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Second route: From Ohaikea, between Maunakea and Hualalai. Totaled 

 112,000 men. That was of Kau alone. 



Third route: From Mahiki, aggregated 160,000 men. There were three dis- 

 tricts: Puna, Hilo and Hamakua. 



Fourth route : From Kaholeiwai and extending to Momoualoa ; totaled 96,000 

 men. Of Kohala only. 



While Kamalalawalu was on the hill of Hokuula, in Waimea, he beheld the 

 dust rising above the stones of Kaniku, the stones being gradually reddened by 

 the dirt. On account of the many men the darkness of the stones was covered by 

 the dust. And when Kamalalawalu saw the men of Kaniku advancing, he inquired 

 of Kauhiakama :''" "Where have you traveled on Hawaii that you failed to ob- 

 serve the people?" Kauhiakama answered: "From Kawaihae to Kaawaloa, in Ko- 

 na, were the places I visited, but I encountered no person." Kamalalawalu said to 

 Kauhiakama: "Did you not see houses standing?" "There were houses indeed, but 

 there were no occupants. There were pigs running about, and there were chickens 

 crowing." Whereupon, Kumaikeau and Kumakaia remarked: "You could not find the 

 occupants at home, for they had gone upland to till the ground because it was 

 morning, and they had gone out fishing. If it were in the afternoon you went there, 

 you would have met the men at home." 



Kamalalawalu, on hearing this, said to Kauhiakama: "We shall perish; we 

 can not be saved. I thought your report was true, but it is not so.^^ By whom have 

 you been taught that the house is a thing that stands without dwellers. Why! The 

 house is erected, the men live therein. Woe betide us that we perish by your report. 

 Alas ! How great is the love of the wife and the children who will fail to see this 

 corpse, or that [I] see them not." 



While Kamalalawalu was speaking, Lonoikamakahiki and all of Kona ar- 

 rived. From the south of Puako to above Waimea, the men were so compact that 

 the dirt, stones, the trees could not be detected because they were obscured by the 

 men. Simultaneously, Pupukea appeared with the Kau, Mahiki, and Kohala con- 

 tingents, and so completely blocked up Waimea as to allow no space. When Kama- 

 lalawalu met with Lonoikamakahiki,''* they resolved that Makakuikalani and Pupu- 

 kea stand first to fight. Should Pupukea be vanquished by Makakuikalani, then Ha- 

 waii was conquered; but should Makakuikalani be defeated by Pupukea, then Maui 

 was subdued. These words of theirs were agreed to by Makakuikalani and Pupukea.'^ 



THE COMBAT BETWEEN PUPUKEA AND MAKAKl' IKALAN I. 



Immediately Makakuikalani and Pupukea went forward with their long 

 spears. While they were standing", Pupukea's instructor'"' called out: "O Kalani! 



"In his surprise he turns to Kauhiakama to account '"The two generals, as champions of the contending 



for this wide variance from his report. armies, in assuming to settle tlie war question l)etween 



"Realizing the situation he has been led into liv incor- themselves, had the compact been kept, would avoid 



rect reports through misjudgment, he lajs tlie 'respon- slaughter through the wide difference in their numbers, 



sibility of defeat, which he foresees, upon his brother. ^°In other stories, as here, the instructor accompanies 



"The kings meet in conference for mutual arrange- '"s pupil i" contests, as director or prompter in the 



ment of the battle. engagement. 



