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are not asleep, we are still awake." Iwa then asked quietly: "Where is the axe? Let 

 me feel of it." "Here it is." answered the old women. "You must come nearer so that I 

 can touch it with nn- hand. I just want to feel of it." When the old women drew nearer 

 to Iwa, he reached out and jnilled at the axe, getting- it away from them. The old 

 women then called out: "Here is a thief! The king's axe is gone! We are killed! We 

 had thought this was a g'ood man!" \\'hen the peoi)le heard this, they all got up and 

 gave chase. When the old women made the first outcry, Iwa had reached the top of 

 Puaahuku with the axe in hand. When the pursuers reached there he had reached Ma- 

 hiki. This chase was kept up until Iwa reached Puuepa. When those in pursuit reached 

 this place, he was at Puako. They therefore gave up the chase as the country beyond 

 that place was outside of the kapued area, while Iwa continued on until he arrived in 

 Kona. He then slei:)t until daylight the next da\'. When it was about time for Umi to 

 have his morning meal, Iwa went up to him. When Umi saw Iwa he asked jokingly: 

 "I don't think you have been able to get my axe." Iwa then replied : "Perhaps not, but I 

 want you to look at this axe and see if it is not yours." When Umi saw it, he said: "How 

 strange ! I thought you never would be able to get it ; but here you have gotten it. You 

 are smart." After this Umi said to Iwa: "Here is my thought regarding you. I want 

 you to try with my six best thieves. There are two houses to be filled in one night, one 

 for 3'ou and one for them. If you will not be able to fill yours first, you will be killed; 

 so shall it be with the others." Iwa then replied : "Yes, no doubt the others will fill 

 theirs first for there are six of them. Mine will not be filled because I am alone." 



There are six districts in the island of Hawaii and Umi had six expert thieves. ^^ 

 While it was still daylight the six thieves went out to see what things they could steal ; 

 and when it became dark they began to steal and to carry everything they could lay their 

 hands on into their house. This was kept up until the first cock crow, when there was 

 very little room left in the house. At about this same time Iwa woke up and as soon as 

 the six men went to sleep he proceeded to steal the things stolen by them of Unii's men, 

 men, women, children, canoes, animals and various other things. Before he could re- 

 move all the things into his house there was no space left, so he had to leave some of 

 them. When it was daylight the next day they found that the house belonging to the 

 six men was almost empty, while Iwa's house was filled with the different things. The 

 six men were therefore declared beaten and were killed'' in place of Iwa. 



'■When it was a recognized right of the king to take ties, is said to have had one Kaikioewa as superinten- 



whatever he desired of his subjects' possessions, there dent of this particular work, at the formation of his 



would seem to be little need for expert thieves in his government, 



service, yet even Kamehameha, with all his good quali- "Rough treatment for napping after a successful raid. 



