Brief Sketch of Kamehameha I. 



His Wars and Celebrities of His Time. 



KAMEHAMEHA was a most famous king for bravery and for his great 

 strength ; he was the foremost of the great chiefs of Hawaii, from the 

 earHest days, therefore his record^ must be briefly looked over from the time 

 of his lowhness mitil he was prosperous. Keoua (First), the father of Kamehameha, 

 was the younger brother of Kalaiopuu." Another name of Keoua was Kalaninui- 

 kupuapaikalaninui. The place where Kamehameha was raised from his childhood up, 

 was at Halawa, in Kohala. Here he became a planter. He planted the trees which 

 are still growing to this day, which are the noni, and other kinds. He also built the 

 temple (heiau) of Hapuu, in Halawa. Thus were spent his days when he was poor 

 and destitute of land. Of Kamehameha's person, he had a large body, which looked 

 to be solidly built, and was very broad on the shoulders. He was full formed with- 

 out defects, and there was an abundance of muscles on his neck. 



The great king of Hawaii at that time was Kalaiopuu, and Kiwalao was born 

 to him. Before his death at Waioahukini, in Kau, Kalaiopuu left the kingdom to his 

 own son, Kiwalao. 



OF KALAIOPUU'S WORDS TO KIWALAO AND KAMEHAMEHA. 



Before the death of Kalaiopuu he gave an injunction to the boys, Kiwalao and 

 Kamehameha, "* and to all the chiefs, thus: "Boys, listen, both of you. The heir to 

 the kingdom of Hawaii nei, comprising the three divisions of land, Kau, Kona and 

 Kohala, shall be the chief Kiwalao. He is the heir to the lands. As regarding you, 

 Kamehameha, there is no land or property for you ; but your land and your endow- 

 ment shall be the god Kaili. If, during life, your lord^ should molest you, take 

 possession of the kingdom ; but if the molestation be on your part, you will be de- 

 prived of the god." These words of Kalaiopuu were fulfilled in the days of their 

 youth, and his injunction was realized. 



After the death of Kalaiopuu, Kamehameha came away with his inheritance, 

 the god Kaili. He took care and preserved it, building for it stone enclosures at Ko- 

 na and Kohala. The meaning of stone enclosures is temples (hciau). 



Kamehameha built temples at Hikiau in Kaawaloa; at Keeku, in Kahaluu; at 

 Keikipuipui, in Kailua, all in Kona; and at Mailekini, in Kawaihae; Puukohola, in 

 Kawaihae ; Hapuu, in Halawa ; Kupalaha, in Makapala ; and Mookini, in Puuepa, all in 



'This somewhat historic series unfortunately presents variance from known facts, without attempt to alter or 



several incidents in the life of Kamehameha not borne amend such to agree with the historical record, 



out by facts in the case, notably the account of his early =Kalaiopuu, known also as Kahiniofuu, was the ruler 



arrival at and conquest of Oahu, and the length of his „£ Hawaii at the time of Cook's discovery of the 



reign. Pihana and possibly other celebrities are also islands in 1778. 



tinged with like inaccuracies. The collection, as gath- st-- 1 1 n- , 1 .„ 1, ...„.-<. e.^-, .-^,,c;„c 



, ■ , c . , ■,,..- r TT ■• Kiwalao and Kamehameha were nrst cousms. 



ered, is therefore presented as illustrative of Hawaiian ^,, , 



narrative literature pure and simple, irrespective of wide i our lord refers to Kiwalao. 



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