Rice — Hazvaiian Legends 27 



to be the one they had left to die in the deep sea. Terror filled their 

 hearts. 



The king spoke to them in these words, "Why did you leave me at sea 

 when I swam for the paddles? Were you angry with me? Had I done 

 you any wrong?" 



The terrified men answered. "Yes, you had done us a great wrong. 

 Day after day, while we were fishing for you, no food was left at our 

 homes by your orders." 



These words greatly troubled the king. He sent for his head steward 

 who allotted each man's food. When the steward came before the king 

 he crawled on his hands and knees. He could not reply to the king's 

 questions, and so he was ordered to be put to death. The king left the 

 punishment of his fishermen to his subjects. They sentenced them to die 

 also. So the three men were executed that day. 



After Kaeweaoho had departed from Ulukaa, Kaanaelike was very 

 troubled. She wondered what she would say to her child when it asked 

 for its father. After her husband had been gone three years a son was 

 born to the queen, whom she named Eye-Brows-Burnt-Of?. When he was 

 two days old he could walk, and when three days old he could talk. On 

 the sixth day of his life he could play ke'a pua- with the large boys. That 

 day he said to his mother, "Where is my father?" 



Kaanaelike replied, "You have no father." 



Her son replied, "Yes, I must have a father. Was I not named Eye- 

 Brows-Burnt-Oflf because my father burned off his eyebrows making an 

 imu?" 



Then Kaanaelike knew that her secret had been made known to her 

 son and she told him that his father was the king of Hawaii. 



Eye-Brows-Burnt-Off wanted to seek his father at once. His mother 

 told him that he could go when the canoe returned from Hawaii. Kaanae- 

 like read the signs in the heavens and knew that her son would die if he 

 went to Hawaii. This she told him but he only replied, "If I go to seek 

 my father and die, it is well. If I live it is well." 



So Kaanaelike prepared the canoe for her son as she had prepared it 

 for her husband. As the boy entered it she cried to him, "Go and find 

 your father. Give him my aloha. I fear you will never see him. You 

 will be killed by his subjects. Do not look back. Let nothing stop you 

 until you reach your father." 



Then she followed the canoe with her rolling island until she could 

 see the sacred landing of the king. 



'This game is described in the legend of the Menehuiie. 



