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out to the big surf he took the small ones near the sand, and after he had thus ridden in 

 three times, the eight men landed and were declared beaten by the boy. 



The result of this race was soon carried to Keawenuiaumi, as well as the fate of 

 the eight men, who were fairly beaten by the boy. When Keawenuiaumi heard this, he 

 said: "Yes, it surely must be so. If that small boy is the same one that came along 

 with us then it is possible. If he is the same, then there is no esca])e, the men will in- 

 deed die." Keawenuiaumi then sent one of his messengers to go and bring the boy to 

 him, in order that he might see for himself. When the boy arrived, the king saw that 

 it was the very same that had accompanied him to Hawaii. At this the king fell on 

 the boy's neck and wept, because he knew that he had neglected him since leaving the 

 canoe. The actions of the boy in saving him from death came to the mind of the king 

 in such a way that he felt that he had indeed been neglectful. 



After the weeping Keawenuiaumi asked of the boy: "Where have you lived all 

 this time?" "By our canoe." "What did you live on?" "The dry food that was left 

 over, which we had on our journey." After this the king again asked: "And were 

 you the one who defeated my men in Kohala?" "Yes," answered Kuapakaa. "And are 

 you the one who has just won in this race?" "Yes." "What was the wager?" "In 

 the first race we wagered some fish. In the last race we wagered our bones (lives), 

 and I have beaten them again. The fire in the oven is now lit for the baking, on my re- 

 turn the men will be put into the oven." 



At this the king again wept, with his head bent down low. When the boy saw 

 the king weeping, he asked: "What are you weeping for?" "I am weeping for my 

 men, because they are to die." The boy said: "It is not my fault; it was of their own 

 making. I proposed that we wager some property and at this they questioned me what 

 property I had to put up, and I told them that I would put up the canoe; but they re- 

 fused to acce])t that, and proposed that our bones be the wager. To this I gave my 

 consent because I knew that they were taking advantage of my size." 



Keawenuiaumi then said: "Say, where are you, my boy? I want to ask you, 

 that since you love me, that you take pity on me and grant my recjuest, that you save 

 my men, for I cannot see how I am to get along if these men are to be put to death; 

 for I will be without any one who will attend to my comfort. Therefore if you love me, 

 these men must live. If you think they must die, then j'ou must kill me first." At this 

 pleading, Kuapakaa asked: "Do you think more of these men than any other person?" 

 "Yes," said the king; "but I would not have thought so much of them had I found my 

 servant Pakaa." 



Kuapakaa then said to Keawenuiaumi: "If you think more of the welfare of 

 these men, we will never be able to find Pakaa even though we again make another trip 

 to Kaula; but if you allow these men to meet their fate, then you will be able to find 

 your servant Pakaa ; for this was the very reason why Pakaa left you ; you were 

 keeping too many favorites." Keawenuiaumi said: "Go and find Pakaa and then these 

 men may die." At this, Kuapakaa told Keawenuiaumi of Pakaa, his father, saying: 

 "He is now living in Molokai. When you met me on your tri]), he was with me sitting 

 in the fore part of the canoe; the old man kept his head bent down. He kept his face 

 down for fear of being recognized by you. Pakaa is my father and I am his son Kua- 

 ])akaa, named by him, because of the scales of your skin through the use of tlie awa; 



