oa, who live in the mountains of
Oahu, back of Honolulu, prepare a home for the first-born son of Ku and
Hina, whom they send Rainbow to fetch from Nuumealani. The messenger,
first gaining the consent of the lizard guardian at Kuaihelani, brings
back Child-adopted-by-the-gods to the gods on Oahu. Again Hina bears a
child, a daughter. For this girl also the gods send two sister
messengers, who bring Paliuli to Waka, where she cares for the birds in
the forests of Puna. Here a beautiful home is prepared for the girl and
a garden planted with two magical food-producing trees, Makalei, brought
from Nuumealani to provide fish and prepared food in abundance. These
two children, brother and sister, are the most beautiful pair on earth,
and the gods arrange their marriage. Kane precedes the boy, dressed in
his lightning body, and the tree people come to dance and sing before
Paliuli. Some say that the goddess Laka, patroness of the _hula_ dance,
accompanied them. For a time all goes well, then the boy is beguiled by
Poliahu (Cold-bosom) on the mountain. Paliuli, aware of her lover's
infidelity, sends Waka to bring him back, but Cold-bosom prevents his
approach, by spreading the mountain with snow. Paliuli wanders away to
Oahu, then to Kauai, learning dances on the way which she teaches to the
trees in the forest on her return.

Meanwhile another child is born to Ku and Hina. The lizard guardian
draws this lovely girl from the head of Hina, calls her Keaomelemele,
Golden-cloud, and sets her to rule the clouds in the Shining-heavens.
Among these clouds is Kaonohiokala, the Eyeball-of-the-sun, who knows
what is going on at a distance. From the lizard guardian Golden-cloud
learns of her sister Paliuli's distress, and she comes to earth to
effect a reconciliation. There she learns all the dances that the gods
can teach.

Now, Ku and Hina, having learned the lore of the clouds, choose other
mates and each, bears a child, one a boy called Kaumailiula,
Twilight-resting-in-the-sky, the other a girl named Kaulanaikipokii.

The boy is brought to Oahu, riding in a red canoe befitting a chief, to
be Goldencloud's husband. His sister follows with her maidens riding in
shells, which they pick up and put in their pockets when they come to
land. Ku, Hina, and the lizard family also migrate to Oahu to join the
gods, Kane and Kanaloa, for the marriage festival. Thus these early
gods came to Oahu.]

[Footnote 3: Although the earthly paradise h