64 Fornandcr Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



The cause of the uprising then was because Kaeleha was ashamed on account of 

 his father-in-law for not having anything with which to repay his great kindness. In 

 this we can see how ungratefully Kaeleha acted toward Kawelo, and how he lacked all 

 sense of honor and good feeling toward the one who had brought him up to his present 

 high station and esteem, a chief of one of the districts of Kauai. 



After the above conversation had taken place between Kaeleha and Aikanaka, 

 rumors of an uprising were carried to Kawelo at Hanamaulu, on the east of Kauai. 

 Kawelo thereupon sent a messenger to Kamalama in Kona with instructions to go and 

 see," and to find out for himself as to the truth of these rumors that had come to him. 

 As soon as the messenger arrived in the presence of Kamalama, the message of his 

 brother, Kawelo, was repeated to him. When Kamalama heard the instructions, he 

 proceeded to Waimea, then on to Hanapepe and Wahiawa. When he reached Wahi- 

 awa, he saw a great number of people on the plain of Kalae gathering stones ; men and 

 women and children. While Kamalama was standing looking at the people, a man 

 came up to him, so he asked: "What are the people doing over there on the plain?" The 

 man replied: "They are gathering stones." "Stones for what?" asked Kamalama. 

 "For Kaeleha and Aikanaka to fight Kawelo." Kamalama was thus made sure that the 

 rumors heard by Kawelo were only too true. He then retraced his steps and went direct 

 to his home and dispatched a messenger to Kawelo to inform him of what he had seen. 



Upon the arrival of the messenger in the presence of Kawelo at Hanamaulu, he 

 told him how Kaeleha and Aikanaka were making preparations, by gathering stones, for 

 another conflict. When Kawelo heard this, a great anger welled up in him against his 

 son, Kaeleha. He then immediately rose and proceeded to Wahiawa, which lies on the 

 other side from Hanamaulu. W^hen he arrived at Wahiawa, he saw several war canoes 

 belonging to Kaeleha and Aikanaka, just back of the great mounds of stones. On the 

 sides of the mounds of stones, he saw women and children with stones in their hands, 

 and all were apparently ready for the conflict. All Kawelo had in his hands were his 

 war club, Kuikaa, and his wife's pikoi, two weapons to defend himself with. 



THE BATTLE BETWEEN KAWELO, AND KAELEHA ANU AIKANAKA. 



In this battle we will see how brave and powerful Kawelo really was, because, 

 although he was all by himself, he fought against the multitude that opposed him. In 

 the fight, Kawelo was not able to dodge the stones that were hurled at him, for a great 

 many of them were thrown at the same time, therefore he stood in one place while the 

 stones were hitting him from all sides. In course of time, Kawelo was completely cov- 

 ered by the stones, the stones rising vmtil his height was reached. When Kawelo saw 

 this, he pushed the stones from off him and for a time he would be free ; but this was 

 only for a very short while, for the stones would come so fast that again he would 

 be covered. This was continued until Kawelo began to grow weaker and weaker, so 

 that finally he was unable to push the stones away from him. After a while the mound 



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^^To go and ascertain, rather than "come and see." 



