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Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands

CHAPTER XIII
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I, alas! Sleep in dark night, in dark And sombre night.

My eyes Have seen the gleaming flashes Of the face of the god Nunu.
If I resist, I am smitten as by The thunder-bolts of the deepening storm.
Go, daughter of Papa, away from this Headland; cease thy lamentations; Cease to beckon to me With thy fan of cocoa-nut leaves, I will come again.

Depart thou! On his arrival at Oahu, Kawelo was well received by the king of that island, Kakuihewa, who loaded him with favors, and even accorded him great privileges, to do honor to his wonderful strength.

Kawelo did not forget himself in the midst of the pleasures his strength procured him.

He had vengeful thoughts toward Kauai for the injury he had received from his brothers.


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