. Legends of old Honolulu . Palama STRANGE things are sometimes imaginedin the Hawaiian legends of ancient story of Lepe-a-moa is an illustration of theblending of the Hawaiian idea of supernaturalthings with the deeds of every-day life. It is oneof those old legends handed down by native bardsthrough generations, whose first scenes lie onthe island of Kauai, but change to Oahu. Keahua was one of the royal chiefs of he was the highest chief on the island,but it was in the days when men were few and highchiefs and gods were many. He had spent hisboyhood on the rich lan
. Legends of old Honolulu . Palama STRANGE things are sometimes imaginedin the Hawaiian legends of ancient story of Lepe-a-moa is an illustration of theblending of the Hawaiian idea of supernaturalthings with the deeds of every-day life. It is oneof those old legends handed down by native bardsthrough generations, whose first scenes lie onthe island of Kauai, but change to Oahu. Keahua was one of the royal chiefs of he was the highest chief on the island,but it was in the days when men were few and highchiefs and gods were many. He had spent hisboyhood on the rich lands of Wailua, Kauai, andfrom there had crossed the deep channel to Oahuand had come to the home of the chiefess Kapa-lama after her beautiful daughter Kauhao, totake her to Kauai as his wife. But soon afterhis return one of the kupua gods became angrywith him. A kupua was a god having a doublebody, sometimes appearing as a man and some-times as an animal. The animal body alwayspossessed supernatural powers. ^ ^^^^•^^^mi^. m., <£^^^^ He NEV ■oRKIPUBLIC LIBRAK »8Te«, LENOXT,LDENFOUND*TION«. LEPE-A-MOA 205 This kupua was called Akua-pehu-ale (God ofthe swollen billows). He devoured his enemies,and was greatly feared and hated even by hisown tribe. He attacked Keahua, destroyed hispeople and drove him into the forests far up themountain-sides, where, at a place called Kawai-kini (The many waters), where fresh spring waterabounded, the chief gathered his followers to-gether and built a new home. One day Kapalama, who was living in hercluster of houses in the part of Honolulu whichnow bears her name, said to her husband: ^OHonouliuli, our daughter on Kauai will have achild of magic power and of kupua we should go thither, adopt it, and bringit up; there is life in the bones. They crossed the channel, carrying offeringswith them to their gods. Concealing their canoes,they went up into the forest. Their daughterschild was already born, and behold, it was on
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