r, "Call to the steersman to turn the
canoe straight ashore to hear what the crowd is for." The chief's wish
was obeyed, they went alongside the cliff and asked the women gathering
shellfish, "What is that crowd inland for?"

The women answered, "They are standing up to a boxing match, and whoever
is the strongest, he will be sent to box with the Kauai man who fought
here with Cold-nose and killed Cold-nose; that is what all the shouting
is about."

So Aiwohikupua instantly gave orders to anchor the canoe, and
Aiwohikupua landed with his counsellor and the two steersmen, and they
went up to the boxing match; there they stood at a distance watching the
people.

Then came one of the natives of the place to where they stood and
Aiwohikupua asked what the people were doing, and the man answered as
the women had said.

Aiwohikupua said to the man, "You go and say I am a fellow to have some
fun with the boxers, but not with anyone who is not strong."

The man answered, "Haunaka is the only strong one in this crowd, and he
is to be sent to Kohala to fight with the Kauai man."

Said Aiwohikupua, "Go ahead and tell Haunaka that we two will have some
fun together."

When the man found Haunaka, and Haunaka heard these words, he clapped
his hands, struck his chest, and stamped his feet, and beckoned to
Aiwohikupua to come inside the field, and Aiwohikupua came, took off his
cape,[35] and bound it about his waist.

When Aiwohikupua was on the field he said to Haunaka, "You can never
hurt the Kauai boy; he is a choice branch of the tree that stands upon
the steep."[36]

As Aiwohikupua was speaking a man called out from outside the crowd, who
had seen Aiwohikupua fighting with Cold-nose, "O Haunaka and all of you
gathered here, you will never outdo this man; his fist is like a spear!
Only one blow at Cold-nose and the fist went through to his back. This
is the very man who killed Cold-nose."

Then Haunaka seized Aiwohikupua's hand and welcomed him, and the end of
it was they made friends and the players mixed with the crowd, and they
left the place; Aiwohikupua's party went with their friends and boarded
the canoes, and went on and landed at Laupahoehoe.

CHAPTER VI

In Chapter V of this story we have seen how Aiwohikupua got to
Laupahoehoe. Here we shall say a word about Hulumaniani, the seer who
followed Laieikawai hither from Kauai, as described in the first chapter
of this story.

On the day when Aiwohiku