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Moi then replied : "Yes, well and good. Since you would not accept my warning and 

 you have made up j-our mind in the matter, let it be as you will. The paths of the 

 priests are narrow and can never be reached by crawling." ' 



The place where Moi dwelt and traversed is along the cliff ridge east of Waikolu, 

 Molokai, and can be seen to this day ; its pathway is along this steep cliff, below which 

 are the waters of the Waikolu sea, and the place remains to the present time. 



When the chief Kapepeekauila heard the words of IMoi, he sent his swiftest 

 messengers, Kolea and Ulili,' to fly and look for Kana and Niheu. When the two came 

 to the harbor of Punahoa, in Hilo, a place adjoining Kaipalaoa, where Kana was then 

 living, Kolea said to Ulili : "Say, let us flj- awa}' up high so as to be out of the reach of 

 Kana, and from up there, call out to him." The two then flew awaj^ up high and at 

 a point directly over the place where Kana was sleeping, they called out to Kana. 

 When Kana heard the call he reached up with his hands, while still lying down, but 

 did not catch them, though the effects of the wind caused by the hands of Kana made 

 them swing away in haste, and in doing this they fell down on the hill of Haupu in 

 Molokai. When the two birds came in the presence of Kapepeekauila, they told of the 

 man with such long arms that they reached into the heavens, and that they barely 

 escaped death. When the chief heard the report of the two birds, he sent Kolea and 

 Ulili to go and tell Keauleinakahi,' his warrior who had charge of the ocean. 



Keauleinakahi was one of the warriors under Kapepeekauila and it could thrust 

 through a canoe with his snout. This fish is to be seen to this day. It has a long 

 sharp snout and can kill a man or wreck a canoe or other object. When the messen- 

 gers came to Keauleinakahi, they said : "You have been ordered to pierce the double 

 canoe, Kaumaielieli, wheu it comes from Hawaii and also to kill Kana and Niheu." 



On the day when Kana and Niheu completed their preparations, they boarded 

 the canoe, Kaumaielieli, taking along with them their father Hakalanileo, and set sail. 

 Kana was wrapped up in the form of a large package, and was placed on the platform. 

 The length of the package extended the full length of the double canoe. While the}' were 

 on their way and had reached a point between Hawaii and Maui, they were met by 

 Keauleinakahi, the warrior of Kapepeekauila, who made an attack on the double canoe, 

 with the intention of breaking it to pieces with his sharp snout. While it was prepar- 

 ing for the attack, Niheu stood up with his war club, Wawaikalani by name; and as 

 Keauleinakahi made the attack, Niheu struck it with his club, killing it. 



After this encounter the voj^age was resumed until they arrived at Waikolu, 

 Molokai, near where the Haupu hill was standing, and here the canoe was moored. 

 While they were mooring the canoe a large rock was rolled down from the hill aimed at 

 the canoe Kaumaielieli. As Kana was lying on the platform of the canoe, one of the 

 people called out, saying: "Say, there comes a large rock! h. large rock is coming!! 

 We will be killed ! We will be killed ! ! " At this call Kana heard it, so he reached 

 out his right hand and held the rock, while with the left hand he reached for a small 



' Prophetic utterances ; one of Moi's famed qualities. 



'^ Kolea (golden plover) and llili ( wandering tattler) were not a formidable pair of winged messengers. 



^Name given to his swordfish. 



