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Fornander Collection oj Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



At the ohia grove of Pule-e, 



The god of Lono, of Makalii, 



The fragrant branch of the Ilkulonoku, 

 15 Mayhap from Kona, from lyihue, 



For the day at Maunaiina, 



For the water at Paupauwela; 



Growing low at Nepee, 



At the slaughter of Aui, 

 20 Where the priests joined in the battle. 



Ku is arrayed in his feather cloak, 



The sun-lighted rain in the heavens, 



The sun at Kauakahihale. 



Red is the leaf of the mamane, 

 25 The koaie of Kauai; 



The sea grass has been stripped by Ku — 



The waving [grass] of Kamaile; 



The towering surf of Maihiwa, 



Which dammed up the waters of Halapo. 

 30 The breaking up is below at Eleu, 



The rain is drawn away to the sky, 



Like a full retreat from the mountain; 



It must be the defeat of Hilo by Puna, 



There at Hilo is Peahi. 

 35 Red is the water of Paupauwela, 



From the slain at Malamanui, 



The slain on the ridge at Kapapa. 



The tidings reached Haalilo 



Your younger brother is beaten. 

 40 Haalilo is sore at heart. 



For Ku has left but few of the priests; 



They are beaten by Ku, 



The children of Haalilo. 



Here is Malanaihaehae, 

 45 Offspring of mischief-making Niheu, 



The dammer of the waters of Kekeuna. 



A prodigy among the people. 



He is girding on his robe. 



He is whirling his weapon [in the air], 

 50 The war club is caught in his robe. 



Here is Haalilo, 



Ku is indeed king. 



CHAPTER VI. 



RELATING TO KUALIl'S TRIP TO HAWAII. 



Sometime after the battles spoken of in Chapter V were fotight, where Ktialii 

 maintained his title of king of Oahii, after the land matters were satisfactorily arranged, 

 he again set sail for Hawaii and landed in Hilo where he took up his residence for 

 some time. While there word was brought to him of wars on Molokai, where several 

 pitched battles had been fotight and the chiefs were in conflict with one another all the 

 time. The cause of all the trouble was this : The chiefs on the Koolau side of Molo- 

 kai were anxious to get possession of Kekaha, a stretch of country from Kawela to 

 Maamomi ; and the reason why these chiefs were so desirous of getting possession of 

 this section of country was on account of the fishing. But the chiefs of Kekaha, know- 

 ing the value of these fishing grounds, were determined to hold on to them ; so this 

 determination on their part caused a general internal conflict at this time. 



When Kualii heard of this general conflict on Molokai, he left Hilo and set sail 

 for Molokai. On the way Kualii touched at Honokawai in Kaanapali, Maui, where a 

 chief by the name of Paepae arrived at the same time. This Paepae was one of the 

 chiefs of Kekaha, and the reason why he had come to Maui was to enlist Kauhi, one of 

 the chiefs of Maui, to come to their aid. This Kauhi was the son of Kauhiakama, the 

 younger brother of Kamalalawalu. Upon Paepae's arrival at Kaanapali he was told 

 that Kualii had already arrived there. Upon hearing this he went to ascertain whether 

 it was really the Kualii who was noted for his great strength. That was the sole pur- 

 pose of Paepae's visit to see and be assured that it was Kualii. 



