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woman; "yes, that is our royal necklace, wliicli is not commonly used by the people." 

 "Those things are plentiful and common with the children of our place, and owned by 

 many, from young people to old women. The necklace of our chiefs is of ivory, made of 

 whale's teeth: that is the royal necklace and securely tied with cords of hair." And, 

 saying this, Umi then broke the wiliwili necklace of the daughter of Kulukulua. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Battle Between Umi-a-Liloa and the Chiefs of Hilo; His Victory, 



AND the Joining of Hilo. 



When Umi-a-Liloa broke the tongue of the wiliwili necklace of the daughter of 

 Kulukulua, after she fully realized that it was destroyed she wept bitterly and ran 

 over to her father, saying: "My necklace ornament is completel}^ broken by my hus- 

 band." The father then said: "What was the reason for destroying your necklace?" 

 The daughter replied : "The man said that he was ashamed of it ; the wiliwili neck- 

 lace ornament was common among their people from children to old women, and 

 that the royal necklace of their chiefs were the teeth of the whale forming the ivory 

 ornament." Kulukulua then said to his daughter: "Those men should be securely 

 bound with cords, and if the ivory royal necklace is not furnished, then they shall all 

 be slain and sacrificed at the temple of Kanoa." ' Therefore, Kulukulua commanded 

 his men, and Umi-a-Liloa, Omaokamau and Koi were securely bound, while Piimaiwaa 

 was allowed to go to Waipio to bring the ivory necklace, because a command had been 

 given that the ivory ornament must be produced within one day, and if it was not 

 furnished in one day they would all be killed. So Piimaiwaa hurried down to Waipio 

 and in a short time apprised the chiefs there of the predicament which befell Umi and 

 his companions at Hilo. Without waste of time Piimaiwaa returned the same day 

 and placed the ivory ornament in the hand of the daughter of Kulukulua. She was 

 made very happy on seeing this uncommon thing that the tooth of a whale was made 

 into an ivory royal necklace. She hopped around with joyful laughter at her good 

 fortune, but to Umi-a-Liloa it was a sad occasion to lose the royal necklace inheritance 

 of his royal father Liloa ; but he earnestly prayed to his god Kukailimoku that the 

 royal necklace of Nanikoki be safeguarded with the chiefs of Hilo until the time they 

 [the chiefs of Hilo] would be conquered. 



When the ivory ornament was received Umi and his companions were liberated 

 from their place of confinement at the father-in-law's house. After their release at 

 Hilo they returned to Hamakua, reaching Waipio where Umi met his chiefs and the 

 tried councillors' of his father, who decided at once to make war upon the chiefs of 

 Hilo. The decision was in this wise: war must be waged right away without any 

 waste of time. 



^ Kanoa heiau was located at Puueo, on the northerly bank of the Wailuku river, Hilo; destroyed in recent years. 

 °The kaakaua were a class of chiefs consulted by the king in times of difficulty. The term implies councilors of war. 



