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noliii then picked up liis spear, Kanikawi, broke off the ])oint and started the fire. When 

 the fire Ht, he took some of the taro and cut it uj) and threw the jiieces into the fire and 

 in this way used the taro for firewood. Because of this action of Kapunohu, the say- 

 ini;-, "the hard taro of Waiahole," is known from Hawaii to Niihau. 



When Olo]iana saw what Kapunohu had done, he began to scheme, that with the 

 use of Ka])unohu he would be able to conquer the whole of Oahu, as he and Kakuhi- 

 hewa, the king of the Kona side of Oahu, were on bad terms. Through the advice of 

 In's priest, ()lo])ana was made doubly sure that Ka]nm()hu was a very strong and brave 

 man and was fearless and willing to meet all comers. Therefore Olopana made Kapu- 

 nohu the commander-in-chief of his forces and urged u])on him to go and fight Kaku- 

 hihewa. In this battle Kakuhihewa was slain by Ka])unohu and the whole of Oahu 

 came under the rule of Olopana. 



After the death of Olopana, Ka])unohu left Oahu and journeyed to Kauai. 

 Boarding his canoe he set sail and first landed at Poki, in Waimca; from this jilace he 

 continued on to Wahiawa and then on to Lawai in Koloa where he settled down. There 

 lived at this place a great warrior, by the name of Kemamo, who was noted for his 

 great strength and skill in the use of the sling; he was without equal in its practice; 

 his left hand was considered better than his right, and he could throw a stone for a dis- 

 tance of six miles and in the seventh mile its force ceased. No person in Kauai was 

 found who could face him, not from amongst the chiefs or soldiers. Because of this man 

 people were afraid to travel between Koloa and Nawiliwili; those on the Koolau side 

 could not pass over to Nawiliwili and those from the Kona side were afraid to travel 

 toward the Koloa side, for the reason that Kemamo and his wife Waialeale"' lived be- 

 tween Koloa and Nawiliwili. 



\Mien Kai)unohu arrived at Lawai he was entertained that night by some of the 

 people of the place, and on the next day he prepared to continue on his journey. When 

 he was ready to start, the jieople said: "You must not go by this way or \'ou will get 

 killed by our great warrior." Kapunohu then asked: "Who is this warrior?" "Kema- 

 mo." "In what is his strength?" "He is very skilful in the use of the sling. He never 

 misses a shot, and the strength of his flying stone will go over five miles. Therefore 

 you must not go for you will get killed." Kapunohu said: "Then he is not strong. 

 The sling is only a plaything for the boys of our place and it is not considered of any 

 consequence." These remarks made by Kapunohu were carried around until they 

 reached Kemamo; so Kemamo made the remark: "Yes, this is the first time that my 

 strength in the use of the sling has been denied. Well and good; if he desires to come 

 and test as which of us is the stronger, let him come on." When Ka])unohu heard 

 this, he went out to meet Kemamo. Upon seeing Kapunohu, Kemamo asked : "Are you 

 the man that has said that I have no strength in the use of the sling?" Kapunohu re- 

 plied: "Yes, I am the man. It is because these people said that you are very skilful in 

 the use of the sling, so I said, that it is the plaything with the small boys at our place." 



When Kemamo heard this he became very angry toward Kapunohu and said: 

 "What will the stranger bet on the proposition?" Kapunohu replied: "My life will be 



'"Kauai's loftiest mountain. 



