58 Bernice P. Bishop Museum — Bulletin 



"If that is the case," said her father, "someone must be listening who 

 will carry my words to him. Come, my sons, and we will find the guilty 

 one." 



And so they searched everywliere but no one was to be found for as 

 soon as Kamalama had seen them coming he had hurried to tell Kawelo 

 all he had heard. When he began his story his brother stopped him, saying 

 that he knew all. This made Kamalama very angry and he cried, "If you 

 have such good ears why did you send me to that place where I have no 

 friends? I wish to eat." 



The head steward carried out forty sweet potatoes and forty laulau of 

 pig. While they were eating, the father-in-law with his sons arrived and 

 Kawelo told him all he had said. 



"See! It is as I said," cried Kanewahine, "his god is very powerful." 



"Yes," answered the father, "I .see that your husband can hear in Kona 

 what has been said in Koolau." 



Then Kawelo, anxious to punish his father-in-law, said that they must 

 try spear-throwing. His father-in-law told one of his sons to try first, 

 but Kawelo would not hear of this. "The teacher must first try with the 

 scholar," he said. "Then it will be seen which one is stronger." 



So the man and his sons were on one side against Kawelo. His father- 

 in-law threw the first spear which was warded off, and flying back, hit the 

 thrower, knocking his down. As his father-in-law rolled over in the 

 sand, Kawelo cried, "My spear, Kuikaa, is stronger than yours. It has hit 

 your jaw. You are being punished for what you said of me. A rooster 

 fed in the sun is stronger than one fed in the shade. One kick from the 

 rooster fed in the sun will knock you down." 



Seeing her father lying on the sand, Kanewahine ran to him and, 

 pouring water on his head, restored him to consciousness. 



After this trial of spears, Kawelo sent his brother and his wife with 

 two soldiers to Puuloa to beg a canoe from Kakuhihewa, the king of Oahu. 

 When they came before the king, Kanewahine stated their mission. The 

 king gladly gave them a large double canoe because he feared Kawelo 

 and was glad to hear that he was leaving for Kauai to do battle witli 

 .\ikanaka. 



So they returned to Waikiki in the canoe and Kawelo began his prepa- 

 rations for leaving. As .soon as all was ready they set sail and went ashore 

 at Waianae where they built a heiau to Kawelo's gods. After Kawelo had 

 placed his gods in this heiau he asked advice from them, for he was un- 

 certain in his mind about this journey. The feathers on one god, Kane-i- 

 ka-pualena, the Yellow-Feathered-God, stood straight up. .showing that he 

 was not afraid of the task before them. The other god, Kalauihehu, the 



