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yourself. The rest of the people shall not go to assist you. and if you will not be able to 

 get the canoes down you shall be a sacrifice for the temple." 



When Kalaehina heard the command given him by his older brother he was 

 much frightened, for he believed that he was unable to get the canoes down. He, how- 

 ever, began to study the matter and all that night and the next day he sjjcnt in making 

 ])lans as to how to overcome this most difficult matter. After at last hitting on a ])lan 

 he went u\^ to the ])lace where the canoes were lying, took a look at them and proceeded 

 to Kau. When he arrived in Kau he deceived the people, saying: "Ye people of Ivau, 

 the king, Kalaei)uni has given me orders to tell you to go and haul the canoes down to the 

 beach." When the people heard this they all started for Kapua. Upon arriving at the 

 place, the people lifted up the canoes, carried them to a place from where they could be 

 dragged to the beach and placed in the sea ; five of them were then i)addled to Kcauhou, 

 where Kalaei)uni was stop])ing, while Kalaehina followed behind with the other canoe on 

 his back, coming by the u])per road to Kainaliu. When Kalaei)uni saw this he praised 

 his younger brother for being so strong. 



When the day of celebration of Kalaeinmi arrived the king displayed his brother's 

 strength in the ])resence of all the people. Kalaehina took uj) one of the six canoes and 

 threw it into the sea as though it was a spear, without much effort. A few days after 

 this Kalaehina saw the king's chief steward chopping firewood, he picked u]i a stick of 

 wood and struck it with his head, breaking the stick into small l)its, thus making the 

 hard ohia ajjpear as nothing. 



When Kalaepuni saw how strong Kalaehina, his brother, was, he said: "My 

 younger brother, we are indeed fortunate because of our great strength. I have be- 

 come king of Hawaii through mv great strength, now I think it well of you to go to 

 Maui and kill all the ofifspring of the chiefs of that island so that you can reign'" in 

 l)lace of Kamalalawalu." Kalaehina agreed to this request of his brother. At the close 

 of the kapu days set ai)art for the sacrifices of the tem])le in liawaii he set sail for 

 ]\laui. 



When Kalaehina arrived at Hana, Maui, the people at the time were engaged in 

 games of strength and skill of the king of Maui, Kamalalawalu, at the hill of Kauwiki. 

 Great crowds of people were gathered and the kapu sticks separating the king's palace 

 from the people were put up. When Kalaehina saw them, he took them down" and 

 boldly entered into the place reserved for the king. When Kamalalawalu the king saw 

 these doings of Kalaehina he ordered the i)eople to juni]) on Kalaehina and kill him. As 

 the peoi)le were about to place their hands on him, he swept them off their feet as though 

 they were but ants, killing a large number of them." At sight of this great strength, 

 Kamalalawalu was so afraid that he escaped to a pool of water at W^aianapanapa'" which 

 lies in Honokolani, Hana, and this pool of water is there to this day. 



Kalaehina then became the king"" of Maui and he reigned in the place of Kama- 

 lalawalu. This fact was reported from Hawaii to Niihau and his great strength and 

 succession as king of Maui was the one topic of conversation. 



"Kalaehina, recognized as possessing great strength, ^'Waianapanapu, dazzling water, 



is designated an aspirant for the kingship of Maui. •"Kalaehina becomes king of Maui, as his brother be- 



"A defiant act, desecrating any premises indicated as came king of Hawaii, througli tlic litding in fear of the 



kapu, or sacred. rightful rulers. 



"Intimidating his opponents by feats of strength. 



