76 Bernicc P. Bishop Miiscuin — Bulletin 



At this time Kahikuokanioku, the prime minister, divided the govern- 

 ment of the island into five sections, each section Ijeing placed under a 

 chief. Under this system and Paakaa's guidance, Hawaii was at peace. 

 The high and low loved Paakaa dearly, as he was very just in all his 

 dealings. The king loved liim because he had even more ability than his 

 father. 



However, as always happens, Paakaa had enemies who tried to under- 

 mine him with the king. These were two men, Hookele-i-hilo, Navigator- 

 to-Hilo, and Hookele-i-puna, Navigator-to-Puna, skillful navigators who 

 could sail the seas and who could foretell weather conditions. In fact 

 they knew almost as much about navigation as Paakaa did, but they lacked 

 the calabash of winds. They wished for themselves the power and honor 

 that belonged to the youthful Paakaa. So at every opportunity they com- 

 plained and lied to the king about Paakaa and boasted of their own ability. 



Little by little the king was deceived by these lies and began to turn 

 against his faithful servant, who never dreamed w-hat was going on. At 

 last the time came when the king took away all Paakaa's canoes and all 

 his land except two small lots, giving these possessions into the keeping of 

 the boy's enemies. Paakaa was now only treasurer of the king and care- 

 taker of his houses. 



Poor Paakaa was sore at heart, for he knew that he was unjustly 

 treated. Soon the chiefs followed the king's example and gave him no 

 honor and tried to find fault with him. Then Paakaa decided to go away. 

 He placed some of the king's most beautiful malo in the calabash with the 

 winds and set forth in his canoe. 



When his enemies saw him leaving they tried to capsize his canoe, 

 but he escaped probable death by lashing mats to the canoe. Fortunately 

 a fair wind followed him and lie reached Hilo safely where his cousin, 

 I-apakahoe, the Flash-of-the-Paddle, was living, taking charge of Paakaa's 

 lands there. Paakaa explained to Lapakahoe that he had fallen into dis- 

 favor and was going away from Hawaii and the enemies he had un- 

 wittingly made. So, alone, the discouraged Paakaa paddled his canoe and 

 came in due time to Molokai, where a strange fate -lay in wait for him. 



0\\ Molokai lived a very beautiful woman, Hikauhi, the daughter of 

 Hoolehua and Ilali. Now it happened that the girl's father had promised 

 her hand to Palaau, the chief of that part of the island. But as soon as 

 she had seen Paakaa, she forgot all about her former lover and demanded 

 that the stranger be given to her. Palaau very generously consented, and 

 .so they all lived in peace. Paakaa cultivated the lands well, fished skill- 

 fully, and brought great prosperity to his wife and her family. 



