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hausted; they started to vomit in Kona and continued through the mountains till they 

 reached Waipio. That is why the breadfruit trees became so plentiful, at that time, 

 because the gods vomited on their way through the mountains, hence its wide spread. 



2. At Puuloa, Oahu. Its breadfruit plant came from Kanehunamoku,- brought 

 by two men of Puuloa who were out fishing and were blown oft' by a heavy wind and 

 rain storm and landed at the uninhabited land, save gods only. Therefore by them 

 it was introduced at Puuloa and planted in a large excavation where it grew and bore 

 fruit, which they ate. Haumea and others afterwards knew of this breadfruit tree 

 having been brought away secretly by these men, so she came to see it herself and 

 made a visit to these islands, but this variety of tree was not found. That is the rea- 

 son she scattered the breadfruit in all lands ; hence its wide distribution. 



This land of Kanehunamoku is in Kahiki, a land not found by explorers who are 

 endeavoring to discover, because this is a mythical land ; if this land is seen by man it 

 is then submerged in the ocean, it can never be found, and so continues on. The good 

 things of that land are many; the living-water of Kane and Kanaloa is found there; 

 those who have died and their bodies turned into ashes can be brought back to life by 

 that water. 



Its sap: The sap was very valuable in the olden time for the snaring of birds; it 

 was considered superior for such use by those persons who snared birds in all the isl- 

 ands. The island of Hawaii was the most prominent in this method of bird catching. 

 The birds desired were the soft feathered 00 of the mountain, its valuable asset being 

 the yellow feathers under the wings, for the purpose of making feather wreaths ; the 

 feathers were very expensive in price in the olden time. That was the principal use of 

 the breadfruit sap [or gum], and such like i)urpose. 



Concerning the body of the tree; It materially aids the necessities of man. 

 For instance; It can be made into poi-boards as well as door casings of the houses in 

 olden time; also as fuel for oven cooking, and so on; it was also used for canoes in the 

 olden time; for sleds for racing on high sloping lands, and the people staked articles 

 of value on both sides, as in horse racing at the present time. Such were the sleds of 

 breadfruit wood.^ 



Breadfruit was of three kinds, i. The rat-eaten breadfruit; the reason it was 

 so called was on account of the holes made by the rats. 2. The wind-stricken fruit; 

 it was so called because of its exposure to the wind at all times. 3. The soggy fruit ; 

 so called because the inside or pulj) was water-soaked, lumpy and tough when eaten. 



Furthermore, the breadfruit blossom, I have heard, somewhat resembles the male 

 organ, and is the source of all the fruit of the tree. This blossom drops off at all times; 

 it does not remain on the tree very long. Of the bark of the breadfruit tree ; This has 

 been made into kapa in the olden time. The pulp bark of the young plant, which is 

 flexible, was beaten into kapa like the wauke of Hawaii nei. 



W. S. LOKAI. 



■Kanehunamoku, a mythical land supposed to have 'The wood of the breadfruit was easily worked, being 



been liiddcn liy Kane; its name implies Kane the land soft in grain, yet durable in quality. Canoes are made 



hider. of it in Tahiti, and it has qualities for certain cabinet 



work. 



