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 Kakuhihewa and his companions had started Lonoikamakahiki ordered
his rowers to partake of some food. The men then took some food. By
this time Kakuhihewa and his companions were almost out of sight. When
they finished their meal Lonoikamakahiki ordered his rowers, Kaiehu and
Kapahi, to row away. At the order the men began to row, taking the
Koolauloa way and by way of Kona and then on in toward Waimanalo. After
going for some time Kakuhihewa and his men laid to and awaited for the
approach of Lonoikamakahiki, thinking that when they came up nearer
they would then make land.
While they were waiting, Lonoikamakahiki, on the other hand, was coming
inside of the Waimanalo reef and was almost at Kailua. When
Lonoikamakahiki and his men were about to get to the landing place
Kakuhihewa for the first time caught sight of them, so he said to
Lanahuimihaku and his companion: “I want you two to look and see what
double canoe that is that is entering the landing place.” Lanahuimihaku
and his companion then looked and said: “That canoe is
Lonoikamakahiki’s. We are beaten.” Kakuhihewa then said to
Lanahuimihaku and his companion: “Where did they come from?”
Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: “They must have come by way of
Koolau, then by way of Waianae and Kona.” Kakuhihewa said: “I thought
you said that we were to win this race; but here it is we are beaten.
You two are indeed strange. Here the whole of the island is gone, all
through your advice, which I have always obeyed. Now my kingdom is lost
to Lonoikamakahiki.” Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: “We were
made bold to make a request for a canoe race with the king of Hawaii
because we saw we have sixteen rowers while the king of Hawaii has but
two.” When Kakuhihewa lost this last wager he lost the whole of the
island of Oahu to Lonoikamakahiki.
After this last wager Kakuhihewa wagered his daughter with the
expectation of winning back his lands. The game they played, however,
was the game of konane. Kakuhihewa was an expert at the game; in fact
this was the one thing in which he excelled in all the games he had
made a study of, and knowing this Kakuhihewa challenged
Lonoikamakahiki. This challenge Lonoikamakahiki accepted.
Lonoikamakahiki, on the other hand, was not an expert in the game of
konane, for the only time he played the game was when they were staying
at Kalaupapa, where he played with his cousin, his wife.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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