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toward the beach, so he inquired of his grandparents : "What is that shouting down 

 yonder?" The grandparents answered: "It is your brothers; they have been out surf 

 riding and are now wrestHng with Kakuhihewa's strong man. One of them must 

 have been thrown, lience the shouting you hear." When Kawelo lieard this he 

 became very anxious to go down and see it ; but his grandparents would not consent.' 

 On the next day, however, Kawelo went down on his own account and saw his 

 older brothers surf riding with many others at Kalehuawehe. He asked for a board 

 which was given him and he swam out with it to where his brothers were waiting for 

 the surf, and they came in together. After the surf riding, they went to the stream 

 of Apuakehau and took a fresh water bath; and from there they went to the shed 

 where the wrestling bouts were to be held. Upon their arrival at the shed Kawelo 

 stood up with the strong man to wrestle. At sight of this Kawelo's older brothers 

 said to him: "Are you strong enough to meet that man? If we whose bones are 

 older cannot throw him, how much less are the chances of yourself, a mere young- 

 ster." Kawelo, however, jiaid no heed to the remarks made by his brothers, but stood 

 there facing the strong man. At this show of bravery the strong man said to 

 Kawelo: "If I should call out, 'Kahewahewa. it is raining',' then we begin." Kawelo 

 then replied in a mocking way: "Kanepuaa, he is biting, wait awhile, wait awhile. 

 Don't cut the land of Kahewahewa, it is raining."" While Kawelo was having his 

 say, the strong man of Kakuhihewa was awarded the privilege of taking the first 

 hold ; and using his whole strength he attempted to throw Kawelo. Kawelo was 

 almost thrown, but through his great strength and skill he was not. Kawelo, after 

 mocking the man, took his hold and threw the strong man, who was thrown with 

 Kawelo on top of him. This delighted the people so much that they all shouted. 



When the older brothers of Kawelo saw how the strong man was thrown by 

 their younger brother they were ashamed, and they returned home weeping and tried 

 to deceive their grandparents. When they arrived at the house the grandparents 

 asked them: "Why these tears?" They replied: "Kawelo threw stones at us. We 

 are therefore going back to Kauai." After the brothers of Kawelo had returned 

 to Kauai, Kawelo and his wife and younger brother Kamalama lived on at Waikiki. 



Not very long after this Kawelo began to learn dancing, but being unable to 

 master this he dropped it and took up the art of war under the instruction of his 

 father-in-law, Kalonaikahailaau. Kamalama also took up this art as well as Kane- 

 wahineikiaoha. After Kawelo had mastered the art of warfare, he took up fishing. 

 Maakuakeke of Waialae was the fishing instructor of Kawelo. 



Early in the morning Kawelo would get up and start out from Waikiki going 

 by way of Kaluahole, Kaalawai, and so on to Waialae where he would chant out: 



Say, Maakuakeke, 



Fishing companion of Kawelo, 



Wake up, it is daylight, the sun is shining, 



'The usual course with Hawaiian spqrt contests, ^He ua, an expression which in this case is more 



awakening interest hy curiosity. likely to imply, "Ready, go !" 



"A boastful taunt in reply. 



