Identifier: legendsofoldho00west (find matches)
Title: Legends of old Honolulu
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake), 1849-1939
Subjects: Legends -- Hawaii Honolulu
Publisher: Boston, Press of Geo. H. Ellis co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he island around Wailua,comprising large fish-ponds, and taro and sweet-potato lands, held by the servants of the van-quished god. These he placed under the chargeof his fathers own faithful chiefs, and made hisfather once more king over the lands from whichhe had been driven. Kauilani finds his Sister Lepe-a-moa For some time after the famous battle withthe evil god, Kauilani aided his parents in estab-lishing a firm and peaceful government, afterwhich he became restless and wanted new ex-periences. One day he asked his mother if he was theonly child she had. She told him the story ofhis sister, who had been born in an egg, and hadbecome a very beautiful young woman. Theyhad never seen her, because she had been takento Oahu by her grandparents and there broughtup. Kauilani said, I am going to Oahu to findher. His mother said: Yes, that is right. I willtell you about my people and their lands.So she told him about his ancestors, his grand-parents and their rich lands around the Nuuanu
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TH-E ifETv YOJ^r(PUBLIC LIBrIryI ASTOFf, Le.NOX LEPE-A-MOA 221 stream and its bordering plains; also of thestopping-places as he should cross the island toKapalama, his grandmother, where he wouldfind his sister under a rainbow having certainstrong shades of color. The parents prepared a red feather cloak forhim to wear with his fine magic sash. These heput on, and, taking his ancestral spear, wentdown to the sea. Laying his spear on thewater, he leaped upon it, when it dashed likea great fish through the water; leaping fromwave to wave, it swept over the sea like a malolo(flying-fish), and landed him on the Oahu beachamong the sand-dunes of Waianae. Taking up his spear he started toward thesimrise side of the island, calling upon it as hewent along to direct his path to Kapalama.Then he threw the spear as if it were a dart inthe game of pahee, but instead of sliding andskipping along the ground it leaped into the air,and, like a bird floating on its wings, went alongbefore the young

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