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feather helmets and cloaks and Kukuii)ahu was killed'' together with a laroc numher of 

 his men ; the rest of his army retreated to Lamakee in Kaauhuhu, where they were over- 

 taken hy Kapunohu and the battle was again resumed. 



In this battle Pao])ele, a great warrior, came out to meet Kapunohu; his war club, 

 Keolewa by name, had six rounds on it. It was so long that when it was stood up its 

 jxiint would be wet with the mist in the heaven, and when laid down it would extend 

 over the whole length of an ahupuaa"* from the sea to the mountain; when held u]) it 

 would hide the sun and it could also hold back the east wind. It re(|uired 4000 men'" 

 to carry it. When this man came out on the battle field at Lamakee fear entered the 

 breast of Kapunohu, for the body of Paopele was very large and powerful ; but his 

 god Kanikaa said: "Don't be afraid of the loud-voiced thunder in the heaven for it has 

 no strength; you thrust him with yovu" spear, Kanikawi, and 1 will bite him." Soon 

 after this instruction was given by Kanikaa, he bit the back of Paopele. While Pao- 

 pele was considering the nature of this thing on his back, Kapunohu threw his spear at 

 Paopele, which hit him squarely, passed through him and killed him instantly. Lama- 

 kee from that day to this became famous, for it was here that the great warrior Paopele 

 was killed by Kapunohu. The remnant of the army of Kukuipahu was again routed and 

 they retreated to Kaluavvilinau. at Puuepa, and from there they retreated to Upolu, then 

 Puakea, then on to Kaniilo and up to the place where the old men planted their flags. 

 Because of this fact the ahupuaa of Kukuipahu is one of the largest in the district of 

 Kohala to this day. The whole of Kohala thus came under the charge of Niulii and he 

 was acknowledged the king of the whole district. 



After the battle. Kapunohu and his god Ivanikaa set out for Oahu, taking his spear 

 Kanikawi along with him, for a visit to his sister, the wife of Olopana. Kapunohu 

 went aboard of a canoe at Kohala and landed at Keanapou, in Kahoolawe, where he 

 spent the night ; from this place he again set sail and landed at Kahalepalaoa in Lanai ; 

 then from this last place he set out and landed at Kaluakoi in Molokai ; then from this 

 place he again set out and landed at Makapuu Point, in Kailua, Koolau, where his sis- 

 ter Konahuanui'" was living. When she saw Kapunohu they wept together, after which 

 she said: "We have no food ready. You must be hungry. There is food growing" out 

 there in the patches. Your brother-in-law, Olopana is out with the men, working." 

 Kapunohu said to the sister: "Let us go out so that you can show me the patches." 

 When they came to the place she pointed out eight patches of large taro and returned 

 home. 



Kapunohu then set to work and pulled up all the taro in the eight patches, tied 

 the taro into bundles and carried the whole lot in his two arms to the house, each arm 

 holding the taro of four patches. When Kapunohu arrived at the house with the taro 

 his sister looked on and said: "What an idea! I should think you would pull up but 

 one patch, but here you have pulled up all the patches." Kapunohu replied: "'J'his will 

 give us plenty of food; we will not be required to get it in small quantities." Kapu- 



"A severe penalty for the breakfast table insult ; sec "It is difficult to understand the writer's viewpoint to 



application of note 8. reconcile the statement of his hero's ability to handle 



"Ahufum,, a division or tract of land within a dis '^ '^'"'^ «''"*-"'• '-fiinired 4000 men to carry it. 



trict whicli might embrace several ///. •"Nanie of the liiKlicst imminain peak of the Koolau 



range. 



