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return from Kauai, but when Kualii and his fellow travelers arrived outside of Kamaile 

 thej' saw the place surrounded by an army. Upon seeing this they laid off in their 

 canoes all that day and night. In the morning when Kualii looked he saw the pili 

 grass of Kamaile was completely covered by the people. 



While on the canoes that morning Kualii, upon seeing the people, addressed 

 them in the following words: "You no doubt want to iight Kiialii, but where will the 

 battle be?" The people from the shore replied: "As soon as the canoes land the fight- 

 ing will commence." Kualii answered back: "Let us go to Kalena and fight there. 

 If you insist on fighting here the canoes will continue by sea and land at Molokai." 

 Because of this request of Kualii to go to Kalena and there fight, the chiefs of Waianae 

 consented because it was but a reasonable request. Kualii, Maheleana and Malanai- 

 haehae therefore came ashore and proceeded by land to Malamanui. All that night 

 both sides took a long rest; but early in the morning the fighting commenced at Kalena 

 on the plains of Haleauau, at Lihue. On the one side there were twelve thousand men, 

 while on Kualii's side there were but three men, and 3'et the armies of the chiefs of 

 Waianae and Koolauloa were routed. Kualii named this the battle of Kalena. 



A few days after this three more battles were fought, at Malamanui, Pulee and 

 Paupauwela. These were the greatest of the battles fought by Kualii in all the Oahu 

 contests. Sometime after he had conquered the whole of Oahu he heard that there was 

 a battle in Hilo, Hawaii; he therefore made up his mind to make a trip to Hawaii with 

 his chief warriors. When Haalilo heard that Kualii had arrived at Laupahoehoe he 

 immediately prepared for war, so that when Kualii reached Peahi in Hilo he ran into 

 Haalilo and the battle commenced. It was of but short duration and Kualii was vic- 

 torious. When the chiefs of Puna heard that Haalilo was beaten they too fell back. 



Shortly after this word was brought to Kualii at Hilo that the chiefs of Oahu 

 had again risen against him and were ready to dispute his title as king of Oahu. 

 Upon hearing this Kualii returned from Hilo to Oahu and found upon his arrival that 

 all the people, together with the rebellious chiefs, had gone to Waianae to hold a 

 council of war with the one set purpose of fighting him. When Kualii heard that all 

 the chiefs were gathered at Waianae, he continued on with his chief warriors for that 

 place. Upon arrival at the seat of war they looked and saw that the rebellious chiefs 

 had indeed a very large army. No time was lost, however, for the battle immediately 

 commenced, and again Kualii was victorious. After the battle Kualii and his chief 

 warriors looked over the battle ground and saw that a ver}^ large number of men had 

 been killed, so much so that the waters of Kalapo were dammed and a large number of 

 dead bodies were strewn below Eleu. Becaiise of this great victory certain lines of 

 mele were composed by his attendants which read as follows: 



A battle for Ku, At Manini, at Hauini, 



Beating his enemy on the heights of Kawa- Where was poured the water of the god 



luna. At Kahana, at Malamanui; 



Where, where is the battle field On the heights of Kapapa, at Paupauwela, 



Where the warrior is to fight? 10 Where they lean and rest; 

 5 On the field of Kalena, At the hala trees of indolent Halahalanui, 



