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Strike low the stick." Pupukea replied: "Whilst in the house, the tutor's instruc- 

 tion is finished."" Thereafter, Pupukea struck with his long spear, falling on and 

 knocking the teacher down. After a while, the instructor arose and said to Pupu- 

 kea: "You are safe! Had I been killed, you would have perished. It is not so; I 

 have been spared so you are saved. Wherefore, let the stick stir the dust." 



While Pupukea was conversing with the tutor, Makakuikalani delivered a 

 blow with his long spear on the neck (which is the vital spot), and Pupukea fell 

 down on the ground and remained inert. "" Said one to Makakuikalani: "Your op- 

 ponent is not dead. Strike once more." Makakuikalani answered: "He is dead, for 

 it is a blow of the powerful." Makakuikalani implored of Kamalalawalu: "My ra- 

 tion of food, you give me for my breast is pierced."^'' Makakuikalani ate until sat- 

 isfied, and the taro food in the calabash was exhausted. Then he reached for the 

 container and covered it on his head.*" 



It is proper to speak here about Makakuikalani. Concerning this container Ma- 

 kakuikalani had donned on his head, it was a wooden calabash, and here is his 

 boastful remark: "I am wearing a wooden receptacle; a long spear may be his; 

 but let the two clash together as wood." 



When Makakuikalani appeared before Pupukea, Pupukea arose. While both 

 were standing, Pupukea grabbed his long spear and vehemently struck" at Maka- 

 kuikalani. At the delivery of this blow, Makakuikalani sank down. Said the in- 

 structor to Pupukea: "Lay again your spear on the antagonist so as to kill." An- 

 swered Pupukea:'" "He is dead, for it was a blow of the stalwart. The dark spot'^ 

 of Pupukea is confirmed." 



Upon the death of Makakuikalani by Pupukea, instantly, Hawaii slaughtered 

 Maui," whereupon, the Mauiites retreated towards the landing, but there were no 

 canoes wherein to return to Maui. Therefore they boarded on Kepoiamalau'' and 

 were all swamped and captured. In that predicament, they were slaughtered until all 

 the Maui men were killed. 



In this battle, Kamalalawalu and Makakuikalani were slain by Lonoikama- 

 kahiki and Pupukea, and Hawaii was victorious in this strife. 



"Pupukea resents his tutor's dictation in a forceful 

 manner. 



"A wailio iho la; he simply lay there, apparently life- 

 less. Some did not think liim dead (a oi ninkc; a oi, 

 for aolc or aohc), but boastful Makakuikalani considered 

 him done for. 



"Uinauma naha ko'u; means extreme hunger is mine, 

 therefore he calls for his portion of food. 



"An act of self-laudation ; his remarks imply it also 

 as protective in case of attack, as if he had a premoni- 

 tion of such a possibility, though he considered his 

 opponent dead. 



"The possible happens, and the wooden calabash on 

 the head as a helmet proves his death-trap, for, accord- 

 ing to another version, Pupukea's blow drove the bowl 



down over his opponent's eyes, after which he was easy 

 prey. 



''Again Pupukea resents his tutor's instruction in the 

 boastful leply. 



'"Ila, a dark skin spot, may in this case refer to Pupu- 

 kea's brown spear whose repeated (kukai) success is 

 giving him (kc helc nci) fame. 



"The contest between the generals then was but pre- 

 liminary to the battle which was entered upon sav- 

 agely, so that the Maui forces fled to the shore for a 

 means of escape. But the dismantling of their canoes 

 forced them to board them "as is," only to be sunk and 

 drowned or killed. 



"Kepoiamalau, literally, the-leaf-covered-outrigger, 

 signifying the dismantled canoes under cover of coco- 

 nut leaves, or mats ; "broken reeds." 



