38 Bcniice P. Bishop Museum — Bulletin 



had been visiting at some Hawaiian home, saw the searchers, and began 

 digging at the spot where a spring came out from a coral rock. There 

 he was found, and he explained that he had discovered this spring, where 

 they could all drink good water. So his life was spared. The spring was 

 called Ka-wai-a-Maliu, the Water-of-Maliu, and is still to be seen. 



Traveling on, the Menehune moved a big stone to Kahili, below 

 Kilauea, which they used to dive from. At Mokuaeae, the island off the 

 present Kilauea lighthouse, they began to fill in the channel between the 

 island and the mainland. They were just able to touch the bottom with a 

 paddle when morning dawned, and their task was left unfinished. 



Near Kalihiwai a cave was dug, called Wa-ka-ulua. This became a well- 

 known spot for catching ulua. At Hanalei, a large narrow stone, called 

 Lani-ho-eho, Brushed-off-the-Heavens, was placed near the point of Pooku 

 by one of the little men, none of his companions being willing to help him. 

 At the point of Kealahula, at Lumahai, these wonderful men made a small 

 hill on the seashore, by cutting off part of the point. You can still see 

 the bare place on the ridge, where the earth was sliced off. At the base 

 of this small hill, the Menehune placed a large stone, which they used 

 as a jumping-off place. The hill is called ATa-ka-ihu-waa, the Landing- 

 Place-of-the-Canoes. 



On the plain above the Lumahai River the Menehune made their 

 homes for a time. There one of the small men began to build a heiau 

 which he called Ka-i-li-o-o-pa-ia. As he was working, the big owl of Kane 

 came and sat on the stones. This bird was large enough to carry off a 

 man, and, naturally, it frightened away the little workman. He returned 

 next day, only to see the huge bird flying over the spot, croaking. He also 

 saw the great monster dog, Kuilio-loa, My-Long-Dog, running about the 

 heiau. These evil omens caused the Menehune to believe that the heiau 

 was polluted, so he gave up his work. 



One day, as the Menehune were bathing at Lumahai, one of them 

 caught a large ulua. The fish tried to escape, but the little man struggled 

 bravely, and finally killed it. The man was so badly wounded, however, 

 that his blood flowed over the spot, and turned the earth and stones red. 

 This place is still called Ka-a-le-le, from the name of the wounded man. 



Weli, a bow-legged, deep-voiced Menehune konohiki, king's sheriff or 

 executor, is remembered as an agriculturist. On the plain of Lumahai he 

 planted breadfruit trees, which are there to this day. They were called 

 Na-ulu-a-Weli, after the Menehune. 



The small explorers soon found their way to the head of the Lumahai 

 Valley, whence they crossed over to Wainiha. There they found an 

 immense rock, one side of which was gray, and the other black. This they 



