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While Kualii aud his followers were floating in their canoes over the sand bar 

 at Kalaupapa the soldiers from Koolaii swam out to the canoes of Kualii with the inten- 

 tion of capturing them; there were some forties in number. When they got to the 

 canoes the}^ took hold of them and Ifted them onto their shoulders. While this was 

 being done Kualii rose with his axe in hand aud swung it along one side of the canoes 

 killing those on that side, which caused the canoes to lean toward that side as the canoes 

 were then on the shoulders of the men. When Malanaihaehae saw that the people on 

 one side of the canoes were all slain, he rose and reached for the axe which was being held 

 in Kualii's hand and swung it along the other side of the canoes, which slew all the people 

 on that side; and the canoes again fell on even keel in the sea and floated as before. 



Not verj' long after this some more of the enemy came along, equal in number to 

 those that had been slain, and again lifted up the canoes of Kualii just as the others had 

 done, without any signs of fear, although the others were floating around dead. Again 

 the axe was used with deadl}' effect and again Kualii aud his followers were victorious by 

 the use of the blade of Haulanuiakea. This was kept up until the whole army was slain. 



At the final battle which was fought at Pelekunu, Kualii left the fighting to 

 Paepae and Malanaihaehae. Again Paepae showed his quality by routing the whole 

 army. After this great slaughter at Pelekunu, Paepae stood up in the canoe and spoke 

 to the people in a boastful manner saying: "You are all slain \>y the war club of Ku- 

 alii." At these words the people were for the first time made aware of the fact that it 

 was Kualii that had killed their men. The chiefs of Koolau then gave up to Kualii 

 the whole of Molokai. It was this battle that a few lines of the Kualii mele speaks of 

 in Chapter I, which run as follows: 



Kuku, Aa, 15 The ieie is conceived that creeps in the forest, 



Haulanuiakea the axe, Makaaulii was his wife 



Paepae, Manau his wife. Which brought forth the lupua and laulama 



They brought forth Kanaenae that dwells lyike unto the bush}- stock of Lono, 



on the mountain, Kapolei was the wife. 



5 The Hinihini that sings on the high moun- 20 Kukaikaiua behind the spider, 



tain. Of Kukonaihoae, 



Broken on the front seat of the canoe, Ku of the rising sea. 



That is [Molokai] torn asunder. Like unto a dancing sea is Ku: 



Deserted by Kanaloapuna, Here is the woman that hides, 



Kanaloawaia, 25 Covered by the dust of Keaau, 



ID [There is] death if you run toward the moun- The calabash of kneaded earth. 



tains; Like unto the leaf of the sugar-cane is the 



[There is] death if you run toward the sea. path. 



Luukia is suffering headache. Here is the company of travelers. 



Made sick by the unpleasant sensation of The slippery road that makes men fall, 



pregnancy 30 Which softened the dirt of Mahiki, 



Conceiving the child. Being trodden down by the foot. 



In this mele the battles fought by Kualii as related in this chapter are spoken of. 

 After Kualii had made a new division of the lands, he then left Paepae and Manau his wife 

 in charge of the island of Molokai subject to his further pleasure. Kualii then returned 

 to Oahu and went to live in Kailua, Koolaupoko, in his palace called Kalanihale. 



