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Nov. 18th, 2003 11:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
la_belle_laideYou know, poor Lohi'au. First he meets this gorgeous young woman and falls in love with her, only she teases and teases him, until she finally disappears from his life. In his longing, Lohi'au wastes away and dies. His sister finds his spirit and shoves it back into his body, and (in the words of Keali'i Reichel,) "she sits him down and says, 'Kay. What?'" He tells her what happened, and she warns him that it sounds like trouble.
It was. The woman was Pele, who travelled in her dream state, met Lohi'au, fell in love with him, teased him mercilessly for weeks, then woke up. She was still in love with him, though, and sent her sister Hi'iakaikapoliopele to bring him to her. She gave Hi'iaka a magic red pa'u (a skirt,) forty days to retrieve Lohi'au, and promised her that, so long as she didn't have an affair with Lohi'au, she would care for Hi'iaka's beloved lehua groves and her best friend Hopoe, who had taught Hi'iaka the Hula. They make the deal, and Hi'iaka sets out.
Only, the trip is not easy, and Hi'iaka, who is not yet a goddess, is beset by many demons and monsters and other nasties, and it takes her a long time to get there.
Meanwhile, Lohi'au has wasted away and died again. By the time Hi'iaka gets there, his spirit is already gone. Fortunately, she catches it, stuffs it into her magic pa'u, and brings it back to his body, where she tries to shove it back in. Only it won't go back in, no matter how much she chants and puts healing herbs all over him. Finally exhausted, Hi'iaka calls Pele (and here I picture her dialing on a cel phone for some reason,) and says that Lohi'au won't come back to life. Pele thinks on this a moment, then calls their brother Kauilanuimakehaikalani, who is the god of lightning. Kauila riccochets a bunch of lightning over to where Lohi'au is, and it revives him. (Odd, isn't it, the idea of using electricity to revive someone. O_O ^_~ )
So Lohi'au comes back to life again, and he and Hi'iaka leave to go back to Pele. On the boat to the Big Island, though, they meet up with a woman named Pele'ula, who is one of Lohi'au's old flames. She suggests a game of Kilu--a game in which the winner gets to take whoever they want to bed, if all parties agree to play. Hi'iaka knows that Pele'ula is going to play for Lohi'au, so she reluctantly joins the game to keep Lohi'au out of Pele'ula's grasp. Hi'iaka wins, but does not take Lohi'au to bed, even though she's attracted to him, because she's honoring her promise to her sister Pele.
Meanwhile, forty days have passed, Pele has seen the game of Kilu and is convinced that Hi'iaka has seduced Lohi'au, so she breaks her end of the vow. She destroys Hi'iaka's lehua groves and kills her friend Hopoe. Hi'iaka, who has become a goddess along the way, can see that this has happened. So, knowing that Pele can see her, too, she places a lei around Lohi'au's neck, and macks him in front of her sister.
Pele becomes even angrier and sends more lava their way, and the hapless Lohi'au is killed again.
So the two sisters battle it out. Hi'iaka is so enraged that she digs into the earth and upsets the balance of everything, and the god Kanehoalani has to come and settle her down so that things don't get all messed up. Pele comes to realize that Hi'iaka is also a goddess now, and can no longer be killed. In the end, they call a truce.
Meanwhile, a fisherman in a canoe has seen Lohi'au's spirit flying by, and has grabbed it. He delivers it back to Hi'iaka, who once again puts it back into Lohi'au's body.
There is a happy ending for Lohi'au, though, because he ends up staying with Hi'iaka and living out his mortal life in happiness with her.
Anyway, poor Lohi'au. But while Kumu Nalani was teaching us the chant about Kauilanuimakehaikalani, she told the story about the lightning, and it sort of grabbed me and shook me silly, so I did one of my "negative sketches" of the scene. (You know, draw the reverse colors and shadows first, scan it, then invert the colors. I'm not really good at it, or at anatomy, perspective or lighting, but still.) I'll probably make some changes tomorrow and re-do it.
It was. The woman was Pele, who travelled in her dream state, met Lohi'au, fell in love with him, teased him mercilessly for weeks, then woke up. She was still in love with him, though, and sent her sister Hi'iakaikapoliopele to bring him to her. She gave Hi'iaka a magic red pa'u (a skirt,) forty days to retrieve Lohi'au, and promised her that, so long as she didn't have an affair with Lohi'au, she would care for Hi'iaka's beloved lehua groves and her best friend Hopoe, who had taught Hi'iaka the Hula. They make the deal, and Hi'iaka sets out.
Only, the trip is not easy, and Hi'iaka, who is not yet a goddess, is beset by many demons and monsters and other nasties, and it takes her a long time to get there.
Meanwhile, Lohi'au has wasted away and died again. By the time Hi'iaka gets there, his spirit is already gone. Fortunately, she catches it, stuffs it into her magic pa'u, and brings it back to his body, where she tries to shove it back in. Only it won't go back in, no matter how much she chants and puts healing herbs all over him. Finally exhausted, Hi'iaka calls Pele (and here I picture her dialing on a cel phone for some reason,) and says that Lohi'au won't come back to life. Pele thinks on this a moment, then calls their brother Kauilanuimakehaikalani, who is the god of lightning. Kauila riccochets a bunch of lightning over to where Lohi'au is, and it revives him. (Odd, isn't it, the idea of using electricity to revive someone. O_O ^_~ )
So Lohi'au comes back to life again, and he and Hi'iaka leave to go back to Pele. On the boat to the Big Island, though, they meet up with a woman named Pele'ula, who is one of Lohi'au's old flames. She suggests a game of Kilu--a game in which the winner gets to take whoever they want to bed, if all parties agree to play. Hi'iaka knows that Pele'ula is going to play for Lohi'au, so she reluctantly joins the game to keep Lohi'au out of Pele'ula's grasp. Hi'iaka wins, but does not take Lohi'au to bed, even though she's attracted to him, because she's honoring her promise to her sister Pele.
Meanwhile, forty days have passed, Pele has seen the game of Kilu and is convinced that Hi'iaka has seduced Lohi'au, so she breaks her end of the vow. She destroys Hi'iaka's lehua groves and kills her friend Hopoe. Hi'iaka, who has become a goddess along the way, can see that this has happened. So, knowing that Pele can see her, too, she places a lei around Lohi'au's neck, and macks him in front of her sister.
Pele becomes even angrier and sends more lava their way, and the hapless Lohi'au is killed again.
So the two sisters battle it out. Hi'iaka is so enraged that she digs into the earth and upsets the balance of everything, and the god Kanehoalani has to come and settle her down so that things don't get all messed up. Pele comes to realize that Hi'iaka is also a goddess now, and can no longer be killed. In the end, they call a truce.
Meanwhile, a fisherman in a canoe has seen Lohi'au's spirit flying by, and has grabbed it. He delivers it back to Hi'iaka, who once again puts it back into Lohi'au's body.
There is a happy ending for Lohi'au, though, because he ends up staying with Hi'iaka and living out his mortal life in happiness with her.
Anyway, poor Lohi'au. But while Kumu Nalani was teaching us the chant about Kauilanuimakehaikalani, she told the story about the lightning, and it sort of grabbed me and shook me silly, so I did one of my "negative sketches" of the scene. (You know, draw the reverse colors and shadows first, scan it, then invert the colors. I'm not really good at it, or at anatomy, perspective or lighting, but still.) I'll probably make some changes tomorrow and re-do it.
