Rice—Hazcaiiai! Legends 109 



THE RAIN HEIAU 



A LEGEND OF MOLOKAI 



On Molokai there is an interesting heiau/' called Ka-iinu-kalua-ua. 

 In a little cave opposite lived the woman Pauulea. Nearby her two broth- 

 ers Kaoliu and Mavve lived in the form of hills. 



Pauulea made tapa in the cave and spread it out to dry. As soon as 

 she had spread it in the sun her brothers would send rain to wet the tapa 

 and tease her. 



This happened many times and at last Pauulea foimd a way out of her 

 difficulty. Taking small oblong stones, she built a heiau. As the rain fell 

 she caught the drops in the stones and cooked them. Thus she always 

 had fair weather to dry her tapa. 



"This heiau is situated on the edge of a little valley, about a mile northwest of 

 the place where Mr. George Cooke now lives. Mr. Cooke has enclosed it with a 

 fence, so that none of the stones will be removed. 



