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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 75 — PREFACE. (continued 2)

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When Kaeleha saw how Aikanaka his father-in-law toiled by day and by night, he took pity on him and asked Aikanaka: “Are there many people who still think of you as king75 and who would help you in case you started an uprising?”76 Aikanaka replied: “Yes, many.”77 When Kaeleha heard this, he said: “I will tell you how you can beat Kawelo and how to fight him that you might win. If you fight him with stones, you will beat him, for Kawelo was never taught the art of avoiding stones thrown at him.” When Aikanaka heard this, he again entertained the idea of taking up another fight against Kawelo. He then made the boasting remark: “My bones are saved by my son-in-law.”

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