shing ko'as for the deep sea fishermen who go out in
their canoes, and the names of many of these ko'as located around
the different islands are well known.

XXII

AIAI, SON OF KU-ULA

PART II OF THE LEGEND OF KU-ULA, THE FISH GOD OF HAWAII

_Translated from Moke Manu by M. K. Nakuina_

After the death of the King of Hana, Aiai left the people of Haneoo
catching hinalea and went to Kumaka, a place where fresh water springs
out from the sand and rocks near the surf of Puhele, at Hamoa, where
lay a large, long stone in the sea. This stone he raised upright and
also placed others about the water spring, and said to his friend:
"To-day I name this stone Ku-a-lanakila, for I have triumphed over my
enemies; and I hereby declare that all fishes, crabs, and sea-moss
shall return again in plenty throughout the seas of Hana, as in the
days when my parents were living in the flesh at Lehoula."

From the time Aiai raised this stone, up to the present generation,
the story of Ku-ula and Aiai is well preserved, and people have
flocked to the place where the stone stands to see it and verify the
tradition. Some kahunas advise their suffering patients to pay a visit
to the stone, Ku-lanakila, with some offerings for relief from their
sickness and also to bathe in the spring of Kumaka and the surf of
Puhele. This was a favorite spot of the kings and chiefs of the olden
times for bathing and surf-riding, and is often referred to in the
stories and legends of Hawaii-nei. This was the first stone raised by
Aiai and established as a ku-ula at Hamoa; and the old people of Hana
attributed to its influence the return of the fish to their waters.

After Aiai's practice of his father's instructions and the return of
the fishes, his fame spread throughout the district, and the people
made much of him during his stay with them.

A great service wrought by Aiai during his boyhood was the teaching
of his friend and his friend's parents how to make the various nets
for all kinds of fishing. He also taught them to make the different
kinds of fishing lines. When they were skilled in all these branches
of knowledge pertaining to fishing, he called the people together,
and in their presence declared his friend to be the head fisherman
of Hana, with full control of all the stations (_ko'a ia_) he had
established. This wonder-working power second to none, possessed by
Aiai, he now conferred on his friend, whereby his own name would be
per