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But, on the first circuit made by Kuleonui on that day, Hauna had already 

 arrived in Kailua and was plaj-ing konane with a couple of women when Kuleonui 

 came by, and was recognized b\' Hauna as a person out looking for some one, by the 

 way he was glancing around. By this, Hauna knew that Kuleonui was a messenger 

 and was able to conceal his identit}^ and was in this way missed b}' the sharp eyes of 

 the messenger of Kakuhihewa. 



A FEW WORDS ABOUT HAUNA. 



While Hauna was living on Hawaii he thought he would come in search of 

 Lonoikamakahiki, so he therefore made ready his personal effects and placed them in 

 his canoes. The chief articles of value that Hauna placed on the canoes, however, were 

 a large number of feather cloaks. The canoes were loaded from stem to stern with 

 these articles. These were the only things in the canoes. 



On this voyage from Hawaii he made land at Kailua, where he saw a couple of 

 women playing konane with their husbands. When Hauna saw the game he knew 

 at once by the position of the stones that the men were beaten, so he said to the women: 

 "You two are beaten, providing I was to play you women. I know I can beat you two." 

 The women replied : "Here is the konane board, go ahead and play." Hauna said: 

 "Let us delay the game for a while until the messenger of Kakuhihewa passes b}'; 

 after he passes we will continue with the game. We must, however, cover up the board 

 with a piece of kapa; after that we can discuss as to our wagers, and when that is 

 settled we will begin." 



After Kuleonui had passed the place the bet was discussed and agreed on in the 

 following manner: the women said to Hauna: "We have nothing to offer on our side 

 excepting ourselves. If you beat us in this present unfinished game you can take 

 us as your propert}'." Hauna then said : "I have two double canoes filled with things 

 that are valuable; the chief articles of value on the canoes, however, are a large number 

 of feather cloaks. If you two beat me, you two shall have the goods in the canoes 

 together with the men on board." The women replied : "It is a bet." Hauna then 

 said: "Let me make the first move." 



It was a fact that before the game was continued, and before the bets were 

 settled and the board covered with the piece of kapa, Hauna knew very well that he 

 was beaten ; but upon seeing Kuleonui it gave him an excuse to propose that the board 

 be covered over until the messenger of Kakuhihewa passed by. According to his 

 request the board was covered over. But when the kapa was removed, in order to con- 

 tinue the game, Hauna caught up some of the stones which gave the women the best 

 advantage with the kapa. Hauna then made the first move and after a few more moves 

 the women were beaten. At this he said : "I have won j'ou two." The women replied: 

 "We have husbands of our own and we cannot see how we can straighten out this 

 difficultj-." The husbands of the two women replied: "You two had better not consider 

 us, because you made your own bet and have lost it yourselves." The husbands then 

 said to Hauna : "You can take the women as your own propert}', for you have won 

 them ; thej' were not staked by others ; they made the bet themselves." 



