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spy arrived and stood on the outside of the house he heard Keinohoomanawanui name 

 his wish, which was followed by Kalelealuaka, after this the two became quiet. The 

 spy then stuck a short wooden dagger in the ground at the entrance ' of the house and 

 returned to the king. At his arrival the king asked: "What was that lamp burning 

 for that 3'OU went up to see?" The spy then repeated all he had heard. While the 

 spy was repeating what he had heard to the king, a priest was at this time with the 

 king. At the conclusion of the recital, the king turned to the priest and asked him: 

 "What about that man Kalelealuaka? Do you think his wish proper or not?" The 

 priest replied: "What he has said should be carried out, because he will be the man to 

 gain the conquest for you, so that you will own the whole island. You must, however, 

 carry out every detail of his wish with your own hands." On the advice of .the priest, 

 Kakuhihewa' proceeded to carry out in detail the wish made b}- Kalelealuaka. The 

 priest had, however, instructed the king to build two houses, one to serve as an eating 

 house and the other a sleeping house; both to be built and completed in one day and 

 then Kalelealuaka was to be sent for and brought down. 



When Kalelealuaka' and Keinohoomanawanui^ woke up in the morning and 

 went out of doors, they saw a wooden dagger sticking in the ground just oiitside of the 

 entrance. At seeing this Keinohoomanawanui said to Kalelealuaka: "We are going 

 to be killed. Here is a wooden dagger at our door. We have been discovered. What 

 a pity that we are to be killed. You can now see the consequences of disobeying my 

 advice, not to speak anything in connection with the king." 



While they were discussing the dagger found at their door, they looked down 

 toward Ewa and saw a company of people coming up toward them from the king's 

 house all armed with stone axes from front to rear of the procession. At the sight of 

 the people Keinohoomanawanui remarked: "There perhaps is our death coming?" 

 Kalelealuaka replied: "You coward." The company they saw coming was on their 

 wa}^ to cut timber for the erection of the two houses as advised by the priest. These 

 houses were completed in one day. 



HOW KALELEALUAKA AND KEINOHOOMANAWANUI WERE SENT FOR AND HOW THEY 

 WERE TAKEN TO KING KAKUHIHEWA AT EWA. 



On the following day Keinohoomanawanui again saw a large company of people 

 coming up from Ewa, all armed with spears and other instruments of war; some had 

 war helmets and feather capes while some had a litter for carrying people. Upon see- 

 ing the people Keinohoomanawanui turned to Kalelealuaka and said: "Our death is 

 now close upon us." Kalelealuaka replied: "Keep your ej'C on them." Kalelealuaka 

 all this time was lying down with his war club, showing no fear and acting as though 

 willing to fight. When the people arrived outside of the house, six of them surrounded 

 the house all armed with death weapons. Soon after this Kalelealuaka got up, stepped 



' A sign indicative of knowledge by the king of trans- ^ Kakuhihewa, literaUy "the mistake", 



gression, as in the case of Kamehanicha's night visit to ^Kalelealuaka, literaUy ' 'the leap of two bailers", 



the canip of plotting chiefs at Halawa Oahu, when he ^ Kaiuohoomauazvanui, forbearing or enduring the 

 stuck his spear in the ground in front of their house 01 ■ o o 



conference; a sure sign lie had heard their scheme. °' 



