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to the shore and dropped it in the sea. At this time a strong breeze was blowing and 

 the canoes were carried ont to sea, leaving Kualii's canoes by themselves at their moor- 

 ing place. Kaulii next took np the rope which held Kualii's canoes to the shore and 

 pulling on it drew them toward him and when near he jumped aboard, approached 

 Kualii and sat on his lap. B}' the action of the boy Kualii knew he was a mischievi- 

 ous fellow and therefore asked him: "Whose mischievious son art thou?" Kauhi 

 replied: "Kauhiakama's." Kualii again asked him: "Did Kauhiakama tell you to 

 come and sit on my lap?" Kauhi replied: "Yes, he told me to sit on your lap." 



Because of these positive replies made by Kauhi, Kualii made up his mind to 

 go to Kauhiakama and ask him directly on the matter. Kualii then set off with 

 Kauhi on their way to meet Kamalalawalu. Upon coming up to Kamalalawalu and 

 his company, Kualii turned to Kauhiakama and asked him: "Is this your son Kauhi?" 

 Kauhiakama replied: "Yes, my own son." Kualii again asked him: "Was it you who 

 told him to come and sit on my lap?" Kauhiakama replied: "I did not tell that deceit- 

 ful boy to go and sit on your lap, O King." Kualii remarked: "He told me that you 

 had told him to sit on my lap." Kauhiakama then replied: "What a deceitful boy; 

 send for that mischievious bo}'." Kauhi was then sent for and he was brought in the 

 presence of Kauhiakama his father aud was then asked : "Say, Kauhi, is it true that 

 you told the king (Kualii) that it was I that had instructed you to go and sit on his 

 lap?" Kauhi replied: "Yes, you told me to do it." The father then said: "You are 

 indeed a deceitful boy. When did I tell you to do such a thing?" 



Kauhi then answered his father without fear: "Here is what you told me. 

 While I was teasing the boys and was pulling up our newly planted fields till you had 

 about enough of my mischievous capers, you then spoke to me in the following words: 

 'At last I am sick and tired of your capers; the best thing for 3'ou to do is to go and 

 behave this way in the presence of the king, there you can cut as much of your capers 

 as you like.' These were your very words to me, and that is the reason why I acted 

 the wa}' I did to the king." 



Because Kauhi spoke the way he did to his father, Kualii made up his mind that 

 Kauhi had in him the makings of a brave soldier, and thereupon took him as one of 

 his soldiers. In course of time Kauhi proved to be what Kualii had predicted of him 

 and was made his chief warrior, even over Maheleana and Malanaihaehae. 



The battle prepared b}' Haloalena was declared off by Kualii, and Lanai once 

 more came under the rule of Kamalalawalu. Shortly after this, Kualii returned to 

 Oahu taking Kauhi along with him. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THK BATTLE FOUGHT BY KUALII AT KALAKOA. 



In most of the battles fought by Kualii it was customary for him to accompany 

 his soldiers. But later on when Kualii saw that his soldiers were proficient and that 

 they showed great strength he decided to let them go to war by themselves, while he 

 stayed behind at Kailua. But nevertheless, his soldiers usually told him the time and 

 place the battles were to be fought, so as to keep the king informed. This was the 



