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wood, the catcliing of the pig and the uprooting of the awa bush would lead the old 

 men to believe that Umi must be possessed of unusual strength. 



After these different preparations had been accomplished, Kaoleioku then turned 

 to Umi and said: "My chief, tomorrow shall be the daj^ when you will gain control of 

 the kingdom, and by your actions on that day alone is the thing to be done. M3' chief, 

 I request of you that you give ear and keep these my instructions, for your future rests 

 in your obedience. Tomorrow you will have the chance of your life, and if you fail to 

 take heed to my instructions, my bones will not be saved by you, for then they will 

 be dried out in the sun.' 



At the conclusion of these words of Kaoleioku, Umi's face beamed, showing his 

 determination to carry out every word of the instructions. He then gave his assent 

 and promised to obey the orders and to carry out his part of the arrangement. 



After a while Kaoleioku again addressed Umi, saying: "We will now retire, and 

 at the period of time just after midnight I will then go up to our fields with all our 

 men, leaving no one behind with you except your wives. If two old men should arrive 

 tomorrow morning and they should ask for me, then remember they are the ones we 

 are expecting. You must then make their reception complete in all things. 



After this last advice they retired for the night. After midnight was passed 

 Kaoleioku and his people all went up to the fields, while Umi and his wives continued 

 sleeping on until daylight. 



After the sun was iip and it had become quite warm, that being about eight 

 o'clock, the old men, Nunu and Kakohe, arrived. When they drew near to the houses 

 of Kaoleioku, they looked around and noticed the quietness of the place, which looked 

 to them as though it was deserted. The old men then called out : "The houses of 

 Kaoleioku are completely deserted ; no one seems to be around." 



While the two were calling, Umi heard them, and so he answered the old men 

 by saying: "Come in. We have no one at home except myself; all the people and 

 Kaoleioku have gone up to the mountains to work in the fields ; I was made to stay at 

 home to receive you two upon your arrival." At the call of Umi the two entered the 

 house. When Umi saw that the two had entered, he went out, took up the log of wood, 

 lifted it over his head and threw it down onto the ground breaking it into small pieces. 

 Umi then followed this by lighting the umu,^ and on account of the liberal supply of 

 kindling wood and leaves a great volume of smoke arose, making it impossible for the 

 old men to properly see how the wood and the umu were prepared. Umi then grabbed 

 the pig and, after letting it squeal for a while, let it go, not killing it. The pig was 

 released and allowed to get away on the side where the smoke was thickest. After the 

 kindling wood had burnt up he covered the umu with grass only. After this was done 

 Umi went to the awa bush and pulled it up whole. 



When Nunu and Kakohe saw the acts performed by Umi, they said one to the 

 other: "If the ward of Kaoleioku is auj^thing like this fellow, what a blessing! our 



'Illustrative of the solicitous expression "Ola na iwi" bones are preserved. 



^The Hawaiian umu, or iniu, oven, was made on the ground as required, by heated stones forming a mound 

 over the various articles of food placed on a leaf-lined base of hot rocks and covered in like manner, over all which 

 a mantle of earth was thrown to keep in the heat and steam. 



