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The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai

by S. N. Haleole

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Pupualenalena

This marvelous dog named Pupualenalena fetches awa from Hakau’s food patches in Waipio, Hawaii, to his master in Puako. Hakau has the dog tracked, and is about to kill both dog and master when he bethinks himself. He has been troubled by the blowing of a conch shell, Kuana, by the spirits above Waipio, and he now promises life if the dog will bring him the shell. This the dog effects in the night, though breaking a piece in his flight, and the king, delighted, rewards the master with land in Waipio.

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