140 Poniandcr CoUcctiou of Ilaivaiian Folk-lore. 



THE MONTH OF II INAIAELEELE. 



If a cliikl was I)orn in Hinaiaeleele'" he would he a lazy person, greatly desiring 

 ])leasure, and an ignoramus. As the month was sonietliing of a shady hue, so were 

 all the acts of this man. 



THE MAIIOi:-Ml'A AXI) MAIIOi:-l[OPE. 



If a child was horn in the Mahoe-mua'' and the Mahoe-hope, ■"'■'' he would l^e a man 

 who sometimes indulged in doing mischief, and sometimes a man of good behavior. He 

 was fond of agriculture and fishing. If he did mischief in the first place, all his fu- 

 ture acts would be of evil. If good behavior was his first act and an evil deed the sec- 

 ond he would continue in evil deeds till death; his mind would not revert back to his first 

 act. 



THE MONTH OE IKUWA. 



If a child was born in the month of Ikuwa,""' he was a loud-voiced child but a man 

 much liked by the chiefs as a heralding officer. Like the thunder clap in Ikuwa so he was 

 considered in the opinion of the counselors of the order of ])riesthood. 



THE MONTHS OF WELEIIU AND MAKALH. 



If the birth of a child occurred in Welehu,'' or Makalii''" — they being auspicious 

 months — he would be a man of many children. It referred to women also. If a man 

 and woman were married, and their birth month the same, their faniih- would be large 

 and termed "an assembly of maiiini, or school of iilni." 



THE MONTH OF KAELO. 



If a boy or girl was born in the month of Kaelo,"'' he had much affection for his 

 wife and family; the same of a woman. He was also affectionate to a person who made 

 an impression upon him; he, or she, was charital)le and had a host of friends. 



THE MONTH OF KAULUA. 



If a person was born in the month of Kaulua,"" "he was a chief, an island chief, 

 a mighty man in battle who would be victorious at all times. He would be a very brave 

 man, a violent tempered chief or commoner." Like the month so would be the char- 

 acter of the child born in this month, because during that month the sea broke in bil- 

 lows in the ocean, which were called "the violent billows of Kaulua." 



THE MONTH OF NANA. 



If the birth of a jierson occurred in the month of Nana."' he always had failh in 

 receiving everything that he desired; he had confidence in farming, in fishing and 

 every occupation which he could think of, whether it be right or wrong. 



'■■■Jiily-August. "August-September. ™September-Octo- cember-January. ""January-February. ""February-March. 



l)cr. ''"Oclol)cr-Novi-mher. "'Novcmbcr-neccnibor. "De- "'March-.April. 



