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bones would indeed be saved. What a powerful man this is! The reasons for the 

 comment on the great strength of Umi were because of the breaking up of the ohia log 

 of wood at one throw, the quickness in the covering up of the unu: of pig, and the 

 uprooting of the awa bush. 



After Umi had pulled up the awa bush, he went to one side of the house where 

 the old men were in, and cut up the awa into small pieces; then he proceeded to the 

 place where the awa container was kept and brought it and placed it by his side; he 

 then took some of the awa that w^as already prepared and put it into the cup. Umi 

 then went over to the umu and uncovered an umu that was alongside of the one he had 

 just covered, which contained a pig well cooked, which he took out and brought to the 

 eating place, where the old men were already seated. The pig was well done. When 

 Umi was uncovering the umu, Nunu said to Kakohe: "How quickly the pig has been 

 cooked ; the umu was only covered but a short time ago !" 



After the pig was served, Umi brought the awa and poured it into two cups, in 

 the presence of the two, and then handed the cups to the old men, who then took the 

 awa and drank it down. After this they partook of the pig. Shortly after finishing 

 their meal the effects of the awa began to come over them and they both laid down 

 where the}?^ sat, completely overcome. In falling over, one fell near the sleeping place, 

 while the other fell against the side of the house. Umi then picked up the one that 

 was lying against the side of the house and took him to the sleeping place; then he 

 pulled the other one over so that he, too, laid on the sleeping place. 



While they slept Umi went on up to meet Kaoleioku in the fields, on the moun- 

 tain side, where all the men were engaged in cultivating food. When Umi arrived, 

 Kaoleioku said to him: "Have the old men arrived?" Umi replied: "Yes, they have 

 arrived, and I have carried out your orders and have prepared everything for their 

 comfort. They are both overcome with awa, and when I left they were sound asleep." 

 When Kaoleioku heard this report from Umi he said to him: "Let us remain with 

 your men, and in the afternoon we will return. The order of our return shall be as 

 follows : I will go on down ahead, the men will then come after me, while you come on 

 behind the procession." This was agreeable to Umi. The reason why Kaoleioku 

 arranged the procession in this order was to allow him a chance to meet the old men 

 first and thus give him time to answer any questions that they may put to him 

 relating to Umi, for he wished to make a very favorable report of his ward, and also to 

 keep the old men from making a mistake in their choice of which was Umi, whereas 

 he, Kaoleioku, was well acquainted with them. 



After Umi had gone up, and after the old men had slept off the effects of the 

 awa, they got up and said to themselves: "This is not the way our lord has been treat- 

 ing us; even during the time of Liloa we never received such treatment. Then when 

 Hakau came to the kingdom all we received was just our food and fish and kapa. 

 Even our house is nothing but a filthy place, but here everything is so fresh and good 

 that it is a blessing to live. This is the best treatment we have ever had. From our 

 youth up we have ever been lowl}^, and here in our old age we begin to have a taste 



