CHAPTER II.
RELATING TO KIHANUILULUMOKU.—ULILI AND AIKEEHIALE.
Kihanuilulumoku [547] was the god of Kahalaomapuana and her sisters, who were living in Paliuli. This god had a very large and wide mouth. When opened the upper lip would touch the heaven while the lower lip touched the ground. This god was very powerful and nothing could overcome him. He was also very brave and he was placed as the watchman at Paliuli, where Laieikawai was residing.
While the sisters of Aiohikupua, Kahalaomapuana and her sisters, were acting as the guards of Laieikawai in Paliuli, Aiohikupua arrived in Puna and landed at Keaau.
The number of canoes on this expedition under the command of Aiohikupua, was twenty double canoes, eighty single canoes and forty large war canoes, besides several single ones carrying the servants. [548] Aiohikupua had a large army with him on this expedition and with him were several chiefs. These warriors were all well armed and Aiohikupua had with him his man-eating dog, called Kalahumoku.
After the army had disembarked from the canoes at Keaau, Aiohikupua with his chief adviser went up to Paliuli to see Laieikawai. When they arrived at Paliuli, they saw the sisters of Aiohikupua guarding Laieikawai. When the sisters saw their brother, they said to him: “Say, Aiohikupua, you must go back at once for a kapu has been placed over this place.” Aiohikupua would not listen to this order, but insisted on staying. Kahalaomapuana [549] then said to him: “If you insist on remaining here you will be killed.” When Aiohikupua heard this he turned and went back, filled with bitter anger. When he reached Keaau he ordered ten men to go up and put his sisters to death. [550]
While Aiohikupua was giving his orders to the men, Waka, the grandmother of Laieikawai, by her supernatural powers, was aware of what Aiohikupua was up to, so she told the facts to Kahalaomapuana, the chief adviser of Laieikawai. When she heard this she prayed to Kihanuilulumoku as follows:
Say, Kihanuilulumoku, Our all powerful god; Watch for the enemy, The mischievous people of the land, And put them to death Sparing none. Be watchful however of Kalahumoku, The man-eating dog of Aiohikupua. If you are careless we are lost; Let all your strength be at your command. It is ended, the kapu is removed.
By early dawn of the next morning, the ten warriors, with the chief adviser of Aiohikupua, arrived at Paliuli. After their arrival the trees were heard to be rustling and the wind began to moan, caused by the tongue of Kihanuilulumoku. After they had advanced along the way they got further and further into the middle of the mouth of the lizard [god, Kihanuilulumoku], the upper jaw then came down and the men were shut up in the mouth and were swallowed; no one escaped to carry the tidings to Aiohikupua.
After waiting for two days for the return of his men, Aiohikupua again sent up more men, twenty of the best of his warriors, and orders were given them to go and put his sisters to death. When the men reached Paliuli the lizard caught and ate them all. [551]
The chief waited until the expiration of one day, when he again sent up more men, forty warriors, and on their arrival at Paliuli, the lizard killed these also. Because of the continued absence of his men the thought entered Aiohikupua to dispatch his fleetest messengers to find out the cause of the non-return of his men.
ULILI AND AIKEEHIALE.
Ulili and Aikeehiale were the fleetest of Aiohikupua’s messengers. [552] While they were going along the road they met a man who inquired: “Where are you two going?” They replied: “We are going up to see about our people, for they have not returned.” The man said: “They have been killed by the man-eating lizard who lives up here, called Kihanuilulumoku.” At the conclusion of this conversation, the two messengers continued on their way up. Not very long after this they heard the rustling of the leaves and the low murmuring of the wind, which reminded them of the conversation they just had with the man. The two messengers then changed themselves into the form of birds and flew up. When they reached a good ways up they looked about them and saw that the rays of the sun were hidden, and in looking to see the cause of this they saw it was the upper jaw of the mouth of the lizard. At sight of this they continued flying until they reached a point above the jaw. From this position they looked down and saw the trees and earth uprooted as though a large oo [553] was tearing up the ground, causing them to tremble because of its terribleness. By what they saw they made sure that all their men had been killed by the lizard. The two then returned to Aiohikupua and related what they had seen. When Aiohikupua heard this he sent for Kalahumoku, his man-eating dog.