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We will now take up Namakaokahai. After Pele and Hiiaka had been driven 

 away from Kauai, through the terrible fight that took place, Namakaokahai returned 

 to Nuumealani, and proceeded to the highest peak where she could see Maui. While 

 Namakaokahai was living on Nuumealani, she again saw Pele and Hiiaka starting 

 a fire on the mountain on Maui, so she left Nuumealani and came to Maui where 

 another battle was fought in which Pele was killed. Namakaokahai then returned to 

 the peaks on Nuumealani. After a time she looked towards Hawaii and saw Pele's 

 fire burning on Mauna Loa. But Namakaokahai discontinued her warfare against 

 Pele and Hiiaka. 



We will now speak of Pele. Pele was indeed really killed in the battle that was 

 fought on Maui with her cousin, but she traveled in spirit to Hawaii, at which place 

 she again came back to life. It was Pele and Hiiaka that dug that pit at Kilauea, on 

 the slope of the Mauna Loa mountain, and this place has become their own to this day, 

 and no one will dare dispute their claim.' After the death of Pele, Namakaokahai 

 returned to her own land in Kalakeenuiakane "^ where she lived with her husbands and 

 son and nephew. 



After the lapse of some considerable time, the two boys, the son of Aukelenui- 

 aiku and the son of the oldest brother got into a fight. The cause of the quarrel was 

 this: The forehead of Kauilanuimakaehaikalani was cuffed by his cousin, the son of 

 of the oldest brother of Aukelenuiaiku, the one whose every word was sacred. A few 

 words in explanation regarding the two boys. One of these boys was human and the 

 other, Kauilanuimakaehaikalani, was god-like. In their fight Kauilanuimakaehai- 

 kalani said to his cousin : 



"You are a lot that for a time were dead, 

 You were food for the maggots; 

 You are a lot whose bones were whitened. 

 It was my parents that brought you back to life, 

 You were a lot that were asleep in the bottom of the sea 

 With eyes all rotted." 



When the uncles heard these words they became very angry, and all decided to 

 return to Kuaihelani, their own land. When their youngest brother and wife saw 

 that the brothers were about to depart, they entreated them not to leave them, but the 

 brothers would not listen. After they were ready for their journey they boarded their 

 ship and set sail for Kuaihelani ; but in mid-ocean they encountered disaster and all 

 sunk to the bottom of the sea. 



Here ends their story for they are all dead. Continuing that of Namakaokahai 

 and Aukelenuiaiku. After they had lived on in peace and happiness for some time, 

 Aukelenuiaiku said to his wife: "My wife, we have lived together now for many days, 

 and I have become old and about to die in this strange land. I would therefore request 

 of you that you grant me leave to go and see our parents." 



■ The term ktdeana alokio ?io Pele, means Pele's allodial ' ' Ka-lakee-nui-a-kane, the great bend of Kane, 

 title. 



