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which were made by ripping a ti leaf part away along the middle ridge, 

 and rolling over the torn piece. Through this they blew, varying the 

 sound by fingering. Others played crude stringed instruments of pliable 

 black hau wood with strings of tough olo-iia fiber. These, called ukeke, 

 they held in their mouths, and twanged the strings, with their fingers. 

 Still others beat drums of shark skin, stretched taut over the ends of 

 hollow tree trunks. 



When all was arranged, orders were given for starting the following 

 night. 



At the appointed time the Menehune .set forth. Many obstructions 

 were found but each division did its work of cutting, clearing, and sweep- 

 ing the path. They also planted wild taro, yams, and other food-producing 

 plants all along the way. After they had climbed to the top of the moun- 

 tain, they encamped at a place called Kanaloa-huluhulu. the Hairy-Devil, 

 and sent men back to fish. 



It happened that while they were resting there one of the chiefesses, 

 Hanakapiai, gave birth to a child. When the child was a week old the 

 mother died. Her body was turned into stone, and a valley was named 

 after her. A few days later another chiefess, Hanakeao, stepped on a 

 stone, which rolled down into the next valley, hurling her to death. That 

 valley bears the name of the unfortunate one. As these women had been 

 dearly loved, the king ordered a period of mourning which was to last 

 sixty days. During that time no sports were to be indulged in. 



All the fishermen were sent back to Haena to fish. There they found 

 a great many small fish, so many in fact, that they could not carry all. 

 So they took part of the catch, and left them on the plain, near the pali. 

 When they returned with the remainder of the fish, they saw that the akua 

 had stolen all the first half, and had disappeared through a hole in the 

 mountain. The fishermen divided into two groups, one following the 

 thieves into the hole, and the other began digging a cave near the supposed 

 outlet of the hole. In a short time a huge cave was dug, and then they 

 came upon the offending akua who were promptly put to death. This dry 

 cave is still to be seen at Haena, and the natives call it Maniniholo, after 

 the head fisherman of the Menehune, or Kahauna, from the smell of the 

 dead bodies of the akua. 



When at last the sixty days of mourning were ended, the king ordered 

 the ilamoku, the marshal, to proclaim a big feast to be followed by sports 

 of many kinds. 



Some of these were: spinning tops, or olo-liu, made of small gourds or 

 kukui nuts, or sometimes carved of wiliwili wood, boxing, wrestling, and 

 similar games such as uiiw, or hulakulai. This was played by the two 



