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
I ka hoi ana mai o Koi wale no ka i hoi mai, olelo aku la ke kaikuahine
ia Koi: “Ua hana lokoino aku nei paha oe i ka makua o na keiki a kaua.”
“Hamau, o na iwi o ko kaua haku ka kaua mea huna a nalo a e noho e ai i
ka waiwai o ka aina.” Ua oleloia, ua lawe no o Koi i na iwi o
Umi-a-Liloa i Maui. Ua oleloia ua huliia na iwi o Umi-a-Liloa, aole
loaa iki. Ua hoouka no o Koi i ka waiwai o na pali hulaana ia po no, me
ka ike ole ia mai e kauhale, a hoi no i Maui ia po.
KIHAPIILANI.
CHAPTER I.
THE PIILANI FAMILY: CHANT OF MAUI CHIEFS.
We will here learn of the brothers of Piikea. The first-born of the
family was Piilani, [189] a boy; the one following after him was Piikea
whom we have already been introduced to as the wife of Umi. Following
her was Kihapiilani, another boy; and the last of the family was
Kalanipiilani, also a boy, who died young. Piilani was the heir to the
kingdom of Maui, while his younger brother and sister, Kihapiilani and
Piikea, were placed under him. This was the expressed will of Piilani
to them, but Piilani disregarded the words of their father.
When Piilani came to the throne of all Maui he made his residence at
Kauiki in Hana, and there he took his brother to live with him. While
living together Piilani did not care for his brother according to the
instructions of their father before his death. It was customary with
Piilani while eating, or sitting in company, to care more for the
others than his brother Kihapiilani. Every time his brother was around
he would show a marked degree of hatred towards him, and he evinced his
displeasure in many ways.
One day while Piilani was eating with his companions, all strangers,
enjoying the good things placed before them, Kihapiilani, although
present at the table, was not served with any of the good things; but,
in front of him was placed a small calabash containing some small fish.
This dish belonged to Piilani. Seeing that this was all there was to be
had within reach, he reached into the dish and took out two small fish
and ate them. While doing this he was seen by Piilani. Piilani then
reached for the dish and held it up in his hand, then asked of
Kihapiilani: “Who ate of the fish in this dish?” Kihapiilani replied:
“I did, because there was nothing else for me to eat.” Piilani then
threw the dish with the fish in it, brine and all, at the forehead of
his brother, breaking the dish into pieces and spattering the fish and
brine into the eyes of Kihapiilani which blinded him for a while.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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