90 Bernicc P. Bishop Museum — Bulletin 



HOLUA-MANU 



A LEGEND OF KAUAI 



Manu, Bird, lived with his parents in the mountains above Waimea 

 valley. His greatest delight was to slide down the steep pali sides on his 

 sled. 



This sport caused his parents a great deal of worry, for they feared 

 that he would meet with some accident. So they placed two immense 

 rocks on the path he used most. But Manu could not be stopped by this. 

 He jumped over the rocks, and struck the path below. However, he did 

 not enjoy the jar, so he climbed back, and rolled one of the rocks down 

 to the river, where it stands today, as large as a house. 



Manu's parents prevented his crossing the river by sending a freshet 

 to stop him. The freshet would start at the same moment that Manu 

 started to slide and it would always reach the river first. 



At last, discouraged, Manu took his sled, and went to the highest pali 

 of the Waimea valley, where he enjoyed his sport, without interruption. 

 This s{K)t is still called Ka-holua-manu, or the SHde-of-Manu. 



