ng at Waipio, Hawaii, the year
of which is unknown, there came to these shores a number of people,
with their wives, from that vague foreign land, Kahiki. But they were
all of godly kind (_ano akua nae_), it is said, and drew attention
as they journeyed from place to place. They arrived first at Niihau,
and from there they travelled through all the islands. At Hawaii
they landed at the south side, thence to Puna, Hilo, and settled at
Kukuihaele, Hamakua, just above Waipio.

On every island they visited there appeared various diseases, and
many deaths resulted, so that it was said this was their doings,
among the chiefs and people. The diseases that followed in their
train were chills, fevers, headache, _pani_, and so on.

These are the names of some of these people: Kaalaenuiahina,
Kahuilaokalani, Kaneikaulanaula, besides others. They brought
death, but one Kamakanuiahailono followed after them with healing
powers. This was perhaps the origin of sickness and the art of healing
with medicines in Hawaii.

As has been said, diseases settled on the different islands like an
epidemic, and the practice of medicine ensued, for Kamakanuiahailono
followed them in their journeyings. He arrived at Kau, stopping at
Kiolakaa, on the west side of Waiohinu, where a great multitude of
people were residing, and Lono was their chief. The stranger sat on a
certain hill, where many of the people visited him, for the reason that
he was a newcomer, a custom that is continued to this day. While there
he noticed the redness of skin of a certain one of them, and remarked,
"Oh, the redness of skin of that man!"

The people replied, "Oh, that is Lono, the chief of this land, and
he is a farmer."

He again spoke, asserting that his sickness was very great; for
through the redness of the skin he knew him to be a sick man.

They again replied that he was a healthy man, "but you consider him
very sick." He then left the residents and set out on his journey.

Some of those who heard his remarks ran and told the chief the
strange words, "that he was a very sick man." On hearing this,
Lono raised up his _oo_ (digger) and said, "Here I am, without any
sign of disease, and yet I am sick." And as he brought down his _oo_
with considerable force, it struck his foot and pierced it through,
causing the blood to flow freely, so that he fell and fainted away. At
this, one of the men seized a pig and ran after the stranger, who,
hearing the pig squealin