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Mao then took up the stone club and struck Kehiokaloa on the back of the neck, kiUing 

 him instantly. Keaweikekahialii then said to Mao: "How strange of you! Here you 

 have gone and killed the king. I thought your's was to be a move on the konane board, 

 but it was not." Mao then said: "Don't you want to rule over the whole of Hawaii? 

 You shall become the ruler of this land this day." 



They then took up Kehiokaloa and buried him, after which they returned to the 

 house, when Mao said to Keaweikekahialii: "Send a man to the uplands and inform the 

 chiefs that the king, Kehiokaloa, desires one of the chiefs to come on down accompanied 

 by one servant." Before Keaweikekahialii sent ofif the messenger, he ordered that his own 

 followers be requested to come to the house. After the arrival of his men he gave them 

 orders to kill the first chief and his servant as soon as they arrived. Upon the arrival of 

 one of the chiefs and his servant they were both set on and killed. This was carried on 

 until all the chiefs of Hawaii^ were killed, except Kalapanakuioiomoa. 



When Kalapanakuioiomoa saw that all the chiefs were killed he escaped through 

 the forest and came to and sojourned at Waipio, where he took a wife of that place. In 

 course of time his wife conceived a child ; but taking a canoe he set out, landing at Ka- 

 luaihakoko, Maui. From this place he again sailed and landed at Maunalei, Lanai, 

 where he settled down and made his residence. After Kalapanakuioiomoa had been in 

 Lanai for some time, he took unto himself a wife there and lived as a commoner, tilling 

 the land and going to the uplands for water. He lived without disclosing his rank or 

 his identity to any one. 



Shortly after this a search was made around Hawaii for him. The reason of the 

 search was in order to get some one to again marry with the high chiefess of the land 

 that the high rank blood chiefs of Hawaii be again increased." This search was carried 

 on in Maui, but no trace of him could be discovered. After the search on Maui, it was 

 renewed on Lanai, where Kalapanakuioiomoa was at last found. 



When the searchers found him they said : "O chief, the king Keaweikekahialii 

 wishes you to return to Hawaii and perpetuate the blue blood of the chiefs." Kalapa- 

 nakuioiomoa answered: "I will not return with you because I have made oath that I will 

 live and die here ; therefore you must go back to Hawaii and go to Waipio, where you 

 will find a chiefess of high blood, my daughter." The messengers then returned to 

 Hawaii and to Waipio, where the daughter of Ivalapanakuioiomoa was living and took 

 her to the king. Thus did Kalapanakuioiomoa become the ancestor of the kings of Ha- 

 waii, for by him was the blue blood perpetuated to this day. 



"Taking rivals one at a time till but one of eight hun- 'Realizing the selfish, short-sighted policy in the 



dred remained, without arousing suspicions, must have vifholesale slaughter of chiefs he liad committed, 



called for cunning strategy. 



