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said: "Who is indeed the Kawelo that should survive from an everlasting death? 

 Maybe you mistook tlie man for Kawelo." "No, that is Kawelo, indeed." 



At this moment, the brother-in-law of Kawelo advanced and said triumphantly: 

 "There is only one wa\- }ou will be spared b}' me'"' — that you return. But if you 

 persist on coming up here, you will all be killed and no informant shall escape to 

 the king.""' The men were very much irritated. As they were coming up, he took 

 hold of a boulder and began to roll it. As the boulder rolled down ten were swejit 

 away. Then the man ran and crouched behind Kawelo. Kawelo stood forth witli 

 unequalled strength and started to sweep them down, when they all fled away. Ka- 

 welo began to sla\' them except one who hied to the presence of the king. "What 

 brings you hither?" the king demanded. "You are justified in asking. We are all 

 vanquished by Kawelo, and I only am left. Perhaps 1 was allowed to escape to in- 

 form you. The majority are all destroyed." 



[incomplete.] D. Kamakea. 



"A fnir warning as to the result if they insist in their make them easy vietims. Here again is a resemblance 



iisccnt. to Kaniapuaa, in the incident at the Iieiau of Kawa'cwa'e, 



"'Kawelo's return to life and standing defiant was ex- Koolau, in coming to life at tlie temple and killitig Olo- 



pectcd to strike dismay into the ranks which would P""a and his warriors. 



