114 Bernice P. Bishop Musctim — Bulletin 



"I came to kill your father by the orders of King Kamehaineha," 

 answered the King's man. Deciding it would profit them nothing to kill 

 the son, the soldiers departed for Hanapepe by the makai side of the hill, 

 and failed to meet Manuwahi, who had returned to his home by the 

 mauka side. 



The next morning the King's body-guard again surrounded with his 

 soldiers the home of the kahuna. Manuwahi came out and asked, "What 

 are you here for? Did you come for battle?" 



"Yes," answered the fearless soldier, "We came to kill you." 



Whereupon Manuwahi called to his assistance all the akua from the 

 North, South, East and West as well as those from above and below. 

 They came at once and gave battle to the soldiers of the king. The akua 

 fought by biting and scratching their assailants and before long they had 

 killed all but Ka-hala-iu. 



Ka-hala-iu cried out, "Spare my life, kahuna of the gods, and I will 

 stay with you." 



"What can you do if you stay with me?" asked Manuwahi. 



"I will plant aziHi for you. I came from Hawaii, where I lived by 

 planting awa," answered Ka-hala-iu. 



But Manuwahi said, "I do not need you. Go back and tell your king 

 that even his bravest soldiers were not able to conquer Malae-kahana. 

 Tell him that all but you were killed by the akua there." 



When Kamehameha had heard these words he sent Ka-hala-iu back 

 with another body of soldiers with orders that he must conquer Malae- 

 kahana. 



In the meantime, Manuwahi had moved with his sons up to the cave 

 of Kaukana-leau, where the natives made their stone adzes. There the 

 King's soldiers met them. As before, Manuwahi called all the akua to his 

 aid. Again the soldiers were quickly put to death and only Ka-hala-iu 

 was left. So Malae-kahana was not conquered. 



Ka-hala-iu respected and admired Manuwahi so much that he was very 

 anxious to remain with him, and .so he asked again to be allowed to remain 

 as an awa grower. Manuwahi consented this time and gave him one side 

 of the valley to cultivate in oti'd. 



One day as Ka-hala-iu was preparing liie side hill for its cultivation, 

 he noticed that on the opposite side of the valley, trees and bushes were 

 falling in every direction, as if a whirlwind were uprooting them. This 

 frightened him very much, as he could not understand the phenomenon, so 

 he ran in great haste to Manuwahi, and asked what it meant. Manuwahi 

 told him that his akua were helping in the clearing of the side hill, and 



