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cloth girded around his waist and drawn very tight. The distance between Omaoka- 

 mau and the man was about 240 feet. When Omaokamau saw the man and the size 

 of his war club fear and doubt entered his breast; he believed that if he was hit by 

 that war club he would be knocked to pieces, so he was afraid to venture any further 

 and decided to return. 



When Omaokamau reached the bottom of the hill Unii asked him: "How did 

 you get along with your ascent of the hill?" Omaokamavi answered: "Don't think, O 

 chief, that it will be possible for us to capture that hill. I have seen that man up on the 

 hill ; he is of incomparable size. There is no man in Hawaii like him ; he is the largest 

 of the largest, the tallest of the tallest, and his war club is the largest I have ever seen; 

 if it should hit any one that person would be smashed to pieces." 



We will here speak of this mistaken idea of Omaokamau. The large man he 

 saw was the wooden image, Kawalakii. The attempt of the king of Maui to frighten 

 away the Hawaii warriors from a night attack was quite successful, for it proved a 

 good watchman at night for the Kauiki hill, to guard against enemies if ascending at 

 night. This hill of Kauiki was quite safe as long as the deception prevailed ; but 

 when it was at last discovered the hill was easily captured. 



RELATING TO KOI. 



When Umi heard the report of Omaokamau relating to the large man, he sent 

 Koi to see if he could manage to get to the top of Kauiki hill. He made his climb in 

 the day time, but after several attempts he returned and waited for the night. 



At the approach of night Koi again made another attempt, but when he got as 

 far as the place where Omaokamau saw the large man he went no further, for he, too, 

 looked and saw the large man standing guard, just as Omaokamau had described to 

 them; so he, too, became afraid and returned. I^ike Omaokamau, he thought that the 

 man was real, never thinking that it was only an image. Koi therefore returned and 

 when he arrived in the presence of Umi he was asked: "How did you make out 

 when you climbed the hill?" "Say, O chief, don't think that that man is an ordinary 

 man; he is the tallest man I have ever seen, in size; I have not seen any one since I 

 have been old enough to see a man that will equal him ; this is the greatest, and he is 

 terrible to behold ; so I decided to come back." 



RELATING TO PIIMAIWAA. 



Piimaiwaa was the most famous of the soldiers of the whole of Hawaii and even 

 of Maui, for his braveness and strength, and it was said that he never failed to go up 

 to meet his enemy. Because of this he was the favorite of the adopted sons of Umi. 

 We will here see that he was indeed the bravest of the brave and fearless of the enemy, 

 so that we too without doubt will say that such is the fact. 



At the close of Koi's report to Umi relating to his climb, it was seen that Umi 

 was sad at heart. After a time he ordered Piimaiwaa to ascend the hill of Kauiki. 

 At the order Piimaiwaa rose and started on his expedition. When he reached the 

 ladder he saw a large body of men there assembled all prepared with their implements 



