Kaao no Kalaepuni a me Kalaehina

Legend of Kalaepuni and Kalaehina.

Chapter I.

Relating to Kalaepuni.

Mokuna I.

No Kalaepuni.

Kalanipo and Kamaelekapu were the father and mother of Kalaepuni and Kalaehina. Kalaepuni was the elder and Kalaehina was the younger. They were born and raised in Holualoa, Kona, during the reign of Keawenuiaumi, king of Hawaii. Regarding Kalaepuni: he was a very mischievous boy and one who was without fear. At the age of six he was able to whip all his playmates and his strength developed from that time on until he reached the age of twenty years, at which time Kalaepuni became famous over the whole of Hawaii for his great strength. At twenty he determined to kill all the young chiefs of Hawaii, those who were of very high blood as well as those of low blood, both big and small, even the mere sucklings. In his plan to kill all the chiefs he did not intend to kill Keawenuiaumi, because, as he reasoned, Keawenuiaumi was already well on in years. But Keawenuiaumi was afraid of Kalaepuni and he made his plans to escape and to get out from the presence of Kalaepuni.

O Kalanipo ka makuakane, o Kamaelekapu ka wahine, o Kalaepuni ka mua o Kalaehina ka muli, a o Holualoa i Kona, Hawaii, ka aina; o Keawenuiaumi ke ’lii o Hawaii ia wa e noho ana. No Kalaepuni. He keiki kolohe loa ia a me ka makau ole, eono ona mau makahiki, hoomaka oia e pepehi i kona poe hoa paani; mai laila ka pii ana o kona ikaika a hiki i ka iwakalua o kona mau makahiki. Lilo ae la o Kalaepuni i mea kaulana ma Hawaii a puni, manao iho la ia e pepehi i na keiki alii a pau loa o Hawaii, mai ka mea nunui a ka mea liilii loa, a ka mea e omo ana i ka waiu. A o Keawenuiaumi hoi, aole ona manao e pepehi, no ka mea ua kokoke mai kona wa elemakule; nolaila, waiho wale kona manao ia Keawenuiaumi. Aka, ua komo ka makau o Keawenuiaumi ia Kalaepuni, a manao iho la e mahuka mai na maka aku o Kalaepuni.

Shortly after the events narrated above, Kalaepuni went out fishing with some of Keawenuiaumi’s fishermen to the fishing grounds outside of Kalahiki; they went out shark fishing. After some of the bait was thrown out the sharks began to gather under the canoe, when the baited hooks were let down and several sharks were caught and hauled into the canoe. While Keawenuiaumi’s men were hauling the sharks up, Kalaepuni jumped out amongst the sharks that were gathered under the canoe and began to fight them, killing them all. After killing all the sharks, Kalaepuni began boasting, saying: “Henceforth I shall use my hands as hooks for catching sharks and shall make all sharks as dust in my hands.”

Mahope o laila, holo aku la o Kalaepuni me na lawaia a Keawenuiaumi, ma waho ae o Kalahiki, he kupalupalu mano ka lakou lawaia. A makaukau na mano a pau loa malalo o na waa o lakou, huki na lawaia a Keawenuiaumi i ka mano i luna o na waa, lele iho la o Kalaepuni i waena o na mano, a pepehi iho la i na mano i laka mai ma ke kupalu ana, a lanakila o Kalaepuni maluna o na mano a pau loa. Alaila, olelo iho o Kalaepuni i kana olelo kaena penei: “Ma keia hope aku, e hoolilo ana wau i o’u mau lima i makau kihele mano! A e hoolilo au i na mano a pau, i lehu i loko o kuu poho lima.”

After they had been fishing for some time they returned and landed their canoe at Honaunau where a large kou tree was standing. This was a very large tree requiring three men to span its girth. Kalaepuni, however, took hold of the tree and pulled it up by the roots as though it was but a blade of grass, so resistless was it. After pulling up the tree he again boasted, saying: “I am going to turn my hands into an axe for the cutting down of trees for canoes in Hilo.”

A pau ka lawaia ana, hoi aku la lakou a pae ka waa ma Honaunau, e ku ana he kumu kou nui i laila, o ka nui o ua kou la, ekolu kanaka e apo me na lima, alaila, puni kona kino. Lalau iho la o Kalaepuni i ke kumu kou a huhuki ae la, ua like me ka mauu opala ia ia, ka maunu a uaua ole ke huhuki ae. Alaila, waiho iho la ia i kana olelo kaena, penei: “E hoolilo ana au i o’u mau lima i ko’i kua waa no Hilo.”

Because of these feats of great strength shown by Kalaepuni before the king, Keawenuiaumi became more and more afraid of him and he went and hid himself in a place back of the Hualalai mountain, between Maunaloa and the Kona mountain. The place after this became famous because it was here that Keawenuiaumi lived in hiding, near the Ahu-a-Umi as can be seen to this day, lying back of the Kona mountain and in the eastern part of that district.

A no keia mau mea a Kalaepuni i hoike ai imua o ke ’lii, o Keawenuiaumi, makau iho la o Keawenuiaumi, a mahuka aku la a noho ma ke kua o ka mauna o Hualalai, ma waena o Maunaloa a me ka mauna o Kona. Ua kaulana ia wahi i noho ia e Keawenuiaumi, o ia o Ahu-a-Umi a hiki i keia la, e waiho la ma ka mauna o Kona, ma ka Hikina o Kona.

Before Keawenuiaumi went off to hide himself, he left word with one of his servants, Maunaloa by name, as follows: “I am now on my way. If Kalaepuni comes while you are here, tell him that I am dead.” The servant consented to do this. Keawenuiaumi then departed on his way to the place mentioned above. After the departure of Keawenuiaumi, Kalaepuni arrived at the house and asked Maunaloa as to the whereabouts of the king. Maunaloa answered that the king was dead. Kalaepuni then took charge of the whole island of Hawaii and he reigned as king in place of Keawenuiaumi.

Mamua ae o ka mahuka ana o Keawenuiaumi, waiho iho la ia i kana olelo i kekahi kauwa ana, ia Maunaloa: “Eia wau ke hele nei, i noho oe a i hiki mai o Kalaepuni, olelo aku oe, ua make au.” Ae aku la ke kauwa, hele aku la o Keawenuiaumi a noho i kahi i olelo mua ia maluna ae nei. A hele o Keawenuiaumi, hiki o Kalaepuni a ka hale, ninau ia Maunaloa, olelo mai o Maunaloa: “Ua make.” Alaila, lawe ae la o Kalaepuni ia Hawaii i loko o kona lima, a lilo iho la ko Keawenuiaumi noho ana alii ia ia.

While Keawenuiaumi was in the mountain he one day said to his high priest, Mokupane: “You must invoke the gods for the death of Kalaepuni that I may again reign as king of the whole of Hawaii.” Soon after this request of the king was made, Mokupane the priest sent two forties of men to Kahoolawe on canoes to dig a well ten fathoms in depth and to place large rocks around the mouth of the well. The name of the land where they were to dig the well is known as Keanapou and it is there to this day. After the well was dug and the rocks put in place, an old man and his wife were placed in charge of it; they were fisher folks.

Ia Keawenuiaumi e noho ana i ka mauna, olelo aku la ia i kana kahuna, ia Mokupane: “E anaana oe ia Kalaepuni a make, i lilo hou au i alii no Hawaii a puni.” Mahope o keia olelo a ke ’lii i ke kahuna, hoouna aku la o Mokupane i elua kanaha kanaka i Kahoolawe, maluna o na waa, e kohi i punawai, he umi anana ka hohonu, a e hoopuni o luna i na pohaku nunui loa. O ka aina i kohi ia ai ka punawai, o Keanapou i Kahoolawe, aia no ke waiho la a hiki i keia la, hoonoho ia iho la, he elemakule me kana wahine i ua punawai nei, he mau lawaia laua.

When the two forties of men were ready to return to Hawaii, Mokupane the priest instructed the old couple, saying: “If a very large man with locks of hair that are as long as a bunch of olona should come while you two are here, that is the man for whom this well has been prepared and here he must die. When he comes give him all your fish so that after he shall have eaten the fish he will be very thirsty. When he asks of you for some water don’t give him any, but direct him to this well.” After these instructions were imparted by the priest, he and the men returned to Hawaii, where the priest began to invoke of the gods for the death of Kalaepuni.

A makaukau ka hoi o na kanaha kanaka elua i Hawaii, olelo aku o Mokupane, ke kahuna i na elemakule: “E i noho olua a i hiki mai he kanaka nui, ua aki ia ka lauoho, ua like ka loihi me ka pu o ke olona, alaila, o ke kanaka ia nona keia punawai, a maanei oia e make ai. A hiki mai i o olua nei, haawi aku olua i ka ia a pau loa ia ia, nana ia e ai a make i ka wai, a i noi mai ia olua i wai, mai haawi olua i ka wai, kuhikuhi aku olua i ka wai i ka luawai nei la.” Mahope o keia olelo ana a ke kahuna, hoi aku la lakou a hiki i Hawaii, ia wa, hoomaka o Mokupane i kana pule anaana no Kalaepuni.

Soon after Mokupane began on his prayers it was reported all over Hawaii that great schools of sharks were being seen daily at Kauhola off the coast of Kohala. When this was reported to Kalaepuni he at once entertained a strong desire to go to Kauhola and have some sport with the sharks, as it was his chief delight to kill them.

Mahope o keia pule ana a Mokupane, ua kui ae la ke kaulana o ke ku ana o ka mano ma Kauhola i Kohala, ma na wahi o Hawaii a puni, a lohe o Kalaepuni, kupu ae la kona manao, e hele e lealea me ka mano ma Kauhola, no ka mea, ua olelo ia, o kana puni ka hakaka me ka mano.

After Kalaepuni had arrived at Kohala and set foot at Kauhola he saw a large number of people gathered at the place looking at the sharks. When Kalaepuni saw them he jumped in and began to fight the sharks, killing a good many of them. While Kalaepuni was busily engaged in his fight with the sharks he did not notice how he was being carried away from land by a strong current into the channel of Alanuihaha. After being in the sea for three nights and three days he landed at Keanapou in Kahoolawe. When he reached the shore he looked about him and saw a small house, near by, to which he then went. Upon arrival at the place he looked and saw an aged couple who greeted him, which greeting he returned. The old people then asked him: “Did you come from the sea?” “Yes,” said Kalaepuni. “I have been three days and nights in the sea before I landed here.” Kalaepuni then asked the old people: “Have you any food?” The old people said: “No, there is no food in this place. The only food that you can get in this place is what is brought here in canoes. When any one comes from Honuaula or Ukumehame, then we get food. The only food that grows here is the kupala.”

A hiki ia i Kohala, a hehi i luna o Kauhola, e paapu ana na kanaka i laila, e nana ana i ka mano, ia wa, lele o Kalaepuni i lalo a hakaka me ka mano, nui na mano i make ia ia, ma keia hakaka ana. No ka nanea loa o Kalaepuni i ka hakaka me ka mano, ua ike ole ia i ke ko a ke au i Alenuihaha, ekolu po, ekolu ao, i ka moana, pae i Keanapou i Kahoolawe, nana aku la ia, he wahi hale e ku ana, hele aku la ia a hiki ilaila. Nana aku la o Kalaepuni, he elemakule a he luahine e noho ana, aloha mai la laua, aloha aku la o Kalaepuni, ninau mai laua: “Ma ka moana mai nei oe?” Ae aku o Kalaepuni: “Ae, ekolu po, ekolu ao, hiki mai la au ianei.” “I aku o Kalaepuni, aohe ai a olua?” Hoole mai laua: “Aohe ai o keia wahi, aia koonei ai i ka ihu o ka waa, ina e holo mai ka waa mai Honuaula mai, a mai Ukumehame mai, alaila, ola keia wahi. He ai no koonei, o ka ai kamaaiana no, o ke kupala.”

Kalaepuni then looked up and saw a shelf with some fish being put out to be dried and asked: “Who owns that fish?” “We do,” answered the old people. Kalaepuni then asked them: “May I have some fish?” The old people then gave him all the fish and Kalaepuni began to eat them until he had finished the whole lot. Kalaepuni then asked: “Is this all the fish you have?” The old people said: “We have two calabashes of pickled ones left.” Kalaepuni then took the fish from the two calabashes and devoured them all. After this Kalaepuni became very thirsty and so asked of the old people for some water. The aged couple then said: “We have no water. The only water we have here is the salt water. Fresh water can only be had after a rain storm; but salt water is our only water; it is in a well.” After this Kalaepuni went and climbed down the well to take a drink.

Alawa ae la o Kalaepuni i luna, a ike i na haka ia e kaulai ana, ninau aku la: “Na wai kela ia?” “Na maua no,” wahi a na elemakule. Nonoi aku la o Kalaepuni ia laua: “Na’u kekahi ia.” Ae mai la laua, noke aku ana o Kalaepuni i ka ai i ka ia, a pau ia ia. Ninau hou o Kalaepuni: “Pau mai la no ka ia?” I aku laua nei: “Elua ipu ia maka i koe, ua liu i ka paakai.” Lalau aku la no o Kalaepuni, a noke aku la a pau ia mau ipu ia. Ia wa, makewai o Kalaepuni, nonoi aku i wai i na elemakule, hoole mai na elemakule: “Aohe o maua wai, hookahi no wai o keia wahi, o ka wai kai. A o ka wai maoli, aia a ua ka ua naulu, alaila, loaa koonei wai maoli, a o ka wai kai, oia koonei wai mau, i eli ia i loko o ka lua.” Mahope o keia kamailio ana, hele aku la Kalaepuni a iho i lalo o ka punawai i eli ia ai, e inu wai.

While Kalaepuni was drinking the water in the well, the old people began to roll down the rocks that were around the mouth of the well. After the back of Kalaepuni was covered with rocks he would move and the rocks would roll off; but the two kept on rolling the rocks until the well was almost filled up, without killing Kalaepuni. In all this Kalaepuni still kept on drinking and as the water was covered over with the rocks he could get but very little.

A inu o Kalaepuni i ka wai i lalo o ka lua, olokaa aku la na elemakule i ka pohaku nui, a paa ke kua o Kalaepuni, oni ae la no lele ka pohaku, olokaa no laua nei i ka pohaku a kokoke e piha ka lua, owala ae la no o Kalaepuni lele liilii ka pohaku. Ma keia olokaa ana i ka pohaku, aole i make o Kalaepuni, aole i paa i na pohaku, aka, aole ia i kena i ka wai no ka paa e o ka wai i na pohaku.

When Kalaepuni saw that the two were bent on killing him he called out: “I am going to kill you two.” He then began to turn and twist out of the rocks until he had freed himself. When the old people saw that they would get killed if Kalaepuni could get to the top, the old man ran away. When the old woman saw this she called out: “Are you going to run away? Is it not best to continue the fight until the enemy is killed? Do you suppose that you could save yourself by running? You will get killed if you run and you will get killed if you stay, for with this great strength none will ever escape.” With all this the old man kept on running and he never once turned back. The old woman, however, kept on rolling down the rocks till one happened to strike Kalaepuni on the head killing him.

Ma keia hana a na elemakule ia Kalaepuni, olelo aku o Kalaepuni: “E make ana olua ia’u.” Oni ae la o Kalaepuni mai loko ae o na pohaku paakiki, a hemo ae la, ike na elemakule, e make ana laua ia Kalaepuni ke pii ae i luna, nolaila, holo aku la ka elemakule kane. Kahea aku ka wahine: “O ka holo ka kau, kai no o ka hoomanawanui ae a make ka enemi, alaila, pono, a holo aku oe pakele, e holo no, a e make no, e noho no a e make no, o ka ikaika auanei keia e pakele ai ke holo aku.” Ma keia olelo a ka wahine, aohe hoolohe mai o ke kane, o ka holo loa, aohe maliu mai i ka olelo a ka wahine, aka, hoomanawanui no ka wahine i ke kiola ana i ka pohaku, pa iho la ka lae o Kalaepuni i ka pohaku, a make iho la.

Chapter II.

Relating to Kalaehina.

Mokuna II.

No Kalaehina.

We can see in the above story that Kalaepuni must have been a very brave and fearless man and also that he was very powerful. In this chapter we will speak of his younger brother Kalaehina.

Before the death of Kalaepuni at Keanapou, on Kahoolawe, and while he was still king of Hawaii in place of Keawenuiaumi, he ordered the people from one end of Kona to the other to go with Kalaehina and haul down canoes at Kapua, a place in South Kona next to Kau. In this expedition Kalaehina was placed in charge. There were as many canoes as there were minor districts in Kona. When they arrived at the place where the canoes were lying, there were six of them, there being six minor districts in Kona, Kalaehina then said to the people: “Ye servants of my older brother, Kalaepuni, hear me: the district that will get its canoe down to the shore first, its people shall be the favorites of Kalaepuni.”

Ua maopopo ia kakou ma ka nana ana i ko Kalaepuni kaao, he kanaka koa loa ia a me ka makau ole, he kanaka ikaika loa, a ma keia kaao ana, no kona muli iho, oia o Kalaehina. Mamua ae o ka make ana o Kalaepuni ma Keanapou, i Kahoolawe, ia Kalaepuni e noho ana ma ko Keawenuiaumi noho ana alii, o Hawaii. Kena aku la o Kalaepuni i na kanaka, mai kela pea a keia pea o Kona, e hele me Kalaehina i ke kauo waa ma Kapua, aia ia wahi ma Kona Hema, e pili ana me Kau. Ma keia hele ana, ua hoonoho ia o Kalaehina i luna nui maluna o na mea a pau loa, e like me ka nui o na waa a me na okana o Kona. A hiki lakou i kahi o na waa e waiho ana, eono waa, eono okana, olelo aku o Kalaehina i kana olelo kuahaua: “E na makaainana o kuu kaikuaana, o Kalaepuni, e hoolohe mai oukou, o ka okana e hiki e ana kana waa i kai, alaila, e lilo ia mau kanaka i punahele na Kalaepuni.”

Upon hearing this the people of the respective districts then began to haul the canoes until they came to a cliff about six yards high at a place called Nawaahookui where all six canoes got stuck fast, not one being able to get down to the beach. Therefore the people left the canoes where they were and returned to Kalaepuni. When Kalaepuni saw the people he asked: “Where are the canoes?” Kalaehina replied: “We hauled them until we could not get them past a certain place by a cliff and we have left them there all stuck fast.” When Kalaepuni heard this he became very angry at his younger brother and said to him: “Did I not put you over all the men? Why did you not make them carry out my orders? You must therefore go and haul them down by yourself. The rest of the people shall not go to assist you, and if you will not be able to get the canoes down you shall be a sacrifice for the temple.”

Kauo aku la ka okana mua i ka lakou waa, a hiki ma kekahi kipapali, o Nawaahookui ka inoa, eono iwilei kona kiekie, pela no ka hana a pau na waa eono, aohe waa i hiki loa i kai. Nolaila, haalele lakou i na waa, a hoi aku la a hiki i mua o Kalaepuni, ninau mai la o Kalaepuni: “Auhea na waa?” Olelo aku o Kalaehina: “Ua kauo mai nei makou a kahi i haalele aku nei, he wahi kipapali, aia i laila kahi i ili ai na waa a eono.” A lohe o Kalaepuni, huhu loa iho la ia i kona kaikaina, olelo aku la: “Aole anei au i hoonoho aku ia oe i luna maluna o na kanaka a pau, a no ke aha la oe i hooponopono ole ai e like me ka’u olelo ia oe? Nolaila, o oe hookahi ke pii e kauo mai i na waa, o na kanaka a pau e noho lakou aole make pii, a i hiki ole na waa ia oe, alaila, kau ia oe i kanaka no ka heiau.”

When Kalaehina heard the command given him by his older brother he was much frightened, for he believed that he was unable to get the canoes down. He, however, began to study the matter and all that night and the next day he spent in making plans as to how to overcome this most difficult matter. After at last hitting on a plan he went up to the place where the canoes were lying, took a look at them and proceeded to Kau. When he arrived in Kau he deceived the people, saying: “Ye people of Kau, the king, Kalaepuni has given me orders to tell you to go and haul the canoes down to the beach.” When the people heard this they all started for Kapua. Upon arriving at the place, the people lifted up the canoes, carried them to a place from where they could be dragged to the beach and placed in the sea; five of them were then paddled to Keauhou, where Kalaepuni was stopping, while Kalaehina followed behind with the other canoe on his back, coming by the upper road to Kainaliu. When Kalaepuni saw this he praised his younger brother for being so strong.

A lohe o Kalaehina i keia mau olelo a kona kaikuaana, makau loa iho la ia, i ka hiki ole o na waa ia ia, noonoo iho la ia mai ka po a ao, mai ke ao a po, hele aku la ia a kahi o na waa i waiho ai, nana iho la a haalele, hele aku la ia a hiki i Kau. Malaila o Kalaehina i olelo ai me ka hoopunipuni, penei kana mau olelo i ko Kau poe: “E na kanaka o Kau nei, i kauoha mai nei ke ’lii, o Kalaepuni ia’u, e olelo aku ia oukou, e hele e kauo i na waa.” A lohe na kanaka i keia olelo a Kalaehina, ia manawa, akoakoa koke mai lakou a kahi o na waa i kau ai, oia o Kapua. Hapai ae la na kanaka i na waa a kahi kupono e kauo ai, a lana i loko o ke kai. Hoe ia aku la elima waa ma ka moana, a hiki i Keauhou, kahi a Kalaepuni e noho ana, hookahi waa mahope me Kalaehina. O ia waa i koe mahope, auamo ae la o Kalaehina a hele mai la mauka a hiki i Kainaliu, auamo aku la o Kalaehina a hiki imua o Kalaepuni kona kaikuaana, mahalo iho la o Kalaepuni i kona kaikaina no ka ikaika loa i ke amo waa.

When the day of celebration of Kalaepuni arrived the king displayed his brother’s strength in the presence of all the people. Kalaehina took up one of the six canoes and threw it into the sea as though it was a spear, without much effort. A few days after this Kalaehina saw the king’s chief steward chopping firewood, he picked up a stick of wood and struck it with his head, breaking the stick into small bits, thus making the hard ohia appear as nothing.

A hiki mai ka la hookahakaha o ke ’lii o Kalaepuni, ia la i hoike ai o Kalaehina i kona ikaika i mua o na mea a pau loa. Lalau iho la ia hookahi waa o na waa eono i kauo ia mai ai, a pahee aku la i loko o ke kai, me he ihe la, a me he mea ole la ia ia. Nana aku la o Kalaehina i na aipuupuu a ke ’lii, e kaka wahie ana, lalau iho la ia hookahi pauku wahie, a hahau iho la i kona poo, a okaoka liilii loa, lilo iho la ka paa o ka ohia i mea ole.

When Kalaepuni saw how strong Kalaehina, his brother, was, he said: “My younger brother, we are indeed fortunate because of our great strength. I have become king of Hawaii through my great strength, now I think it well of you to go to Maui and kill all the offspring of the chiefs of that island so that you can reign in place of Kamalalawalu.” Kalaehina agreed to this request of his brother. At the close of the kapu days set apart for the sacrifices of the temple in Hawaii he set sail for Maui.

No keia ikaika o Kalaehina, olelo mai o Kalaepuni: “E kuu kaikaina, pomaikai kaua, i ko kaua ikaika nui. Lilo ae nei au i alii no Hawaii nei ma kuu ikaika, e aho e holo oe i Maui e luku i na pua alii o laila, a e noho alii ma ko Kamalalawalu wahi.” Ae aku o Kalaehina i ka olelo a kona kaikuaana, a Kalaepuni, noho iho la ia a hala na la kapu heiau o Hawaii, a hala ia, holo aku la ia i Maui.

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 down 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. At sight of this great strength, Kamalalawalu was so afraid that he escaped to a pool of water at Waianapanapa which lies in Honokolani, Hana, and this pool of water is there to this day.

A hiki o Kalaehina ma Hana i Maui, ia wa, he aha mokomoko ka ke ’lii o Maui, a Kamalalawalu ma ka puu o Kauiki, e akoakoa ana na kanaka he lehulehu, me ka puloulou kapu o ke ’lii, ae aku la o Kalaehina maluna o ia kapu, lalau iho la i ka puloulou, a lilo i mea ole i loko o kona mau lima. A ike o Kamalalawalu ke ’lii i keia mau hana a Kalaehina, kena ae la ia i ka lehulehu, e lele maluna o Kalaehina a pepehi. A makaukau ka lima o ka lehulehu e pepehi ia Kalaehina, ia wa o Kalaehina i pulumi ai me kona mau lima i na kanaka, e like me na naonao liilii loa, e kuolo ia ana, pela ka hana ana o Kalaehina ia lakou. Ma keia hana a Kalaehina, ua makau o Kamalalawalu, a mahuka aku la a noho ma ka punawai o Waianapanapa, aia ia wahi ma Honokolani ma Hana a hiki i keia la.

Kalaehina then became the king of Maui and he reigned in the place of Kamalalawalu. This fact was reported from Hawaii to Niihau and his great strength and succession as king of Maui was the one topic of conversation.

Lilo ae la o Kalaehina i alii no Maui, ma ko Kamalalawalu noho alii ana, kui aku la keia kaulana mai Hawaii a Niihau, i ka ikaika o Kalaehina a me kona noho alii ana no Maui ma kahi o Kamalalawalu.