's table was
regularly supplied with all rare varieties, whether in or out of
season. Ku-ula was his mainstay for fish-food and was consequently
held in high esteem by Kamohoalii, and they lived without disagreement
of any kind between them for many years.

During this period the wife of Ku-ula gave birth to a son, whom they
called Aiai-a-Ku-ula (Aiai of Ku-ula), The child was properly brought
up according to the usage of those days, and when he was old enough
to care for himself an unusual event occurred.

A large _puhi_ (eel), called Koona, lived at Wailau, on the windward
side of the island of Molokai. This eel was deified and prayed to by
the people of that place, and they never tired telling of the mighty
things their god did, one of which was that a big shark came to Wailau
and gave it battle, and during the fight the puhi caused a part of the
rocky cliff to fall upon the shark, which killed it. A cave was thus
formed, with a depth of about five fathoms; and that large opening
is there to this day, situate a little above the sea and close to
the rocky fort where lived the well known Kapeepeekauila. This puhi
then left its own place and came and lived in a cave in the sea near
Aleamai, called Kapukaulua, some distance out from the Alau rocks. It
came to break and rob the pond that Ku-ula had built and stocked with
fish of various kinds and colors, as known to-day.

Ku-ula was much surprised on discovering his pond stock disappearing,
so he watched day and night, and at last, about daybreak, he saw a
large eel come in through the _makai_ (seaward) wall of the pond. When
he saw this he knew that it was the cause of the loss of his fish,
and was devising a way to catch and kill it; but on consulting with
his wife they decided to leave the matter to their son Aiai, for him
to use his own judgment as to the means by which the thief might be
captured and killed. When Aiai was told of it he sent word to all
the people of Aleamai and Haneoo to make ili hau ropes several lau
fathoms in length; and when all was ready a number of the people
went out with it in two canoes, one each from the two places, with
Aiai-a-Ku-ula in one of them. He put two large stones in his canoe
and held in his hands a fisherman's gourd (_hokeo_), in which was a
large fishhook called manaiaakalani.

When the canoes had proceeded far out he located his position by
landmarks; and looking down into the sea, and finding the right place,
he told the