that was that stood out against
them. Kaopele told the youth it was Oahu; that the cape that swam out
into the ocean like a waterfowl was Kaena; that the retreating contour
of the coast beyond was Waianae. Thus he described the land to his
son. The result was that the adventurous spirit of Kalelealuaka was
fired to explore this new island for himself, and he expressed this
wish to his father. Everything that Kalelealuaka said or did was good
in the eye of his father, Kaopele. Accordingly, he immediately set to
work and soon had a canoe completely fitted out, in which Kalelealuaka
might start on his travels. Kalelealuaka took with him, as travelling
companion, a mere lad named Kaluhe, and embarked in his canoe. With
two strokes of the paddle his prow grated on the sands of Waianae.

Before leaving Kauai his father had imparted to Kalelealuaka something
of the topography of Oahu, and had described to him the site of
his former plantation at Keahumoe. At Waianae the two travellers
were treated affably by the people of the district. In reply to the
questions put them, they said they were going sight-seeing. As they
went along they met a party of boys amusing themselves with darting
arrows; one of them asked permission to join their party. This was
given, and the three turned inland and journeyed till they reached a
plain of soft, whitish rock, where they all refreshed themselves with
food. Then they kept on ascending, until Keahumoe lay before them,
dripping with hoary moisture from the mist of the mountain, yet as if
smiling through its tears. Here were standing bananas with ripened,
yellow fruit, upland kalo, and sugar cane, rusty and crooked with
age, while the sweet potatoes had crawled out of the earth and were
cracked and dry. It was the very place where Kaopele, the father of
Kalelealuaka, had years before set out the plants from which these
were descended.

"This is our food, and a good place, perhaps, for us to settle down,"
said Kalelealuaka; "but before we make up our minds to stay here let
me dart an arrow; and if it drops soon we shall stay, but if it flies
afar we shall not tarry here." Kalelealuaka darted his arrow, while
his companions looked on intently. The arrow flew along, passing over
many a hill and valley, and finally rested beyond Kekuapoi, while
they followed the direction of its wonderful flight. Kalelealuaka
sent his companions on to find the arrow, telling them at the same
time to go to the vi