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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3)

Note 66 — Introductory material (continued 5)

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After partaking of the awa and finishing their meal, the kings played konane, and during the game Kamalalawalu said to Lonoikamakahiki: “Say, I rather like your servant. Should you go home, let your servant remain with me.” Lonoikamakahiki replied: “He is not a servant of mine, he is my notable and younger brother. You can not have him.” Therefore Kamalalawalu said: “If he is your notable and your general also, then I say to you, it is a low shelf which the rats will get at.”66 Lonoikamakahiki retorted: “He is a small maika that can cover a long course.”

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