326 Pomander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



Say, Lonoaohi, 



Place the rocks on the side of the umu, 



Place them here and there. 



At this call Lonoaohi came out of the house where he was held, and stood up a 

 flag; a sign that those who came under its protection would be saved from death. Shortly 

 after this the slaughter began and everybody was killed by Kamapuaa, excepting Makalii, 

 who ran and got in between the legs of Kamaunuaniho. This was how Olopana was 

 killed by Kamapuaa, and how Oahu came into his possession. 



CHAPTER III. 



Relating to the Battle Between Kamapuaa and Lonokaeho. — The Second Bat- 

 tle. — Battle Between Kamapuaa and Kuilioloa. 



Kahiki'* was the land in which Lonokaeho lived, and he was king of one side of 

 the island while Kowea was the king on the other. These two kings were at war with 

 each other all the time and battles were fought every day. Kowea was the father-in-law 

 of Kamapuaa, for Kamapuaa, upon his arrival in Kahiki, took the daughters of Kowea 

 to be his wives. One day Kamapuaa said to Kowea: "I am going to meet Lonokaeho 

 in battle and I want you to watch the fire when it is lit. If the smoke rises and leans 

 toward the sea,^" I have killed Lonokaeho; but if the smoke should lean toward the up- 

 land, then I have been killed by him." That night Kamapuaa slept till daylight the next 

 morning, when he arose and proceeded to the place where Lonokaeho was living. He 

 arrived before Lonokaeho was up, so he called out : 



Ye Kahiki, sleep on ! 



Ye Kahiki, sleep on ! 



Ye Kahiki, sleep on ! 



Ye Kahiki, awake, ^° 



Ye Kahiki, awake, 



Gird on the loin cloth, 



Partake of the food. 



Let the hand seize the club, 



Strike the head'" shedding many tears. 



Give the land. 



The isle shall be possessed by Kowea,'^ 



The whole of Kahiki, yes, the whole. 



When Lonokaeho heard the call of Kamapuaa, he made reply : "Is the giving away 

 of my land any of your rights? Where are you from? Why don't you come and meet 

 me face to face and then let us fight? If I am killed then my land shall be taken away 



"'This may or may not refer to Tahiti. "Strike at the head, the ruler, whose overthrow will 



='Smoke was the almost universal telltale, by its direc- cause many tears to flow through the loss of land. 



tion, of the result of conflicts in Hawaiian tradition. "Kowea and Koea, referred to later, is probably the 



"In this chant Kamapuaa arouses his opponent to same chief. 



prepare for the conflict, confident of his own ultimate 



victory. 



