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
The cause of this dispute was entirely about Hauna. It came about in
this wise: After Lonoikamakahiki had acquired Oahu through their former
contests, Kakuhihewa begged of Lonoikamakahiki to restore to him the
island of Oahu, going about it in a way as though he still owned the
island, saying: “Say, King of Hawaii, I think you had better restore
back to me the lands you have won and let our former wagers be done
away with. I think you ought to propose another contest between us, and
in case you should beat me in the new contest then the whole of Oahu
shall be yours, including the men of high rank and those of the low
rank.”
This request for a new contest, made by Kakuhihewa, was really the wish
of Lanahuimihaku and his companion, for they had heard the remark made
by Lonoikamakahiki that they would be put to death by being cut to
pieces. This is the reason why Lanahuimihaku and his companion had
urged Kakuhihewa to beg of Lonoikamakahiki for a new contest. To this
request made by Kakuhihewa, Lonoikamakahiki did not give a subject for
their contest.
Shortly after this, however, Lonoikamakahiki took up his calabash,
which contained his personal effects as well as other things, and
placed it in front of him, and then said to Kakuhihewa: “Say, King of
Oahu, this calabash is filled with the bones of the chiefs who were
killed in the battle on the top of Puumaneo, because there were six
district chiefs that were slain by my father and their bones are in
this calabash.”
Kakuhihewa upon hearing this said: “How you deceive! Who has taught you
that that calabash could ever hold the bones of six chiefs?”
Lonoikamakahiki said: “I say it. Tomorrow my foster-father Hauna will
arrive and he will tell you people about the matter.” Kakuhihewa then
said to him: “And who has brought you word that Hauna is to arrive
tomorrow?” Lonoikamakahiki replied: “I, myself, say so because of my
knowledge.” Kakuhihewa then asked of Lanahuimihaku and his companion:
“Say, are the words spoken by the king of Hawaii true, that he can see
the future and that Hauna is to arrive tomorrow?” Lanahuimihaku
replied: “It is a lie; he has no knowledge of the future. We were the
two men who were able to tell him of the future from the time of his
father, and this Hauna, who is living on Hawaii, and the attendant whom
he killed when we were out fishing were the only men who could tell of
the future; but the king there knows nothing at all about the matter.”
Kakuhihewa then again asked: “Is it true that Hauna is going to arrive
here tomorrow?” Lanahuimihaku and his companion replied: “It is not
true. Make a wager with him.”
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