Note 6 — CONTENTS (continued 5)

One day Kuauamoa went up into the uplands of Kawaihae and when he arrived on the plains of Alawawai, he met a couple of men from the interior of Kohala, who were carrying some rope to the beach, to be disposed of to the white men, Isaac Davis and John Young. Upon meeting the men Kuauamoa asked them: “What are you going to do with the rope?” “We are going to sell it to the white men.” Kuauamoa then asked them: “Do you know how to speak English so that you will be able to make good bargains?” “No.” “Well, I will teach you a few words of their language so that you will be able to effect a satisfactory sale.6 When you come to the place of the white men,7 Isaac and All Hands,8 and they should ask you what the rope is for, you tell them, ‘Ko kame alaki, ko kahele ia paka.’9 If they should ask you another question, say to them, ‘Kaukau ikeke i keke mea ai!’10 These are the words to effect a ready sale of the rope of you two if offered; keep them fast in mind lest you forget and suffer loss.”