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small twigs before the people. This breaking of the bodies was heard at considerable 

 distance away. He took up his opponents in his hands'^ as though they were nothing to 

 him. Those who faced him were killed outright and those who ran away were the only 

 ones spared. 



When Kiinoho and Kiihele saw that Kepakailiula was fighting the vast multitude 

 they came ashore and joined in the slaughter of the enemy, helping their foster son 

 Kepakailiula, thus making three on their side. 



When Kukuipahu, the father-in-law, saw the great destruction of the people,"" 

 which meant the depopulation of the land, he took up Kapuaokeonaona, the girl wife of 

 Kepakailiula and went ashore, then ran with all his might and stood her up in front of 

 Kepakailiula. When Kepakailiula came up to the place where Kapuaokeonaona was stand- 

 ing," he took her up and carried her on his shoulders and returned to the canoes. This 

 ended the slaughter. Kepakailiula gave the island of Maui" to Kukuipahu, and made 

 him king in place of Kakaalaneo. 



The news of the death of Kakaalaneo by Kepakailiula was in time carried to the 

 hearing of Kakuhihewa, the king of Oahu, and he began to entertain fears of Kepaka- 

 iliula, and in order to avoid any conflict he thought he would send his own canoes in 

 charge of his own personal servants to Maui, to invite Kepakailiula to come to Oahu, and 

 also to adopt him as his son and to offer to him the possession of the island of Oahu.^^ 

 In time the canoes set out from Oahu on their way to Maui. On account of contrary 

 winds and a storm that came up soon after they set out, they landed at Kaunolu.'* That 

 same evening, however, the wind subsided and the canoes were once more launched and 

 they got as far as Keanapou in Kahoolawe, where they landed and spent the night. From 

 this last place they again set sail, landing at Kapueokahi in Hana, Maui, where Kepakai- 

 liula was staying. As soon as the canoes effected a landing the voyagers went in search 

 and inquired as to the whereabouts of Kepakailiula; they were told that his house was 

 on the east side of the Kauiki hill. When the people from Oahu arrived at the house, 

 they met Kepakailiula, who greeted them and they in turn extended theirs. After rest- 

 ing awhile they told Kepakailiula the object of their mission, saying: "We have come 

 for you to sail for Oahu. Your father, Kakuhihewa, requests you go to Oahu and take 

 possession of that island. The canoes are here ; all you have to do is to board them and 

 we will set sail." Kepakailiula assented" to this; whereupon he and his company, con- 

 sisting of his foster fathers, Kiihele and Kiinoho, with their wife, and Makolea and Ka- 

 puaokeonaona, the wives of Kepakailiula, boarded the canoes and set sail for Oahu. 



On this voyage to Oahu they were overtaken by a terrible storm and their canoes 

 were forced to the east of Molokai, oft' the land known as Mokuhooniki. After a while 



"Kepakailiula was doubtless trained in all the arts 

 of war, his successful spear-catching and bone-breaking 

 by the lua method indicate this. 



""This sympathy is for the innocent sufferers, the 

 principal offenders having been disposed of, the intro- 

 duction of the Kohala fiance was to change the mind 

 of Kapakailiula from slaughter to peaceful considera- 

 tion. 



"'It is said to have been a custom for the wife, daugh- 

 ter, or even granddaughter of the alii, or near female 

 relative to step between contending forces to stay the 



conflict. Natural feminine sympathy and influence is 

 thus shown to rule the savage breast. 



'^"As conqueror he puts it under the rule of the king 

 of Kohala. 



"This move through fear of the growing power and 

 fame of Kukuipahu may be likened to the treaties of 

 nations today. 



■'The Kaunolu, Lanai, stay was on the up trip, next 

 touching at Kahoolawe on the way. 



'"Realizes his star is in the ascendant, and accepts 

 the situation. 



