Iwa's next feat is the stealing of Umi's ax, Waipu, which is kept under
strict taboo in the temple of Pakaalana, in Waipio, on Hawaii. It hangs
on a rope whose ends are fastened to the necks of two old women. A crier
runs back and forth without the temple to proclaim the taboo. Iwa takes
the place of the crier, persuades the old women to let him touch the ax,
and escapes with it.
Umi arranges a contest to prove who is the champion thief. Iwa is pitted
against the six champions from each of the six districts of Hawaii. The
test is to see which can fill a house fullest in a single night. The six
thieves go to work, but Iwa sleeps until cockcrow, when he rises and
steals all the things out of the other thieves' house. He also steals
sleeping men, women, and children from the king's own house to fill his
own. The championship is his, and the other six thieves are killed.
MANINIHOLOKUAUA
This skillful thief lives at Kaunakahakai on Molokai, where he is noted
for strength and fleetness. In a cave at Kalamaula, in the uplands, his
lizard guardian keeps all the valuables that he steals from strangers
who land on his shore.
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