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Following are the generations from Kunin Honua to Nuu-Pule. i. e. from the 

 creation of man to the flood. 



Knmu Honua and Lalo Honua had three sons: i. Kolo-i-ke-Ao, or Laka; 

 2. Kulu-ipo or Kolo-i-ka-Po; 3. Kaiki-ku-a-Kane. 



Female 

 Lalo Honua. 

 Papaia Laka. 

 Olepau Honua. 

 Laweao. 

 Upolu. 

 Kini Ewalu. 

 Ka Lani anoho. 

 Ka Hua o ka Lani. 

 Ka Moo Lani. 

 Opua Hiki. 

 Ke Ao Meleniele. 

 Loaaio. 

 Inii Walia. 



From Kumu Honua to Laka was one "kait af>aapa," and from Kumu Honua to 

 Moolewa were two "kaii apaapa'' etc. 



Nuu built a large vessel and a house on top of it, and it was called "lie llaa- 

 Halau-Alii ka Moku." 



\'\'hen the flood subsided Kane, Ku and Lono entered the "JJ'aa Holaii" of Nuu 

 and tokl him to go out. He did so and found himself on to]) of Mauna Kea on Hawaii, 

 and he called a cave there after the name of his wife, Lili-Noe, and that cave remains 

 there to this day- Another name of his wife was Nuu-mea-lani. 



Other legends say that it was not there where Nuu landed and dwelt, but in 

 Kahiki-Honua-Kele, a large and extensive country. 



Some legends say that the rainbow was the road by which Kane descended to 

 speak with Nuu. 



Another name of Nuu was Nuu-Lolo, i Mehani. Still another name was Nana- 

 Nuu (Nana being the old pronunciation of Lo»fl-floating"). Also Nuu-Mea. 



When Nuu left his vessel he took with him a pig, coconuts and awa as an offer- 

 ing to his god, Kane. As he got out of the vessel and looked up he saw the moon in 

 the sky, and he thought that was the god, and he said to himself: "You are Kane no 

 doubt, though you have transformed yourself to my sight;" so he worshipped the moon 

 and offered his awa, pig and coconuts. Then Kane descended again and spoke reprov- 

 ingly to Nuu, but on account of the mistake Nuu escaped punishment, having asked par- 

 don of Kane. Then Kane ascended to heaven and left the rainbow as a token of his for- 

 giveness. 



All the previous population having been destroved bv the flood, Nuu became the 

 second progenitor of all present mankind. So runs the Hawaii legends, but the legends of 

 Oahu, Maui and Kauai difl^er somewhat. 



Memoirs B. P. B. Museum, Vol. VI. — 18. 



