354 Fornander Collection of Haivaiian Folk-lore. 



great favorite. Whatever belonged to Lonoikamakahiki in large as well as small things 

 which had been left in charge of the men and the petty chiefs, including also the lands, 

 all were nnder the administration of Kapaihiahilina. Before the eyes of Lonoikamaka- 

 hiki no one else was superior to Kapaihiahilina and he was supreme over the island of 

 Hawaii. Upon Lonoikamakahiki's return to Hawaii after his sojourn in the mountains, 

 he took Kapaihiahilina with him to Hawaii and appointed him his premier and held 

 him as an esteemed favorite. 



Wherever Lonoikamakahiki slept, there Kapaihiahilina slept also ; wherever he 

 lived, there also would Kapaihiahilina reside. The emblem of xoyaX sacredness (pulou- 

 lou) where his former favorites were not permitted to tread, there would Kapaihiahi- 

 lina be found. When Lonoikamakahiki arrived on Hawaii with his companion the 

 marshals and the statesmen of Lonoikamakahiki observed that Kapaihiahilina's favor- 

 itism exceeded that of the king's former favorites, and they became embittered at the 

 idea and were envious of him for the reason that his former favorites never received 

 such consideration. 



On a certain da}^, Lonoikamakahiki assembled all of his nobility aud statesmen 

 and declared that Kapaihiahilina was denominated the chief personage of all Hawaii. 

 But this was not agreeable to the chiefs' views and the court of Lonoikamakahiki. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Kapaihiahilina Appointed Premier. — Intrigue for His Downfall. 

 — His Affectionate Farewell. 



After the installation of Kapaihiahilina as premier for Lonoikamakahiki, he 

 was awarded the ahupuaa called Hihiu nui, the same being located at Kohala. Kapa- 

 ihiahilina having been inducted into the ofhce of premier, his subordinate officers began 

 to immediately entrap him into some offense. One was found, and a most serious one, 

 but being a very great favorite of Lonoikamakahiki's the king was loath to entertain 

 any wrong in Kapaihiahilina. 



As no incriminating charges could be brought against Kapaihiahilina that would 

 be entertained by the king, the inferior officers made greater efforts to convict him. 

 They finally brought the charge against him of having had illicit intercourse with 

 Kaikilani, the wife of Lonoikamakahiki, brought about principally by the acts of the 

 subordinate officers themselves who studiously prepared the conspiracy. The inferior 

 officers being aware of the illicit relations between Kapaihiahilina and Kaikilani and 

 knowing that it was such an offense from which he could not escape, the conspirators 

 placed the information before Lonoikamakahiki, who upon hearing of it set it aside as 

 being unworthy of his royal attention. 



Being unable to implicate Kapaihiahilina in these matters it dawned upon the 

 conspiring officers that Kapaihiahilina was indeed a highly honored favorite of the 

 king, so they gave up conspiring. 



