Traditional and Genealogical Notes. 



WAHINE-O-LALOHANA, connected with Kaiakahinalii. Lalohana, a country 

 "inaloko o kc kai" (in the sea). Another story says that she hved at Mauna, 

 a coral reef iiiakai (seaward) of Keauhou, Kona, and that Lono was the 

 niaiika (inland) chief. 



Another story says the woman lived at Waiakea, Hilo, and the chief was Koni- 

 konia. Konikonia's people went out fishin,^ on the coral reef and their hooks were 

 broken off by the Wahine-o-Lalohana. Her kaikiinanc, Kuula. was below the water 

 and sometimes lived with Konikonia. This Kuula told Konikonia's people that there 

 were other people, men and women, living under the water ("lie kidanakauhalc" ) , a vil- 

 lage, and they had broken the hooks. Kuula, being interrogated by Konikonia as to 

 whether he belonged to that people, said he did and that he had a sister there, where- 

 ujion Konikonia told him to fetch her to be his wife. Kuula informed Konikonia of the 

 l)rocess how to catch his sister by making images of her husband, Kiimaluhaku, and let- 

 ting them down in the water, when she would think that he had returned from Kukulu 

 o Kahiki, whither he had gone on a journey. The ruse succeeded and she was led to 

 follow the string of images from below to the canoe and thence to Konikonia's house, 

 where she fell asleep, and woke up in the afternoon, finding Konikonia with her. She 

 then sent for her food from below. In bringing her coconut shell up the contents were 

 spilled, proved to be the iiialiiiia (moon), and flew up to heaven. 



Four days she stayed ashore when she wanted to see her parents. Being asked 

 who thev were, she said Kahinalii was her father and Hinakaalualumoana was her 

 mother. Being further asked if they would come ashore after her, she said no, not 

 bodily, but that the waters which were then rising had come to search for her, and 

 they would o\'erwhelm every inch of ground, and that her brothers were running ahead 

 of the sea. Then Konikonia and she ran for the mountain and climbed u\) the tall trees 

 and built a place to stay in. They stayed there ten days, during which time Kahinalii 

 covered the whole earth with the sea and all the people perished; but when it had reached 

 Konikonia's place it subsided, and he and she and all his oluia (household) were saved, 

 and they returned In terra firma. David Malo thinks it an imported talc though (ildcr 

 I)\- far than the arrival of the liaolc (foreigners) with Ca])tain Cook. 



Lihaula was the elder brother of Wakea. They fought and Lihaula was con- 

 quered. Afterward Wakea fought with Kaneiakumuhonua and was beaten and driven 

 out of the land and took to the sea. Some say this took i)lace on Hawaii and Wakea 

 was i)ursued to Kaula when he fled over the sea. Others say they fought in Hikiku 

 ami Wakea fled over the sea. Komoawa was the kaliinia (priest) of Wakea. After- 

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