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iug too long on Hawaii, so lie wondered liow lie was to fulfill their wish, for his canoe 

 had been confiscated, which left him without means of getting back to Kauai. He also 

 thought of the needs of the people at home and of their disappointment about his not 

 coming back in the time allowed him. 



After the canoe was taken over by the officers, Kaialea and his paddlers went 

 along with some of the people of the place. While tliej' were at the homes of the 

 people who befriended them they heard that the food had been kapued by the order of 

 Kila. This was not the name by which he was known in Waipio, however. On the 

 next day some men were sent by Kila to come for Kaialea and take him to the king's 

 strong house. When Kaialea arrived in the presence of the king, he thought he 

 recognized Kila, which made him think of death, because he reasoned within him: 

 "I am going to be killed because we brought him here and deserted him." But on 

 being told that this person's name was Lena he was greatly relieved. 



While he was being held in the presence of the king, he was asked: "Where 

 did you come from and what is your business here?" Kaialea replied: "I am from 

 Kauai, and because of the famine brought about by the drought I was sent to come to 

 Hawaii and get us some food. This is the only reason that has brought me here. 

 I did not know that the canoe was to be confiscated." Then Kila, otherwise known as 

 Lena, asked: "Didn't you come to this place some time ago?" Kaialea thought he 

 would not tell the truth in answering this question for fear if he should answer that 

 he had come to Hawaii before, he would be killed, because of the boy whom they had 

 kidnapped and killed; so he decided to answer the question in the negative, saying: 

 "I have not been to Hawaii before this." 



Before they thought of placing Kaialea in confinement, Kila had a talk with 

 one of his friends and instructed him in the following manner: "When Kaialea is 

 brought here I will proceed to question him, and in case he does not answer my ques- 

 tions properly then I will turn him over to you and you must then make a further 

 examination of him." So when Kaialea denied ever coming to Hawaii before this, 

 Kila told his friend : "Say, you must attend to this fellow and question him further on 

 this." The friend after looking at Kaialea asked him: "Didn't you come to Hawaii 

 before this? Didn't you take a boy from Waipio with you on that occasion?" 



Upon hearing these questions put to him by Kila's friend, Kaialea did not wish 

 to speak of the deed committed b}^ them, for he knew very well of the consequences of 

 such deeds if known, so he denied having any knowledge of the thing, saying : "We have 

 not been to this place before; this is the first time I have seen Waipio." Because of 

 this answer Kila came out with the question : "Who are your parents?" Again Kaialea 

 resorted to falsehood and did not give the right names of his parents, for he knew by 

 the questions put to him that if he told the truth he would be killed. 



When Kila heard Kaialea give other than the true names to his parents he 

 gave his officers the following orders: "Keep this man in confinement until tomorrow, 

 then put him on the altar and sacrifice him. This is the very man that killed Kila 

 and left their brother in mid-ocean. Don't bind him with ropes, however, but let him 



