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waihae, ike aku la lakou, aole o kana mai tia niea he kanaka e kiiku mai ana mauka. O 

 ke 'Hi o Keoua hoi, ua ike e ia e make ana oia, lalau aku la oia i ke kaula a hikii iho la 

 i ka nia-i a paa. Eia hoi ka olelo a na kanaka a Kamehameha i hoouna 'ku ai : "Ke hikii 

 la ka hoi oe e hikii ai i ko nia-i. e make ana hoi paha oe he hana aloha ole i kanaka, he 

 kipi, he hoolohe ole i ke kanawai o ke 'lii." Ia wa, uwe ae la o Keoua me ka leo nui a me 

 na kahu pu kekahi. O ka hopu aku la no ia o Kamanawa a me Kameeiamoku ia 

 Keoua, a lumai iho la iloko o ke kai a make, lawe ia 'ku la a kalua ia i ka imu. A make 

 o Keoua, nonoi aku la kekahi kahu ona ia Kamehameha, oia hoi o Kaoleioku: "E ka 

 lani-e! i kanawai no'u e oia 'i." Haawi aku o Kamehameha i ka papa he kanawai ia, 

 hoole mai kela, aole au e oia ia kanawai. Haawi hou o Kamehameha i ka wai o Ahu- 

 kini, aia no paha ia wai ma Kawaihae a hiki i keia la, hoole no kela, aole au e oia ia 

 kanawai. Haawi aku o Kamehameha i ke kanawai he Mamalahoa me ka olelo aku : 

 "Aohe makaainana, aohe alii e kii a lawe ae i kou oia, ua lanakila oe." Hoole mai hoi 

 na 'Hi, i mamalalaau kanawai, o ke ano oia, he kanawai e make ai, aole nae he ae aku o 

 Kamehameha, ua hai kela i ka olelo paa mamua. Ia wa, uwe iho la kekahi wahi kahu 

 o Keoua, o W'ailama ka inoa, penei : 



Kuu haku i ka ua haao 



Ke lele mauka o Auaulele 



Lele ka ua, lele pu me ka makani, 



Lele poo a na ka wai o ka ha 



Kuu haku mai ka wai haule poo. 



Mahope iho, hoouna ku 'la o Kamehameha i kekahi mau waa e holo e mamua i 

 Oahu, a pae aku la ua mau waa nei i Haneoo ma Hana. Ua holo mai hoi o Kahekili 

 mai Oahu mai, a lohe ia ae la he manao kaua kona ia Kamehameha. Kii ia ku la o 

 Kamehameha ma Hawaii, a hiki mai la, o ka hoomaka no ia o ke kaua a hee o Ka- 

 hekili. Hoi aku la o Kahekili i Oahu, a hoi no hoi o Kamehameha i Hawaii. Ku- 

 kvilu iho la nae o Kamehameha i ke kii o Kawalakii ka inoa, a hoaahu ia i ka ahuula 

 a hoopapale ia i ka mahiole, a hookau ia iho la ka ihe, laau pololu o Kona, ua hoomalu 

 ia na J\Ialio. No ka ike aku o ke koa kaulana o Kahekili, oia o Keawepuahiki i ka oni 

 ole, o kona kii no ia a hili me ka laau a haihai liilii iho la. Hoouna hou mai o Ka- 

 hekili i kekahi koa kaulana, o Kapakahili ka inoa, e holo e kaua me Kamehameha. a 

 ma Maui nei no kahi i kaua ai a hee o Kapakahili. O ka hoi no ia o Kamehameha a 

 Hawaii ; a lohe i ka make o Kahekili, o ke kii no ia i ka aina, a kipi mai hoi o Kaiana, 

 aole nae i lanakila maluna o Kamehameha. 



O ka hoomaka ana ia o Kamehameha e mahi ia Ualakaa ; ekolu makahiki o ke 



'Hi i Oahu hoi mai a Lahaina, he niaukani ia wa, oia hoi he niau me ka laau palaha- 



laha maikai e komo pono ana i ka waha, a he lauhala paha a pela aku ; ekolu makahiki 



maanei o ka huli hoi no ia i Hawaii. 



[Keak.^loloa.] 



