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not strong enough? Well, we '11 see about it." Lonoikaika then sent Hema to hasten 

 and inform the army from Koolaii to bring the wings of the armies together so as to 

 surround Kualii. 



When the armies were ready to begin the conflict, Kualii looked about him and 

 saw that the different armies were closing in on him, and the grass was so thickly 

 covered with men that it was dried up from the tramping; he then remarked to his 

 own personal attendant, Maheleana: "Say, where are you? This morning you must 

 learn how to fight and how to be brave." Maheleana replied : "One cannot show his 

 strength against such odds. The rain clouds are encircling from above, from sea-ward 

 and from all sides." Kualii spoke up: "There are two of us as Kane and Kanaloa 

 are al.so two. Let us then make a stand and you will see these numbers flee." While 

 the armies were closing around Kualii he entered the temple to pray. At the close of 

 Kualii's prayer Maheleana looked and lo, the enemy was close upon them. Kualii 

 then reached for his war club Manaiakalani ' and handed it to Maheleana with the 

 remark: "Here is my war club, go out and enter into the army of Lonoikaika." 



As directed by Kualii, Maheleana went forth and began the slaughter of the 

 people with such courage that the enemy retired from before him and ran directly 

 toward Lonoikaika. When these people withdrew the whole of the enemy retreated, 

 those on the pali of Waolani fell over like pebbles down the pali. Kualii then slew 

 almost all the chiefs on Lonoikaika's side. The dead bodies were strewn around like 

 logs of wood, so great was the number of those that were killed in this battle. Kualii 

 was therefore victorious in this his first battle and he became the owner of all the land 

 from Moanalua to Maunaloa. Shortly after this Kualii went and lived in Kailua, Koo- 

 laupoko, in a great palace callad Kalanihale. 



Sometime after this, Kualii and Maheleana, his personal attendant and fellow 

 companion in battle, took lessons in learning the art of using the war club, and he took 

 Kahai and Malanaihaehae to be his chief warriors. They all studied the different arts 

 of warfare until they were quite proficient. Shortly after this Kualii and his chief war- 

 riors sailed for Kauai, being desirous of procuring certain kinds of war clubs." On this 

 tour they were able to obtain what they wanted and returned with their new weapons. 

 Kualii named his war club Hulimokualana.' 



On their return from Kauai, Kualii desired to land at Kamaile, Waianae, but 

 upon arrival there he found that the place was already prepared for battle under the 

 command of the chief of Waianae and Ewa, the Koolau chief and his army had also 

 arrived there and all were waiting for Kualii's return from Kauai when they would 

 engage him. 



While out at sea some distance from land Kualii, by his supernatural powers, 

 knew beforehand that Waianae was surrounded by an army which was waiting for 

 him. So he remarked to Malanaihaehae and Maheleana: "Say, Waianae is surrounded 

 by an army that is ready to fight us as soon as we make a landing." Before Kualii 

 had sailed for Kauai he ordered his men to come and meet him at Waianae upon his 



' Taking the name of the fabulous fish-hook of Maui. 



'Weapons of kaui/a wood, very liard and durable, were said to be the kind sought. 



^ Htili-inokii-alaiia, victorious land turning. 



