oon as this bird saw that the owl had deserted the
body of Kahalaopuna, it flew straight to Kahaukani and Kauakuahine,
and told them of all that had happened. The girl had been missed, but,
as some of the servants had recognized Kauhi, and had seen them leave
together for what they supposed was a ramble in the adjoining woods,
no great anxiety had been felt, as yet. But when the little bird told
his tale, there was great consternation, and even positive disbelief;
for, how could any one in his senses, they argued, be guilty of such
cruelty to such a lovely, innocent being, and one, too, belonging
entirely to himself.

In the meantime, the spirit of the murdered girl discovered itself
to a party who were passing by; and one of them, a young man, moved
with compassion, went to the tree indicated by the spirit, and,
removing the dirt and roots, found the body, still warm. He wrapped
it in his _kihei_ (shoulder scarf), and then covered it entirely with
maile, ferns, and ginger, and, making a _haawe_, or back-load, of it,
carried it to his home at Kamoiliili. There, he submitted the body
to his elder brother, who called upon two spirit sisters of theirs,
with whose aid they finally succeeded in restoring it to life. In the
course of the treatment she was frequently taken to an underground
water-cave, called Mauoki, for the _Kakelekele_ (hydropathic cure). The
water-cave has ever since been known as the "Water of Kahalaopuna."

The young man who had rescued her from the grave naturally wanted
her to become his bride; but the girl refused, saying that as long
as Kauhi lived she was his, and none other's, as her very body was,
as it were, nourished on his food, and was as much his property as
the food had been.

The elder brother then counselled the younger to seek, in some way,
the death of Kauhi. To this end they conspired with the parents of
Kahalaopuna to keep her last resurrection secret. The young man then
set to work to learn all the meles Kahalaopuna had sung to her lover
during that fatal journey. When he knew these songs well, he sought
the _kilu_ (play, or game) houses of the King and high chiefs, where
Kauhi was sure to be found.

One day, when Kauhi was playing, this young man placed himself on the
opposite side, and as Kauhi ceased, took up the kilu and chanted the
first of Kahalaopuna's meles.

Kauhi was very much surprised, and contrary to the etiquette of the
game of kilu, stopped him in his play to ask h