Ka-Alae-huapi

Role: bird · First appears: Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 1

Life events

Maui caught Ka-Alae-huapi, threatened to kill it, then released it after it warned him about finding fire.(Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 1)
- With: Maui
- “Maui watched again and saw fire. When he went up the birds saw him coming and scattered the fire, carrying the ashes into the water; but he leaped and caught the little Alae. ‘Ah!’ he said, ‘I will kill you, because you do not let me have fire.’ The bird replied, ‘If you kill me you cannot find fire.’”
Maui caught Ka-Alae-huapi again, learned how to make fire, and marked the bird's head with the fire stick.(Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 1 · 📍 Halawa)
- With: Maui
- “After a while he saw the fire burning and ran swiftly. The birds saw him and cried, ‘The cooking is over. Here comes the swift grandchild of Hina.’ They scattered the fire, threw the ashes away and flew into the water. But again Maui caught the Alae and began to kill it, saying: ‘You gave me a plant full of water from which to get fire.’ The bird said, ‘If I die you can never find fire. I will give you the secret of fire. Take a branch of that dry tree and rub.’ Maui held the bird fast in one hand while he rubbed with the other until smoke and fire came out. Then he took the fire stick and rubbed the head of the bird, making a place where red and white feathers have grown ever since.”

enemies with Maui “But again Maui caught the Alae and began to kill it, saying: ‘You gave me a plant full of water from which to get fire.’”
recipient: Maui “The bird said, ‘If I die you can never find fire. I will give you the secret of fire. Take a branch of that dry tree and rub.’”

Extracted from the original text of Legends of Ma-ui. Made with Rho MD.