52 Bernicc P. Bishop .]Jiiseu)n — Bulletin 



came near, Kamapuaa awoke and threw a small stone under it, which 

 wedged the great boulder on the hillside, so that it did not fall on him. 

 These stones can still be pointed out on the Kipukai trail. 



Then Limaloa saw that the object he was trying to kill was a man. 

 He made friends with Kamapuaa, and told him that on the other side 

 of the ridge, there were two beautiful women, whom he had been courting. 

 They had rejected his suit, but since Kamapuaa was so much more hand- 

 some, he might be successful should he attempt his fortune. 



The two men crossed from Kipukai, over the gap of Kemamo. As 

 they were coming down the hill on the Lihue side, Kamapuaa slid on a big 

 rock; the groove that his hoof made, can still be seen. The friends saw the 

 two beautiful sisters washing their faces and combing their hair at the 

 two clear pools, like basins, called Ka-wai-o-ka-pakilokilo, the Waters- 

 where-the-Image-is-Reflected. The pools were in a large rock on the hill- 

 side and can still be seen at the left of where the paved trail begins. 

 Kamapuaa slid down the slope, and, standing where his reflection could 

 be seen, began to sing. 



The sisters were greatly impressed by the beautiful reflection in the 

 water. They looked up, and seeing the handsome stranger, they fell in 

 love with him at first sight, and invited him to go home with them. 

 Kamapuaa said that he would go with them, if his akua could accompany 

 him. To this the sisters gladly consented. But when they saw the rejected 

 Limaloa, they cried, "That man is no akua. He is the one who has been 

 annoying us by his attentions and presents. We do not care for him." 



However, Kamapuaa would not go without his new found friend. So, 

 in order to have the handsome stranger, the sisters allowed Limaloa to 

 follow to the home of their brother, who was king of the Puna side of 

 Kauai. This .stretched from Kipukai to .Knahola. The king soon gave his 

 sisters to Kamapuaa in marriage. 



At this time the Puna side was engaged in a battle with the Kona side, 

 which included all the country from Koloa to Mana. Kamapuaa would 

 wait in the house until all the men had gone to the battlefield. Then, 

 after having made all his body invisible, except his hands, which held a 

 club, he would follow the Puna men to battle, and strike the Kona chiefs 

 on the head. From the dead chiefs he would take their feather capes and 

 helmets. Then he w-ould return home as a hog, and dirty the floormats. 

 When the two beautiful sisters had gone down to the stream to wash the 

 mats the hog had befouled, Kamapuaa would hide the capes and helmets 

 under the punci, or beds, which were made with frameworks of lau- 

 hala logs, covered with many finely-woven mats. Gradually the pu7iei 



