Rice — Hazvaiian Legends 37 



they had finished the work, and two gaps were left in the wall. These 

 were filled in by Chinamen in late years, and the pond is still in use. 



Ola, the king, obtained the promise of the Menehune that they would 

 build a waterlead at Waimea, if all the people stayed in their houses, the 

 dogs muzzled, and the chickens shut in calabashes, so that there would be 

 no sound on the appointed night. This was done, and the Menehune 

 completed the water-course before daybreak. It has stood the storms of 

 many years, and is still called Kiki-a-Ola, Ola's- Water-Lead. 



The Menehune also carried large flat stones from Koloa to Kalalau, 

 where they built a big heiau, which stands to this day. 



The favorite sport of these small men was to jump off cliffs into the 

 sea. They carried stones from the mountains to their bathing places, where 

 they placed them in piles. Then, throwing a stone into the sea, the skillful 

 swimmer would dive after it. This was repeated until all the stones had 

 disappeared. 



One of their bathing places was at Ninini, a little beach, surrounded by 

 cliffs, just inside the point where the larger Nawiliwili lighthouse now 

 stands. While the Menehune were carrying a large rock from Kipukai 

 to Ninini, half of it broke off, and fell into the Huleia River, where it is 

 still used as a bridge called Kipapa-o-ka-Menehune, the Causeway-of-the- 

 Menehune. The other half of the rock is still at Ninini. 



From Ninini the swimmers went to Homai-ka-waa, Bring-the-Canoe, 

 the next valley beyond Kealia. While they were bathing there a very large 

 shark almost caught A-a-ka, one of the Menehune. They all swam ashore 

 to a plain still known as A-a-ka, where they discussed plans to get revenge. 

 Soon all the Menehune were ordered to gather morning-glory vine, of 

 which a large basket was made. This, filled with bait, was lowered into 

 the sea, and the shark was caught. Then he was towed around to a reef beyond 

 Anahola. The odor of the shark soon brought so many land and sea birds 

 to feast upon the flesh that the reef was called A-li-o-ma-nu, Where-the- 

 Water-is-made-still-by-the-Oil-from-the-Shark, and is still known by this 

 name. 



The Menehune never again bathed at Ho-mai-ka-waa, but they built 

 there the big heiau where Kawelo worshipped his shark god. The story 

 of Kawelo is told in the legend of that name. They also erected a pile 

 of stones at A-li-o-ma-nu in memory of their delivery from the shark. 

 This pile of stones is called Ka-hua-a-li-ko. 



At Molowaa, the Dry-Canoe, stones were piled up, and a bathing place 

 called Uluoma was made. While the men were bathing there, the lima, 

 or head man, saw that one Menehune, named Maliu, was missing. He 

 quickly sent out a searching party. In the meantime the missing one, who 



