7IO Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Polk-lorc. 



killed by Kamalama ; and had the men been less in number they would all have been 

 slain by Kamalama. They moved towards the sea, with a hope of securing aid should 

 his friend^' notice [them|. The greater force pushed the battle on until Kauluikapa- 

 paakea had been killed, leaving Kamalama alone. 



Kamalama was much worn by the struggle, for he had, singlehanded, assisted 

 the ulus until they were all killed. As to his javelin, it was broken short, and only 

 the handle was left. At this moment Kawelo beheld this great horde of men, and 

 Kawelo was still in the lowland surf-riding, as it was his favorite sport. Fear crept 

 into him, and when Kamalama saw his friend, since he was powerless to resist and 

 his strength well spent and his javelin all splintered, he straightway raised their chant, 



as follows : 



There is my lehua^- at Makanoni ! 



That is being surrounded with the chilH^' of the koolau [wind] 



Within me is heavily bearing your love : 



Perhaps you may see, or perhaps not, eh ! 



O farewell to you ! 



When he had finished chanting, Kawelo then looked carefully, and seeing the 

 sand particles rising up, he concluded that his friend was ill-fated; wherefore he com- 

 menced to conjure up a surf for himself.^'' This is the manner in which he called : 



Arise ! Arise, the great surf from Kahiki ! 

 Come, break, deep blue sea, the long heavy surf ! 



He caught a hurried view of a very hioh-sounding surf coming dancing in, 

 and he was immediately brought to shore. Just as he reached the sand the head of 

 Kamalama received a blow from the digger of Ohiakuikalaka. The friend came for- 

 ward and, raising him up, observed the blood trickling from the head of his bosom 

 companion. He kissed the nose,^° and took him for burial. However, he looked 

 back and saw the men closing in behind him who had come to secure his death. He 

 buried and covered up his friend ; then turned around and beheld the many men on 

 the hill, and observed the bodies of his ulus lying scattered about, and secretly com- 

 mented on the haste of them in wandering away to broader destruction. Whereupon 

 Kawelo recited these lines of chant: 



It has risen above Nihoa, 



From the foundation of Lehua,'" 



The rain falls, the stream is fed ; 



My lehua"*" is softened by the makoa rain. 



Soon he was pursuing the men who, whenever captured by him, were crushed. 

 He kept on, but there was no place of meeting;^'' the men fled hastily towards, and 

 occupied the top of the hill and very calmly began to pelt stones at him. 



*'The reference here is to Kawelo. "Nihoa and Lehua, westernmost islets of the Ha- 



''Lclina, brave soldier, Kamalama. wauan group. 



''Chill of the hoolaii, the north wind, is the nvcrpnw- "My lehua (soldier) is softened (overcome) liy llic 



ering army wliich surrounds liim. iiinhoa ram, overwhclnung soldiers. 



"For surf aid lo speed him slioreward. *'No place of meeting, i.e., his opponenls made no 



'■'■The Hawaiian mo.le of kissing was to touch or ruh '"'"'' '• "'^"y '""'' °" ""= "'"■ 



noses together. 



