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rain. The bowl he fashioned into the
land and sea.
Other legends limit the creative
labors of Wakea to the Hawaiian group
With the aid of Papa he established a
portion of the islands; then discord
entered the royal family and separa-
! ton was decided upon. The Hawaiian
custom has always been for either chief
or chieftainess to exercise the right to
divorce and to contract the marriage
ties. Wakea is said to have divorced
Papa by splitting in her face according
| to an ancient custom. Wakea selected
a chieftainess named Hina, from whom
the island Molokai (the leper island) re-
| ceived the name Molokai-hina-the an
Gent name of the island. Morotai was
also an island lying near Gilolo in the
Molucca group. and might be the place
from which Wakea secured his bride.
Papa selected as her new husband a
chief named Lua. The ancient name of
! Oahu (the island upon which Homo
lulu is located was Oahu-a-lua, 'the
Oahu of Lua" One of the Celebes
islands bears a name for one of its.
districts very similar 10 Oahu-"Ouad
ju.' Papa seems to have been partially
crazed by her divorce. She marries
many husbands. She voyages back and
ancient island Tahiti, she bears children
from whom the Tahitians claim descent.
In the Celebes she and her people ex-
perience famine and she is compelled
to send to 0 Lolo for food. In New
Zealand legends she becomes the wife
of Langi (Hawaiian lani or heavenl, a
union of earth" and heaven. They
have six children Four of these an
the chief gods of ancient Hawaii: Kane,
light; nu, ''the builder; Lono,
sound" and Kanaloa. Two of the
children are not named in Hawaiian
annals, unless it might be that one, la
Whirri, should be represented III ka-
hill. the tall standard limited for CEN
turtles as the insignia of the very high
chief families The other name, Hau
mia, might possibly be Haumea, sec
ond name oiven to Papa in the legends.
The Maoris of New Zealand defy all
of these six sons of LAM and Papa.
Kane was father of forests" He was
very strong. In ancient days the sky
was not separated from the earth. He
lifted up the heavens and pushed down !
the earth-and thus made space for all !
things to grow. 1t was while the sky
rested its full weight upon the earth !!
that the leaves started into life, but |
were flat and thin because there was
no chance to become plump and full |
like the fruit which came later. Here
is the foundation for another sun-TnYth /
OF the Pacific. wherein 1t might be saIo
light came and separating darkness from .
the earth brought life into the world. /
Light could well be the father OF i
forests"
The second son was Tawl:rri, the
father of winds and storms" A part
of his name was ''r1atea, which might
possibly be referred to Wakea. He
dwelt in the skies with his father Lam.
The third son was Lono. who was
the father of ali cultivated food.
The fourth was Haun1ia. the father
Of uncultivated food "-such food as
grew wild in the forests or among tie
herbs or in the midst of the edible sea
mosses.
The fifth son was Kanaloa. "the father
Of all reptiles and fishes at first Dwell
ing in Hhwaibi on the land with all his
descendants
The sixth son was Ku with the red
face" the father of fierce or cruel
men, Ku was easily made angry. and
alter a time waged war against his
brothers and their followers. There was
yreat destruction but Ku could not win
he victory alone He was compelled
g call upon Taw1irri. ''tlle father OF
!. lIlds ard storms" Fierce men and
ierce storms made it difficult for the
remainder Of the household to escape.
The father OF forests" bowed to the
,arth under the terrific force OF hurri