704 Foniaiidcr Collection of Hazvaiian folk-lore. 



thitlier, received no brutal treatment; he was told to thrust his javelin, but it was 

 warded off with the end of the loin-cloth. Then the other sent his javelin home, and 

 he was pierced from the head clear down." 



Soon another leader, who was Maumauiki(j, and his men were sent for. On 

 the arrival of Maumauikio and his warriors, Aikanaka inquired: "How is it; can you 

 overcome Kawelo today?" The other replied: "He shall be defeated by me, because 

 that warrior of ours was not skillful enough. T am the one who has a w'ide expe- 

 rience in this art." Upon this, he went down with the soldiers and soon appeared 

 at the landing. Then the warrior called forth in a chant as follows : 



I bewail the broad expanse of Kapaa,-^ 

 That is being traversed by the naulu-*' wind, 

 Whicli is challenging the wai-pa oa [wind] ; 

 That is perhaps considering me a bunch of bananas. 



And when the warrior had finished, Kawelo then responded with his chant: 



Turn around ! Observe Kawaikini-a-Kane 



That is exceedingly permeated with the chill of Waialeale.-" 



Yes, that is the gift of ]\Iaunahina ! 



At Maunahina descended the ends of the koolau-'* wind. 



To return is the safety, O combatant. 



Woe betide you ! 



Whereto the warrior replied: "I came not to delay; this javelin, perhaps, shall 

 not spare you. Walaheeikio possessed no knowledge; it is well that he was van- 

 quished. But / — my javelin shall never miss you." At this Kawelo recited his chant, 



as follows : 



O Maumauikio ! O Maumauikio ! 



\Vhen you thrust your javelin 



It is warded off with the end of the loin-cloth — 



Won't it be a shame that will pain you greatly! 



As the warrior thrust his javelin it w^as held fast by Kamalama. Kamalama 

 then made a thrust and the fighter was killed. The soldiers fled, but were annihilated 

 by the ulus of Kawelo, and the individual that had been spared before was left ; his 

 back was, however, injured from having been scratched. Kawelo started to slay all the 

 soldiers. In the meanwhile a desire came into Aikanaka who commanded the mes- 

 senger, saying: "It is perhaps well that you summon Kauahoa"" to come hither and 

 combat with his younger brother. We have no ho|)e left ; we ha\'e been made power- 

 less — utterly hopeless and despairing." 



Soon the messenger stood on the l)ank of the stream of Hanalei and called out. 

 \\'hen he looked ahead, behold ! Kauahoa was Iving in deep sluml^er — the water re- 

 turned to the upland; the gobies decayed in the lowland!'"' Then he called: "Say, 



"■''Kapaa, a section of caslcrn Kmini, iK-twet-n Kcalia ""Tlic koolau is the norllicil\ wind of Kauai, 



and Warpoiili. -'Aikanaka seeks to Ijcnclit Ijy the estrangemeiit cx- 



""Naulu, name of llie sea-breeze at Waimea. The isting between tlie two brothers, 



waipaoa is also a wind of that locality. -a side remark indicating that Kauahoa was oblivious 



"'Waialeale, the sununit of Kauai's central mountain. to all about him. 



