Sometime during this adventure of Kama-
puaa in the domains of Pele, the islands were
divided between the two demi-gods, and an
oath of divine solemnity was taken by them.
They set apart a large portion of the island of
Hawaii for Pele, and the eastern shore frorii
Hilo to Kohala and all the islands northwest
of Hawaii as the kingdom over which Kama-
puaa might establish rulers. It is said that the
oath has never been broken. :



54 LEGENDS OF VOLCANOES

One of the long legends describes a new island
home brought up from ocean depths by Kama-
puaa, in which he established his family and
from which he visited Hawaii. It says that
Pele saw him and called to him:

"O Kama-puaa divine,
My love is for you.
Return, we shall have the land together,
You the upland — I the lowland.
Return, O my husband,
Our difficulties are at an end."

He refused, saying that it was best for them to
abide by their oath, and not take any part of
what belonged to the other. Perhaps this
desire for reconciliation underlies the legendary
love of Pele for sacrifices of those things which
would most intimately connect her with Kama-
puaa.
Kama-puaa has figured to the last days of
Pele worship in the sacrifices offered to the fire-
goddess. The most acceptable sacrifice to Pele
was supposed to be puaa (a hog). If a hog could
not be secured when an offering was necessary,
the priest would take the fish humu-humu-nuku-
nuku-a-puaa and throw it into the pit of fire.
If the hog and the fish both failed, the priest
would offer any of the things into which it was
said in their traditions that Kama-puaa could
change himself.
