Note 9 — PREFACE. (continued 6)

From this place Kapunohu went on up toward the uplands until he came to a row of wiliwili9 trees. These trees were of large size, resembling the kukui10 trees, but very light and not as hard as the wood of the kukui. Kapunohu then, with an idea of testing his strength, threw his spear at the first tree and the spear went through them all. It is said there were eight hundred11 of the trees which stood in a straight row. He made a clean hole in each tree, all in one thrust.