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Hawaiian Folk Tales - A Collection of Native Legends by Various
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Keinohoomanawanui!" and the Sloven entered with alacrity and found
bundles of his wished-for eels and potatoes already cooked and awaiting
his disposal.

But Kalelealuaka proudly declined to enter the house prepared for
himself when the invitation came to him, "Come in! this is your
house," all because his little friend Kaluhe, whose eyes had often
been filled with smoke while cooking _luau_ and roasting kukui nuts
for him, had not been included in the invitation, and he saw that
no provision had been made for him. When this was satisfactorily
arranged Kalelealuaka and his little friend entered and sat down to
eat. The King, with his own hand, poured out awa for Kalelealuaka,
brought him a gourd of water to rinse his mouth, offered him food,
and waited upon him till he had supplied all his wants.

Now, when Kalelealuaka had well drunken, and was beginning to feel
drowsy from the awa, the lame marshal came in and led him to the two
daughters of Kakuhihewa, and from that time these two lovely girls
were his wives.



PART III


Thus they lived for perhaps thirty days (_he mau anabulu_), when
a messenger arrived, announcing that Kualii was making war at
Moanalua. The soldiers of Kakuhihewa quickly made themselves ready,
and among them Keinohoomanawanui went out to battle. The lame marshal
had started for the scene the night before.
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