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
In this defeat of Paiea by Umi he lost all his property to the young
man who backed Umi, except the canoes that were wagered against Umi’s
whale’s tooth necklace. The young man who aided Umi was the friend that
was placed in charge of the district of Puna when Umi became the king
of Hawaii.
We will now take up the matter of the journey of Umi around Hawaii.
After the king had visited through the district of Hamakua he continued
on into Waipunalei, the land separating Hilo from Hamakua. Waipunalei
was the land owned by Kaoleioku and the land in which he had already
erected, at the time when he was in humble circumstances, a large
temple. The temple, however, had never been dedicated by a human
sacrifice offered on its altar. When they arrived at this place, Umi
said to Koi: “Go and fulfill your promise and kill Paiea and those who
were against me.” Koi assented to this and started on his errand,
killing Paiea and all those who had shown their ill feeling against Umi
in that section of the country. At the end of the slaughter Koi
returned with the body of Paiea, which was offered as a sacrifice on
the altar in the temple erected by Kaoleioku, in Waipunalei.
In the course of Umi’s and Kaoleioku’s stay in Waipunalei, the
government was firmly established in Umi, and Kaoleioku assured him
that he would be the undisputed king of Hawaii to the end of his days.
Because of these ceremonies they made a very long stay at this place
before they again continued on their journey around Hawaii. After a
circuit of Hawaii had been made they returned to Waipio where the king
took up his residence.
The time consumed on this circuit was two summers and two winters,
making about two years on the journey. The common people as well as the
chiefs received Umi, the new king, graciously.
After this return to Waipio, where the king made his residence,
Kaoleioku returned to his possession, the district of Hilo, to reside,
leaving Omaokamau, Piimaiwaa and Koi with very many people with the
king.
While Kaoleioku was in Hilo, Umi began courting a young chiefess of
high rank who was connected to the king by blood. When Kaoleioku heard
this he expressed his disapproval of the royal match by saying: “Umi
must not marry a woman of his own blood, because he already owns the
whole of Hawaii. He should take as a wife the daughter of Piilani of
Maui, Piikea by name, so that Maui would be united to Hawaii by ties of
blood which would assure a lasting peace with that island.” This was
pleasing to Umi as well as to his chiefs.
CHAPTER VII.
HOW UMI AND PIIKEA, THE DAUGHTER OF PIILANI, THE KING OF MAUI BECAME
UNITED.
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