Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
Folklore -- Hawaii; Hawaii -- Social life and customs; Hawaiian language -- Texts; Legends -- Hawaii
After Umi had been in Waipio for some time, Kaoleioku said to him: “O
king, I believe it most proper that you should make a trip around
Hawaii.” When Umi heard this he was much pleased at the suggestion and
directed Piimaiwaa to go on ahead and notify the different landlords of
the proposed trip to be made by the king, and to order them to prepare
food and meat. Piimaiwaa then set out, and as he came to the different
landlords he would deliver to them the orders of the king, to the six
different districts, those of Hilo, Puna, Kau, Kona, Kohala and
Hamakua.
CHAPTER VI.
RELATING TO THE TRIP MADE BY UMI THE KING AND HIS CHIEFS AROUND HAWAII.
When the arrangements relating to the king’s trip were concluded Umi
expressed his wish to Kaoleioku that the first place to be visited be
Kawaihae, as he wished very much to see this place. When Kaoleioku
heard this wish of Umi, he said: “It will not do for you to travel
toward the west. The proper thing for you to do is to travel toward the
east first, this being your first journey around your kingdom. If you
were a chief of the lower order, then it would be right to travel
westward.” By these remarks of Kaoleioku Umi was satisfied.
Soon after this conference Umi, together with Kaoleioku and the chiefs
who had charge of the different districts and a very large following,
set out, going by way of Hamakua. After spending about twenty days on
the road at different places in Hamakua they arrived in Laupahoehoe
(where Paiea was living).
We will now recall the incident of the surf-board race which was held
between Paiea and Umi, while Umi was living in Laupahoehoe, mentioned
in Chapter III, the details of which were not fully described.
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