4IO Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



Kauakahiakalioowaha again asked: "What are we to do then?" Knalii replied: 

 "Let us remain and fight them." Kauakahiakahoowaha remarked: "If you want to 

 fight, you ma}' do so, biit as for myself I am going to look for a waj' of escaping." 

 Kualii then said: "You must not go; remain where you are; if you go, I maj- not be 

 able to see yon, for a'ou might get killed by mistake; it is best that you sta}' with me 

 and let us die together in this battle against Lonoikaika if need be." 



This conversation with his father took up a good part of Kualii's time and the 

 day grew brighter. When it became broad daj'light, Kualii looked forth and behold 

 the pili grass was red with men ; the pili grass of Keanakamano was entirely covered 

 with men. Kualii at this time covered himself over as though asleep ; he was not, 

 however, really asleep, but he did this to show his father and their men that he had 

 indeed spoken the truth that early morning. While the men and Kauakahiakahoo- 

 waha were sleeping they heard a great commotion from the mountain, somewhere near 

 Kawaluna. Kauakahiakahoowaha was therefore startled and looking around he saw 

 that the enemy was already formed for battle. When he looked down the bottom of 

 Waolaui, one wing of the armj' was climbing Puuiwa; the army from Koolau was 

 coming down Kaniakapupu, while one of the wings of the army from Koolau was 

 already on the Kalihi cliffs, and still another wing from Kona was coming up soon to 

 meet the army from Koolau, whereby Kualii would be entirely surrounded. 



When Kauakahiakahoowaha saw this he called out to Kualii: "Say, where are 

 yon? Are you to continue sleeping, when here we are surrounded hy the enem}'?" 

 When Knalii heard this he spoke from within the bed clothes that covered his head: 

 "What can I do by getting up? There is only one thing for me to do, tliat is, to re- 

 main where I am till the slaughter gets here. What have we on hand to fight them 

 with when we can see for ourselves that they have no end of men on their side. On the 

 other hand it is entirely within reason that this battle is not intended for us." 



That morning a messenger was seen coming as though sent by Lonoikaiaka. 

 He approached Kualii and said: "There is going to be a battle today." When Kualii 

 heard the messenger he replied: "Why did they send you? If yon wish to make war 

 come and do so, I shall not prevent it. You know well enough that I have not as yet 

 acquired the art of warfare. All would have been well if there was reason for this. 

 With all this lack of reason, still yon come and make war on a mere youngster whose 

 bones are not even matured. You go back and ask Lonoikaika what is my fault." 

 Hema, the messenger, replied: "I have heard of 3'our fault. It is the fact that j-ou 

 dedicated the temple, taking upon yourself something onl}^ a god has the right to do." 

 Kualii replied : "Go back and tell Lonoikaikaole ' that I have the right to dedicate 

 this temple." 



Hema thereupon returned to the king and reported as follows: "Kualii told me 

 to come back and tell you the following words: 'Go back and tell Lonoikaikaole that I 

 have the right to dedicate this temple.' " When Lonoikaika heard what Hema had to 

 say, he became very angry and remarked: "Is this youngster who is still so young 

 that he has no knowledge of what shame is, going to be the one to tell me that I am 



"Taunting play on name of Lone, implying no strength. 



