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to stand at the top end of the ladder. This ladder was the only means of getting- up this 

 hill." The image was then made to stand with a war club in hand. 



On the first night, some of the warriors of Keawenuiaumi,® Omaukamau and oth- 

 ers, tried to get up the hill, but when they came in sight of something standing at the top 

 end of the ladder, believing it to be a real person, they became afraid and returned. 

 This attempt to get to the top of the hill was kept up for three nights. 



HOW PIIMAIWAA WITH HIS WAR CLUB CLIMBED THE HILL. 



At last Piimaiwaa decided to make an attempt to see this big man for himself. 

 When he came near the man he took his war club and began twirling it, but the man 

 refused to res])ond. Piimaiwaa then took the club in his left hand and again twirled it, 

 but the man would not so much as move his club. 



Because of this failure to get his opponent to respond to his challenge, Piimaiwaa 

 climbed the ladder so as to get nearer the man. At last he reached a position where he 

 could touch him with his club, so he tapped the man a light blow and he heard the sound 

 as of wood. At this he was made certain that this was a wooden man put up there to 

 deceive them. He then took the image and threw it down the cliff and he climbed up to 

 the top of the hill, where he met and killed all the people with the exception of the king' 

 who managed to escape. 



This victory gave Maui completely into the hands of Kiha])iilani and he became its 

 king. It was by him that the famous roadway, which is seen going through the forest 

 of Oopuola, was built, as well as the shell road which was built around Molokai, traces of 

 which can be seen to this day. 



RELATING TO IMAIKALANI. 



Imaikalani was a blind chief ; he was without sight, but he had other men to serve 

 him and to act as his eyes. He also had some birds who helped see things for him. He 

 was a chief who was very skillful in the use of all weapons of warfare and particularly 

 so in the use of the war club. 



When the capture of the hill was completed, Umi ordered Omaokamau to go and 

 fight Imaikalani. When Omaokamau heard this he proceeded to the home of Imaikalani. 

 When Omaokamau was drawing near the home of Imaikalani the birds sounded a 

 note. At this note of warning from the birds Imaikalani said to his men: "Say, 

 there is a man." The men said: "There is nobody." Imaikalani remarked: "Watch 

 out." While the two men were watching, Omaokamau soon after appeared. The men 

 then said to Imaikalani: "Yes, there is a man, he is coming, and he carries a war club 

 in his hand." Imaikalani said: "That is Omaokamau, one of the warriors of Umi; he 

 is well versed in the art of throwing the spear; his main strength is in his right arm, 

 his left is weak; watch him and see when he twirls his war club." 



When Omaokamau came up to the men he stood and twirled his war clulx When 

 the two men saw this, they said to Imaikalani: "Say, the man is twirling his club." 



"Kauiki hill at Hana, Maui. 'The history of Umi and of Kihapiilani differs from 



'Umi is the party intended, as shown in Vol. i, page '"'^ story. 



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