Kco7ta''s Marcli by flic Crafcr. 



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Bay of Kawaihae on the west side of the island and in the midst of his kingdom. 

 It was dedicated to his god Kukailimoku ( Ku who shakes the islands), and for this 

 pious work the reward promised was the kingship of the entire group. To a religious 

 people such as the old Hawaiiaus undoubtedly were, the gods were real beings quite 

 able to keep their promises, and yet the feudal duties to their chiefs kept the people in 

 great uncertainty how this result was to be brought about. It seems that the build- 

 ing of the heiau or temple was looked upon by the whole people of Hawaii with inter- 

 est or terror as thej- were with Kamehameha or against him in fealty to their own moi. 



Prominent among the 

 opponents of the future 

 conqueror was Keoua, 

 moi of Kau and Puna, 

 and as an attack on his 

 district of Kau had 

 been made by the men 

 of Kamehameha, Keoua 

 was hastily summoned 

 from Hilo where he was 

 trj'ing to raise help 

 against the man who 

 was still considered an 

 usurper. The trail from 

 Hilo to Kau led by the 

 crater of Kilauea, and 

 on a cliff overlooking 

 the volcano was the ancient temple of Oalalauo, dedicated to Pele and her family deities 

 of the volcanic realms, where lived Kamakaakaakua (the eye of god), a noted sooth- 

 sayer. The record is silent, naturally, as the stor}' was told to missionaries of the new 

 faith, of the offerings no doubt made to the dreaded deities at this place. The trail 

 continued along the northern edge of Kilauea by Uwekahuna, the highest part of the 

 wall, and on southward of the present road to Kapapala. It was the trail by which, 

 in 1864, Mr. Mann and myself approached the volcano in our journey around Hawaii. 

 Keoua and his arni}' encamped probably on the level ground near the temple 

 Oalalauo. During the night the eruption began by throwing oiit cinders and even 

 heavy stones, the whole accompanied bj- the glare of molten lava, thunder and light- 

 ning. Fearstruck, the party in the morning did not dare to go on, but spent the day 



in making offerings to Pele, but as on the next tw^o nights there were similar disturb- 



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SECTION ON ROAD NORTH OF KILAUEA IKI. 



