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CHAPTER III. 



KAPAAHULANI AND HIS BROTHER KAMAKAAULANI. 



After the battle of the plains of Keahumoa as related in the preceding chapters, 

 Kapaahiilani, the elder brother of Kaniakaaulani, the one on the side of the king of 

 Koolan, received great riches from the king. Kapaaluilani also became a great favor- 

 ite with the king, and the king gave away his own lands to him; and on the same day 

 in which the battle ended and while on their return b}' way of Lihue, Kapaahnlani 

 was presented with swine, food and various other things; and when they arrived at 

 Waianae presents of property were again given him. 



It was while on this return to Koolau that Kapaahulani remarked to the chief 

 these words: "Here I am possessed of all this property, while my j'ounger brother 

 and my wife are without any knowledge of what amount of property I am in pos- 

 session of." 



Because of these words spoken \>y Kapaahulani, the chief warrior of the king, 

 in obedience to the order of the king, picked out a certain number of canoes and 

 loaded them with some of the presents given to Kapaahulani to be taken to his 

 people. After the presents were loaded into several large double canoes, they were 

 sent out to meet Kamakaulani who was then at Puuloa, and there the presents were 

 given him. 



Before Kamakaaulani parted from his brother thej' had an understanding where 

 he would be at the close of hostilities. This was why Kamakaaulani resided at Puuloa, 

 that being the place agreed upon \)y them. Thus b}' this conduct of theirs both sides 

 were deceived through their duplicit}'. 



ABOUT THE RETURN OF THE KING TO WAIALU.\. 



When Kapaahulani was returning to Waialua with the king, after leaving 

 Waianae, the king said to him: "How about the lands I gave j-ou while we were 

 on the plains of Keahumoa on the day the battle w^as called off ? " 



Kapaahulani replied : "Listen, O King! I do not care for the lands nor for anj-- 

 thing else. The onl}'^ thing I want j'ou to give me is to have the general care of 3'our 

 store houses." ' When the king saw that Kapaahulaui had made the proper answer 

 in the matter, he was thereupon made chief steward over the store houses in the name 

 of the king. 



After he became chief steward and had control of the king's store houses, he 

 took it upon himself as a duty to continuously supply his younger brother with the 

 different good things in the store houses, in accordance with their first agreement. 



'Having an eye to self provision through a lucrative stewardship. 



