umed by
fire that a man-shark can be thoroughly destroyed, and prevented from
taking possession of the body of some harmless fish shark, who would
then be incited to do all the pernicious acts of a man-shark.

While he lay there on the low sandy beach, the tide was coming in, and
as most of the people were returning with fagots and brush, Nanaue made
a supreme effort and rolled over so that his feet touched the water,
when he was enabled at once to change into a monster shark. Those who
were near him saw it, but were not disposed to let him off so easily,
and they ran several rows of netting makai, the water being very
shallow for quite a distance out. The shark's flippers were all bound
by the ropes with which the man Nanaue had been bound, and this with
the shallowness of the water prevented him from exerting his great
strength to advantage. He did succeed in struggling to the breakers,
though momentarily growing weaker from loss of blood, as the people
were striking at him with clubs, spears, stone adzes and anything
that would hurt or wound, so as to prevent his escape.

With all that, he would have got clear, if the people had not called
to their aid the demigod Unauna, who lived in the mountains of upper
Kainalu. It was then a case of Akua _vs_. Akua, but Unauna was only a
young demigod, and not supposed to have acquired his full strength and
supernatural powers, while Nanaue was a full-grown man and shark. If
it had not been for the latter's being hampered by the cords with
which he was bound, the nets in his way, as well as the loss of blood,
it is fully believed that he would have got the better of the young
local presiding deity; but he was finally conquered and hauled up on
the hill slopes of Kainalu to be burnt.

The shallow ravine left by the passage of his immense body over the
light yielding soil of the Kainalu Hill slope can be seen to this
day, as also a ring or deep groove completely around the top of a
tall insulated rock very near the top of Kainalu Hill, around which
Unauna had thrown the rope, to assist him in hauling the big shark
uphill. The place was ever afterwards called Puumano (Shark Hill),
and is so known to this day.

Nanaue was so large, that in the attempt to burn him, the blood
and water oozing out of his burning body put out the fire several
times. Not to be outwitted in that way by the shark son of Kamohoalii,
Unauna ordered the people to cut and bring for the purpose of splitting