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discussed a good many said that
it could not be Palila for he does
not go to battle; all he did was to
roll the calabash on the highway;
he does not appear to be a
soldier and he has not been
seen going from place to place.
At the battle that was fought at
Kukaiau in Hamakua, Palila at
last showed himself before the
people and the chiefs of the two
contesting armies, and also
before the three great warriors
Moanonuikalehua,
Kumunuiaiake and
Puupuukaamai.
In the conflict it was seen that
the soldiers in the Hamakua
army were stronger than those in
the Hilo army and a great many
Hilo soldiers fell before the men
of Hamakua. In the din and
uproar the voices of the three
great warriors were often heard
boasting and calling out: “What
great soldier will fight for the Hilo
side?”
When Palila heard this boastful
challenge from the three great
warriors, he requested of
Kulukulua, the Hilo king, to order
kaua, he olokaa ipu wale no
kana hana i ke alanui, aohe ano
koa, aohe hele ma o, a ma o. I
ka hoouka kaua ana ma Kukaiau
i Hamakua, i laila o Palila i hoike
kino ai ia ia iho imua o ka
lehulehu, a me na ’lii o na aoao
elua, a me na koa kaulana
ekolu, oia o Moanonuikalehua, o
Kumunuiaiake, o
Puupuukaamai.
I ka hoouka ana o ke kaua, ua oi
ka ikaika o na koa o Hamakua i
ko Hilo, a ua nui ka make o Hilo i
ko Hamakua. Ma keia hoouka
ana ua lohe ia ka leo kaena a ua
mau koa nei, e olelo ana: “Owai
ko Hilo koa ikaika e ku mai e
kaua.”
A lohe o Palila i keia alelo kaena
a ua poe koa nei, alaila, nonoi
aku ia i ke ’lii o Hilo, ia
Kulukulua, e waiho ke kaua
that the general conflict be
stopped and [152]to put up the
two best men from the two sides
and let them fight, the side
putting up the best man to win
and in this way decide the battle.
When this was agreed on by the
two kings, the soldiers were lined
up on the two sides, leaving a
clear field in the middle for the
contestants.
As soon as the field was cleared
off Moanonuikalehua came
forward with his war club,
Koholalele, and began twirling it
on the right and on the left; on
each occasion Palila did not
make a move, but as
Moanonuikalehua kept on
twirling, Palila held out his war
club, Huliamahi, which struck the
club of Moanonuikalehua,
sending it flying to Waipio. At the
same time Palila brought his club
down and then up, catching the
three warriors and killing them
all. Palila then proceeded to cut
out their lower jaws. After this
was done he began the
slaughter of the Hamakua men
and allowed none to escape him.
This victory made Kulukulua, the
aluka a me ka poe, a e ku
pakahi. Ina i make ke [153]koa o
kekahi aoao, alaila, make kona
alii a lilo i pio na kekahi aoao, a
pela no hoi kekahi aoao. A
hooholo ia ia mea e na ’lii, ku
kaawale ae la na koa, a kaawale
ke kahua kaua.
Ku mai la o Moanonuikalehua
me kana laau palau o
Koholalele, a hookaa akau, aohe
kupono ia Palila, hookaa hema,
aohe kupono ia Palila, ia ia e
hookaa ana, kaupale aku o
Palila i kana laau o Huliamahi,
loaa i ka Moanonuikalehua laau,
lele i luna a haule i Waipio. Ia
wa, hualepo o Palila i ka laau
ana, make na koa ekolu, lilo ka
auwae ia ianei, noke aku ana
keia i ke kaa hema i ka laau ana
ia Huliamahi, aohe koe kanaka o
Hamakua, halulu ka honua a nei
i ka laau a Palila, nolaila aohe
kanaka koa i mua ona ia wa e aa
mai, aohe alii. Pela i lanakila ai o
Kulukulua, ko Hilo alii, maluna o
Wanua ko Hamakua alii.
king of Hilo, master of Wanua,
the king of Hamakua.

After the battle Palila and the
king returned to Kaula and from
there to a rise above where a
large lehua 15 tree was standing.
He then hung up the jaws of all
the men killed by him, and the
tree was named Kahakaauwae,
the hanging place of the jaws.
Palila after this became the king
of Hilo, while Kulukulua served
under him. Palila was king until
his death. [137]
A pau ke kaua, hoi aku la o
Palila me ke ’lii a hiki i Kaula
maluna aku, i laila he kumu ohia
nui, o Kahakaauwae kona inoa, i
laila na auwae a pau o na
kanaka i make ia Palila ma na
kaua mamua aku, o kahi ia e
kau ai. Nolaila, lilo o Palila i alii
no Hilo, a malalo o Kulukulua
ona, pela i noho ai o Palila a hiki
i ka make ana. [154]

1 Cord for braiding calabash or other

nets for carrying burdens, from
which it takes the name koko. Cord for
fish nets is aha, and for fish lines aho.
Some doubt prevails as to the kaula
koko referred to, whether literally a
“blood rope” or cord, or a piece of cord
as used in making a calabash net, also
called koko. ↑
2 Halialia, the rising of a fond
recollection of a person is in this
case a premonition. ↑
3 It is not clear why opposing warriors
should expect to be called, as if in
consultation, on reaching the battle
field, and take it as a matter of shame
or disgrace if they are not. ↑
4 This seems rather ambiguous. ↑
5 An unusual time and place for
circumcision. Customarily it was a
ceremony attended with a strict ritual
temple service. ↑
6 Oloa kapa, name of small white
kapas formerly put over the gods
during prayers; also a gift to a child at
time of birth. (Andrews’ dict.) ↑
7 These northern cliffs of Kauai, in
olden time were famed as the scene
of Hawaiian pyrotechnics on festive
occasions, which consisted of
firebrands of auhau or other very light
wood being thrown from their heights to
descend slowly ablaze to the sea at
their base; the lightness of the wood
and upward current of wind rendering a
slowness of descent at times as to
entirely consume the firebrand in mid
air. This was particularly a sport of
Kauai folk, and has occasional practice
in recent years. ↑
8 The bards evidently liked to picture
their alii as of such high and sacred
rank that the sun should not smite
them, nor the rain or wind touch them. ↑
9 Kahehuna is that portion of Honolulu
about the head of Emma street,
where the present Royal School is
located. ↑
10 Nothing small, evidently, about a
Hawaiian giant, any more than there
was in the famous clubs of their
heroes. ↑
11 Hau (Paritium tiliaceum). ↑
12 Koholalele is the name of one of the
principal landings on the Hamakua
coast of Hawaii. ↑
13 Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla), a
hard and most durable wood. ↑
14 Koaie (Acacia koaia), a species of
koa, much harder, and a choice
wood for spears, paddles, etc. As a
furniture wood it is susceptible of high
polish and takes high rank. ↑
15 Lehua, one of the varieties of ohia
(Metrosideros polymorpha) whose
tassel blossoms in their season afford
nectar for the birds and lei decorations
for man and beast. ↑

[Contents]

Legend of Puniakaia. He Kaao no Puniakaia.

Nuupia was the father and O Nuupia ka makuakane, o

Halekou the mother of
Puniakaia. 1 The land of his birth
was Kaneohe. The parents of
Puniakaia were of the royal
blood of Koolauloa and
Koolaupoko. Puniakaia was a
very handsome man and had not
a single blemish from the top of
his head to the bottom of his
Halekou ka makuahine, o
Puniakaia ke keiki, o Kaneohe
ka aina; he mau alii na makua o
Puniakaia, no Koolauloa, a me
Koolaupoko. He kanaka maikai
loa o Puniakaia ke nana aku,
aohe puu, aohe kee, he pali ke
kua a me ke alo, pela na aoao.
feet. He was erect, front and
back, and so on the sides. While
Puniakaia was living with his
parents, a desire to go fishing
came upon him, so he
accompanied his mother to the
beach and they went fishing. The
kind of fish caught by them was
the kind called pauhuuhu, 2 but
only one. This fish was brought
home alive and was saved by
Puniakaia; being fed and taken
care of until it grew to be a very
large fish; and to it was given the
name of Uhumakaikai. 3 This fish
was the parent of all the fishes.
After Puniakaia had brought up
Uhumakaikai until it was full
grown, he turned it into the
ocean, free from all confinement.
Some time after this a
proclamation was issued calling
everybody to go out fishing, and
amongst those who obeyed the
call was Puniakaia. When the
fishermen arrived at the fishing
place, Puniakaia called upon
Uhumakaikai in the following
manner:
Say, Uhumakaikai,
Crawl this way, crawl this way,
Ia Puniakaia e noho ana me
kona mau makua, makemake
iho la ia e hele i kahakai e lawaia
ai; ia ia i hele ai me kona
makuahine me Halekou i ka
lawaia, loaa iho la he pauhuuhu
ka ia. O keia ia i loaa, hanai iho
la o Puniakaia ia ia i ka wa uuku,
a hiki i kona wa nui, a ua kapaia
kona inoa o Uhumakaikai. Oia
ka makua o na ia a pau loa. Ma
keia hanai ana a Puniakaia ia
Uhumakaikai, a nui, alaila,
hookuu hou ia i ka moana e
noho ai.
A mahope, kukala ia na mea a
pau e hele i ka lawaia, a ma keia
hele ana, o Puniakaia kekahi i
hele, a hiki lakou i kahi e lawaia
ai, ilaila o Puniakaia i kahea ai ia
Uhumakaikai; penei ke kahea
ana:
E Uhumakaikai,
E kolo mai, e kolo mai;
Draw along this way, draw along
this way;
For here am I, Puniakaia;
Send the fish in large numbers
Until the beach here is stenched;
The pigs will eat until they reject
them,
And the dogs will eat until they
waste them.
As soon as Puniakaia ceased
calling, Uhumakaikai was seen
to be driving all the fish to
Puniakaia; the fish reached from
way down deep in the sea to the
surface, and they were driven
clear up onto the sand. Upon
seeing this the people began
taking up the fish; some were
salted, some given away to the
people, and so on, from the
Makapuu point to the Kaoio point
at Kualoa. With all this great
number of people taking the fish,
still there was a large number
left, there being so many; and
the people had to leave a great
many behind and the pigs and
dogs ate of them. Rumors of this
great catch were soon carried to
the hearing of Kaalaea, 4 a very
beautiful woman, who had no
equal in all the land of Koolau;
E kolokolo mai; e kolokolo mai;
Eia au la o Puniakaia!
O ka ia no a nui loa,
A ku ka pilau i uka nei!
A ai ka puaa a haalele,
Ai ka ilio a hoomaunauna.
A hooki o Puniakaia i ke kahea
ana i ka ia, ia wa o Uhumakaikai
i a mai ai i na ia a pau loa, mai
lalo ka ia a luna o ka ilikai, o ia
hele o ka ia a hiki i uka, a pae i
kaha one. Ia manawa na kanaka
i ohi ai i ka ia a kopi, a haawi, a
pela aku, o na kanaka a pau loa
mai ka lae o Makapuu a ka lae o
Kaoio, ma Kualoa. Ma keia hele
nui ana o na kanaka e ohi i ka ia,
aole i pau no ka nui loa, a
haalele okoa lakou i ka ia, a ai
ka puaa me ka ilio.
A ma keia lawaia ana, ua kui aku
la ke kaulana a lohe o Kaalaea,
he wahine maikai loa ia, aole
ona lua ma Koolau a puni, ua
like laua me Puniakaia, ke nana
aku. [157]
she was just like Puniakaia [very
pleasant] to look upon. [156]
relating to kaalaea.
When the news of the great
catch of fish came to Kaalaea,
she and her ten brothers
boarded their canoes, each
taking one, making eleven
canoes, and went to the place
where the fish were being
collected. When these canoes
landed, Kaalaea went up on the
sand and sat down and did not
go about from place to place; but
just looked on as the men and
women helped themselves to the
fish.
While she was sitting there
Puniakaia saw her and was
captivated by her beauty and
quiet demeanor, not at all like the
other women; so he said to his
mother, Halekou, 5 “Say,
Halekou, I am going to secure
that woman for my own, because
she is very beautiful, without
blemish, and in all respects my
equal.” Halekou gave her
consent, saying: “Yes, she shall
no kaalaea.
Holo aku la o Kaalaea, me kona
mau kaikunane he umi, he umi
lakou he umi waa, o ko Kaalaea
waa, he umikumamakahi waa; a
hiki lakou ma kahi o ka ia i pae
ai, pae aku la na waa o lakou a
uka, kau iho la, noho iho la o
Kaalaea ma ka ae one maloo,
me ka hele ole ma o a ma o, me
ka noho malie e nana ana i na
kanaka i ka ohi i ka ia, a me na
wahine.
Ia ia e noho ana ma laila, ike mai
la o Puniakaia i ka wahine
maikai o Kaalaea, i ka noho
malie, i ka like ole me na wahine
e ae, alaila, olelo aku la o
Puniakaia i kona makuahine ia
Halekou: “E Halekou e, e kii ana
au i kela wahine na’u, no ka
mea, he wahine maikai loa, aohe
puu, aohe kee, ua like kona
maikai me ko’u.” Ae mai o
Halekou: “Ae, o kau wahine ia,
be your wife, for you two are
alike in looks and behavior,
therefore you go and ask her.”
When Puniakaia came to the
presence of Kaalaea, he asked
the woman that she become his
wife. Kaalaea gave her consent
to this. Puniakaia then said to
her: “When we get to my mother,
don’t be backward but go and sit
on her lap.” When the two came
to Halekou, Kaalaea went and
sat on the lap of her future
mother-in-law. After a little while
Halekou ordered the men to load
the ten canoes with fish, and this
was done; not only the ten
canoes but several others also
were filled, and this property was
distributed as gifts to the people.
Halekou began to contribute gifts
to Kaalaea, as was the custom 6
of those days. Nuupia then did
likewise, and then Puniakaia;
those three brought offerings to
Kaalaea. In giving the various
gifts, great heaps of them,
Kaalaea on her part gave only
herself, still it exceeded that of
all three. After the giving of gifts,
Kaalaea returned to her place
ua like olua a elua, ua like na
kino, na maikai, na nani, nolaila,
e kii oe i wahine nau.”
A hiki o Puniakaia i mua o
Kaalaea, olelo aku la i wahine
nana, ae mai la no o Kaalaea; i
aku no nae o Puniakaia ia
Kaalaea: “E, i hele kaua a hiki i
mua o ka makuahine o kaua,
mai hilahila oe, hele no oe a
noho i luna o na uha.” Hele aku
la laua a hiki i mua o Halekou,
noho iho la o Kaalaea i luna o na
uha o Halekou, a liuliu iki, kena
ae la o Halekou i na kanaka, e
hooili i ka ia i na waa he umi, a
pela na waa e ae; piha i ka
waiwai, o keia waiwai, he waiwai
hookupu na na mea a pau.
Hookupu o Halekou i kana
waiwai na Kaalaea, pela o
Nuupia, hookupu i kana waiwai
ia Kaalaea, a pela o Puniakaia,
akolu lakou i hookupu ia
Kaalaea, hookahi no o Kaalaea
o ka hookupu ana, ua oi kana
waiwai i mua o ka na mea ekolu.
A pau ka hookupu ana, hoi aku
la o Kaalaea i kona wahi me
kona mau kaikunane a me kona
mau makua.
with her brothers and her
parents.
Sometime after this Puniakaia
asked of his mother that he go
and live with his wife. His mother
replied: “My son, listen to what I
have to say: You are going to the
home of your wife to live, but you
will be insulted and you will
return here in a very short time.”
After this Puniakaia went to the
home of Kaalaea his wife, where
they lived as husband and wife.
At meal times it was customary
with the brothers-in-law of
Puniakaia to prepare the meal,
then send for Puniakaia and
make him sit on their lap while
they fed him. This was carried on
for some time; all Puniakaia did
was to eat and sleep and never
left his wife.
One day while the two were in
bed, an aunt of Kaalaea’s,
together with several others,
came into the house where the
two were sleeping. These people
were on their way to catch crabs.
A hala lakou, nonoi aku o
Puniakaia ia Halekou, e hoi me
ka wahine me Kaalaea e noho
ai. I mai o Halekou: “E kuu keiki,
e hoolohe mai oe, e hele ana oe
i ka hale o ko wahine e noho ai,
e mainoino ana nae oe, a e hoi
koke mai ana oe i anei, aole oe
e liuliu aku.” A pau ka Halekou
olelo ana, hele aku la ia i ko
Kaalaea wahi, a noho pu iho la
laua, he kane a he wahine. I ka
wa ai, he mea mau i na kaikoeke
o Puniakaia ka hoomakaukau i
na mea ai, a me ka noho ana o
Puniakaia i luna o ka uha o kona
mau kaikoeke, a na lakou e
hanai i ka wa e ai ai. Pela ka
hana mau ana o na kaikoeke ia
Puniakaia, a hala ka wa loihi,
hookahi no hana a Puniakaia o
ka hiamoe i na la a pau loa, me
ka wahine me Kaalaea.
I kekahi la, ia laua e moe ana,
hele mai la, kekahi makuahine o
Kaalaea, a me kekahi poe e ae,
a hiki i kahi a laua nei e moe
ana, e hele ana i ka lawaia
papai. I mai la ka makuahine: “E
While in the house, the aunt
said: “Wake up, Puniakaia, and
let us go crabbing. What do you
do, any way? Just sleep, and
when you get up clean your eyes
and catch flies and eat?” While
the aunt was speaking,
Puniakaia was listening through
the soft mantle that covered
them; the aunt did not know this,
however, for she thought he was
asleep.
This angered Puniakaia and he
was sore displeased; and when
his brothers-in-law came home
he would not speak to them nor
go to eat food with them as
before. [158]Because of this
action of their brother-in-law they
were very sad and pondered as
to the reason of such action.
Puniakaia, on the other hand, did
nothing else but sleep day and
night for over twenty days.
Thinking that the matter would
terminate seriously, the brothers-
in-law of Puniakaia called the
people together, men, women
and children, and asked each
and every one of them, who it
was that had insulted their
brother-in-law; but no one could
Kaalaea, e ala e hele kakou i ka
lawaia papai; o ke aha kau hana,
o ka moe wale iho la no, a ala ae
wae i ka piapia o na maka, popoi
i ka nalo a ai ae.” Ia ia e olelo
ana, e nana mai ana no o
Puniakaia maloko o ke kihei
kalukalu nahenahe, me ke ala
mai no, a hoolohe; aka, o ka
makuahine nana i olelo, aole
ona manao e ala ana, ua manao
no ia, e hiamoe ana o Puniakaia.
Aka, ua huhu loa o Puniakaia i
keia lohe ana, nolaila,
hookananuha loa iho la ia i kona
mau kaikoeke, aole ekemu, aole
hele pu e ai e like me mamua;
nolaila, noonoo iho [159]la na
kaikoeke i ke kumu o keia
hookananuha ana o ko lakou
kaikoeke. O Puniakaia hoi, he
mea mau ka hiamoe i ka la a me
ka po a hala elua anahulu.
Nolaila, hoakoakoa ia na mea a
pau loa ma kahi hookahi, na
kane, na wahine, na keiki, na
mea a pau loa, alaila, ninau na
kaikoeke i kela mea i keia mea o
lakou, i ka mea nana i olelo ino
ko lakou kaikoeke o Puniakaia.
Aole nae he mea o lakou i hai
mai; alaila, ninau ia o Puniakaia i
answer the question. Failing in
this Puniakaia was requested to
tell them the person who had
insulted him. Puniakaia then
revealed the person’s name,
saying: “The person who insulted
me is the aunt of my wife, and
not my wife. One day while we
were in bed, the aunt with
several others came into our
house and said: ‘Say, Puniakaia,
get up and let us go crabbing, for
what can you get by sleeping?
Only to get up, clean your eyes,
catch flies and eat?’ While she
was speaking, I was lying down,
but I could see and hear through
our thin mantle. This is the
reason why I am sad and
unhappy.”
When the brothers-in-law heard
this, they ordered that the aunt
be put to death. 7 After this order
was carried out, Puniakaia
returned to his own home. When
he came in his mother’s
presence, she asked him as to
the reason of his return; he then
told her everything relating to the
treatment received by him while
living with his wife. When
Halekou heard this, she wept
ka mea nana i olelo ino ia ia. Hai
aku la oia: “O ka makuahine no
o kakou, oia ka mea nana keia
mau olelo ino, aole na kuu
wahine. I kekahi la, e moe ana
maua, hele mai la lakou a hiki,
pane mai la no o iala, penei, ‘e
Kaalaea, e ala ae a hele kakou i
ka papai; o ke aha ka loaa o ka
hiamoe, o ke ala ae a wae i ka
piapia o na maka, o ke poi i ka
nalo a ai ae.’ Ia ia la e olelo ana,
e moe ana wau, e hoaiki ana no
nae ko’u mau maka maloko o ke
kihei kalukalu; nolaila, nonohua
loa au.”
A lohe na kaikoeke, kena ae la e
pepehi i ka makuahine, a make
iho la ia, ia wa, o Puniakaia i hoi
ai i kona wahi. A hiki aku la ia i
mua o Halekou ka makuahine,
ninau mai la o Halekou ia
Puniakaia, hai aku la o
Puniakaia i na mea a pau i hana
ia nona i ka hale o ka wahine o
Kaalaea. A lohe o Halekou, uwe
iho la ia, a olelo aku: “He oiaio,
ua olelo aku au ia oe, e
and said: “It is even as I said to
you, that you were to be insulted
in the home of your wife, and
now you have seen it for
yourself.”
After living with his mother for a
few days, Puniakaia decided to
go to Kauai to make a visit; so
he started out until he came to
the Kaena point, at Waianae,
where he met some men who
were lashing their canoe for a
trip to Kauai. Puniakaia upon
coming up to these men, asked
them: “Where are you going with
this canoe?” “To Kauai.” “Can I
go with you?” “And why not? The
canoe is yours.” 8 The reason
why these people allowed
Puniakaia to go to Kauai with
them was because he was such
a handsome looking man.
On coming to Kauai they landed
at Wailua, where a high chiefess
was living. When she saw that
Puniakaia was such a handsome
looking man she began to give
him presents of great value and
after a while she even proposed
that she become his wife. All this
time, however, she had a
mainoino ana oe i ka hale o ko
wahine, a ike pono iho la oe.”
He mau la i hala o ka noho ana,
holo o Puniakaia i Kauai e
makaikai ai, hele aku la ia a hiki i
ka lae o Kaena ma Waianae, e
noho ana keia poe e hoa i na
waa, a e holo i Kauai. Ninau aku
la o Puniakaia: “E holo ana ko
oukou waa i hea?” “I Kauai.”
“Aole la hoi e pono owau kekahi
e holo pu me oukou?” “I ke aha
hoi! O ka waa no paha ia.” O ke
kumu o keia ae ana e holo pu i
Kauai, o ka nana mai o lakou la
a ike i ke kanaka maikai o
Puniakaia.
Ma keia holo ana, pae aku la
lakou ma Wailua i Kauai, e noho
ana i laila he wahine alii;
makemake mai la i ke kanaka
maikai o Puniakaia, hookuli mai
la i ka waiwai, kii mai la i kane
hoao maoli. Eia nae, he kane no
ka ua wahine nei, he hanapilo,
husband already, 9 who was then
living at some distance on the
other side of Kauai.
Some time after Puniakaia had
been living with this woman, he
went down one day to the beach
accompanied by the woman and
there saw two men preparing to
go out fishing. Upon coming up
to the fishermen, Puniakaia
asked them: “What kind of
fishing are you two going out
for?” The two replied: “Oio 10
fishing; but the most we will ever
catch will be about eight, not
very many.” Puniakaia said:
“Yes, I will be the one who will
get you all you want, from the
ocean to the land, from the
bottom of the sea to the top and
the people will not be able to
carry away all the fish; they will
salt some and the pigs and dogs
will eat their full and a lot will be
wasted.” The two men then said:
“You are deceiving us. We have
lived here all our lives and have
never seen so much fish.” [160]
In this discussion the husband of
the woman, who had
accompanied Puniakaia to the
ma kekahi aoao no o Kauai kahi
i noho ai.
Mahope o keia noho ana, iho
aku la o Puniakaia i kahakai me
ka wahine, aia hoi, e
hoomakaukau ana kekahi mau
kanaka e holo i ka lawaia. Ninau
aku la o Puniakaia: “He aha ka
olua lawaia?” Hai mai laua ala:
“He lawaia oio, elua no nae
kauna ke loaa mai, aohe
mahuahua loa.” I aku o
Puniakaia: “Ae, owau no ka mea
e loaa ai ka ia, mai ka moana a
ka honua, mai lalo a luna o ke
kai, o ka ia, ohi ke kanaka a
haalele, kopi a pilau, ai ka puaa
me ka ilio, a e hoomaunauna.”
Olelo mai na kanaka: “Wahahee
oe; noho wale ae nei no makou i
nei wahi aohe ia pela ke ku ana.”
[161]
Ma keia hoopaapaa o lakou,
lohe aku la ke kane a ka wahine
a ia nei, olelo mai la ia: “Pili ia
beach heard it and so said:
“Make a wager against him.”
Wagers were then made; but
Puniakaia said: “Say, I am not
going to wager my bones against
worthless articles. If I must
wager my bones I want to wager
them against four large pieces of
land; one for my back; one for
my front; and two for my sides.”
This was acceptable, and fifteen
days were allowed Puniakaia in
which time he must catch the
amount of fish boasted by him.
After the agreement was made,
Puniakaia lived on for eleven
days without once making a
move about catching any fish.
On the eleventh day, however,
he saw a canoe being prepared
to sail for Oahu, manned by men
from different districts of Oahu;
some were from Waianae and
some were from Kaumakapili.
When Puniakaia saw this he said
to the men: “When you get to
Waianae, those who belong to
that place remain there; then I
wish you two who are going to
Kaumakapili to go up Nuuanu
and when you get there look
down to Kaneohe. You will see
aku.” Alaila, pili iho la lakou,
olelo aku o Puniakaia: “E, aole e
pili ana ko’u mau iwi i na waiwai
lapuwale, eia wale no, he mau
ahupuaa nunui eha, hookahi o
kuu kua, hookahi o kuu alo, elua
o na aoao.” Hooholo iho la
lakou, he umikumamalima la, ina
i ike ole ia ka ia i loko o ia mau
la, alaila, eo o Puniakaia, ina hoi
i ikeia, alaila, eo lakou la.
Ma keia noho ana o Puniakaia, a
hala he umikumamakahi la, eha
la i koe, alaila eo. Ia wa, e
makaukau ana kekahi waa e
holo i Oahu nei, no Waianae
kekahi mau mea, a no
Kaumakapili kekahi. Olelo aku o
Puniakaia: “E holo oukou a hiki i
Waianae, a noho iho ko
Waianae mau mea, hoi aku olua
a hiki i Kaumakapili, pii aku olua
a hiki i Nuuanu, nana aku olua i
kai o Kaneohe, e hamama mai
ana ka puka o kuu hale, hele
aku olua a hiki, e noho ana kuu
makuahine o Halekou. Olelo aku
olua, i olelo mai nei ke keiki a
olua ia maua, o Puniakaia ka
my house with the door open.
Go down to it and when you find
my mother, Halekou, tell her that
her son, Puniakaia, has sent her
word to go and call his fish
Uhumakaikai to urge forward the
fish to Kauai, because in three
days the time allowed him to
catch a certain amount of fish
would expire; and failing to get
this fish he will be killed by being
cooked in an umu.”
After Puniakaia had made this
request the canoe set out and on
the evening of the same day the
canoe reached the harbor of
Kou. On this voyage the friends
of Puniakaia, Keaumiki and
Keauka, 11 assisted the canoe,
hence its quick arrival. Also, the
men who belonged to Waianae,
knowing that the request was
urgent, decided to continue on
instead of stopping at their
destination.
When they arrived at Kou, 12 they
left the canoe there and
proceeded up Nuuanu, where
they looked down toward
Kaneohe and they saw the
inoa, ‘e hele oe a kahea i ka ia
ana ia Uhumakaikai, e kolo aku i
ka ia a hiki i Kauai, no ka mea,
ekolu la i koe o ka pili ana, alaila,
pau na la he umikumamalima, a
i hiki ole ka ia i loko o ia mau la,
alaila, make o Puniakaia i loko o
ka umu.’ ”
A pau ka olelo ana a Puniakaia,
holo mai la ka waa o ua poe nei
ia la, a ahiahi pae i Kou, ma keia
holo ana, o Keaumiki a me
Keauka, na hoa o Puniakaia
kekahi i kokua i ka waa, ma keia
holo ana mai, o ia ke kumu i pae
koke ai i Oahu nei. A ko
Waianae mau mea hoi, haalele
laua i ka manao i ko laua aina,
no ka mea, ua oi ko laua manao
i ka Puniakaia olelo, a me ka
makemake i kona kino, pela
lakou a eha.
A pae lakou ma Kou, haalele i ka
waa malaila, a pii aku la a hiki i
Nuuanu, nana aku la i kai o
Kaneohe, e hamama mai ana ka
waha o ka hale o Puniakaia. Iho
house with its open doorway as
described by Puniakaia. The
men then proceeded on down to
the house and found Halekou
the mother of Puniakaia sitting
on some mats. The men
extended their greetings and
Halekou returned the same.
Halekou then asked the men:
“What has brought you here?”
The men replied: “We have
come on the request of a boy by
the name of Puniakaia.” When
Halekou heard this, she wept as
well as the chiefs and common
people, and said: “We thought
that Puniakaia was dead; but we
see now that he is still alive.
What has he requested you to
do?” “He told us that we come
and tell you that you go and call
for his fish, Uhumakaikai, and
request that it drive some fish to
Kauai; because Puniakaia made
a wager with the king of Kauai,
that in fifteen days he could
catch a certain amount of fish,
and that if this amount of fish
was not caught within this given
time, Puniakaia would be killed.
Now this is the twelfth day and
we have only three days left if
Puniakaia is to be saved.” When
aku la lakou a hala o Kekele
mahope, a hiki i Kaneohe hiki
aku la lakou a ka hale, e noho
mai ana o Halekou ka
makuahine o Puniakaia, i luna o
ka hua moena.
Aloha aku la lakou, aloha mai la
o Halekou. Ninau mai la o
Halekou: “Heaha ka oukou o ka
hiki ana mai?” I mai la lakou: “He
kauoha na ko keiki, o Puniakaia
ka inoa, oia ko makou mea i hele
mai la e olelo aku ia oe.” A lohe
o Halekou, uwe iho la ia a me na
’lii a pau loa, na makaainana, a
olelo mai la: “Ka, Ua manao
makou ua make o Puniakaia,
aole ka! A heaha kana olelo ia
oukou?” “Eia kana olelo ia
makou, e hele mai makou a
olelo ia oe, e hele oe e kahea i
ka ia ana, ia Uhumakaikai, e
kolo aku i ka ia a hiki i Kauai. No
ka mea, ua pili o Puniakaia me
ke ’lii o Kauai, he
umikumamalima la, ina ike ole ia
ka ia maloko o ia mau la, make o
Puniakaia, ina i ikeia ola o
Puniakaia; nolaila, o ka
umikumamalua keia o ka la,
ekolu la i koe make o
Puniakaia.” A lohe o Halekou i
Halekou heard this, she said: “I
am afraid the fish will not obey
my call; for he is the only one
that could make the fish do his
bidding; but I shall go and try.”
Because of this kind deed
performed by these people,
Halekou gave unto them a large
piece of land, together with one
house full of kapas, one house to
eat in, one [162]house for fish,
and one house for them to sleep
in. Upon receiving these gifts the
men decided to live there and to
abandon their old homes and at
the same time they vowed that
they would live and die serving
Puniakaia.
Halekou after this went out
accompanied by the chiefs, until
they came to the pool where
Uhumakaikai made its home.
This pool is at Nuupia to this day.
Halekou then called out: “Draw
along, draw along, draw along
the fish, Uhumakaikai; from
Kona and Koolau to Kauai where
your master Puniakaia now is.
Don’t be slow, don’t wait, else
your master will be cooked in the
umu.” At the close of this call,
keia olelo, i mai la ia: “Aole paha
auanei e lohe ka ia ana ia’u, ia ia
wale no paha e lohe ai; aka, e
hele aku au e hoao.”
Haawi aku la o Halekou i ua poe
nei, hookahi ahupuaa, hookahi
hale kapa, hookahi hale ai,
hookahi hale ia, hookahi hale
moe, a loaa keia mau mea ia
lakou, noho loa [163]iho la lakou
ilaila, me ka manao ole e hoi i ko
lakou hale; hoohiki iho la lakou
mamuli o Puniakaia a make
lakou, me ko lakou haalele ole ia
ia.
Hele aku la o Halekou me na ’lii
a pau loa, a hiki i kahi o
Uhumakaikai i hooholo ia ai, he
kaheka ia, aia ma Nuupia e
waiho nei a hiki i keia la. Kahea
aku la o Halekou: “E kolo mai! E
kolo mai! E kolo mai i ka ia e
Uhumakaikai; ma Kona ma
Koolau, a hiki i Kauai i kahi o ko
kahu o Puniakaia. Mai lohi, mai
kali, o make ko kahu i loko o ka
umu.” A pau ke kahea ana a
Halekou, ia wa, api ana ke kai i
the sea was seen to be disturbed
and Uhumakaikai passed below
Halekou. She then took up the
fish, kissed it and allowed it to go
again. Halekou then said: “Make
haste, else your master will die.”
This was the fourteenth day and
there was yet left but one day,
when Puniakaia would be killed,
for the umu, the wood, the
stones and the covering were
ready. On the approach of
daylight the next day, the fish
were seen coming to Kauai by
way of Kona and by way of
Koolau, until both schools met at
Wailua. Puniakaia on this last
day went down to the beach
accompanied by the Kauai
woman; and they went and sat
on the seashore to wait for the
arrival of Uhumakaikai.
During the night, however,
Puniakaia dreamed a dream in
which he heard the remark:
“Uhumakaikai is coming. Why
did you leave me behind and go
alone to a strange land? You do
not love me. If I did not hear of
your trouble, you would have
been killed?” After he woke up
ka ia, lana ana o Uhumakaikai
malalo o Halekou, lalau iho la a
hu ae la, honi iho la a hookuu
aku la, olelo iho la o Halekou: “E
wiki oe o make ko kahu.”
O ka umikumamaha keia o na la;
hookahi la i koe pau na la he
umikumamalima, alaila, make o
Puniakaia, no ka mea, ua
makaukau ka umu, ka wahie, ke
a, ke kauwawe. Ia po a ao ae,
iho aku la ka ia, ma Kona o
Kauai, iho ma Koolau a hui i
Wailua. O Puniakaia, ua hoi aku
la ia me ka wahine o Kauai, a
noho i ka lae kahakai, e kiai ana
i kana ia, ia Uhumakaikai.
Ia laua i moe ai ia po, loaa ia
Puniakaia ka moeuhane, e olelo
mai ana penei: “Eia au o
Uhumakaikai a hiki aku; no ke
aha no la oe i haalele ai ia’u, a
hele hookahi oe i ka aina
malihini; aloha ole oe ia’u, ina
aole au e lohe, make oe?” A pau
ka moe ana, puoho ae la ia a
he found that he had been
dreaming so he became
sleepless, wondering what the
dream meant. After studying for
some time a feeling of affection
came upon him for Uhumakaikai.
After the night was spent and the
dawn of the new day began to
break, Puniakaia came out of the
house and looked toward the
sea, when he saw the surface as
well as the lower portion of the
sea brown with fish. Shortly after
this Uhumakaikai passed below
him; he then reached down, took
it up and hugged and kissed it.
Then he said: “Yes, I did not
intend to leave you behind; I
came with the idea of making a
tour of sightseeing around Oahu,
and then go back to you; but
instead I came to Kauai and
came near not being able to see
you again. Had you failed me I
would have been killed.”
Puniakaia then released
Uhumakaikai and the fish began
to come ashore at Wailua. The
fish covered the sand and
extended some distance into the
sea. The people of Wailua and
hiaa iho la, me ka noonoo i ke
ano o ka moe, mahope o keia
noonoo ana, kau mai la ka
halialia aloha ia ia o
Uhumakaikai.
A hala ae la ka po, hiki mai la ka
wehe ana o ka pawa o ke ao, oili
ae la ia a waho o ka hale, nana
aku la ia i ke kai, ua hele a ehu i
ka ia, mai luna, a lalo. Ia wa,
holo ana o Uhumakaikai malalo
ona, lalau iho la ia a hii ae la,
honi iho la, a kaukau iho: “U;
aole au i manao e haalele ia oe,
i hele mai au me kuu manao e
makaikai ia Oahu a puni, alaila,
hoi aku ia oe, eia ka au e hala
ana i Kauai nei, nolaila, mai ike
ole oe i ko’u puumake, e hiki ole
mai nei oe, make au.”
Hookuu aku la o Puniakaia ia
Uhumakaikai, ia wa, hiki mai la
ka ia a ku i uka o Wailua, mai ke
kai a ke one maloo, ka piha i ka
ia, ia wa ike na mea a pau loa o
Wailua, a me ke ’lii nana ka pili,