When I passed
the waist, I seemed to know it was of no use to struggle any more,
so went the rest of the way myself. Then my body came to life again,
and I opened my eyes.

"But I wish I could have stayed with those happy people. It was cruel
to make me come back. My other body was so beautiful, and I was so
happy, so happy!"

VIII

KAPEEPEEKAUILA; OR, THE ROCKS OF KANA

_Rev. A. O. Forbes_

On the northern side of the island of Molokai, commencing at the
eastern end and stretching along a distance of about twenty miles,
the coast is a sheer precipice of black rock varying in height from
eight hundred to two thousand feet. The only interruptions to the
continuity of this vast sea wall are formed by the four romantic
valleys of Pelekunu, Puaahaunui, Wailau, and Waikolu. Between the
valleys of Pelekunu and Waikolu, juts out the bold, sharp headland
of Haupu, forming the dividing ridge between them, and reminding one
somewhat of an axe-head turned edge upward. Directly in a line with
this headland, thirty or forty rods out in the ocean, arise abruptly
from the deep blue waters the rocks of Haupu, three or four sharp,
needle-like points of rock varying from twenty to one hundred feet in
height. This is the spot associated with the legend of Kapeepeekauila,
and these rocks stand like grim sentinels on duty at the eastern
limit of what is now known as the settlement of Kalawao. The legend
runs as follows:

Keahole was the father, Hiiaka-noholae was the mother, and
Kapeepeekauila was the son. This Kapeepeekauila was a hairy man,
and dwelt on the ridge of Haupu.

Once on a time Hakalanileo and his wife Hina, the mother of Kana,
came and dwelt in the valley of Pelekunu, on the eastern side of the
ridge of Haupu.

Kapeepeekauila, hearing of the arrival of Hina, the beautiful daughter
of Kalahiki, sent his children to fetch her. They went and said to
Hina, "Our royal father desires you as his wife, and we have come
for you."

"Desires me for what?" said she.

"Desires you for a wife," said they.

This announcement pleased the beautiful daughter of Kalahiki, and
she replied, "Return to your royal father and tell him he shall be
the husband and I will be the wife."

When this message was delivered to Kapeepeekauila, he immediately
sent a messenger to the other side of the island to summon all the
people from Keonekuina to Kalamaula; for we have already seen that
he was a hairy man, and it was necessary th