Comparing Keawennaia And Odysseus
When Keawenuiaʻumi and his men stopped to talk to Kūapākaʻa, they were suspicious about how he knew all of the winds. So Kahikuokamoku asked Kūapāʻaka who was the man at the bow of the canoe, and he replied, “Thatʻs my father-heʻs deaf. He enjoys fishing for uhu.” (pg 50, Nakuina) Just like Odysseus, Pākaʻa was able to think quickly and told his son to lie about who they really were for the sake of his plan.