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
We will here see how correct were the predictions of Kapapaiakea to her
husband Iku, relating to Aukelenuiaiku’s preservation by the lizard.
While Aukelenuiaiku was weeping with his parents, his brothers, who
were out surf riding, heard the wailing and so asked: “For whom is this
wailing going on?” “It is Aukelenuiaiku.” When the brothers heard that
the wailing was because of the return of Aukelenuiaiku they were so
ashamed that they concluded they would build them a ship and go to some
foreign land. They then rode in on the surf and proceeded direct to the
forest. After they had been in the forest for over two months,
Aukelenuiaiku one day went up into the forest to catch him some birds.
After he had caught and cleaned several birds he started a fire and
then put them on the coals to roast. After the birds were cooked he sat
down to his meal, and, while he was eating, his brothers came upon him
and took away all the birds, leaving him nothing. After this the oldest
brother, he with the violent temper, ordered Aukelenuiaiku to go and
bring them some water. While Aukelenuiaiku was on his way for water he
got up and followed him. While Aukelenuiaiku was busy filling the
calabash with water the angry brother arrived and replaced the rock on
the mouth of the water hole, shutting in Aukelenuiaiku and left him
there to die.
After Aukelenuiaiku’s disappearance the brother returned to where the
others were. When the brother who entertained some love for
Aukelenuiaiku saw their oldest brother coming back, he asked: “Where is
our brother?” The oldest brother replied: “I have not seen him, and he
was not at the place where I went to.” After this the brother who
wished to save Aukelenuiaiku got up and went out in search of him. In
this search he went to their home, where he learned that Aukelenuiaiku
had not returned. He then took up the loin cloth of his brother, and
wore it round his neck [72] and wept. While he was weeping their father
Iku heard it, and so he inquired: “Who is this weeping?” “I,
Ikumailani.” “What are you weeping for?” “I am weeping for
Aukelenuiaiku; he is dead.” When their father heard this he also wept.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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