He Moolelo Kaao Hawaii no ka Puhi o Laumeki, ka Mea i Like me ka Ilio Puaapualenalena was published in the Hawaiian newspaper, Nupepa Ka Oiaio, between November 8th 1895 to February 14th 1896. The moʻolelo primarily focuses on sites and features associated with the lands of ʻEwa, Oʻahu, recounting events associated with the birth and deification of an eel guardian of fisheries, and his siblings, among whom was Mokumeha. The narratives include important descriptions of the fisheries around the island of Oʻahu, and particularly describe the ʻanae-holo (traveling mullet), which annually traveled between the Kona and Koʻolau districts of the island.
It is said in this account of Laumeki, that his true form was that of an eel. His the district was Ewa, Honouliuli was the land. Within this land division, in its sheltered bay, there is a place called Kaihuopalaai. It is the place of the anae (mullet), which are known about Honolulu, and asked for by the people, with great desire. |