y child of yours left upon this earth. Give this day
all your strength unto your child; by your might turn aside his fists
from smiting your child, and I beseech you to give me the head of Ihuanu
into my hand to be a plaything for my paddlers, that all this assembly
may see that I have power over this uncircumcised[32] one. Amen."[33]

At the close of this prayer Aiwohikupua stood up with confident face and
asked Cold-nose, "Are you ready yet to strike me?"

Cold-nose answered, "I am not ready to strike you; you strike me first!"

When Cold-nose's master heard these words he went to Cold-nose's side
and said, "You are foolish, my pupil. If he orders you forward again
then deliver the strongest blow you can give, for when he gives you the
order to strike he himself begins the fight." So Cold-nose was
satisfied.

After this, Aiwohikupua again asked Cold-nose, "Are you ready yet to
strike me? Strike my face, if you want to!"

Then Cold-nose instantly delivered a blow like the whiz of the wind at
Aiwohikupua's face, but Aiwohikupua dodged and he missed it.

As the blow missed, Aiwohikupua instantly sent his blow, struck right on
the chest and pierced to his back; then Aiwohikupua lifted the man on
his arm and swung him to and fro before the crowd, and threw him outside
the field, and Aiwohikupua overcame Cold-nose, and all who looked on
shouted.

When Cold-nose was dead his supporters came to where he was lying, those
who had warned him to end the fight, and cried, "Aha! Cold-nose, could
the fruit we have never tasted save you? Will you fight a second time
with that man of might?" These were the scornful words of his
supporters.

As the host were crowding about the dead body of their champion and
wailing, Aiwohikupua came and cut off Cold-nose's head with the man's
own war club[34] and threw it contemptuously to his followers; thus was
his prayer fulfilled. This ended, Aiwohikupua left the company, got
aboard the canoe, and departed; and the report of the deed spread
through Kohala, Hamakua, and all around Hawaii.

They sailed and touched at Honokaape at Waipio, then came off Paauhau
and saw a cloud of dust rising landward. Aiwohikupua asked his
counsellor, "Why is that crowd gathering on land? Perhaps it is a boxing
match; let us go again to look on!"

His counsellor answered, "Break off that notion, for we are not taking
this journey for boxing contests, but to seek a wife."

Said Aiwohikupua to his counsello