Note 19 — CONTENTS (continued 6)

In the battle at Iao, Kalaikupule19 was defeated by Kamehameha, the former fleeing in a canoe and going to Oahu. In this battle the slaughter of the people of Maui was so great that the stream and valley of Iao was dammed that the water receded upward and did not flow downward as it does now. On account of the great number of people slain and the great number of deaths of people rolling down the precipice, that battle was known under three famous appellations. They are: Kepaniwai,20 Kauwaupali,21 and Iao. In this war Maui became a possession of Kamehameha to this day of writing, and no one has ever denounced the powerful arm of Kamehameha to this day.