paddlers to cease paddling. Standing up in the canoe
and taking one of the stones in his hands he dived into the sea. Its
weight took him down rapidly to the bottom, where he saw a big cave
opening right before him, with a number of fishes scurrying about
the entrance, such as uluas and other deep sea varieties. Feeling
assured thereby that the puhi was within, he arose to the surface
and got into his canoe. Resting for a moment, he then opened the
gourd and took out the hook manaiaakalani and tied the hau rope to
it. He also picked up a long stick and placed at the end of it the
hook, baited with a preparation of cocoanut and other substances
attractive to fishes. Before taking his second dive he arranged with
those on the canoe as to the signs to them of his success. Saying
this, he picked up the other stone and dived down again into the sea;
then, proceeding to the cave, he placed the hook in it, at the same
time murmuring a few incantations in the name of his parents. When
he knew that the puhi was hooked he signalled, as planned, to tell
those on the canoe of his success. In a short while he came to the
surface, and entering the canoe they all returned to shore, trailing
the rope behind. He told those in the canoe from Haneoo to paddle
thither and to Hamoa, and to tell all the people to pull the puhi;
like instructions were given those on the Aleamai canoe for their
people. The two canoes set forth on their courses to the landings,
keeping in mind Aiai's instructions, which were duly carried out by
the people of the two places; and there were many for the work.

Then Aiai ascended Kaiwiopele Hill and motioned to the people of
both places to pull the ropes attached to the hook on the mouth of
the puhi. It was said that the Aleamai people won the victory over
the much greater number from the other places, by landing the puhi
on the pahoehoe stones at Lehoula. The people endeavored to kill the
prize, but without success till Aiai came and threw three ala stones
at it and killed it. The head was cut off and cooked in the _imu_
(oven). The bones of its jaw, with the mouth wide open, are seen to
this day at a place near the shore, washed by the waves,--the rock
formation at a short distance having such a resemblance.

Residents of the place state that all ala stones near where the
imu was made in which the puhi was baked do not crack when heated,
as they do elsewhere, because of the imu heating of that time. It
is so