150 Poniaiuhv Collection of ffa-d\iiiaii Folk-lore. 



There was at Hiln a tein])le also called Huimiula, like the one on Kauai, which was also 

 sacred, and furthermore it was also under the control of the spirits and was just as pow- 

 erful. 



The king of Hilo at this time was Kulukulua, and W'anua was the king of Ha- 

 makua. The two were at war with each other. The greatest warrior of Hamakua 

 was Moananuikalehua and his war cluh was called Koholalele.'" This war club was so 

 large that it required four hundred men to carry it. The next in greatness was Kumu- 

 nuiaiake, a warrior of note. His spear was made from the maniane'^ wood of Kawai- 

 hac ; it was ten fathoms in length and he could throw this spear over a distance greater 

 than the length of an ahupuaa. Puupuukaamai was another great warrior. His long 

 pololu spear was made from the koaie'^ wood, a very hard wood growing in the moun- 

 tains. This spear was so long that it could be served as a wind break, and it could also 

 be used to dam a stream; it could kill twelve hundred men at one stroke. All these 

 three warriors were fighting on the side of Wanua, the king of Hamakua. 



^Vhen Palila arrived at Kaula he took n\) the game of rolling the calabash which 

 was played on the highway. He never once left the place and was known by everybody 

 that passed along the highway as a man who did nothing else. In the Ixattles that were 

 being fought, a great many of the men of the army of Hamakua were being killed that 

 no one could account for. This was carried on for many days and still no one could 

 tell who was doing the killing. In the conflict, however, some of the men often heard 



a voice calling out: 



Slain by me, Palila, 



By the offspring of Walewale, 



By the ward of Lupea, 



By the 00 bird that sings in the forest. 



By the mighty god Ku. 



The call was the only thing the men could hear; thev were not al)le to see the per- 

 son for he traveled at such great speed. The people had a suspicion, however, that it 

 was Palila himself; but when the matter was discussed a good many said that it could 

 not be Palila for he does not go to battle; all he did was to roll the calabash on the high- 

 way; he does not appear to be a soldier and he has not been seen going from place to 

 place. At the battle that was fought at Kukaiau in Hamakua, Palila at last showed 

 himself before the people and the chiefs of the two contesting armies, and also before the 

 three great warriors Moanonuikalehua, Kumunuiaiake and Puu])uukaamai. 



In the conflict it was seen that the soldiers in the Hamakua army were stronger 

 than those in the Plilo army and a great many Hilo soldiers fell before the men of 

 Hamakua. In the din and u])roar the voices of the three great warriors were often 

 hcarfl boasting and calling out: "What great soldier will fight for the Hilo side?" 



When Palila heard this boastful challenge from the three great warriors, he re- 

 quested of Kulukulua, the liilo king, to order that the general conflict be stopped and 



"Kohahilclc is tlie name of one of the principal land- "Koaie (Acacia koaia), a species of koa, much harder, 



nigs on the Hamakua coast of Hawaii. and a choice wood for spears, paddles, etc. As a fur- 



"Mamanc (Sol^hora chrysophylhi), a hard and most niture wood it is susceptible of high polish and takes 



diir.Ll)!e wood. " 'i'kI' rank. 



