Moolelo Pokole no Kamehameha I

Brief Sketch of Kamehameha I.

His Wars and Celebrities of His Time.

Kana Mau Kaua, a Poe Kaulana Oia Wa.

Kamehameha was a most famous king for bravery and for his great strength; he was the foremost of the great chiefs of Hawaii, from the earliest days, therefore his record must be briefly looked over from the time of his lowliness until he was prosperous. Keoua (First), the father of Kamehameha, was the younger brother of Kalaiopuu. Another name of Keoua was Kalaninuikupuapaikalaninui. The place where Kamehameha was raised from his childhood up, was at Halawa, in Kohala. Here he became a planter. He planted the trees which are still growing to this day, which are the noni, and other kinds. He also built the temple (heiau) of Hapuu, in Halawa. Thus were spent his days when he was poor and destitute of land. Of Kamehameha’s person, he had a large body, which looked to be solidly built, and was very broad on the shoulders. He was full formed without defects, and there was an abundance of muscles on his neck.

He ’lii kaulana loa o Kamehameha I no ke koa a me ka ikaika loa, a oia ka oi o na ’lii nui o Hawaii nei mai kahiko loa mai, nolaila, he pono e nana pokole i kona moolelo o ka noho ilihune ana, a me ka noho waiwai ana. O Keoua mua ka makuakane o Kamehameha, o Kalaiopuu kaikaina no o Keoua (o kekahi inoa o Keoua, o Kalaninuikupuapaikalaninui). O kahi i hanai ia ai o Kamehameha, o Halawa, i Kohala, mai kona wa uuku a nui, alaila, mahiai o Kamehameha. Nana na laau e ulu la ma Halawa a hiki i keia la, oia ka noni, a me na mea e ae, a me kela heiau o Hapuu, makai o Halawa. Pela kona noho ana i kona wa ilihume, aina ole.

O ke kino o Kamehameha, he kino nui, paa ke nana aku, he kihikihi o luna kipoohiwi, he lawa ke kino, aohe hakahaka, he nui kona aa o luna o ka a-i.

The great king of Hawaii at that time was Kalaiopuu, and Kiwalao was born to him. Before his death at Waioahukini, in Kau, Kalaiopuu left the kingdom to his own son, Kiwalao.

O ke ’lii nui o Hawaii ia wa e noho ana o Kalaiopuu, a ua hanau nana o Kiwalao. A make o Kalaiopuu ma Waioahukini ma Kau, hooili ihola ia i ke aupuni maluna o kana keiki ponoi, o Kiwalao.

Of Kalaiopuu’s Words to Kiwalao and Kamehameha.

No Ka Olelo a Kalaiopuu Ia Kiwalao a Me Kamehameha.

Before the death of Kalaiopuu he gave an injunction to the boys, Kiwalao and Kamehameha, and to all the chiefs, thus: “Boys, listen, both of you. The heir to the kingdom of Hawaii nei, comprising the three divisions of land, Kau, Kona and Kohala, shall be the chief Kiwalao. He is the heir to the lands. As regarding you, Kamehameha, there is no land or property for you; but your land and your endowment shall be the god Kaili. If, during life, your lord should molest you, take possession of the kingdom; but if the molestation be on your part, you will be deprived of the god.” These words of Kalaiopuu were fulfilled in the days of their youth, and his injunction was realized.

Mamua ae o ka make ana o Kalaiopuu, waiho aku ia i kana olelo kauoha i na keiki, ia Kiwalao a me Kamehameha, a me na ’lii a pau loa: “E na keiki, e hoolohe mai olua, o ka hooilina o ke aupuni o Hawaii nei, oia na moku ekolu, o Kau, o Kona, o Kohala, o Kiwalao ke ’lii, oia ka hooilina o na aina. O oe hoi e Kamehameha, aole ou aina, aole ou hooilina waiwai, aka, o kou aina a me kou hooilina, o ke ’kua o Kaili. Ina oe i noho a lalau ko haku ia oe, lawe ia ae ke aupuni, a ina hoi nau ka lalau i ko haku, e nele oe i ke ’kua ole.” Ma keia mau olelo a Kalaiopuu, ua hooko ia i na la o kana mau keiki, a ua ko no elike me kana mau olelo kauoha, aole i hala.

After the death of Kalaiopuu, Kamehameha came away with his inheritance, the god Kaili. He took care and preserved it, building for it stone enclosures at Kona and Kohala. The meaning of stone enclosures is temples (heiau).

Kamehameha built temples at Hikiau in Kaawaloa; at Keeku, in Kahaluu; at Keikipuipui, in Kailua, all in Kona; and at Mailekini, in Kawaihae; Puukohola, in Kawaihae; Hapuu, in Halawa; Kupalaha, in Makapala; and Mookini, in Puuepa, all in Kohala. In these temples (heiau’s) Kamehameha was wont to worship his god, Kaili, thus maintaining his endowment given to him by his uncle, Kalaiopuu.

Mahope o ka make ana o Kalaiopuu, hoi maila o Kamehameha me kona hooilina o ke ’kua o Kaili, a malama ihola, a hana i mau papohaku no kona akua no Kaili, ma Kona, ma Kohala. O ke ano o ka huaolelo papohaku, he heiau. Kukulu ihola o Kamehameha i na heiau:

O Hikiau, ma Kaawaloa, o Keeku, ma Kahaluu, a me Keikipuipui, ma Kailua, i Kona. O Mailekini, ma Kawaihae, o Puukohola, ma Kawaihae, o Hapuu, ma Halawa, o Kupalaha, ma Makapala, a me Mookini, ma Puuepa, i Kohala.

Ma keia mau heiau o Kamehameha i hoomana ai i kona akua o Kaili, a pela no hoi oia i malama ai i kona hooilina, mai ko laua makuakane mai o Kalaiopuu.

Of Mokuohai.—First Battle.

No Mokuohai.—Kaua Mua.

This was the battle that made Kamehameha king of Kona, Kohala and Hamakua. There remained the three divisions, Kau, Puna and Hilo, in Hawaii. The cause of this war was the desire of the chiefs of Hilo to possess Kona, which has a calm and pleasant climate.

Oia ke kaua i ku ai o Kamehameha i ka moku o Kona, o Kohala, o Hamakua, koe ekolu moku o Hawaii, o Kau, o Puna, o Hilo. O ke kumu o keia kaua ana o ka makemake o ua ’lii o Hilo ia Kona i ka pohu, a me ka maikai, nolaila ke kaua.

When Kalaiopuu died at Waioahukini in Kau, the chiefs of Hilo and Kau brought his dead body to Kona, in canoes. That was not, however, the real object of their coming, but they came to Kona, the land that they had been longing for, to divide it up, and also to make war. On the way from Kau to Kona, they and the corpse of Kalaiopuu were caught in the rains on the ocean; therefore, they turned in and landed at Honaunau, in South Kona, without reaching Kailua, in North Kona, where they had intended to land. When they landed at Honaunau, Keeaumoku came to pay his respects to the remains of Kalaiopuu. On this occasion Keeaumoku well knew by the looks of the chiefs and the men that there was war brewing.

A make o Kalaiopuu ma Waioahukini ma Kau, lawe maila na ’lii o Hilo a me Kau i ke kino kupapau o Kalaiopuu, maluna o na waa i Kona nei. Aka, aole ia o ko lakou manao maoli, aka, i hiki lakou i Kona, ka aina a lakou i makemake nui ai, alaila okioki, a kaua no hoi. Ma keia holo ana mai Kau mai a Kona, ua loaa lakou i ka ua ma ka moana me ke kino kupapau o Kalaiopuu, nolaila, pae lakou i Honaunau, ma Kona hema, aole i hiki i Kailua ma Kona akau nei, kahi a lakou i manao ai e pae. A pae lakou ma Honaunau, hele maila o Keeaumoku e ike i ke kupapau o Kalaiopuu. Ma keia ike ana o Keeaumoku, ua maopopo ia ia he kaua ke ano o na ’lii a me na kanaka.

Soon after their landing at Honaunau with the corpse of Kalaiopuu, the chiefs and Kiwalao started to divide up Hawaii among themselves, and when Keeaumoku became cognizant of their warlike designs, he came to Kamehameha, who was at Halawa, in Kohala, to go and fight. When Keeaumoku left Kona, he arrived at Kekaha, where he met Kamehameha, who had already been brought by Kekuhaupio from Kohala. At this meeting they consulted among themselves their plan of war, and their own proper proceedings; and their plans being settled upon they set sail, arriving at Kaawaloa and Keei.

Ma keia pae ana o na ’lii me ke kino kupapau o Kalaiopuu ma Honaunau, ia wa, okioki ihola na ’lii a me Kiwalao i ka aina o Hawaii, no lakou a pau. A ma ko Keeaumoku ike ana i ko lakou ano kaua, kii maila ia ia Kamehameha ma Halawa i Kohala, e hele e kaua. Ia Keeaumoku i holo ai mai Kona aku a Kekaha, halawai maila o Kamehameha meia, no ka mea, ua kii mua aku o Kekuhaupio ia Kamehameha ma Kohala. Ma keia halawai ana o lakou, kuka ihola lakou i ke ano o ke kaua, a me ka hana e pono ai, a akaka ihola, holo aku la lakou a hiki ma Kaawaloa, a ma Keei.

When Kamehameha arrived there Kiwalao came to greet him with lying, deceitful words, thus: “Listen; we are going to lose our lives. Here is our uncle (Keawemauhili) insisting on war. It seems we two are the only ones to die. Oh! Pity us.” After the meeting between Kiwalao and Kamehameha, the former returned to Honaunau, dividing up the lands with the chiefs, thereby depriving Keoua of a share in the lands. This so enraged Keoua that he went with his followers to Keomo and cut down the coconut trees, killing a man. That man was Kamehameha’s. This was the commencement of the battle which continued for three days. In this battle there were four chiefs in defense of Kamehameha; they were Keeaumoku, Keaweaheulu, Kameeiamoku and Kekuhaupio.

A hiki o Kamehameha malaila, hele maila o Kiwalao e aloha ia Kamehameha me na olelo pahele hoopunipuni, penei: “Auhea oe, e make ana kaua, eia no ka makuakane o kaua ke pue mai nei e kaua (oia o Keawemauhili), elua wale no paha auanei kaua e make, aloha wale kaua.” A pau ka ike ana o Kiwalao me Kamehameha hoi akula o Kiwalao a Honaunau, okioki i na aina me na ’lii, a nele o Keoua i ka aina ole, huhu ihola ia. Hele aku la o Keoua me kona mau kanaka a hiki ma Keomo, kua ihola i ka niu, pepehi i ke kanaka, make ihola ko Kamehameha kanaka. Alaila, hoomaka ke kaua, ekolu la i kaua ai. Ma keia kaua ana, eha alii mahope o Kamehameha, Keeaumoku, Keaweheulu, Kameeiamoku, Kekuhaupio.

In the days of this battle Keeaumoku was the chief on Kamehameha’s side who contended with Kiwalao’s warriors. In the fray he got entangled with a long spear which threw him down. Kiwalao’s men then stabbed him on the back, with wooden daggers. When Keeaumoku fell a man pierced him with a long spear, whereby he became very weak and near unto death, while the man said with a taunting brag: “My spear has struck a yellow-backed crab.”

Iloko o na la i kaua ai, o Keeaumoku ke ’lii ma ko Kamehameha aoao i kaua aku, me ko Kiwalao poe kaua. Ma keia hoouka ana o Keeaumoku, ua hihia oia i ka pololu, a hina ihola ilalo, o o ihola na koa o Kiwalao i ka pahoa ia Keeaumoku ma kona kua. I keia hina ana, hou ihola kekahi koa ia Keeaumoku i ka pololu, a ua nawaliwali oia, aneane e make, me ka hua olelo kaena penei: “Ku aku la kau laau i ka aama kua lenalena.”

Then Kiwalao called to the warrior who was piercing Keeaumoku with the long spear: “Save the ivory necklace,” by which Keeaumoku understood that his own death was sealed. And while he was thus lying prostrate on the ground, Kamanawa was leading the fighting against Kiwalao’s warriors. Mahoe also stood up with his sling, sending a stone which struck Kiwalao, knocking him down. When Keeaumoku saw Kiwalao fall, he crawled over with a great effort, and when he found him he throttled him with the leiomanu, which he held in his hand; and thus Kiwalao died.

Alaila, pane mai o Kiwalao i ke koa nana e hou nei o Keeaumoku i ka pololu: “E malama i ka niho palaoa.” Alaila, maopopo ia Keeaumoku e make ana ia i loko o ka Kiwalao olelo ana. Ia Keeaumoku e waiho ana ilalo, alaila, hoouka aku la o Kamanawa me ko Kiwalao poe koa, a ku aela hoi o Mahoe me kana maa, a pa aku la o Kiwalao i ka pohaku, hina ilalo. A ike o Keeaumoku ua hina o Kiwalao ilalo, hooikaika aela ia, a loaa o Kiwalao, uumi ihola ia me ka leiomanu ma kona lima, a make ihola o Kiwalao.

On the death of Kiwalao, Kamehameha continued the fighting, and became victorious over the opposing chiefs. Keoua fled by sea to Kau, and reigned there. Keawemauhili fled over the mountains and became ruler over Hilo and Puna, while Kamehameha became ruler over Kona, Kohala and Hamakua. Therefore there were three different rulers on Hawaii at that time.

A make o Kiwalao, hoouka ihola o Kamehameha me na ’lii, a lanakila aela o Kamehameha mahuka aku la o Keoua ma ke kai a hiki i Kau noho alii. A o Keawemauhili, mahuka aku la ia ma ka mauna a noho alii maluna o Hilo a me Puna. A o Kamehameha hoi, noho alii ihola ia maluna o Kona, o Kohala, o Hamakua. A nolaila, akolu alii noho aupuni o Hawaii ia wa.

Of Kauaawa.—Second Battle.

No Kauaawa.—Kaua Alua.

This was Kamehameha’s second battle against his enemies, who were Keoua and Keawemauhili. This battle took place on the mountains in Kau, which are called Kauaawa, on account of the rains in the mountains. In this battle, Kamehameha’s supporters, who were also his chief advisors in the work necessary for the battle, were Keeaumoku, Keaweaheulu, Kameeiamoku and Kamanawa. In this battle Keoua and Keawemauhili were not defeated by Kamehameha, so he retired to Laupahoehoe. After spending some time there, he again embarked in a canoe to fight for the conquest of Hilo and Puna.

O ka lua keia o ko Kamehameha kaua ana i kona mau enemi, oia o Keoua a me Keawemauhili. O keia kaua ana, ma ka mauna o Kau, nolaila kela inoa, o Kauaawa, no ka ua ma ka mauna. O na kokua o Kamehameha ma keia kaua ana, a o kona mau kuhina noia ma ka noonoo ana i na mea e pono ai ka hana ana, o Keeaumoku, o Keaweheulu, o Kameeiamoku, o Kamanawa.

Ma keia kaua ana, aole i hee o Keoua me Keawemauhili ia Kamehameha, nolaila, hoi aela ia a noho ma Laupahoehoe. Mahope o keia noho ana o Kamehameha i Laupahoehoe, hele aku la ia maluna o ka waa, e kaua hou ai i Hilo a me Puna.

When he arrived at Keaau, in Puna, he made a landing at Papai, where fishermen gathered for their daily vocation.

A hiki o Kamehameha ma Keaau i Puna, o Papai kahi o na lawaia e noho ana, oia ke awa a Kamehameha i pae ai.

Of Kamehameha’s Great Strength in Fighting.

Ka Ikaika O Kamehameha Ma Ka Hakaka Ana.

On landing at this place, where a number of fishermen dwelt, he chased after them intending to kill them, and while thus pursuing the fishermen, he fell in a crevice in the rocks where his foot caught and held him fast. Therefore he tried with all his might to extricate himself.

Ma keia pae ana o Kamehameha, he mau lawaia e noho ana ma laila, alualu aku la o Kamehameha e pepehi i na lawaia. Ma keia alualu ana, ua haule o Kamehameha i loko o ka mawae a paa loa kona wawae, nolaila, oni aela ia me kona ikaika loa.

When he fell in the crevice, he was struck on the forehead with a paddle by the fishermen, and on account of this fact the title of that famous law, the “mamalahoa,” was derived, which prevailed until the days of Kamehameha III, the interpretation of which being that old men and old women might lie down in the road without being ruthlessly killed, or robbed of their belongings.

Ia ia nae i haule ai i loko o ka mawae, oia ka wa i hahau ai na lawaia i ka lae o Kamehameha i ka hoe, a pa ihola ia i ka hoe. A no loko o keia pa ana o ka lae o Kamehameha i ka hoe, kela kanawai kaulana loa i kauia a hiki i na la o Kamehameha III oia ka Mamalahoa. Eia ke ano: “E hele ka elemakule a me ka luahine a moe i ke ala,” aole e pepehi wale ia, aole hao wale ia ko lakou waiwai.

By a tremendous effort Kamehameha extricated his foot and chased after the men. There was a large clump of ohia trees in his way which could not be encircled by less than three men. This obstructed Kamehameha from chasing after the men, but he reached around one side of the clump of ohias till he caught one of the men, whose body he bent over towards the clump of ohias, and thus killed him. When the other men saw this they were fearfully alarmed and ran away.

A no ka ikaika loa o ko Kamehameha oni ana, hemo aela kona wawae, alaila, alualu aku la ia i ke kanaka. Aia hoi, he opu ohia nui e ku ana mamua o ko Kamehameha alo, ekolu kanaka nana e apo puni ae, oia ka mea nana i keakea i ko Kamehameha hahai ana, aka, apo aku la o Kamehameha me kona mau lima ma na aoao o ke opu ohia, a loaa aku la ke kanaka ia ia, hoopio maila ia i ke kino o ke kanaka i ke opu ohia, a make ihola. A ike kekahi mau kanaka makau ihola, a holo aku la.

On another occasion, Kamehameha displayed his great strength when he and his own personal attendant, Hema, alone went into a fight with Keoua at Koapapaa, in Kekualele, and at Kealakaha, in Hamakua. There was a deep ravine, and very narrow at the bottom. Kamehameha and Hema went down till they reached this limited space, when they met Keoua’s warriors. Forty of them with their spears and javelins jumped on Kamehameha, but they were as nothing to him. He stretched out his hands, caught the warriors, and broke them in two, one after another, all of the time moving onward. Thus Kamehameha slaughtered the soldiers until there remained only ten, when he became exhausted. He then told his servant, “Say, help me out.” Hema immediately jumped into the fray, killing the remaining ten; and on that day he became a chief of Kamehameha, being released from his position of attendant.

O kekahi hoike ana o Kamehameha i kona ikaika. Ia ia i hele ai me kona kahu ponoi me Hema, i loko o ke kaua a Keoua ma Koapapaa i Kekualele, ma Kealakaha, ma Hamakua, he kahawai hohonu manao loa ia, a he haiki loa o lalo o ka honua, o ke kahawai, iho aku la o Kamehameha me Hema, a hiki ia wahi haiki, halawai maila na koa o Keoua me Kamehameha. Ia wa, lele mai na koa o Keoua he kanaha, iluna o Kamehameha, me ka pololu, ka elau, ka ihe, aka he mea ole ia mau mea ia Kamehameha. Lalau aku o Kamehameha me kona mau lima, hakihaki i na koa, hele aku ana imua, pela o Kamehameha i noke ai i na koa, a koe he umi koa, pau ke aho o Kamehameha. Olelo ia i kona kahu ia Hema: “E, e kokua ae oe ia’u,” ia wa, lele o Hema, pau na koa he umi i koe i ka make, nolaila, lilo o Hema ia la, he ’lii no Kamehameha, pau kona kahu ana.

Of the Third War, Kepaniwai.

Kaua Akolu.—Kepaniwai.

This is the third of Kamehameha’s battles during his reign, and was fought out at Maui, in the Valley of Iao, at Wailuku. It was one of the most renowned of Kamehameha’s battles, on account of the great number of canoes, of the people, and of the damming of the waters of Iao. This trip of the canoes from Hawaii was called the Great Fleet, which was the first trip of Kamehameha’s large peleleu (canoes) to Maui. It is said that the canoes which came in this single trip were so numerous that they covered the whole landing place from Keoneoio to Olowalu without a space intervening.

O keia ke kolu o na kaua a Kamehameha i kona aupuni; ma Maui keia kaua ana, ma ke kahawai o Iao, ma Wailuku. O keia kekahi o na kaua kaulana loa a Kamehameha no ka nui o na waa, no ka nui o na kanaka, no ka paa ana o ka wai o Iao. Ma keia holo ana mai a na waa mai Hawaii mai, ua kapaia o ka waa nui, oia ko Kamehameha peleleu mua o ka holo ana i ke kaua ma Maui. Ua olelo ia ka nui o na waa ia holo hookahi ana mai, ua pani ia ke awa mai Keoneoio a Olowalu e na waa, aole wahi kaawale.

In the battle at Iao, Kalaikupule was defeated by Kamehameha, the former fleeing in a canoe and going to Oahu. In this battle the slaughter of the people of Maui was so great that the stream and valley of Iao was dammed that the water receded upward and did not flow downward as it does now. On account of the great number of people slain and the great number of deaths of people rolling down the precipice, that battle was known under three famous appellations. They are: Kepaniwai, Kauwaupali, and Iao. In this war Maui became a possession of Kamehameha to this day of writing, and no one has ever denounced the powerful arm of Kamehameha to this day.

Ma ke kaua ana ma Iao, ua hee o Kalaikupule ia Kamehameha, a mahuka aku la ma ka waa a noho i Oahu. A ma keia kaua ana, ua luku ia na kanaka o Maui, a ua paa ka hohonu o ka wai o Iao a me ke kahawai, a ua hoi ka wai i uka, aole kahe i kai elike me keia wa. No ka nui loa o na kanaka, ke kumu paa o ka wai, a no ka nui loa o ka poe make mailuna mai o ka pali. Nolaila, ua kapa ia ia kaua ana ma na inoa kaulana ekolu, o Kepaniwai, o Kauwaupali, o Iao. Ma keia kaua ana i lilo ai o Maui ia Kamehameha, a hiki i keia kakau ana, aole nohoi he mea nana i hoole i na lima kakauha o Kamehameha a hiki loa i keia kau.

The Fourth Battle, at Koapapaa.

Kaua Aha a Kamehameha, Koapapaa.

This battle was a secret invasion by Keoua. When Kamehameha had gone to Maui and then to Molokai, at Kaunakahakai, a messenger arrived from Hawaii, apprising him of Keoua’s cruelty to his (Kamehameha’s) subjects, by robbing them of their property, by the wantonly killing of men, women and children, the cutting of taro from the fields with overbearing arrogance, and all other malicious acts. Women who were with child were trampled under foot, pierced with small bambus and with sticks and stones.

O keia kaua ana, he kaua poa na Keoua, a hala o Kamehameha i Maui, a Molokai, a Kaunakahakai hiki maila ka elele mai Hawaii mai, e hai mai ana i ko Keoua paia i ko Kamehameha mau makaainana, hao wale i ka waiwai, pepehi wale i ke kane me ka wahine, ke keiki, kokohi ku i ke kalo i waena, a me na hana ino a pau loa. Na wahine hapai keiki, hehihehi ia me ka wawae, pahu ia me ke ulili liilii, a me ka laau, ka pohaku.

When Kamehameha heard of these acts of Keoua, his love for the people of his three possessions, Kona, Kohala and Hamakua, was manifested, as they were cruelly slaughtered by Keoua. Kamehameha then abandoned his idea of going to Oahu.

He went back to Hawaii and fought Keoua in Hamakua, where Keoua was defeated and escaped to Kau, and afterwards died at Kawaihae, in Kohala. That battle was called Koapapaa. Here is the explanation of the name: the warriors of Keoua were reduced by death, and were as nothing before Kamehameha and his warriors, and were left on the ground as a lot of logs piled up in an umu (underground oven), and very much scorched by the heat of the fire.

A lohe o Kamehameha i keia mau hana a Keoua, hu mai kona aloha i na makaainana o kona mau moku ekolu, o Kona, o Kohala, o Hamakua, i ka luku wale ia e Keoua me ka hoomainoino, a me ka pono ole, alaila, pau ko Kamehameha manao ana e holo i Oahu. Hoi aku la o Kamehameha a hiki i Hawaii, kaua laua me Keoua ma Hamakua, a hee aku la o Keoua ia Kamehameha, a noho ma Kau, a mahope make ma Kawaihae i Kohala. A ua kapaia ia kaua ana o Koapapaa; eia ke ano oia inoa: O na koa o Keoua ua lilo i make, a i mea ole imua o Kamehameha, a me kona mau koa, a ua waiho lakou ilalo ma ka honua me he mau pauku laau la, elike me na mea kalua i loko o ka umu e ahu ana, me ka papaa loa i ka wela o ke ahi.

The death of Keoua by which Kau became a possession of Kamehameha, happened in this way: When the temple (heiau) at Puukohola, in Kawaihae was built, Keoua was sent for in Kau, with deceitful words thus: “O Keoua, your cousin, Kamehameha, has requested that you come and make friends, and live together in harmony, and to cast aside all strife.” On these cunning and deceitful words, Keoua came with his double canoes and landed at Kawaihae. Before his arrival the umu had been prepared and was red hot. Keoua was then roasted. And thus Keoua was killed by Kamehameha, who came into possession of Kau, making four divisions of land in Hawaii, in his possession, namely, Kau, Kona, Kohala and Hamakua.

O ko Keoua make ana a lilo ai o Kau ia Kamehameha, penei no ia: A paa ka heiau o Puukohola i Kawaihae, kii ia akula o Keoua ma Kau, mamuli o na olelo maalea, penei: “E Keoua, i olelo mai nei ko kaikaina ia oe o Kamehameha, e holo oe, e ike olua, a e noho pu, a e noho me ka oluolu, e pau ke kue ana.” Ma keia mau olelo pahele maalea, holo maila o Keoua me kona mau kaulua a pae ma Kawaihae. Ma keia pae ana ua makaukau ka umu, ua enaena, a kalua ia ihola o Keoua. A pela i make ai o Keoua ia Kamehameha, a lilo aela o Kau ia ia, loaa aha moku o Hawaii ia Kamehameha, o Kau, o Kona, o Kohala, o Hamakua.

The Fifth Battle, Called Ke-Pu-Waha-Ulaula.

Kaua Alima, Oia O Ke-Pu-Wahaulaula.

This was Kamehameha’s fifth battle which he fought against the rebel chiefs Kahekili and Kaeo. The latter came from Kauai to Oahu and met Kahekili, both going to Hawaii, and at Kohala fought Kamehameha. They were defeated. In this vanquishment, the people of Kauai, and of Oahu and of Maui were slaughtered by Kamehameha and his warriors, so that the corpses of the people floated on the sea outside of Kohala, and looked red; hence the appellation Kepuwahaulaula. The head and the skin of the corpses were as red as the gun.

O ka lima keia o ko Kamehameha kaua ana me na ’lii kipi, oia o Kahekili a me Kaeo. Hala maila o Kaeo mai Kauai mai a Oahu, loaa o Kahekili. Holo aku la laua a Hawaii ma Kohala, kaua me Kamehameha, a hee laua, ma keia hee ana, ua luku ia ko Kauai, a me ko Oahu, ko Maui, a ua pau i ka make ia Kamehameha a me kona mau koa.

A ma keia make ana, ua lana ke kino kupapau o na kanaka ma waho o ke kai o Kohala, a ua ulaula ke nana aku. A nolaila kela inoa, o Ke-pu-wahaulaula. Ua like ke poo, ka ili o na kanaka me ke pu ka ulaula.

The Sixth Battle, Called Kaieiewaho.

Kaua Aono, O Kaieiewaho Ka Inoa.

When Kamehameha heard that Kahekili had died in Oahu, and that the government of Oahu was under the control of Kalaikupule, his son, he set sail and arrived at Oahu, where he fought Kalaikupule at the famous pali of Nuuanu. Kalaikupule was defeated by Kamehameha. In this battle the people of Oahu were massacred at the cliffs of Nuuanu. The people stepped upon each other, and the people that day were in heaps at the bottom of the cliffs of Nuuanu. And by this battle the whole group of islands, including Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Kauai, was conquered by Kamehameha.

A lohe o Kamehameha ua make o Kahekili ma Oahu, a ua lilo ka noho alii o Oahu ia Kalaikupule, kana keiki, alaila, holo maila o Kamehameha a hiki ma Oahu, kaua ihola me Kalaikupule ma ka pali kaulana o Nuuanu, a hee aela o Kalaikupule ia Kamehameha. Ma keia kaua ana, ua luku ia na kanaka Oahu nei ma ka pali o Nuuanu, ua hehi kekahi maluna o kekahi, a ua lilo ke kanaka ma ia la i ahu no lalo o ka pali o Nuuanu.

A ma keia kaua ana, ua puni na mokupuni a pau loa ia Kamehameha, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Kauai.

Pihana.

No Pihana.

Pihana was a very celebrated warrior chief of Oahu, in the days of Kalaikupule, the great chief of Oahu. He (Pihana) was noted for his bravery and skill; the use of the spear, the lance, the javelin, were as a bath to him; his joys and pleasures; he could fight other people and many of them with the help of but a few soldiers.

Oia kekahi alii koa kaulana loa Oahu nei, i na la o Kalaikupule ko Oahu nei alii nui. Ua kaulana loa ia no ke koa a me ke akamai, o ka ihe, ka pololu, ka elau, he wai auau ia nona. Ua hiki ia ia ke hoouka me ka poe, a me ka lehulehu, me na koa uuku loa.

The Sixth Battle.

Ke Kaua Aono.

This was the battle between Kamehameha and Kalaikupule at Nuuanu. Kalaimoku was Kamehameha’s chief warrior, from Hawaii, and Pihana was Kalaikupule’s chief warrior.

Oia ke kaua ana o Kamehameha me Kalaikupule ma Nuuanu. O Kalaimoku ko Kamehameha pukaua nui, mai Hawaii mai, a o Pihana ko Kalaikupule pukaua nui.

When Kamehameha with his many soldiers came over from Hawaii in his canoes, the first of the canoe fleet in charge of Kalaimoku, Kamehameha’s chief warrior, landed at Kapua. Just as Kalaimoku was about to disembark, Pihana, with his nine soldiers, came and stood at the landing place of Kapua. The fight then commenced. The men from Hawaii under Kalaimoku, at that time, were eight times forty in number. All of them threw their spears and lances at Pihana and his nine soldiers, but none were hit nor were any killed. After they had fought for some time, they moved to Waikiki where the fighting was renewed. Here the Hawaii men tried to mob Pihana, but were unsuccessful. The fighting kept moving thence to Kulaokahua, then to Puowaina, behind which a man of the Oahu warriors was secretly shot by a foreigner’s gun. From that place they moved on to Pauoa, and passing this place came to Kaheiki, a place adjacent to Maemae. Here the Hawaii forces came to a stand.

I ka holo ana mai a Kamehameha mai Hawaii mai me kona mau waa, a me na koa he lehulehu loa, a pae ma Kapua, ka makamua o na waa, oia o Kalaimoku ka pukaua nui o Kamehameha. Ia Kalaimoku i hoomaka mai ai e lele mai na waa mai a ka aina, ia wa i hele aku ai o Pihana me kona mau koa eiwa a ku ma ke awa o Kapua. Hoomaka ko lakou hoouka kaua ana, o na kanaka a pau loa o Hawaii me Kalaimoku ia wa, ewalu kanaka ka nui o lakou. Oia poe a pau loa kai hou mai i ka ihe a me ka pololu ia Pihana, a me kona mau koa eiwa, aole nae lakou i ku, aole hoi i make kekahi o lakou. Pela lakou i kaua ai a pau ia, nee mai la lakou a Waikiki, kaua hou. Ilaila i alu ai na koa o Hawaii ia Pihana, aole i ku. Malaila ka hele kaua ana a hiki i Kulaokahua, malaila a Puowaina ma kona kua iho, ku kekahi koa Oahu nei i ka pu a ka haole, i ki malu ia. Malaila ae ko lakou pii ana a hiki i Pauoa, a hala ia, pii mao o Kaheiki e pili la me Maemae, alaila, ku ka poe o Hawaii.

Kalaikupule and his warriors were encamped above at Waolani, and it was only his chief warrior, Pihana, that was battling with Kalaimoku. Kalaimoku and the Hawaii soldiers were distinguished by being surrounded by a fine-meshed net, which was the outside enclosure for the men; if a man was on the outside, then he was an Oahuan; if within the net enclosure, he was a Hawaii man. On account of this action, Pihana and his nine men stood up and fought Kalaimoku, in which engagement Pihana and his men were not defeated.

O Kalaikupule a me ka poe kaua, mauka lakou o Waolani kahi i hoomoana ai, a o kona pukaua o Pihana, oia ka mea nana e hoouka ana me Kalaimoku. O Kalaimoku a me ka poe koa o Hawaii, he poe okoa ia, ua paa o waho i ka upena nae, oia ka pa o waho o na kanaka, ina mawaho ke kanaka, alaila, he Oahu ia, ina maloko o ka upena he Hawaii ia. Ma keia hana ana ku mai o Pihana me kona mau koa eiwa, a hoouka me Kalaimoku, ma ia hoouka ana, aole i hee o Pihana me kona mau koa.

Therefore Kalaimoku asked Pihana to cease his resisting and to cede Oahu to Kamehameha. Pihana replied: “I will not give you the land until I have bathed myself in Hawaii’s medicine (weapons). In three days I shall leave the land in your hands.” Then Pihana stood alone before the soldiers from Hawaii. They cast their spears and lances and javelins, and threw stones at him, but Pihana simply dodged them.

Thus he stood until tired when he laid down, face downward, and then on his back. He then stooped and exhibited his posterior in vulgar defiance, and in all that time the men from Hawaii were casting their spears and javelins at him without hitting him. The men from Hawaii, looking at him found no one among many equal to him in agility and daring.

Nolaila, nonoi aku o Kalaimoku ia Pihana, e hooki i kona kaua ana mai a e haawi mai ia Oahu nei no Kamehameha. Olelo mai o Pihana: “Alia au e haawi aku ia oe i ka aina, aia a pau kuu auau ana i ka laau a Hawaii, ekolu la i koe, alaila, waiho aku au i ka aina i kou lima.” Alaila, ku mai o Pihana hookahi imua o na koa o Hawaii, hou na kanaka i ka ihe a me ka pololu, a me ka elau, nou ka pohoku, alaila, he alo wale no ka Pihana hana. Pela kona ku ana a maloeloe, moe ilalo, a pau ia, huli iluna ke alo, a pau ia, hoopohopoho ka lemu iluna, hou no o Hawaii i ka ihe a me ka pololu, aka, aohe ku o Pihana.

After two days had passed Pihana joined his forces, which was the time of the great battle. He tore the surrounding net and stood at the opening. No spear nor lance was hurled, the dread of Pihana being so great. On the third day Pihana again came forward to fight with the warriors from Hawaii. He went up to Kalaimoku and ceded the land to him. Therefore Kalaikupule was vanquished.

Ma ka nana ana a na koa o Hawaii, aole e loaa kona lua, i ke akamai a me ke koa luaole i loko o ka lehulehu. A hala elua la, nee aku la o Pihana a hiki i ka poe, oia ke kaua nui loa, hahae aku la o Pihana i ka upena o waho, a ku aku la ma ka waha, aole nae he ihe hou mai a me ka pololu, no ka makau ia Pihana. I ke kolu o ka la, ku hou o Pihana e kaua me na koa o Hawaii, a hele aku la o Pihana a loaa o Kalaimoku haawi aku la i ka aina ia Kalaimoku, nolaila, pio ai o Kalaikupule.

Seventh Battle by Kamehameha.

Kaua Ahiku a Kamehameha.

After Kamehameha had fought Kalaikupule on Oahu, Namakaeha, a chief who was residing at Hilo, raised a rebellion there, and made preparations to war upon Kamehameha. At that time Kamehameha was on Oahu, and he immediately returned to Hawaii, to fight Namakaeha. In the battle which ensued Namakaeha was slain by Kamehameha at Kaipalaoa, in Hilo. This was the last battle by Kamehameha when he assumed the administration of his whole kingdom from Hawaii to Niihau, in which he reigned peacefully to the day of his death. On the consolidation of these Islands from Hawaii to Niihau under one great ruler, Kamehameha, with all the chiefs under him, he established his policy and wisdom over all his kingdom with uprightness.

Mahope o ko Kamehameha kaua ana ma Oahu me Kalaikupule, kipi o Namakaeha ma Hilo, he ’lii no e noho ana malaila, a hoomakaukau ihola oia e kaua me Kamehameha. Ia wa, e noho ana o Kamehameha ma Oahu, alaila, hoi aku la ia i Hawaii no ke kaua me Namakaeha. Ma keia kaua ana, ua make o Namakaeha ia Kamehameha ma Kaipalaoa ma Hilo. O keia kaua, ka hope loa o ko Kamehameha hooponopono ana i kona aupuni holo okoa, mai Hawaii a Niihau, a mahope o laila, noho ihola ia me ka maluhia a hiki i kona la make. Ma keia kuikahi ana o keia pae aina mai Hawaii a Niihau, hookahi alii nui o Kamehameha, a malalo na ’lii aimoku a pau loa. A ua kukulu oia i kona noonoo a me kona naauao maluna o kona mau aina a pau me ka pololei.

The Administration of Kamehameha.

Ko Kamehameha Hooponopono Ana I Kona Aupuni.

Kamehameha was a very wise king, and was honest, kind, charitable and humane. This is how he arranged the work of his kingdom: Kamehameha was the great ruler over all. There were four chief executives under him: these were Keeaumoku, Keaweaheulu, Kameeiamoku and Kamanawa. There were also advisors and counselors in the affairs of the kingdom. There were four of them: Kai, Kapalaoa, Kaaloa and Kauakahiakaola. With these people Kamehameha carried out all of his works, and through them important laws were made, which carried great influence upon the people, such as the Mamalahoa and the Maumae, “that the old and the infirm might lie down in the road and not be molested.”

He ’lii naauao loa o Kamehameha, he ’lii hana pololei, he ’lii oluolu, he ’lii lokomaikai, he ’lii malama kanaka. Penei kona hoonohonoho ana i kana mau hana i loko o kona aupuni. Hookahi alii nui maluna, o Kamehameha. Eha kuhina malalo ona, o Keeaumoku, o Keaweaheulu, o Kameeiamoku, o Kamanawa. Eia hoi kona poe imi manao, a hoa kukakuka i na mea pono ai ke aupuni, eha lakou, o Kai, o Kapalaoa, o Kaaloa, o Kauakahiakaola. Mai loko mai o keia poe, ka mea e holo ai ka Kamehameha mau hana a pau loa, a mai loko mai o lakou na kanawai ano nui, a kau ka makau o ka lehulehu, oia ka mamalahoa, ka maumae: “E hele ka elemakule a me ka luahine a moe i ke ala.”

Here are also the names of certain men whom Kamehameha brought together to be with him; men who were skillful in all things, and who were considerate and intelligent. Here are their names and their offices:

Eia hoi na kanaka akamai i laweia mai e Kamehameha e noho pu meia, he poe akamai i kela mea keia mea, a he poe noonoo me ka naauao. Eia ko lakou mau inoa a me ka lakou mau hana:

Kalaimoku, a favorite, a chief warrior; Hewahewa, a priest; Kaumiumi, a fortune-teller; Kapoukahi, a statesman; Kaaloakauila, an advocate; Kekakau, a surf rider; Kekuhaupio, a celebrated warrior; Kepaalani, a canoeist; Waipa, a shipwright; Palake, a canoe builder; Kapueuhi, a dancer; Kamakau, a chanter; Keaweaheulu, a lua-apana (jester); Hoomakaukau, a steward; Wahahee, a masseur; Kalaimamahu, the law-giver or judge; Kamaalo, god impersonator; Kanihonui, observer of the kapu restrictions; Kaikioewa, an extortioner (thief). The word lua-apana means doing nothing, spending time in laziness. The word kikoola means robbing others of their property, and perjuring.

Kalaimoku, he punahele, he pukaua; Hewahewa, he kahuna; Kaumiumi, he kilokilo; Kapoukahi, he kuhikuhipuuone; Kaaloakauila, he kakaolelo; Kekakau, he heenalu; Kekuhaupio, he koa kaulana; Kepaalani, he hoewaa; Waipa, he kapilimoku; Palake, he kalaiwaa; Kapueuhi, he hula; Kamakau, he olioli; Keaweaheulu, he luaapana; Hoomakaukau, he aipuupuu; Wahahee, he lomilomi; Kalaimamahu, he kanawai; Kamaalo, he akua; Kanihonui, he aikapu; Kaikioewa, he kikoola. No ka hua olelo luaapana eia ke ano: he nohowale, he hoopau i ka molowa. No ka huaolelo kikoola, eia ke ano, he haowale i ka hai waiwai, a me na olelo lalau.

He took care of the people as though they were children, and his wives he placed as guardians. He, with his chiefs and the men of his court, cultivated the land and the result of which was that most noted field of Kuahewa, in upper Kailua, North Kona, Hawaii. It was most noted for its great size and length. It comprised eight divisions of land, about seven miles.

Ua malama oia i na makaainana mehe keiki la, a me kana mau wahine, ua hoonoho i mau kiaiai. A ua mahiai oia i ka ai me kona mau alii, a me na kanaka aialo, oia kela mala kaulana loa o Kuahewa, mauka o Kailua ma Kona akau, Hawaii. Ua kaulana loa ia no kona nui loa a me kona loihi ke nana aku. Ua komo ewalu ahupuaa i loko ona, ua like me ahiku mile.

The most valuable commodity during Kamehameha’s reign was the iliahi, a very fragrant wood and very valuable, which flourished in the mountains, and in places thickly covered with vegetation. The feathers of the birds, of the oo and other birds, were made into feather cloaks for the chiefs and the warriors.

O ka waiwai nui i loko o ko Kamehameha noho aupuni ana, o ka iliahi, he laau aala loa ia, a he laau waiwai loa, ua ulu ia laau ma na mauna, a ma na aina nahelehele loa. O ka hulu o na manu, o ka oo a me ka manu e ae, oia ka ahuula o na ’lii a me na koa.

The extent of Kamehameha’s reign was seven years, and he died at the commencement of the eighth, in the year of the Lord, 1819. He died at Kailua, in Kona, Hawaii, and it was there that Liholiho was set apart as heir to his (Kamehameha’s) kingdom.

O ka nui o ko Kamehameha mau makahiki o ka noho aupuni ana, ehiku ia, a make ihola ia i ka walu o na makahiki, oia ka makahiki o ka Haku 1819. Ma Kailua, i Kona Hawaii kahi i make ai o Kamehameha, a malaila i hoolilo ia ai o Liholiho i hooilina no kona aupuni.

Of the Chief Kekuaokalani, and His Insurgency.

No Ke ’LII O Kekuaokalani; Kona Kipi Ana.

The cause for this insurgency of Kekuaokalani was on account of the raising of the restrictions, and Liholiho allowing the same to be done; this angered Kekuaokalani, who threatened to make war and destroy the reformers. Here is the meaning of Aikapu: The husband ate by himself, had a separate house, a separate oven, and so forth; so did the wife. They were separated in their social life. Ainoa means: The husband and his wife eat together, dwelt in the same house, and so forth.

O ke kumu o keia kipi ana o Kekuaokalani, o ka noa ana o ka ai kapu, o ko Liholiho ae ana i ka ainoa, oia ke kumu i huhu ai o Kekuaokalani a manao ai e kaua, e luku i ka poe ainoa. Eia ke ano o ka ai kapu; ai okoa ke kane, hale okoa, imu okoa, a pela aku; ka wahine, pela no, he kaawale laua ma na pono o ke kino. Ainoa, eia ke ano; he ai pu ke kane me kana wahine, he nohopu i ka hale hookahi, a pela aku.

When Kamehameha died the kingdom fell to Liholiho. Kekuaokalani did not want Liholiho to remove the restrictions of the kingdom; he was in favor of aikapu, therefore he opposed Liholiho, but Kaahumanu and the chiefs refused to continue the restrictions. The cause of this reformation was the death of Kamehameha. All the people went into mourning, and it was during that time that the husband and wife ate together, eating all foods that were restricted, and thus ainoa spread down to the battle at Kuamoo with Kekuaokalani.

A make o Kamehameha, ili ke aupuni ia Liholiho. A o Kekuaokalani hoi, aole ona makemake ia Liholiho e ainoa ke aupuni, makemake oia e aikapu, nolaila, aua oia ia Liholiho, aka, hoole o Kaahumanu a me na ’lii, aohe makemake e aikapu. O ke kumu o ka ainoa ana, o ka make ana o Kamehameha, nolaila, kumakena na mea a pau loa, a i loko oia wa, ai pu ke kane me ka wahine, ai i na mea kapu a pau loa, a nolaila, ua laha mai ia noa ana a hiki i ke kaua ma Kuamoo, me Kekuaokalani.

When Kekuaokalani heard that Liholiho and all the chiefs had acceded to the ainoa, he went and resided at Kaawaloa with his wife, Manono. He then prepared to rebel and to fight against the ainoa people. Then two chiefs, Naihe and Hoapili, set sail from Kailua to Kaawaloa. They said to Kekuaokalani: “We have come to bring you back to your nephew and reside at Kailua, and it shall be as you desire whether the restrictions be continued or raised. But that shall be as you desire.” Kekuaokalani then said: “You two tarry here until Manono hears about it. Tomorrow I will tell you.”

A lohe o Kekuaokalani ua ainoa o Liholiho a me na ’lii a pau loa, holo aku la ia a noho ma Kawaaloa, me kana wahine o Manono. A hoomakaukau ihola ia e kipi, a kaua me ka poe e ainoa ana, alaila, holo aku la kekahi mau alii mai Kailua aku a Kaawaloa, oia o Naihe a me Hoapili. I aku laua ia Kekuaokalani: “I kii mai nei maua ia oe, e hoi me ko keiki i Kailua e noho ai, a aia no hoi i kou manao, e ainoa paha, e aikapu paha, aka, aia no i kou manao.” I aku o Kekuaokalani: “Pela iho olua, a lohe o Manono, apopo hai aku au ia olua.”

They rested there, and in the morning Kekuaokalani came to the presence of Hoapili and Naihe. They then asked, “Are we going?” Kekuaokalani said “Yes,” but his assent was not real. He was bent on war. Wherefore Naihe and Hoapili said: “The navel is cut then, companion.”

Moe ihola lakou a ao aela, hele maila o Kekuaokalani a ma ke alo o Hoapili a me Naihe, olelo aku laua: “O ka holo keia o kakou?” ae aku o Kekuaokalani, “Ae.” Aka, aole ona ae io, he manao kaua kona. Noia mea, olelo aku o Naihe me Hoapili: “Wehe i ka piko la e na hoahanau.”

After this Naihe and Hoapili returned and arrived at Kailua, and told Kalaimoku to prepare for war. Nine war canoes were made ready. Kalaimoku marched overland, and when he came to Lekeleke, the battle commenced with Kekuaokalani’s scouts. In this battle Kalaimoku was defeated and a number of his men were killed. They again met at Kuamoo, where they fought from morning till evening when Kekuaokalani was killed. He was hit in the leg by a bullet, the effects of which rendering him very weak. His wife Manono remained safe.

Mahope olaila, hoi maila o Hoapili me Naihe, a hiki ma Kailua olelo akula ia Kalaimoku: “E hoomakaukau no ke kaua, a makaukau na waa eiwa, hele maila mauka.” A hiki o Kalaimoku ma Lekeleke, hoomaka ke kaua na kiu o Kekuaokalani, ma keia kaua ana, hee o Kalaimoku a make kekahi mau kanaka ona. A mahope, halawai me Kekuaokalani ma Kuamoo. Malaila lakou i kaua ai, mai ke kakahiaka a ahiahi, make o Kekuaokalani, ku kona wawae i ka poka a nawaliwali loa; koe kana wahine o Manono.

Manono was a very beautiful woman and her face very fair to look upon. She called to Kalaimoku and the men thus: “O spare us two! There is no safety before the mouth of a gun.” Kalaimoku then said: “You shall not live, because the chief has been killed.” Therefore she was shot and died soon after.

He wahine maikai loa o Manono, a he nani kona helehelena ke nana aku, oia kai hea mai ia Kalaimoku a me na koa, penei: Kahea mai o Manono, “E ola maua e! Aole e ola i ka waha o ka pu.” I aku o Kalaimoku: “Aole oe e ola, no ka mea, ua make ke ’lii,” nolaila, ki ia aku la i ka pu, a make ihola.

After the death of Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono at Kuamoo, Kalaimoku returned with the warriors to Kailua. They held a consultation and decided to make war upon that other insurgent, Kainapau, a commoner, residing at Waipio, in Hamakua. Kalaimoku and his men then set sail and arrived at Kawaihae. From here they marched up to Waimea, arriving at a place called Pahupahua, near Mahiki, where the fighting occurred. In the melee the rebels were annihilated and Kainapau overthrown. He fled to the uttermost backwoods of Waipio, hiding there, and while so doing, was found by the searchers. Kainapau was killed on the spot, and his intestines strung out to dry in the sun. That is the dreadful end of the evil-minded, the rebellious and the wrong-doer, a horrible death.

A make o Kekuaokalani ma Kuamoo, me kana wahine o Manono, hoi maila o Kalaimoku me na koa a hiki ma Kailua, ahaolelo ihola lakou a holo, e kii e kaua i kela kipi ma Waipio, i Hamakua, oia o Kainapau makaainana. A holo aku la o Kalaimoku me na koa, a pae ma Kawaihae, pii aku la lakou a hiki i Waimea, ma Pahupahua e kokoke ana ma Mahiki, loaa ke kaua. Ma keia kaua ana, ua luku ia ka poe kipi a ua hee o Kainapau a holo aku la ia mai Mahiki aku a uka loa o Waipio, pee. Ma keia pee ana, ua loaa i ka poe huli, a malaila ua pepehi ia o Kainapau, a o kona naau, ua uu ia a kaulai i ka la. Oia ka hope weliweli o ka poe lokoino, kipi a hana pono ole. He make hoomainomaino ia.

Of Hema.

No Hema.

Hema was one of the most famous warriors in the days of Kamehameha, and a man who was not afraid of the bravery and strength of others. Hema was not trained to be a warrior, or in the art of war. He was not accustomed to the waging of wars, and was never a warrior. He was a steward of Kamehameha, and his duties were to take and keep in charge rations for the king every day. While going abroad in war times he was the bearer of food, and when a battle was in progress and Kamehameha became hungry, then Hema would bring him provisions.

Oia kekahi koa kaulana loa i loko o ko Kamehameha mau la, a he kanaka makau ole i ko hai koa a me ka ikaika. O Hema, aole oia i ao ia i ke koa a me ke kaua, aole i maa ma na hoouka kaua, aole no hoi oia he koa. Aka, he aipuupuu o Hema na Kamehameha, o kana hana o ka lawe a me ka malama i wahi ai na ke ’lii i na la a pau loa. I ka wa hele mao a mao, i ka wa kaua, oia ka mea lawe ai, i ka wa e kaua ai o Kamehameha a pololi, alaila lawe aku o Hema i ka ai a me kahi ia.

In all these works pertaining to a steward Hema was an expert, and was satisfactory to Kamehameha, but he had not received a chiefly term, nor fame, nor was he a favorite, but on the day that he chose to be a warrior and destroyed the enemies of Kamehameha, that day he became a chief and a favorite of Kamehameha, and abandoned his stewardship.

Ma keia mau hana a pau loa i pili i ka aipuupuu, ua makaukau loa o Hema, a ua kupono i ko Kamehameha makemake, aka, aole i loaa kona inoa alii, a me ke kaulana a me ka punahele. A i kona la i lalau ai i ke koa a luku aku i na enemi o Kamehameha, ia la oia i lilo ai i alii, a punahele na Kamehameha, a pau kona lawe ana i ka oihana aipuupuu.

When Kamehameha was fighting against Keoua at Koapapaa, in Hamakua, at a place called Kealakaha, near to Kaula, and in a deep valley called Kekualele, there a fight occurred between the strongest warriors of Keoua against Kamehameha. At that particular place the standing room was only a fathom in width, and it was there Kamehameha fought against forty or more of Keoua’s warriors.

After considerable fighting Kamehameha was very much out of breath, and the men of Keoua were being reinforced. Just then Kamehameha expectantly turned to the rear; but there were no chiefs, nor warriors behind him, only Hema the steward.

While Kamehameha was talking to Hema, the enemies were preparing to take Kamehameha’s life, but Hema fearlessly leapt forward and slew the warriors of Keoua. By this work of Hema in leaping forward to repulse the enemies, Kamehameha was victorious that day, and his life was saved, and Keoua defeated. Hence the name Koapapaa until this day, which means that the warriors became a storehouse of death and the lance and the spear the pathway, here and there. The warriors were left there in that valley, a pile of earth.

Ia Kamehameha e kaua ana me Keoua, ma Koapapaa, i Hamakua, aia kela wahi ma Kealakaha e pili la me Kaula, ma kela kahawai nui hohonu, o Kekualele kona inoa, ilalo o laila i hoouka ai na koa ikaika o Keoua me Kamehameha. No ka mea, o ka honua olalo e ku ai, hookahi anana wale no ke akea, a maia wahi i noke ai o Kamehameha me na koa o Keoua, he kanaha a oi aku. Mahope o keia noke ana, ua pau loa ke aho o Kamehameha, a ua nui mai na koa o Keoua, ia wa huli o Kamehameha i hope, aohe alii, aohe koa mahope ona, hookahi wale no o Hema, o ka aipuupuu. Ia Kamehameha e olelo ana me Hema, ia wa i makaukau ai na koa o ka enemi e lawe i ko Kamehameha ola, alaila, lele o Hema me kona makau ole a pepehi i na koa o Keoua. Ma keia lele ana o Hema e pale i na enemi, ua lanakila o Kamehameha ia la, a ua pakele kona ola a ua hee o Keoua. Nolaila, oia kela inoa o Koapapaa a hiki i keia la; ke ano oia, ua lilo na koa i papaa na ka make, o ka pololu a me ka ihe, i alanui hele mao a maanei, ua waiho ia lakou he ahua lepo ma ia kahawai ia la.

When Kamehameha witnessed the matchless bravery of Hema, he said: “Today you become a chief as I am, and today you refrain from carrying and shouldering baggage, and you shall be a courtier in my presence, and in the presence of the chiefs and the people also. He who disobeys your word shall die. If the delinquent be a chief he shall lose his lands.” Therefore Hema was exalted until his death, and was very famous in the days of Kamehameha.

On reflection, therefore, perhaps there never was a man on the continents, or on the Isles of the Sea, who had never studied the requirements of a warrior, and who did go to war as Hema was, the unlearned.

A ike o Kamehameha i ke koa lua ole o Hema, olelo aku la ia: “I keia la oe e lilo ai i alii elike me a’u, a i keia la e waiho oe i ka lawe, a me ke amo i ka ukana, a e lilo oe i punahele ma ko’u alo a me kona ’lii, a pela na makaainana. O ka mea hoole i kau olelo, e make ia, ina he ’lii ka mea hoole, e hemo kona aina.” Nolaila, ua kiekie o Hema a hala ia i ka make, a ua kaulana loa no hoi iloko o ko Kamehameha mau la. Nolaila, ma ka noonoo ana, aole paha he kanaka e noho ana ma na aina puniole, a me na moku o ke kai i ao ole i ke akamai o ke koa, a hele e kaua e like me Hema, ka mea ao ole ia.

Of Nalu.

No Nalu.

Nalu was a very celebrated warrior during Kamehameha’s reign, and was an accomplished soldier. It is said that in his fighting days he could stand and fight fearlessly against an overwhelming number of his enemies and beat them, because he gloried in the use of the lance, the spear, the javelin, the cudgel, the stone ax and the encircling pikoi rope. Nalu was therefore greatly feared in his warrior days and fighting in battles. No land division chief would dare and fight him; no warrior, no land, or island would dare and fight Nalu, his great strength being the source of fear among all. Kamehameha was also apprehensive of Nalu on account of the latter’s accomplishments in bravery and skill.

Oia kekahi koa kaulana loa i ko Kamehameha mau la, a he koa akamai loa no hoi. Ua olelo ia, i loko o kona mau la kaua, he hiki no ia ia ke ku imua o ka lehulehu e kaua ai me ka makau ole, ina he nui, a he lehulehu kona mau enemi ma kekahi aoao, he hiki no ia ke pale aku. No ka mea, o ka pololu a me ka ihe, ka elau, ka newa, ka pahoa, a me ka pikoi lua, he wai auau ia no Nalu. Nolaila, ua makau loa ia o Nalu i loko o kona mau la e noho ana i koa, a e hele ana i ke kaua; aohe alii aimoku e aa ia ia, a e kaua mai; aohe koa, aohe aina, a moku e aa mai ia Nalu, no ka mea ua makau loa ia kona ikaika e na mea a pau loa. A ua makau no hoi o Kamehameha ia Nalu, no keia mea i ke koa a me ke akamai o Nalu.