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
Because Namakaokahai loved her husband so much, she would not allow him
to go out of her sight. They were together constantly, at all seasons
and times, in dry and wet weather, in times of famine and of plenty, in
the daytime and at night, in fact they were together all the time.
Namakaokahai also gave all her possessions to Aukelenuiaiku; from the
things that were above to the things below; from the things in the
uplands to the things in the lowlands; great things and small things;
the things that were within to the things that were without. All were
given to her husband.
CHAPTER XI.
HOW NAMAKAOKAHAI GAVE EVERYTHING TO AUKELENUIAIKU, HER HUSBAND, AND THE
BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN KUWAHAILO AND AUKELENUIAIKU IN THE
HEAVEN.
When Namakaokahai was ready to give everything she possessed to her
husband, Aukelenuiaiku, she called her brothers, Kanemoe, Kaneapua,
Leapua and Kahaumana. As they stood in her presence, she said to them:
“You go up to my uncle and cousin, Kuwahailo and Makalii, and inform
them that I have given unto my husband all my possessions. The things
above, below, in the uplands, in the lowlands, the drift iron, the iron
[84] that stands in the earth, the whale’s tooth, the (ea) turtle
shell, the things that grow in the land, and the cluster of stars.
Also, tell my uncle and cousin that all these things are now in my
husband’s possession; and I also want you to take my husband to them so
that they may become acquainted with each other.” All these words of
Namakaokahai were pleasing to them.
We must bear in mind that this trip to be undertaken by the brothers of
Namakaokahai and Aukelenuiaiku was to heaven.
After Namakaokahai had delivered her orders to her brothers, they began
their flight, going as far as the top of the mountains where they
rested. In this first flight Aukelenuiaiku went on to heaven, reaching
his wife’s place, a most sacred sphere, not accessible to anyone.
Although they flew at the same time with Aukelenuiaiku, he got ahead of
his brothers-in-law and arrived in heaven first. While Aukelenuiaiku
was standing in the sacred place of Namakaokahai, he was seen by
Kuwahailo, who said to himself: “Alas! I am afraid my niece is dead;
that is why a wizard has arrived, for no one can get up here unless
those below are dead.”
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