52 Fornandcr Collection of Haivaiiau folk-lore. 



After the death of Kahakaloa, Kaehuikiawakea returned to the top of the hill 

 to report to Aikanaka the death of Kahakaloa. Upon his arrival in the presence of 

 Aikanaka, Aikanaka asked him: "Where is Kahakaloa?" "He is dead." Aikanaka 

 then said: "How could it be possible for a man that was maimed^" as he was to live? 

 I suppose he was allowed to come back so that I could see for myself that it was the 

 king's pig," for his ear was cut off." 



CHAPTER VI. 



Relating to Kauaiioa. — Kawelo Fears to Attack Him. — Seeks to Win Him 



BY A Chant. — Kauahoa Replies. 



Kauaiioa was the most noted of Aikanaka's warriors in size and stature, and 

 it was this warrior that caused the cold perspiration to ooze out of the body of 

 Kawelo and for a moment fear entered his breast, for Kauahoa was indeed good to 

 look upon and was a grand warrior to behold. 



When Aikanaka was telling of the death of Kahakaloa by Kawelo, Kauahoa 

 heard it, and he took up his war club, called Kahehumakua, a first growth koa tree 

 from Kahihikolo, and proceeded on down the hill. (It is said that this war club, 

 Kahehumakua, was a very large one, for it was nothing else but a tree with its 

 branches and leaves still on; and when carried by Kauahoa, the iMrds would perch 

 and sing in it.) 



When Kawelo saw Kauahoa coming down the hill and saw how large he was, 

 casting a large shadow because of his great height, he began to have some fear of 

 his chances. When Kauahoa arrived in the presence of Kawelo, Kawelo picked up 

 his club and took his stand by the side of Kanewahineikiaoha, his wafe, to the right 

 of Kauahoa; his brother stood to the left of Kauahoa, and his adopted sons stood 

 behind. As Kawelo stood up w-ith his war club, which was ten fathoms in length, 

 the club with one end on the ground only could reach to the middle of Kauahoa, show- 

 ing that Kauahoa was about twenty fathoms in height.''* In standing thus, Kawelo 

 was almost overcome with fear of Kauahoa, for Kawelo was only educated in two ways 

 of fighting with the war club; the stroke from the ground upwards and the one from 

 above downwards. He was not taught in the side strokes. Therefore, Kawelo began 

 to study how to overcome his opponent, but for a time he was undecided what to do, 

 which made him very uncertain of the outcome. This studying took him some time 

 and gradually his fears began to vanish, as he decided to fight until death ended the 

 battle. 



After the fear had disappeared, he began to take pity on his opponent; he 

 remembered of their childhood days and of their lord and king Aikanaka, so he 

 chanted a mele of love, hoping in this way to put the matter of their fighting or not 

 up to Kauahoa. Following is the chant: 



"Aliiia, injured or maimed. "If Kawelo had to have a giant opponent, he may as 



"■"'Cutting off of a pig's ear marked it a royal reserve. well have one worthy of the name. 



