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
Loli then returned into the house and again uncovered the calabash. The
retainer of Kakuhihewa again asked: “What are you doing with the
calabash?” Loli replied: “I have come for the king’s loin cloth and
kapa.” Kakuhihewa then spoke up: “You are very stubborn. Have you not
heard that you have been ordered that only when the chant in my honor
can be recited can you get the loin cloth and kapa?” Loli then made
reply: “That is just what I have told my king, but he ordered me to
return here and ask for the title of your chant.” Kakuhihewa then said:
“The title of the chant in honor of my name is ‘The Mirage of Mana.’”
Loli was again forced to return without the loin cloth. Upon coming to
Lonoikamakahiki he was asked: “What is the title of the chant in honor
of the name of the king of Oahu?” The retainer Loli then told him: “He
said it was ‘The Mirage of Mana.’” Lonoikamakahiki then said: “You go
back and bring my loin cloth. If they should again ask you, you tell
them that I have said, ‘The Mirage of Mana’ is the chant in honor of
the name of Lonoikamakahiki. You repeat this to them.”
At the close of their conversation, and this was the last thing said on
the subject, Loli then went back into the house, the palace of
Kakuhihewa, Kamoa by name. Again Loli took up the calabash and began to
uncover it for the loin cloth and kapa of his king. At this Kakuhihewa
again asked: “Say, Loli, why are you again uncovering the calabash
belonging to your ward?” Loli made reply: “It is for the king’s loin
cloth.” Kakuhihewa said: “Have you not heard that you cannot get the
loin cloth until the chant in my honor is recited?” Loli replied: “I
have told him that, but he replied by asking, ‘What is the title of the
chant of Kakuhihewa?’ I replied: ‘The Mirage of Mana.’ He made reply:
‘Is it “The Mirage of Mana,” the chant in honor of the name of
Lonoikamakahiki?’ This is the reply made by my king, and that is all.”
Because of this reply made by Loli, Kakuhihewa asked of Lanahuimihaku
and his companion: “Is this chant really in honor of the name of the
king of Hawaii?” Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: “It is a lie;
he has no chant in honor of his name like this one. He is a chief
without a chant. You must not be afraid; make a wager with him.”
CHAPTER V.
THE WAGER MADE BY KAKUHIHEWA AGAINST LONOIKAMAKAHIKI.
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