Under Hawaiian skies, a narrative of the romance, adventure and history of the Hawaiian Islands, a complete historical account, by Albert Pierce Taylor.

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chief to be slain for such a whim. Why do you want the eyes of
the tabu shark, the chief of the Great Mountain?"
He sent immediately for a great prophet and astrologer, who.
when he heard of Kekuaipoiwa's morbid desire, said that she was
with child, and that a "man is coming to slay the chiefs."
Alapainnui was angry with the astrologer. H- e ordered two
grass houses to be b)uilt in a single day, as was the custom. He
placed the astrologer in one and then sent for all the other
astrologers in the Islands. They all responded to the command.
One asked the king the reason for the building of the two
houses. The King replied: "One is for the man to be killed in.
The other is for the kahunas." He took them one by one into
one of the houses and asked them to interpret Kekuaipoiwa's
unusual desire. E'ach replied that "a man is coming to slay the
chiefs," and was positive that this was the correct interpretation. Alapainui realized the imp)ort of the prophecy, and said:
"Let us pluck the shoots of the wauke lest it thrive and grow
antl spread."
Kaha, one of the astrologers, sought Keoua and Kekuaipoiwa
and told them of the king's command: "Alapai is to pluck the
ld(l; fear not; we will take the child and conceal him and rear
himl, my mother and twin sister Kahaopulani, will take him to
the Pali -lHulaana at Awini; have a chiefly herald, fleet of foot,
ready at the moment, for we will dlirect him. In the meantime
guar(l yourselves." Kaha remained with Keoua and a messenger was dispatched for his sister.
(On the night of Kamelhameha's birth, Naeole, father of Walawala, one of Kalaniopu'u' s generals, slipped out of the back of
the grass house, according to arrangement, and ran to the hills
of Awini, carrying the babe. Kahaopulani and her mother Hikuikepualono were constantly on the watch. They had already
l1egun the weaving of his feather cloak. They possessed masses
of olona fiber for weaving t',e network preparatory to the lainllg
on of the delicate feathers. \When Naeole arrived they immediately took Kamehameha, Iliku calling upon the gods to conceal the signs of the chieftain, and called upon all the elements