Hawaiian Folk Tales, by Thomas G. Thrum, , at sacred-texts.com
THERE formerly lived on the Kaala Mountains a chief by the name
of Kahaakea. He had two children, a boy and a girl, twins, whose
mother had died at their birth. The brother was called
Kauawaahila (Waahila Rain), and the girl Kauakiowao (Mountain
Mist). Kahaakea was very tenderly attached to his motherless
children, and after a while took to himself a wife, thinking
thus to provide his children with a mother's care and love. This
wife was called Hawea and had a boy by her former husband. This
boy was deformed and ugly, while the twins were very beautiful.
The stepmother was jealous of their beauty, and resented the
universal admiration expressed for them, while no one noticed
her boy except with looks of aversion. She was very considerate
toward the twins when their father was present, but hated and
detested them most violently. When they were about ten years old
their father had occasion to go to Hawaii, and had to remain
away a long time. He felt