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KEINOHoOMANAwANUI AND
KALELEALUAKA.
BY H


had been reared together from infancy
until they had reached mans estate, by
which intimacy brotherly love had
sprung up in their hearts for one an
other; in fact they had taken solemn
oath, by placing their hands on a peb-
ble-stone, that they would love and
cherish each other, and die, if neces-
sary, in defense of each other; and
should either one violate this sacred
bond, may the sharks devour him
should he be in the sea, or stone
crush him should he be in the mount
aims. Such was the solemn compact
made between Kalelealuaka and KENO
hoomanawanui when they left their
parents roof and had built for them
selves hamlet in the upper part of
Waipio, overlooking the whole of Eva
district.
There was nothing extraordinary
about these two men that would en-
title them to more prominence than the
rest of their fellow men, excepting per-
haps Kalelealuaka, who was noted from
his infancy of being a very deep
sleeper at times. When such spells of
sleepiness would come over him he
would sleep for weeks and months, and
nothing would awake him but clap of
thunder, for which strange freak of
nature people gave him the sobriquet
of the Long Sleeper
About this time Kakuiheuia, the
King, was living at the lower end of
Waipio, on the shores of what is now
known as Pearl-lock, surrounded by his
wives, petty chiefs and warriors, his
every want being supplied by contribu-
tions from the people from far and
near, as far as food was concerned,
while fair maidens contributed by their
dancing and singing to dispel the
monotony of the long, dreary hours Of
night daytime being occupied in
sham-battles, wrestling surf riding and
other athletic sports, in which the
King himself would participate.
Kalelealuaka and his companions
after having viewed the various sports
from their home one evening, could not
help but be imbued with a sense of
the lowness Of their position and only
wished that they we're the recipients
of all this grandeur with minds filled
with such thoughts they retired
to their mats, when Kalelealu-
aka asked his friend if he did not wish
that he could obtain some of the
good things which the King was enjoy
ing. "Yes," said his companion, 81
wish that the King would build me a
large house and supply me with
bananas, hogs, dogs and other neces-
sary food, and also have some maidens
to lomi me to sleep; if he would
supply me with these requisites for the
rest Of my life, | would be satisfied.
(" Now" said Keinohoomanawanui to
his friend, "let me know your de-
sire" "My DESIRE" said Kaleleau-
aka, sis, that l want the King
to build me large house
furnished with the best of Niihau mats
and the most scented tapas that can
be obtained; then he is to prepare
reception feast for me with every deli
cacy that can be had, but especially
do want to eat the tabued eel of Ha-
naloa, and when the feast is ready the
King is to escort me to the table and
seat me by his side; then he is to
chew my ava with his own mouth,
strain it into one of his own cups and
with his own hand to put the cup of
ava to my lips and after l have drunk
the ava, should l feel the effects
thereof, | am to lay my head on his
lap. Should not be able to walk,
then he is.to carry me on his back and
place me in my house in the bosom of
his daughter who is to be my wife ;
such is my wish," said Kalelealuaka
"Auwe !" exclaimed Keinohoomanawa
nu, "yours is not a wish but certain
death to both of US. If any one has hap
pened to be outside and heard what
you have said, and should inform the
King of it, we will never see the light
of another day."
With this they dropped off to sleep
till dawn of the following day, when
Keinohoomanawanui awoke and went
out. As he pushed aside the
mat which served as a shutter to their
door, to his horror, he saw pahoa Ia
native battle AK made of stone) in
front of their door, with the handle
firmly imbedded in the ground This,
to Keinohoomanawanui, was a sure
sign of their conversation of the previ
GUS evening having been overheard,
and possibly had been ere this com
municated to the King. This would,
Of course, mean death to both of them,
and possibly the very instrument at
their door would be the means of send
ing their spirits to the region of Miu.
He retraced his steps and awoke his
companion, telling him of what was
outside of their door, and how near
they were to death; but his friend
did not seem to be in any way con
cerned about it, and rolled over on his
mat and said to his frightened COM
panion: "To-day our desires will be
gratlfied before the sun is high, you
will see lot of men coming up towards
the mountains for the purpose of get
ting timber, grass, strings and SO on,
for our houses, which the King is to
build" Keinohoomanawanui, not at