26 Fornander Collection of Haivaiian Folk-lore. 



Our stroke of tiic war club will never do for your husband. 



Your husband is a plover, his legs are slim ; 



Your husband is a sandpiper, for he runs here and there on the beach ; 



When struck by a big wave he would fall over easily. 



Your husband is like the stalk of a banana, all he can do is to stand up. 



Your husband is like a hala tree, it has long hanging roots. 



Our stroke of the war club is fit only for your father, 



Who is large from top to bottom. 



The south wind may blow, but he will not fall over. 



The moae wind may blow, but he will not fall over. 



The hoolua wind may blow, but he will not fall over. 



When I, the aalii tree of the windy place, do fall over 



I will overturn with the sod. 



At the end of Kawelo's chant, Kanialania said : "Shut up. Knowing that you 

 can hear so well, yet you sent nie to that friendless place." "I am going in to have 

 something to eat, for I am hungry," continued Kamalama. As soon as he got into 

 the house, he called out to their steward, Puikikaulehua: "Bring me some food and 

 meat." There were brought forty large potatoes and forty packages of baked pork. 

 Kamalama then sat down and began his meal, and he ate until he was satisfied. 

 Just as he finished his meal, his brother's father-in-law and wife arrived. As soon as 

 Kawelo saw them, he repeated the chant recited by his father-in-law in Koolau. At 

 the close of the chant Kanewahineikiaoha said to her father: "There you are: I 

 told you that my husband was bound to hear it, because he has an all powerful god, 

 Kalanikilo." The father replied: "Yes, I see and I am satisfied that your husband 

 can hear all right. The talking was carried on in Koolau and he has heard it in 

 Kona." Kanewahineikiaoha then said to Kawelo: "Let us have something to eat 

 first, and after that you can exercise with the war club." Kawelo refused, and he 

 spoke very strongly to his wife, saying: "The pig's intestine will be full of dirt for 

 it is to be killed." By this reply made by Kawelo, his father-in-law became very angry 

 and said to Kawelo that they take up the war club first as requested by Kawelo. He 

 then ordered his son, Mauiakekai to stand up against Kawelo. When Kawelo heard 

 this order issued by his father-in-law that some one else was to stand up against him, 

 he replied in a chant as follows : 



Let the teacher and the pupil 

 Face each other outside. 



By this Kawelo meant that he would much prefer his father-in-law, for his 

 temper was now roused over what had been said of him. Because of this chant of 

 Kawelo, Kalonaikahailaau was also very angry at Kawelo, which made him stand up 

 with his war club, Wahieekaeka by name. The three then stood up on one side, while 

 Kawelo stood up on his side. Kalonaikahailaau then raised his club as though to strike 

 Kawelo on the side, while Kawelo brought up his war club from the ground striking 

 Kalonaikahilaau on his side knocking him down and making his feet tremble. Kawelo 

 then chanted as follows : 



