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twenty double canoes, eighty single canoes and forty large war canoes, besides several 

 single ones carrying the servants." Aiohikupua had a large army with him on this expe- 

 dition and with him were several chiefs. These warriors were all well armed and Aiohi- 

 kupua had with him his man-eating dog, called Kalahumoku. 



After the army had disembarked from the canoes at Keaau, Aiohikupua with his 

 chief adviser went up to Paliuli to see Laieikawai. When they arrived at Paliuli, they 

 saw the sisters of Aiohikupua guarding Laieikawai. When the sisters saw their brother, 

 they said to him : "Say, Aiohikupua, you must go back at once for a kapu has been placed 

 over this place." Aiohikupua would not listen to this order, but insisted on staying. Ka- 

 halaomapuana'" then said to him: "If you insist on remaining here you will be killed." 

 When Aiohikupua heard this he turned and went back, filled with bitter anger. When 

 he reached Keaau he ordered ten men to go up and put his sisters to death.'" 



While Aiohikupua was giving his orders to the men, Waka, the grandmother of 

 Laieikawai, by her supernatural powers, was aware of what Aiohikupua was up to, so 

 she told the facts to Kahalaomapuana, the chief adviser of Laieikawai. When she heard 

 this she prayed to Kihanuilulumoku as follows : 



Say, Kihanuilulumoku, 



Our all powerful god ; 



Watch for the enemy. 



The mischievous people of the land, 



And put them to death 



Sparing none. 



Be watchful however of Kalahumoku, 



The man-eating dog of Aiohikupua. 



If you are careless we are lost; 



Let all your strength be at your command. 



It is ended, the kapu is removed. 



By early dawn of the next morning, the ten warriors, with the chief adviser of 

 Aiohikupua, arrived at Paliuli. After their arrival the trees were heard to be rustling 

 and the wind began to moan, caused by the tongue of Kihanuilulumoku. After they 

 had advanced along the way they got further and further into the middle of the mouth 

 of the lizard [god, Kihanuilulumoku], the upper jaw then came down and the men were 

 shut up in the mouth and were swallowed ; no one escaped to carry the tidings to Aiohi- 

 kupua. 



After waiting for two days for the return of his men, Aiohikupua again sent up 

 more men, twenty of the best of his warriors, and orders were given them to go and put 

 his sisters to death. When the men reached Paliuli the lizard caught and ate them all." 



The chief waited until the expiration of one day, when he again sent up more 

 men, forty warriors, and on their arrival at Paliuli, the lizard killed these also. Be- 



"Quite a fleet for the enforcement of a lover's suit. "This moo, or lizard-god, must have been of dragon 



"Kahalaomapuana was the youngest of the Aiohiku- character to have swallowed warriors by the score. 



pua sisters who had been appointed guards of Laieika- The question naturally arises where the idea of mam- 



wai, of which she was the chief superintendent, hence moth lizard of Hawaiian tradition originates, seeing the 



the authoritative one to deal with all intruders. o"'y varieties of lizard known to the islands are of the 



,8,^1 ■ J . u • ..u ..1 . 1 ■ 1 • I 1. skink and eccko species, neither of which exceed six 



"Chagrined at being thus thwarted in his plans he .,^ ,„ ,/• ,■ .\, '■, 



seeks to be avenged upon his sisters. 



inches to the tip of the tail. 



