the latter said to him:
"How is this? Why are you not cooked alive, as I ordered? How came
you to pass my lunas?"

The kukini answered: "It was the wish of the slave to die at the feet
of his master, if die he must; but if so, it would be an irreparable
loss to you, my master, for I have that with me that will cause your
name to be renowned and handed down to posterity."

"And what is that?" questioned the King.

Eleio then unrolled his bundle and displayed to the astonished gaze
of the King and courtiers the glories of a feather cloak, before
then unheard of on the islands. Needless to say, he was immediately
pardoned and restored to royal favor, and the awa he had brought from
Hana was reserved for the King's special use in his offerings to the
gods that evening.

When the King heard the whole story of Eleio's absence, and that the
fair original owner was but a short way off, he ordered her to be
immediately brought before him that he might express his gratitude
for the wonderful garment. When she arrived, he was so struck with her
beauty and modest deportment that he ask her to become his Queen. Thus,
some of the highest chiefs of the land traced their descent from
Kakaalaneo and Kanikaniaula. The original feather cloak, known as the
"_Ahu o Kakaalaneo_," is said to be in the possession of the Pauahi
Bishop Museum. At one time it was used on state occasions as _pa-u_,
or skirt, by Princess Nahienaena, own sister of the second and third
Kamehame-has.

The ahuulas of the ancient Hawaiians were of fine netting, entirely
covered, with feathers woven in. These were either of one color and
kind or two or three different colors outlining patterns. The feathers
were knotted by twos or threes with twisted strands of the olona, the
process being called _uo_. They were then woven into the foundation
netting previously made the exact shape and size wanted. The whole
process of feather cloak making was laborious and intricate, and
the making of a cloak took a great many years. And as to durability,
let the cloak of Kalaalaneo, now several centuries old, attest.

XV

KAALA AND KAAIALII

A LEGEND OF LANAI

_W. M. Gibson_

Bordering upon the land of Kealia, on the southwest coast of Lanai,
where was _pahonua_ or place of refuge, are the remains of Kaunolu, an
ancient _heiau_, or temple. Its ruins lie within the mouth of a deep
ravine, whose extending banks run out into the sea and form a bold,
bluff-bound bay