8 Bernicc P. Bishop Museum — Bulletin 



the people of the island to bring presents for Kaoahi's great friend. Each 

 person brought his gift to Pele without a word of complaining. 



Every day for ten days Pele entered into the games, the hula dancing, 

 the surf-board riding, and the other pleasures of the people. Everyone 

 was eager to talk with the beautiful stranger, and Pele saw all that was 

 in their minds. 



One day the beautiful guest disappeared. The (jueen thought she had 

 gone to visit one of the chiefs. No amount of search could reveal her hid- 

 ing place. The kahuna were called together to divine where the woman 

 had gone. At last they said to Kaoahi, "O Queen! the Night tells us that 

 Pele is not a human being like you. She is an akiia. She has many bodies." 



These words aroused great wonder on Niihau as to how Pele had come 

 and where she had gone. 



After her sudden disappearance Pele went to Point Papaa from where 

 she looked across to Kauai. Taking on her spirit body, she quickly passed 

 through Mana and the mountains back of W'aimea and came to Haena. 



As darkness fell she heard the hula drums beating. Following the 

 call of the music Pele came to a rude enclosure where the people were 

 gathered for sports. In the crowd she saw a very handsome man, Lohiau, 

 the king of Kauai, whom she suddenly resolved to seek for her husband. 



The assembly was startled by hearing a beautiful voice chanting a meh 

 of the hills, and by seeing at the door a woman of wondrous beauty and 

 charm. 



Lohiau ordered the people to stand aside so that the stranger could 

 enter. The chiefs of Kauai crowded around Pele, wondering who she was. 

 Lohiau was surprised when his unknown guest asked him to become her 

 husband. He did not consent until he heard that she was Pele, the mortal. 



Then Lohiau bade his servants prepare the tables for a feast, and he 

 invited Pele to sit with him and partake of the food. .After the meal was 

 eaten Pele told Lohiau that slie could not live with him until she had found 

 a suitable home for them. The king of Kauai was rather ashamed to have 

 his wife prepare the home, but he consented. 



Kaleiapaoa. Lohiau's best and truest friend, was summoned to see Pele. 

 But before he looked upon her he hurried to the king's sister, the cele- 

 brated tapa maker of Kalalau, and asked for a pa-u. She gave him one 

 she had just made by beating with lauae, the fragrant cabbage fern, from 

 the clifTs of Honopu. Pele was very much pleased with this pa-u because 

 it was so sweet scented. When she had finished admiring it, she said to 

 Lohiau, "Now I shall go to prepare our house." 



At once she began to dig a cave, but striking water she left it. She 

 tried again and, meeting with the same results, left Haena and came to 



