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 the bets had been made the stones were placed in position.
Lonoikamakahiki then said to Kakuhihewa: “You make the first move.”
Kakuhihewa therefore made the first move, and Lonoikamakahiki followed
with the next. Kakuhihewa made another move, and Lonoikamakahiki made
his. Kakuhihewa made several moves and so did Lonoikamakahiki. After
this Lonoikamakahiki had his own way with the game. Of course
Kakuhihewa was beaten in the first game, but since they had agreed
before the start that two games must be won before the winner can claim
the wager, the stones were again placed on the board and
Lonoikamakahiki made the first move. In this second game
Lonoikamakahiki proved to be the best player, and the game was almost
won when it was stopped because of the arrival of Kaikilani at Kailua
from Hawaii.
When the people saw a double canoe approaching they mentioned the fact
and Lonoikamakahiki looked up and saw that it was Kaikilani, but not
wanting to see her, in order to live up to the law laid down by him
while in Molokai, after he had beaten Kaikilani, he therefore kept his
face down onto the board so that he would not see her.
Kaikilani, on the other hand, when she came ashore approached the wall
surrounding the house and on coming to the railing she saw
Lonoikamakahiki playing konane, with his face turned toward the inside
of the house. Upon seeing Lonoikamakahiki, Kaikilani recited the chant
in his honor, similar to the one that appears in Chapter V. The chant
was recited by her as follows:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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