he crowd was gathering; then a native of the place said they were
coming together for a boxing match.

At once Aiwohikupua trembled with eagerness to go and see the boxing
match; they made the canoe fast, and Aiwohikupua, with his counsellor
and the two steersmen, four in number, went ashore.

When they came to Hinakahua, where the field was cleared for boxing, the
crowd saw that the youth from Kauai surpassed in beauty all the natives
of the place, and they raised a tumult.

After the excitement the boxing field again settled into order; then
Aiwohikupua leaned against the trunk of a _milo_ tree to watch the
attack begin.

As Aiwohikupua stood there, Cold-nose entered the open space and stood
in the midst to show himself off to the crowd, and he called out in a
loud voice: "What man on that side will come and box?" But no one dared
to come and stand before Cold-nose, for the fellow was the strongest
boxer in Kohala.

As Cold-nose showed himself off he turned and saw Aiwohikupua and called
out, "How are you, stranger? Will you have some fun?"

When Aiwohikupua heard the voice of Cold-nose calling him, he came
forward and stood in front of the boxing field while he bound his red
loin cloth[25] about him in the fashion of a chief's bodyguard, and he
answered his opponent:

"O native born, you have asked me to have some fun with you, and this is
what I ask of you: Take two on your side with you, three of you
together, to satisfy the stranger."

When Cold-nose heard Aiwohikupua, he said, "You are the greatest boaster
in the crowd![26] I am the best man here, and yet you talk of three from
this side; and what are you compared to me?"

Answered Aiwohikupua, "I will not accept the challenge without others on
your side, and what are you compared to me! Now, I promise you, I can
turn this crowd into nothing with one hand."

At Aiwohikupua's words, one of Cold-nose's backers came up behind
Aiwohikupua and said: "Here! do not speak to Cold-nose; he is the best
man in Kohala; the heavy weights of Kohala can not master that man."[27]

Then Aiwohikupua turned and gave the man at his back a push, and he fell
down dead.[28]

CHAPTER V

When all the players on the boxing field saw how strong Aiwohikupua was
to kill the man with just a push;

Then Cold-nose's backers went to him and said: "Here, Cold-nose, I see
pretty plainly now our side will never get the best of it; I am sure
that the stranger will beat us,