Legend of Iwa

Messengers of Umi Obtain Keaau’s Famed Cowries.—Keaau Seeks a Smart Thief to Recover Them.—Learns of Iwa, a Boy, on Oahu, and Secures His Aid.—Falling in with Umi Fishing with the Shells, the Boy Dives Down and Cuts Them from the Line.—Reaching the Canoe They Set Out for Hilo.—Umi, at Loss of the Shells, Hears of and Finds Iwa, Who Steals Them Back from Keaau.—Is Engaged to Steal Umi’s Lost Axe from the Waipio Temple, Then Wins in a Thieving Contest Against Six Experts.