CHAPTER I.
Kamapuaa’s Exploits in Koolau.—Escape from Olopana at Kaliuwaa.—Capture at Waianae.—The Deposed Priest Lonoaohi Aids in Overthrow of Olopana.
Kamapuaa had two forms, that of a human being and that of a hog. [374] His home was at Kaliuwaa, [375] in Kaluanui, Koolauloa. Olopana [376] was the king of Oahu at this time. It was Kamapuaa’s custom to go and steal the chickens from Olopana’s lands at Kapaka, at Punaluu, and at Kahana. In one night all the chickens in these different places would be taken. On one of these expeditions, just before daylight while on his way home he met Kawauhelemoa, [377] a supernatural being who had the form of a chicken, who enticed him on until he was discovered by the guards of Olopana. When Olopana heard that it was Kamapuaa that was robbing the hen roosts he sent word to all the people from Kahana to Kaluanui to go after Kamapuaa and bring him on their backs to his presence. The people who were sent on this mission numbered about eight hundred. When they came to Kamapuaa, they took him and bound him with ropes, then placed him on a pole [378] and carried him to Punaluu. When his grandmother, Kamaunuaniho, saw this, she called out in a chant composed in honor of Kamapuaa, [379] as follows:
Be on the watch, be on the watch When you give birth, O Hina, The eyes of the hog, They glance to the heaven, And glance to the mountain. The son of Hina is a hog with eight [380] eyes. By Hina art thou, By Kahikiula, [381] By Kahikilei.[381] Thou art Lonoiki, Thou art Lononui. [382] My eyes, [383] my love, O Lono. Follow until thou liest on the altar of Olopana, [384] The altar of our king. This is your name, make answer.
At the close of the chant Kamapuaa grunted [like a hog] although he was still on the back of the men. When the company arrived at Kahana, the tusks of Kamapuaa went down on either side and the whole company of men were killed, with the exception of Makalii, [385] who was spared to carry the tidings to Olopana. This fellow ran to the presence of Olopana and told him how all the men had been destroyed excepting himself. Olopana then ordered the men from Kahana to the point of Kaoio, numbering about twelve hundred, to get ready to go and make war on Kamapuaa. When these men came to Kamapuaa he was again bound and placed on sticks and carried [to Olopana]. When Kamaunuaniho saw this she again chanted the name of Kamapuaa, saying:
Thou art Hiwahiwa, [386] And that is Hamohamo, [387] The eye of the god That glances to heaven, Of Haki, One, Of Ane, the sun, The season of fruits, the heavenly season, When the heavens are covered with black clouds, Thou art the man That was born in the uplands of Kaliuwaa, Having eight feet, Having forty toes. The leaf of the Hiwa, [388] The ki, [389] the white ki; The white weakling, The white that is plump. [390] Kakalanuhea, Kakalauela, The red, the blue, The black, the white face. The kukui, [391] Kamaumau, Kahalauhaloa, The matured shoot, the hard rock, The large foreigner [392] with the bright eyes, Thou Kama of hog excrement; The cloud-shaped hog in the heaven. The hog bodies of Kama in the bush. Thou art Haunuu, Haulani, Kaalokuloku, The shark, the large fish. Make a move, it is your name, respond.
At this chant the hog gave a grunt up there on the packing sticks, whereupon the ropes became loosened. He then started and ate up all the men, with the exception of Makalii. Makalii then ran until he met Olopana and told him what the hog had done. When Olopana heard this he ordered all the people from Kaluanui to Kahuku to go and bring Kamapuaa to his presence. When the people came to Kamapuaa, they took him and bound him with ropes, put him on the packing sticks and proceeded on their way to Punaluu.
When the grandmother of Kamapuaa, Kamaunuaniho, saw this she chanted as follows:
Thou art Kanaiahuea, The god with the piercing eyes, [393] The eyes that look to heaven, Watching over the island here, For the appearance of the rain from heaven, The place of hearing, way up above. Thou art Hiiaka at Puuokapolei. [394] Thou art the god of Haia, [395] Thou art Haia, your name, respond.
At this Kamapuaa again arose and began eating the men, all with the exception of Makalii, who ran to Olopana and told him all the things that had transpired. Upon hearing this Olopana again ordered all the men from Kahuku to Keahuopuaa, to go for Kamapuaa. When the men came up to Kamapuaa, they did the same as the others had done, tied him up and carried him this time as far as Kapaka, when Kamaunuaniho again chanted forth:
The heaven belongs to Mumu, To Muahaaha, The maggot that crawls. To Niniole, The great seed. The tidings came by day, By the powers of the hog, By its tusks were they chewed, Made soft and fine By Haapekupeku. The hog that roots up the land, Standing on the island of Kauai, On Oahu, making him appear as two. That is your name, make answer.
At the close of this chanting by Kamaunuaniho, Kamapuaa again destroyed all the men, with the exception of Makalii, who again ran to Olopana and reported to him all the things which Kamapuaa had done to them. At this, Olopana ordered all the men of the whole island of Oahu, the chiefs under him, the warriors, the common people, no one to remain behind, all were ordered to be armed for the battle, with their long spears, short spears, darts, clubs, shark’s teeth and wooden daggers; all to be dressed in their feather cloaks and feather helmets and go and make war on Kamapuaa.
While Olopana was making his preparations, word was carried ahead to Kamapuaa at Kaluanui. Upon hearing this Kamapuaa also made his preparations, and before the arrival of Olopana he was ready.
RELATING TO KALIUWAA.
Kaliuwaa is a very high cliff to look at. It is a cliff impossible to climb up, or to come down; there is no way up or down this cliff and it is very high, being about two-thirds of a mile in height from its base to the highest point; but it was against this cliff that Kamapuaa leaned to provide a way of escape for his parents, as also his older brothers, his grandmother and their servants with all their things.
After everybody had reached the top of the cliff of Kaliuwaa, there was left behind Kamaunuaniho, the grandmother, for she disliked to climb up the back of her grandson, Kamapuaa; therefore he turned his back to the cliff and the grandmother climbed up along the teats of Kamapuaa until she reached the top of Kaliuwaa. In this way Kamaunuaniho got to the top of the cliff and was saved from the wrath of Olopana.
RELATING TO OLOPANA.
When Olopana and his men arrived at Kaluanui, Kamapuaa was not to be found. Olopana then came searching for him along the cliffs of Koolau until he arrived at Kailua; and from this place to Maunalua, Wailupe, Waikiki, Ewa, and Waianae, where Olopana stayed, for Kamapuaa was living at this place. After getting to the top of the cliff, Kamapuaa had come to Wahiawa and at this place he started farming.
Olopana and his men settled at Waianae. In this stay of Olopana [396] he could not proceed to the capture of Kamapuaa, because he had no advisory priest with him to direct him, to insure a victory over Kamapuaa, for Lonoaohi, who had been his priest since he became king of Oahu, was fastened with ropes and imprisoned until his death for some transgression before him, therefore he had been removed from his position as high priest.
RELATING TO MALAE.
Malae was [the name of] the high priest who was summoned by Olopana; he belonged to Kauai. When he arrived at Waianae and met Olopana in his capacity as priest he said to Olopana: “My lord and king, your opponent Kamapuaa has the character of a god; you will never be able to overcome him; and you will not live if you fight him in a regular battle. There is but one way for you to deal with your opponent whereby you will overcome him, and it is this: Get a pig, a piece of awa, a chicken, a fish, a man and a banana all having the word or letters lau, [397] l-a-u; then take these things and lay them before Kamapuaa. These things if offered him as a sacrifice will remove his strength and he will become as one very weak.”
Olopana then followed out the instructions of Malae and prepared all the different things ordered by the priest. After the things were ready Olopana and his men proceeded to the place where Kamapuaa was living. When Olopana found Kamapuaa the things were laid at the feet of Kamapuaa as directed by the priest. Upon doing this it was seen that the strength of Kamapuaa left him and he became weak and feeble. The men then took hold of Kamapuaa and dragged him to Pahoa, a place in Waianae, and it is known by this name to this day. When they arrived at this place Olopana became very tired from the excitement and hard work and returned to his house, leaving his men to bring Kamapuaa along.