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malolo then called out to them, saying: "You two come ashore and let us be friends." 

 After the two had come ashore Keliimalolo said to them: "You two will be the means 

 of restoring to me what I have lost." He then related to them his trip to Molokai and 

 how his canoe was stolen by Maniniholokuaua. After the two had listened to the nar- 

 rative, they said to Keliimalolo: "You return to Oahu and in the nights of Kane, we 

 will come. When you see two narrow pointed clouds hanging in the horizon make svire 

 that the clouds are ourselves and we will come soon after that." The two then asked 

 Keliimalolo: "Let us all make a circuit of Kauai in one day." This was consented to 

 b}' Keliimalolo. 



Early the next morning they set out on their trip around Kauai. Kamaakami- 

 kioi and Kamaakauluohia soon made their first round and overtook Keliimalolo who 

 was still in the course of finishing the first ahupuaa. The two made another round and 

 again overtook Keliimalolo, who was in the second ahupuaa. They made ten rounds 

 of the island of Kauai by evening of the same day; but Keliimalolo was not able to 

 make one round. They were indeed great runners, having no equal. That night they 

 retired together, and on the next morning Keliimalolo set out on his return to Oahu, 

 where he awaited the arrival of his two friends. 



On the approach of the nights of Kane, Keliimalolo saw two pointed clouds 

 hanging in the horizon ; and very soon after this Kamaakamikioi and Kamaakauluohia 

 arrived. They then boarded a double canoe and set out for Molokai. At dawn of that 

 morning they arrived at Kaunakakai and carried their canoe ashore; at the place where 

 Keliimalolo left his canoe on his previous visit. They then set out for the pool to take 

 a bath. While the canoe was still in mid-ocean, Maniniholokuaua looked and saw a 

 canoe approaching; so said to his grandmother, Kalamaula: "There is my canoe, there 

 is my canoe." Kalamaula replied: "You must not attempt to steal that canoe as I have 

 a premonition that the sons of Halulu of Niihau are on that canoe. If they are on that 

 canoe we will be killed. I have no regrets for myself for I am old; but I am sorry for 

 you, for you are yet young." 



Maniniholokuaua then set ovit for the landing. When he got to the place where 

 the canoe was lying, he patted the sides and said: "My canoe, my canoe." Keliima- 

 lolo upon seeing Maniniholokuaua said to his friends : "There is the boy." Keliimalolo 

 then called out: "Leave my canoe alone; you must not take it." Heedless of the call, 

 Maniniholokuaua took up the canoe, placed it on his back and ran off at the top of his 

 speed. Kamaamikioi then said: "I am going after that fellow. If you see a fire burn- 

 ing, it is a sign that I have killed him; you may then come up." As Maniniholokuaua 

 was almost up to the cave, Kamaakamikioi caught up with him. Maniniholokuaua then 

 called out: "Open u]), O cave," and Kamaakamikioi thereupon called out: "Close up, 

 O cave." No sooner than the cave was opened it immediately closed again catching 

 Maniniholokuaua and the canoe in its jaws, killing Maniniholokuaua. Kamaakamikioi 

 then called out : "Open up, O cave." The cave opened and he entered in. He found 

 Kalamaula and she was killed. When he looked about the cave he saw that it was 

 filled with canoes of every description and many things of great value. He then went out 

 of the cave to light the fire, and when the people saw it they all came up to the cave and 

 carried away the valuables ; but the people of the whole of Molokai were unable to 

 carry away all of the things in the cave. 



