58 Pomander Collection of Hazvaiian folk-lore. 



in that way escape death." As soon as this instruction was given, as Kauahoa wafe 

 raising his ckih, Kawelo jumped back out of its reach and stood behind Kauahoa, so 

 that tlie ckib dropped in front of Kauahoa. Kauahoa then reached down to pick up 

 the ckib, and, while in a stooping position, Kawelo raised his club and struck Kauahoa 

 a blow, cutting him in two and killing him. As the body was almost severed, Kawelo's 

 club, Kuikaa, was reluctant [to finish] on account of the bad odor of Kauahoa's body. 

 Thus was Kauahoa killed, the last of Aikanaka's great warriors. 



At sundown that day, Kawelo said to Kamalama and to the rest of his men: 

 "My wife and I are going to climb the Nounou hill. When you see a fire burning 

 on the hill this night, Kauai is ours." Kawelo and his wife then climbed the hill until 

 they came to the ladder, where Kawelo chanted as follows : 



Say, Aikanaka, chief of this height, 



Who lives on the hill of Nounou, 



Come and let us make friends, 



When we will together take possession of Kauai,"^ 



And sleep on the mats. 



When Aikanaka heard the chant, he said: "That is Kawelo." The rest of the 

 people denied this, saying: "He cannot come as he must be weary from the fight of 

 this day ; therefore he must be sleeping." Aikanaka said : "That is Kawelo's voice 

 that I hear chanting." While they were disputing over this, Kawelo again chanted as 

 follows : 



Are you the only people? 



Are there none others there above? 



When Aikanaka heard this, he replied : "There are some people yet left on the 



hill, their names are: 



Kaehuikiawakea, Wakea i, Wakea 2, 

 Kamakaokahoku, Paoa i, Paoa 2, 

 Hilinuiwawaeahu, Ahua i, Ahua 2, 

 Kapinaonuianio, Koinanaulu i, Koinanaulu 2. 



"These are all the men that are left on the hill," continued Aikanaka. "Not 

 very many. All the men are dead." After Aikanaka had told Kawelo of this, he then 

 addressed his priests, fortune-tellers and astrologers: "I must go down and meet 

 Kawelo."" Said Aikanaka to the priests: "T thought this land that Kawelo is battling 

 for belonged to him, but [I see] it is not. It is my own; I am above, he is underneath." 

 The priests then said to Aikanaka : "How can you go and meet Kawelo, for you are 

 a king and he is a servant. His grandfather was nothing but a counter of cock- 

 roaches who lived in the uplands of Kulahuhu, Nahanaimoa by name." 



When Kawelo heard the remarks made by the priests, he rolled down the clifif.'"' 

 When Kanewahineikiaoha saw Kawelo roll down the clifif, she threw out her pikoi 



"For joint-ruling: a magnanimous concession in a is encouraged by liis priests, etc., to claim superiority 



victor. and belittle his opponent. 



"Aikanaka disposed to admit his wrongful possession "From the sudden hnitiiliating shock. 



