Note 50 — Introductory material (continued 4)

At that moment Hauna reached for the bones of the chief of Kohala, which were plaited with feathers and fastened together by netting,50 and said to Lonoikamakahiki: “Here is the chief Palahalaha, the chief of Kohala, son of Wohilani.51 He had been residing with us, and seeing how few we were, left, and at your father’s battle on Puumaneo52 died at our hands. We secured the bones and put them away in the gourd container.” At this time Lonoikamakahiki seized them and threw them in front of Kakuhihewa and began chanting: