insight into the method of utiliz- "Kukaelio, not identified under this name, 



ing worn and waste material. "Ti (Cordylinc tennlnalis), whose leaves are of varied 



"P(ila-(i, one of the commonest of Hawaiian ferns household use, and its roots, when cooked, eaten for its 



(DiiTdllia tciiiiifoliu) , the leaves furnishing a red dye. sweet qualities, or furnishing sulistance for the distilla- 



"The kapala takes its name from dauhing, to produce ''"" "f okolehao (rum). 



ri Idack kapa, a funeral garb. "Opiko, or Kopiko of which there are two kinds, kca 



"Olena (Curcuma loiiga), furnishing a yellow dye. '•"^<^ "'". "f the genus Stmiissia. 



'Pili grass (Heteropogon contortus). 'Olomca (Periottctia Saudwicciisis). 



=Kalamalo, a tufted grass (Eragrostis I'ariabUis). '.Vencleau, a sumach (Rhus scmialata). 



