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the use of the war club, and that he was just holding it to strike at Piimaiwaa when he 

 got near enough, and that the man was not taiight to ward off the blow with the use of 

 the club. When he saw this he said to himself: "If that is the case I shall kill yoii 

 immediately." 



Piimaiwaa then advanced without fear until he reached the end of the man's club. 

 From this point he advanced further until he reached the middle of the club, then on 

 until he reached the very man. Piimaiwaa then stood and prepared his club to poke 

 at the man. He then tapped the man, a sign to give the man warning; when he did 

 he heard a sound as of wood. He then approached the man and saw that it was only 

 an image, and not a real man. This ended his excitement and fear. He then took 

 the wooden image and threw it down, and rolled it over the cliff of Kapueokahi. Piimai- 

 waa then called to those below: "Say, you people there down below, here is the image 

 that we have all this time taken for a real man. There is no fighting up here; the 

 men are all asleep ; the hill is captured." 



When Omaokamau and Koi heard the voice of Piimaiwaa calling from the top 

 of the hill, they came and followed him up. Before they arrived on the top of the hill, 

 however, Piimaiwaa had already begun the slaughter of the people and chiefs, and they 

 joined therein. The king of Maui was already dead, and this fact gave Umi the con- 

 trol of the hill of Kauiki. This ended the battle, and Umi became possessed of the 

 island of Maui, which he turned over to Kihapiilani and returned with Piikea his 

 wife, and all his men, to Hawaii. 



