When this ceremony was over he set fire to the houses and burned the body of Akua-pehu-ale and all the wooden images which remained after the conflict, the smoke of which rose up and swept along the foot of the precipice.
The father saw this, and told his people that the young chief had killed their enemy, so with great rejoicing they prepared a feast for the victorious chief and his helpers.
Kauilani went with his parents and grandparents down to the shore and took possession of all that part of the island around Wailua, comprising large fish-ponds, and taro and sweet-potato [[220]]lands, held by the servants of the vanquished god. These he placed under the charge of his father’s own faithful chiefs, and made his father once more king over the lands from which he had been driven.
HALIEWA LOOKING TOWARD WAIANAE MOUNTAINS
Kauilani finds his Sister Lepe-a-moa
For some time after the famous battle with the evil god, Kauilani aided his parents in establishing a firm and peaceful government, after which he became restless and wanted new experiences.
One day he asked his mother if he was the only child she had. She told him the story of his sister, who had been born from an egg, and had become a very beautiful young woman. They had never seen her, because she had been taken to Oahu by her grandparents and there brought up.
Kauilani said, “I am going to Oahu to find her.”