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  • Kawainui ma Koolaupoko, Oahu, the hum of the voices of the Menehunes at Puukapele, Kauai, startled the birds of the pond of Kawainui, at Koolaupoko, Oahu, p. 111. wiliwili tree, Erythrina monosperma, p. 121.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

  • Koolau, whose parents were so sensible of the honor of the contemplated union of their son with the Princess of Manoa, who was deemed of a semi-supernatural descent, that they always sent the poi of Kailua and the fish of Kawainui for the girl's table.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

  • They were well supplied and satisfied, and at dawn returned to the mountains of Puukapele rejoicing, and the hum of their voices gave rise to the saying, "_Wawa ka Menehune i Puukapele, ma Kauai, puoho ka manu o ka loko o Kawainui ma Koolaupoko, Oahu_" -- the hum of the voices of the Menehunes at Puukapele, Kauai, startled the birds of the pond of

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

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