Note 1 — CONTENTS
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Keaweikekahialii1 was born in Kailua, Kona Hawaii, during the reign of Keliiokaloa2 who was one time king of the whole of Hawaii. Keliiokaloa was a great king and had something like eight hundred chiefs under him. Amongst these chiefs was one, Kalapanakuioiomoa,3 the progenitor of the kings of Hawaii. Keaweikekahialii had an attendant by the name of Mao, who was a man of great learning. His chief ambition was the study of how his charge was to get control of the government, and in some way become the king of Hawaii.