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outside with his war club in hand, raised it and struck it on the house cutting it in two 

 and scattering the grass and timbers in all directions. The oiiicer in command of the 

 soldiers spoke up sa3ing: "We did not come here to inflict death, but we have been sent 

 to bring you to Ewa by the orders of Kakuhihewa, the king. Here is the litter, get in." 



Before their arrival at Ewa, Kakuhihewa had in the meantime prepared with his 

 own hands everj-thing as advised by the priest, as already set forth in this story. The 

 reason why Kakuhihewa had followed the instructions was because he wanted to gain 

 possession of all of Pueonui's lands, and also because the priest had advised him so. 

 Kalelealuaka and Keinohoomanawanui were from this time on taken as the king's 

 sons-in-law. All Kalelealuaka did after this was to retire with the daughter of Kakuhi- 

 hewa in one of the houses prepared for them. 



While they were living together at this time, war was again resumed between 

 the two kings, Kakuhihewa and Pueonui.' Keinohoomanawanui was at once made one 

 of the king's officers and he went out to take part in one of the battles, and in which 

 Pueonui was beaten. Kakuhihewa and his men went out to fight during the daj'time 

 and the}' slew a great many of Pueonui's men. Keinohoomanawanui always gained 

 the victory in these battles so that in time the king began to give Keinohoomanawanui 

 the credit of such splendid results. 



Kalelealuaka in the meantime retired during the daj'time, but at the first crow 

 of the cock at early dawn, he would get up and go out and slay the officers in the army 

 of Pueonui. He would run from Ewa to Kapukaki, the heights looking down at Halawa, 

 where he would meet the officers of the opposing army and fight them single handed, 

 striking on the right and then on the left. After slaying the enemy by the use of his 

 war club he would carry off their war helmets and feather capes. This was carried on 

 by him for several nights without the knowledge of anyone. One night as he was re- 

 turning a farmer at Halawa saw him. Kalelealuaka had slain several of Pueonui's 

 men, and secured some feather capes and war helmets and was on his way home; but 

 he was traveling at such speed that the farmer was unable to make out who he was. 

 On the night following the farmer thought he would lie in wait for this man; sure 

 enough he saw Kalelealuaka going along at a very great rate of speed, so taking up 

 his spear whose point was fixed like a hook, he threw it and hit the man in the arm 

 just above the wrist; the spear point entered and was made fast. Kalelealuaka seizing 

 the spear tried to pull it out, but was unable on account of the peculiar point, so he 

 broke it, leaving the point still in the arm. 



Pueonui was defeated and Kakuhihewa took possession of all his lands. Kakuhi- 

 hewa all this time thought Keinohoomanawanui was the cause of these victories over 

 Pueonui and the slaughter of the men. In the meantime the farmer refused to give 

 Keinohoomanawanui the credit of these victories and declared that the final defeat and 

 death of Pueonui was the work of a different man altogether, who went out to fight only 

 in the early morning. He described this unknown man as a very fast runner of whom 

 he knew no equal; the man always carried a war club, and on his return would come 

 with war helmets and feather capes. "I have wounded him in the arm and I think 



^Pueonui, large owl. 



