Note 29 — CONTENTS (continued 5)

Hawaiian custom in warfare was a prearranged affair, not a surprise attack; even the place of battle was usually mutually agreed upon. The summoning of Lono, was the declaration of war, probably his first rude awakening of the Maui king having broken the peace pact entered into on Oahu in his recent tour; otherwise he would not have been so far distant at the landing of Maui’s forces. ↑