Chapter 52

[Footnote 58: In the story of Kauakahialii, his home at Pihanakalani is located in the mountains of Kauai back of the ridge Kuamoo, where, in spite of its inland position, he possesses a fishpond well stocked with fish.]

[Footnote 59: The Hawaiian custom of group marriages between brothers or sisters is clearly brought out in this and other passages in the story. "Guard our wife"--_Ka wahine a kaua_--says the Kauai chief to his comrade, "she belongs to us two"--_ia ia kaua_. The sisters of Aiwohikupua call their mistress's husband "our husband"--_ka kakou kane_. So Laieikawai's younger sister is called the "young wife"--_wahine opio_--of Laieikawai's husband, and her husband is called his _punalua_, which is a term used between friends who have wives in common, or women who have common husbands.]

[Footnote 60: The Hawaiian flute is believed to be of ancient origin. It is made of a bamboo joint pierced with holes and blown through the nose while the right hand plays the stops. The range is said to comprise five notes. The name Kanikawi means "changing sound" and is the same as that given to Kaponohu's supernatural spear.]