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from Moloaa; don't call him. The second will be Lupeakawaiowainiha, who is a war- 

 rior; don't call him. But, when a warrior comes twirling his war club on the left, 

 that will be Palila, your own son, who comes from the temple of Alanapo. He will be 

 the warrior by whose aid you will conc]uer the whole of Kauai. Call him to you; if 

 perchance he will be pleased with you, you will lixe; l)ut if he gets angry you will be slain 

 together with your men." 



Soon after Hina departed on her way to see the battle, Palila woke from his 

 sleep. When he looked about him and saw that Hina was not around, he rose, took up 

 his war club, Huliamahi by name, given to him by the gods, and came out of the sa- 

 credness of Alanapo. He continued on his way until he was outside of the limits of 

 Humuula, and went through a forest of tall trees until he arrived at a rise looking 

 toward the sea. This rise is Komoikeanu. When Palila arrived at this rise he looked 

 down and saw two great armies gathered at Paa. Palila knew by the action of the men 

 that a battle was about to be fought and against his father Kaluaopalena. He therefore 

 turned and j^roceeded along the upper part of Hanapepe through the brush and tall 

 trees. When Palila got into the forest he swung his club, Huliamahi, knocking down 

 the trees. By reason of the falling of the trees one on top of another, they kept on fall- 

 ing until the trees standing around one of the armies were also knocked down, destroy- 

 ing a large portion thereof, leaving Kakiaopalena's intact. Those who heard Hina an- 

 nounce the coming of Palila were all afraid upon seeing the forest mowed down, there- 

 fore Namakaokalani immediately sent his messengers to ask Kaluaopalena to call off the 

 battle and to make j^eace. 



W'hen Kaluaopalena heard the message, he refused to call the battle off, saying; 

 "I will not call the battle off until I am victorious, for I have laid awake nights until 

 my head was made heavy planning for this battle. I know that I will conquer the 

 whole of Kauai this day." The reason why Kaluaopalena said this was because he had 

 heard that Palila was coming to meet him, and it was also this which caused the other 

 side to sue for peace. On whichever side Palila swung his club no trees or shrubs re- 

 mained standing, and none grow to this day. 



While Palila was on his way to meet Kaluaopalena, Namakaokalani the warrior 

 from Moloaa, with his war club, came to meet Kaluaopalena. This war club was so 

 large that it required eighty men to carry it, forty at one end and forty at the other. 

 When Namakaokalani arrived in the presence of Kaluao]«lena, he stood up his war 

 club, called Kawalowai, in the presence of the people; but Kaluaopalena would not call 

 him to come on his side;' he was so ashamed that he thereupon returned to Moloaa. 

 After Namakaokalani came Lupeakawaiowainiha, another great warrior. It is said that 

 every time he urinated the land would be flooded. He, too, came with his war club, 

 called Kalalea. This war club was so large that it required one hundred and twenty 

 men to carr}' it. When he arrived in the presence of Kaluaopalena, he took his war 

 club and twirled it over his head and then down under his chin, causing the ]ieo]>le to 

 shout with admiration at his cleverness; but Kaluaopalena would not call him and he 



"It is not clear why opposing warriors should expect lie field, and take it as a matter of shame or disgrace 



to be called, as if in consultation, on reaching the bat- if they are not. 



