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He thought of his beautiful Kaala, and his heart ached for her warm embrace

Date of account: Published 1888
Source: The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people
Reference: The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people · selected passage 70
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-25

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His fears troubled him. He thought of his beautiful Kaala, and his heart ached for her warm embrace. Then he thought of the looks and words of Oponui, and recalled in both a suggestion of deceit. Thus harassed with his thoughts, he spent the day in roaming alone among the hills, and the following night in restless slumber, with dreams of death and torture. The portentous cry of an alae roused him from his kapa-moe before daylight, and until the sun rose he sat watching the stars. Then he climbed the hill overlooking the valley of Palawai to watch for the return of Kaala, and wonder what could have detained her so long. He watched until the sun was well up in the heavens, feeling neither thirst nor hunger, and at length saw a pau fluttering in the wind far down the valley.

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