Rice — Hazvahan Legends 29 



to stay with him but the boy answered, "If I remain you will die. My 

 mother has gathered all her sisters together to try you. After I am gone 

 you must build eleven houses for them. They will come here and each one 

 will pretend that she is your wife. You must send each one to the house 

 you have prepared for her. When the youngest sister, Keahiwela, who 

 is the most beautiful, comes, you will think that she is your wife. You 

 must tell her that even her whole body is not as beautiful as your wife's 

 eyes. Kaanaelike will be the last to come ashore. If she sits on your lap 

 and kisses you, you will know that she is your wife, and your life will be 

 spared. If you do not do as I say, death will be your fate." 



Early the next morning Eye-Brows-Burnt-Off got into his canoe and 

 started for Ulukaa. As they neared the Rolling Island the boy saw the 

 eleven beautiful women. His mother was looking at them from the top 

 of her house. She was preparing to go to Hawaii to avenge the injuries 

 done her son by her husband's subjects. 



As soon as the boy stepped ashore, the beautiful women got into the 

 canoe. Kaanaelike was the last to enter. She moved the Rolling Island 

 close to Hawaii. Just at daj^break her island disappeared, and with her 

 sisters concealed in the canoe, the angry queen paddled toward the shore. 

 When the natives saw the canoe coming to the king's sacred landing they 

 cried, "The canoe comes which took the prince away. A woman is paddling 

 it." 



After the canoe had reached the shore one of the beautiful sisters 

 stepped on land. The people cried, "What a beautiful woman. She must 

 be the king's wife. Take her to the palace." 



But the king remembering his son's words, said, "She is not my wife. 

 Lead her to her house." 



When the sixth sister stepped ashore the people cried, "This is your 

 wife. Admit her to the palace. There are no more beautiful women in the 

 canoe." 



She looked so much like Kaanaelike that even the king thought she was 

 his wife, but his kahuna warned him, "Take her not. She is not your 

 wife. If you admit her you will die. The sea will cover your land." 



She was sent to her house. 



When the youngest sister came, the king was certain she was his wife. 

 But as before his kahuna warned him to remember his son's words. So she 

 was sent to her house, having first been told that her beauty could not 

 compare with that of Kaanaelike. 



At last Kaanaelike came to the palace of her king. Her beauty was as 

 blinding as the sun. The people were unable to look upon her. Then 

 Kaeweaoho knew that she was his wife. His son had spoken truthfully, 



