Note 17 — PREFACE. (continued 6)
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When Kalaehina arrived at Hana, Maui, the people at the time were engaged in games of strength and skill of the king of Maui, Kamalalawalu, at the hill of Kauwiki. Great crowds of people were gathered and the kapu sticks separating the king’s palace from the people were put up. When Kalaehina saw them, he took them down17 and boldly entered into the place reserved for the king. When Kamalalawalu the king saw these doings of Kalaehina he ordered the people to jump on Kalaehina and kill him. As the people were about to place their hands on him, he swept them off their feet as though they were but ants, killing a large number of them.18 At sight of this great strength, Kamalalawalu was so afraid that he escaped to a pool of water at Waianapanapa19 which lies in Honokolani, Hana, and this pool of water is there to this day.