. Legends of old Honolulu . nless atreaty has been made between the two rulingchiefs. The natives call this a prophecy of the skilledchief who could fly from Nuuanu Pali, andthink it was fulfilled because Kamehameha neverconquered Kauai, but secured it by concessionfrom its king. wi^m^^%. WiM^ THE OWLS OF HONOLULU 127 XVIIITHE OWLS OF HONOLULU THERE are three celebrated owl localitiesin the suburbs of Honolulu. One is atWaikiki, one in Manoa Val-ley, and the third near thefoot of Punchbowl Hill. Near the foot of Punchbowlthe man lived who became thefriend of the owl-god. In Manoa the owl-god l
. Legends of old Honolulu . nless atreaty has been made between the two rulingchiefs. The natives call this a prophecy of the skilledchief who could fly from Nuuanu Pali, andthink it was fulfilled because Kamehameha neverconquered Kauai, but secured it by concessionfrom its king. wi^m^^%. WiM^ THE OWLS OF HONOLULU 127 XVIIITHE OWLS OF HONOLULU THERE are three celebrated owl localitiesin the suburbs of Honolulu. One is atWaikiki, one in Manoa Val-ley, and the third near thefoot of Punchbowl Hill. Near the foot of Punchbowlthe man lived who became thefriend of the owl-god. In Manoa the owl-god lived,and at Waikiki the famousbattle of the owls wasfought. Manoa Valley is one of themost beautiful rainbow valleysin the world. The highestpeaks of the island of Oahuare near the head of the winds which blow downthe Pacific Ocean from thenortheast strike these moun-tain-tops. Each cool breezeleaves its burden of moisturein a fleecy cloud to fall down the mountain-sideinto the valley. So cloud follows cloud, de-. 128 LEGENDS OF HONOLULU scending the slopes of the foothills in gentlerain. Almost all day long the valley is open to thesun, which, looking on the luxuriant verdure andclinging mist, sends its abundant blessing ofpenetrating light, and rainbows upon rainbowsare painted on the steep precipices at the head ofthe valley. There are arches and double archesof exquisite beauty, smashed fragments of scat-tered color, broad pillars of glorious fire blazingaround green branches of ghost-like trees, greatbands of opal hues lying in magnificent masseson the hillside, and lunar rainbows almost cir-cular outlined in soft prismatic shades in thetime of the full moon. When showers creep down the valley one byone, rainbows also chase each other in matchlesssymmetry of quiet, graceful motion. Sometimesthe mist in the doorway of the valley has be-come so ethereal that splendid arches hang in theapparently clear sky without cloud support. It is no wonder that from time immem
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