he hum and noise of the Menehunes,
which would be the signal of their finishing the canoe. And thus it
was; the Menehunes, having finished the canoe, were ready to pull
it to the sea. He directed them to look sharp, and two men would be
noticed holding the ropes at the _pu_ (or head) of the canoe. One of
them would leap from one side to the other; he was the director of the
work and was called _pale_. There would be some men farther behind,
holding the _kawelewele_, or guiding-ropes. They were the _kahunas_
that superintended the construction of the canoe. He reminded them
to remember these directions, and when they saw these men, to give
them orders and show them the course to take in pulling the canoe to
the sea.

Kekupua followed all these instructions faithfully. He waited
at Puunui till dusk, when he heard a hum as of many voices, and
proceeding farther up near the slope of Alewa he saw these wonderful
people. They were like ordinary human beings but diminutive. He
directed them to pull the canoe along the _nae_, or farther side of
the Puunui stream. By this course the canoe was brought down as far
as Kaalaa, near Waikahalulu, where, when daylight came, they left
their burden and returned to Waolani. The canoe was left in the ditch,
where it remained for many generations, and was called Kawa-a-Kekupua
(Kekupua's canoe), in honor of the servant of the chief Kakae.

Thus, even with the help of the Menehunes, the wife of Kakae was not
satisfied in her desire.

AS HEIAU BUILDERS

The Menehunes are credited with the construction of numerous _heiaus_
(ancient temples) in various parts of the islands.

The heiau of Mookini, near Honoipu, Kohala, is pointed out as an
instance of their marvellous work. The place selected for the site
of the temple was on a grassy plain. The stones in the nearest
neighborhood were for some reason not deemed suitable for the
work, so those of Pololu Valley, distant some twelve miles, were
selected. Tradition says the Menehunes were placed in a line covering
the entire distance from Pololu to Honoipu, whereby the stones were
passed from hand to hand for the entire work. Work was begun at the
quiet of night, and at cock-crow in the morning it was finished. Thus
in one night the heiau of Mookini was built.

Another temple of their erection was at Pepeekeo, Hilo, the peculiarity
of the work being that the stones had been brought together by the
residents of that part of the district