Legend of Pupuhuluena. |
Kaao no Pupuhuluena. |
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It was amongst the steep cliffs to the east of Kohala, Hawaii, that Pupuhuluena once lived. When he first came to the place there was no food growing, no taro, no potatoes, no yams, nor anything else in the shape of food. All the food had been taken and hidden by the gods in Kalae, Kau. Once upon a time Pupuhuluena had a desire to go fishing, so he sailed to a point directly off Makaukiu. While he was busy fishing, he saw that all the different fishes were gathered under his canoe; the uhu,1 the nenue,2 ulua,3 kahala,4 opakapaka,5 hee,6 manini,7 opelu,8 aku9 and all the other kinds of fishes. When he saw the fish move away he followed them until the cliffs were passed, and as the fish kept on going he followed right along; he arrived off Kohala, still the fish kept on: he arrived off Kawaihae, still the fish kept on: then on to Puako and to Maniniowali where the manini remained behind, but he still followed until he was off Kekaha and from there on to Kaelehuluhulu; here the aku and opakapaka remained behind. Proceeding again until he was off the Kona coast, here some of the other fishes remained behind, but he kept on following the others until he was off the place called Kapukaulua, just this side of Kalae where the ulua remained behind. At this place he saw a canoe floating with a large-mouth net let down on the coral bed. There were two fishermen in the canoe, Ieiea and Poopalu; they were the fishermen of Makalii. |
O Kalae i na pali hulaana ka aina, ma Kohala, Hawaii, kahi noho o Pupuhuluena. Noho iho la ia ma ia aina, aohe ai, he wi, ua nele ke kalo, ka uala, ka uhi, na mea ai a pau loa. Ua hoi ka ai, a i ke ’kua kahi i huna ia ai, ma Kalae i Kau. Noho iho la o Pupuhuluena, a makemake i ka lawaia, holo aku la ia mawaho ae o Makaukiu e lawa ia ai, iaia e lawaia ana, mumulu mai la na ia a pau loa malalo o kona waa, ka uhu, ka nenue, ka ulua, ke kahala, ke opakapaka, ka hee, ka manini, ka opelu, ke aku, a me na ia a pau loa. Nolaila, hahai o Pupuhuluena i na ia a pau no ka makemake, a hala na pali, aole no laila ka ia, a hiki i Kohala waho, aole no laila ka ia. A hiki keia i Kawaihae, aohe no laila ka ai, a Puako keia hiki i Maniniowali, alaila noho ka manini, hele hou keia a hiki i ke kaha a Kaelehuluhulu, noho ke aku, ke opakapaka. Holo hou keia a Kona, noho kekahi mau ia, pela kai nei hahai hele ana a hiki i Kapukaulua, i Kalae maanei mai, noho ka ulua ilaila. |
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Pupuhuluena upon seeing the men moved on until he was quite close to them. He then took up a kukui nut, chewed it up and blew the substance upon the surface of the sea10 which enabled him to clearly see the bottom. As he looked down he saw the fish entering the mouth of the net, let down by Ieiea and Poopalu, so he called out: “Say, the fish have gone into your net.” “You are telling a lie. We are looking down and we don’t see any fish going in.” The reason why Ieiea and Poopalu did not see the fish was because they were chewing the sea-bean (mohihi) and blowing the juice on the surface of the sea which did not render the sea smooth, so they were unable to see the bottom very clearly. The place where they had their net was not very deep. Pupuhuluena, however, kept on calling to haul up the net till at last Ieiea and Poopalu thought they would haul up the net, when to their surprise they discovered it was full of fish. When Ieiea and Poopalu saw that Pupuhuluena had something they did not have they requested some kukui nut; so Pupuhuluena gave some of his nuts to the fishermen and they threw away their sea-beans. These two fishermen kept some of the nuts and when they arrived home they planted some. This is how the kukui11 was first introduced into the districts of Kona and Kau. |
Nana aku la o Pupuhuluena, e lana ana keia waa lawaia, he upena waha nui ka upena e kuu ana. O ka inoa o keia mau lawaia, o Ieiea, o Poopalu, he mau lawaia na Makalii. Holo aku la o Pupuhuluena a kokoke, lalau iho la ia i ke kukui, mama ae la a pupuhi iho la i ke kai, malino maikai iho la o lalo. Nana aku la keia a ike ua komo ka ia i ka upena a Ieiea a me Poopalu, kahea aku la: “E! Ua komo ka ia i ka upena a olua.” “Wahahee oe e na kanaka, ke nana nei no maua i lalo o ke kai, aohe ia komo ae.” O ke kumu o ka ike ole o Ieiea a me Poopalu, he hua mohihi ka laua e mama ana a pupuhi i ke kai, nolaila, malino ole ke kai a ike ole ia o lalo, he papau wale no ia wahi a laua e lawaia ana, aohe hohonu. Hoomau aku la o Pupuhuluena i ke kahea: “E huki ka upena, ua komo ka ia.” Huki ae la o Ieiea a me Poopalu i ka upena, ua piha i ka ai. No keia hana a Pupuhuluena, o ka mama i ka hua kukui a pupuhi i ke kai, nonoi mai la o Ieiea a me Poopalu i hua kukui, haawi aku la keia, a haalele iho la laua i ka laua hua o ka mohihi. Nolaila, malama laua i ka kua kukui a kanu ihola, o ia ka laha o ke kukui ia Kona a me Kau. |
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Poopalu then gave Pupuhuluena some kalo and potatoes already cooked. Pupuhuluena took them and placed them in his calabash. At this Poopalu asked him: “Why do you put them in the calabash?” Pupuhuluena replied: “To save them for planting.” [572]Poopalu said: “They will not grow as they are already cooked. The gods have charge of the food and all else, and we can only get it after it is cooked. If you wish to get some for the purpose of planting then obey this instruction: You must first hew out an image from a wiliwili12 tree and then braid a basket of ie.” Pupuhuluena then consented to do this. After the image and basket were made, Poopalu said to Pupuhuluena: “Place the image behind you on the canoe while I will get into the basket and then we will sail to the land of the gods.” |
Haawi mai la o Poopalu i ka ai, he kalo moa, he uala, lalau aku la keia a ho-o i ka hokeo. Ninau mai o Poopalu: “I mea aha ia au, e waiho nei i ka hokeo?” I aku o [573]Pupuhuluena: “I mea kanu.” Olelo mai o Poopalu: “Aole e ulu, ua moa, no ka mea, aia no i ke akua ka ai, a me na mea a pau, aia a moa loaa mai ia maua ka ai. Ina he makemake oe i mea kanu nau, e hoolohe mai, penei; e kalai oe i kii wiliwili, e ulana i hinai ie.” Ae aku o Pupuhuluena. A loaa ke kii me ka hinai ie, olelo mai o Poopalu ia Pupuhuluena: “O ke kii mahope ou i luna o ka waa, a owau iloko o ka hinai, e holo kaua i ka aina o ke ’kua.” |
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When they arrived at Kalae where the gods were living, they were seen and began calling: “Let the canoe come ashore at the safe landing place.” This place where the gods were directing them to land was the refuse heap, which place by their power was made to be calm, while the usual landing place was made to be very rough. Poopalu, however, instructed Pupuhuluena from within the basket to say: “That is a refuse heap; here is the landing place where the surf is breaking, for I am a native son of this place.” When the gods heard Pupuhuluena, they remarked amongst themselves: “He is a native son of the soil and not a stranger.” The regular landing place then became calm while the rough sea went back to the place opposite the refuse heap. As Pupuhuluena went ashore, the gods came down to help him lift the canoe. At this Pupuhuluena said: “The stern of my canoe is kapued. I will lift that part myself while you can lift the forward part.” After the canoe was carried ashore, the gods brought all the different kinds of tubers and showed them to Pupuhuluena, saying: |
A hiki laua i Kalae, kahi o ke ’kua e noho ana, ike mai la ke ’kua i ka waa o Pupuhuluena, kahea mai la: “E pae ka waa ma ke awa kai make.” Eia: O ke kiona o ua poe akua nei, ua hoolilo ia iho la i awa maikai loa me ke poi nalu ole, o ke awa hoi e pae ai ka waa, ua kaikoo ae la. Olelo ae o Poopalu iloko o ka hinai ia Pupuhuluena: “E i aku oe, he kiona ia; eia no ke awa, e poi nei ka nalu, no ka mea, he keiki kupa au no o nei.” A lohe ke ’kua i keia olelo a Pupuhuluena, olelo aku kekahi akua i kekahi akua: “He kamaaina hoi ha, aohe malihini.” Nolaila, kai make lana malie iho la ke awa e pae ai ka waa, a hoi aku la ke kaikoo ma ke kiona o ua poe akua nei. Pae aku la keia i uka, hele mai la ke ’kua e hapai i ka waa, olelo aku o Pupuhuluena: “He kapu o hope o kuu waa, owau no malaila, mamua oukou e hapai ai.” A kau ka waa i uka, lawe mai la ke ’kua i na hua a pau loa, a hoike mai la ia Pupuhuluena, kahea mai ke ’kua: |
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Pupuhuluena, Kapala, Kapakio, What kind of food is this? |
Pupuhuluena, Kapala, Kapakio, Heaha nei ai ia oe la? |
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Poopalu spoke from within the basket: “Tell them it is a Hoi,13 it is poisonous.” So Pupuhuluena chanted back: |
Olelo ae o Poopalu i loko o ka hinai: “E olelo aku oe, he hoi, he ai make,” pela ke aoao ana a lohe a Pupuhuluena, kahea aku o Pupuhuluena: |
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It is a Hoi, a poisonous food. One day to dig it, One day to stand it in water, One day to render it sweet, One day to warm it in the sun. But with all that, the children will die from eating it. It has sprouted, it is growing over yonder. |
He hoi he ai make, Hookahi la e kohi ai, Hookahi la e ku ai i ka wai, Hookahi la manalo, Hookahi la i ka aheahea Ai aku ka make na keiki, Ua ulu, ua kupu, aia i o. |
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The gods then brought out another tuber and asked: “What is this food called, Pupuhuluena?” |
Hoike hou ke ’kua, he uhi ia ai: “Heaha nei ai ia oe e Pupuhuluena?” |
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It is a yam,14 it is a life-giving food, Go for it and bake it. When cooked, your wife is then sustained. |
He uhi he ai ola, Kii aku no kalua A moa, ola ka wahine. |
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The gods then showed all the different tubers to Pupuhuluena, after which they invited him to join them in their games, which invitation was accepted. While playing in a certain game, Pupuhuluena took some of the gods and stood them up on their heads. This action so shamed them that they gave Pupuhuluena each of the different tubers. Pupuhuluena then returned to Kohala and planted the yam, and yam can be found at the bottom of the cliffs to the east of Kohala to this day; also the kalo, potatoes, gourds, and all the different tubers. It was Pupuhuluena who first introduced them into Kohala. [571] |
Pela no ke ’kua o ka hoike ana i na ai a pau loa ia Pupuhuluena, a pau ia. Olelo ke ’kua ia Pupuhuluena, e paani lealea, ae aku keia. Iloko o keia paani ana, lalau aku la keia i ke ’kua a hoohuli ke poo i lalo, o na wawae ka i luna. Nolaila, hilahila ke ’kua haawi i na hua a pau ia Pupuhuluena. Hoi mai la ia a hiki i Kohala, kanu i ka uhi, o ia ka ulu i na pali hulaana o Kohala a hiki i keia la, pela ke kalo, ka uala, ka ipu a me na hua a pau loa, o Pupuhuluena ke kumu i laha ai keia mau mea ma Kohala. [574] |
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