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After Pupuakea arrived, they held a council of war and a decision was arrived at. 

 Pupuakea then sent a messenger calling upon all the men to come to do battle. Kau 

 was the only district which had not rebelled, because Pupuakea took up his residence 

 there after Lonoikamakahiki departed for Oahu. The men having been informed, came 

 over by the upper part of Kau to upper Kona, but the messenger that was sent reached 

 Kealakekua, where Lonoikamakahiki and Pupuakea were living. 



After receiving the information that the men had come overland, Lonoikamaka- 

 hiki and Pupuakea went to intercept them at Puanahulu, and that was the place where 

 the men were arrayed in battle formation. About this time, however, the rebels who 

 were down at Anaehoomalu observed that the clinkers at Puuanahulu were red with 

 people, which was a matter of surprise to the rebels. Some of them thought there was 

 a battle being fought, while others conjectured they were some of their own men, being 

 under the impression that Lonoikamakahiki was still at Oahu, for no news had been 

 received that he, Lonoikamakahiki, had arrived at Kealakekua. 



During the night of the day on which the rebels were surprised, Lonoikamaka- 

 hiki and his 3'ounger brother Pupuakea, together with the men, came down prepared to 

 give battle. On the night the men left Puuanahulu to go down, the rebels realized 

 there was to be war, because there were in the hands of the men torches burning from 

 the van to the rear of the war procession of Lonoikamakahiki. Then it was that the 

 rebels made preparations for battle, sending out messengers to inform the men and the 

 chiefs on their side that had been stationed from Anaehoomalu to distant Kohala. 



While Lonoikamakahiki was on his way down he first met the rebels at Wailea 

 and the fighting immediately commenced. Lonoikamakahiki was victorious on this 

 occasion and the rebels were annihilated. This was the battle fought by Lonoikamaka- 

 hiki, where it is said that blood flowed like water at Wainanalii, and hence the battle is 

 described as that of Kaheawai. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Battles of Lonoikamakahiki. 



Early in the morning after the battle of Lonoikamakahiki at Kaheawai, he 

 was observed hy the rebels proceeding along the lava bed of Kaniku. The rebels after 

 returning to camp reported to their general, Kanaloapulehu, saying: "Lonoikamaka- 

 hiki and Pupuakea are approaching, some men have been slain, and we (the rebels) 

 have been routed." 



Kanaloapulehu commanded Kanaloakuakawaiea, the chief of Hilo: "Let the 

 battle be at Kannooa where there is plenty of sand, and let it be fought there, so that 

 when Lonoikamakahiki reaches the spot we would be in possession of the sand, so that 

 whilst rubbing their eyes the rocks will fly and victor}^ will be ours." 



According to the instructions of Kanaloapulehu to Kanaloakuakawaiea, the men 

 were placed in position at Kaunooa. This is a place midway between Puako and 

 Kawaihae. At the noon hour Lonoikamakahiki came in contact with the rebels and 

 the battle commenced in earnest and he was victorious over them, having repulsed 

 Kanaloapulehu and his followers just as the shades of evening were falling. 



