CHAPTER III.

Relating to the Battle Between Kamapuaa and Lonokaeho.—The Second Battle.—Battle Between Kamapuaa and Kuilioloa.

Kahiki [401] was the land in which Lonokaeho lived, and he was king of one side of the island while Kowea was the king on the other. These two kings were at war with each other all the time and battles were fought every day. Kowea was the father-in-law of Kamapuaa, for Kamapuaa, upon his arrival in Kahiki, took the daughters of Kowea to be his wives. One day Kamapuaa said to Kowea: “I am going to meet Lonokaeho in battle and I want you to watch the fire when it is lit. If the smoke rises and leans toward the sea, [402] I have killed Lonokaeho; but if the smoke should lean toward the upland, then I have been killed by him.” That night Kamapuaa slept till daylight the next morning, when he arose and proceeded to the place where Lonokaeho was living. He arrived before Lonokaeho was up, so he called out:

Ye Kahiki, sleep on! Ye Kahiki, sleep on! Ye Kahiki, sleep on! Ye Kahiki, awake, [403] Ye Kahiki, awake, Gird on the loin cloth, Partake of the food, Let the hand seize the club, Strike the head [404] shedding many tears, Give the land, The isle shall be possessed by Kowea, [405] The whole of Kahiki, yes, the whole.

When Lonokaeho heard the call of Kamapuaa, he made reply: “Is the giving away of my land any of your rights? Where are you from? Why don’t you come and meet me face to face and then let us fight? If I am killed then my land shall be taken away from me.” Kamapuaa consented to this, saying: “Yes.” Kamapuaa then approached nearer to Lonokaeho and when he was up to him, Lonokaeho showed Kamapuaa his method of attack.

THE FOREHEADS OF LONOKAEHO.

Lonokaeho had eight foreheads which were very sharp and could come down like so many axes. These foreheads were up in the heaven called Kuanuenue and Leleianaha. Lonokaeho had entertained the idea that at sight of his foreheads Kamapuaa would be frightened away, but instead of showing fear Kamapuaa called out to his gods by their names, as follows:

The small god is mine, The large god is mine, The long god is mine, The short god is mine, The god that smacks the lips is mine, The god that whispers is mine, Kookoona is ahead, The awa drinker of Kanaloa is ahead, Here is Opuaanuenue, [406] Whose sound reaches heaven, It is carried here and there, Along the lehua grove. Dig it up, fence it up. O that sky, O this sky, The sky up above, The sky in the heaven. The folding of it is his, The wide leaf is sacred, Roll it up, Dry it out. The small night, The large night, The long night, The short night, The night with the sun that has passed. The small cloud is here, The large cloud is here, The long cloud is here, The short cloud is here. The cloud stands close to heaven. The assembly of gods, [407] Make offerings to the god, Of Kahaka, of Keluea, Of Kulia who is at war, Lonomakaihe, Kanaiahuea, Kepolohaina. The god with the piercing eyes, Ohumuhumu, Hawanawana, Kanikawi, Kanikawa [408] The gods with the body, Of the head, Hoeu, Hoomalana, [409] The piece of the head, the head scalped. [410] Of the ear, The ear wax, [affects] the hearing, Lonoikiaweawealoha. [411] Of the grinders, The yellow grinders, The unclean grinders. Of the buttocks. Of palala, [412] Pipikauanana. Of the knee. Out of joint, misstep. The back, the feet, For fleetness. There were the forty thousand gods, The abode of the gods, The creaking, The cracking, Kumahumahukole, [413] Of kole the laughter.

When Kamapuaa ceased calling for his gods, he and Lonokaeho began a hand to hand fight. Lonokaeho then let his eight foreheads [414] fall on Kamapuaa, thinking they would chop him to death. When Kamapuaa saw the foreheads coming down to strike him, he called out to his gods, Kuliaikekaua and others, to turn the foreheads of Lonokaeho [from him] and let them strike on the lava rocks, which call was obeyed and the foreheads came down on the lava rocks where they kept striking until they were made dull; furthermore, after a time the foreheads were unable to get up again to resume their former place, because they were held down by the power of Kuliaikekaua and the others. At this time Kamapuaa requested of his supernatural bodies to grow over the foreheads of Lonokaeho, and at once the puaakukui, puaauhaloa and puaamaumau, [415] began to grow all over the eight foreheads, thus removing all the power and strength from Lonokaeho. After this the two fought with their human forms, until Kamapuaa requested of his hog forms to eat up Lonokaeho and all his men. In this way was Lonokaeho killed by Kamapuaa.

THE THIRD BATTLE, BETWEEN KAMAPUAA AND KUILIOLOA.

After the conquest of Kahiki by Kamapuaa, he left his father-in-law, Kowea, in charge of the country, while he went on his way to meet Kuilioloa.

Kuilioloa was a dog [416] which had a human body and had also supernatural powers. He was a great soldier and a famous warrior. He was the strongest man in his country and no one was found who would face him.

Before Kamapuaa met Kuilioloa, Kamapuaa had met his two wives, and it was by these women that Kamapuaa was informed of their husband being a dog, and how they feared Kuilioloa. Because of their fear they requested of Kamapuaa to kill their husband and in that way free them from him; and for this service the two were willing to become the wives of Kamapuaa should he succeed in killing Kuilioloa.

After this conversation between them, Kuilioloa came home, and upon seeing Kamapuaa his countenance became changed, his hair stood up, his upper jaw went up and his lower jaw came down and his teeth were exposed. When Kamapuaa saw the features of Kuilioloa, he chanted the following mele:

Bristling up, yes, Bristling up. He seems mad, yes, He seems mad. The toes are scratching, The tail is twisting, The eyes are threatening, The teeth are exposed, Ready to bite. I am bitten, I am bitten. That is from you the dog, Death is from me the hog.

After this Kamapuaa called for his supernatural hog bodies, the weeds, [417] kukui, the amaumau, the uhaloa, to hold open the mouth of Kuilioloa, that it could not bite. The hogs then entered the mouth of Kuilioloa and ate his inwards until he was killed.