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 imparting these instructions, Lonoikoualii allowed Aukelenuiaiku
to go on his way to the home of Namakaokahai. When Aukelenuiaiku
arrived at the house, he remained standing by the doorway, where he was
greeted by those within. After the greeting they invited Aukelenuiaiku
to come inside; but he did not enter; he remained there. By these
different things we will see how Aukelenuiaiku’s god was all-powerful,
and we will also see how Aukelenuiaiku obeyed all the instructions that
were given him.
While Aukelenuiaiku was standing by the doorway of Namakaokahai’s
house, the two women, Upoho and Haapuainanea, were sent for to come to
their queen, and when they arrived, Namakaokahai ordered them saying;
“Use your power and slay him.” At this command, the two women turned
and looked at Aukelenuiaiku. When they saw that it was the young man
they had befriended when they were sent out to look for the person the
dog was barking at, they were so ashamed that they ran off. Upoho, the
one with the form of a rat ran into a hole; Haapuainanea, the lizard
woman ran up a tree, and Aukelenuiaiku was saved. After these two,
Moela, the watch-dog of the land was sent for, but when it came near to
Aukelenuiaiku, he opened his mouth wide showing his teeth and then
jumped at Aukelenuiaiku with the intention of tearing him to pieces,
but when he touched Aukelenuiaiku he was killed, reduced to ashes. When
the queen saw that her favorite dog was killed, she regretted his death
so much that she bowed her head in grief and wept. After the death of
her dog, she ordered her four brothers, Kanemoe, Kaneapua, Leapua and
Kahaumana, and commanded them: “Use your power and kill this fellow.
Take him and eat him up.” When Aukelenuiaiku heard this he entered the
house. Upon seeing Aukelenuiaiku, the four brothers of Namakaokahai
changed their forms; Kanemoe changed into a rock and he laid at the
doorway: Kaneapua changed into a log of wood and laid there: Leapua
changed into a coral rock: Kahaumana changed into a hard blue rock.
These four brothers did this because they were ashamed of Aukelenuiaiku
and they wished to hide themselves. After this Aukelenuiaiku came to
where the calabash vine was growing with several green calabashes on
the vine; he then took one up and opened it and sat down to have his
meal, finding food, meat and water in the green calabash. While
Aukelenuiaiku was eating, the brothers of Namakaokahai said to
themselves: “How wonderfully all-seeing is that man. He is eating our
food. Who has told him where to find it? Food has been placed before
him but he would not touch it.” After Aukelenuiaiku had satisfied his
hunger and had seen all the things placed before him, the brothers of
Namakaokahai stood up in their human forms.
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