Note 28 — CONTENTS (continued 3)
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Kahiki28 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,29 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: