Two boys,
Omaokamao and Piimaiwaa, whom he meets on the way, accompany him. Umi
enters the sacred inclosure of the chief and sits in his father's lap,
who, recognizing the trophies, pardons the sacrilege and sending for his
gods, performs certain ceremonies. At his death he wills his lands and
men to Hakau, but his gods and temples to Umi.
Hakau is of a cruel and jealous disposition. Umi is obliged to leave him
and go to farming with his two companions and a third, Koi, whom he
meets on the way. He marries two girls, but their parents complain that
he is lazy and gets no fish. Racing with Paiea at Laupahoehoe, he gets
crowded against the rocks. This is a breach of etiquette and he nurses
his revenge. Finally, by a rainbow sign and by the fact that a pig
offered in sacrifice walks toward Umi, his chiefly blood is proved to
the priest Kaoleioku. The priest considers how Umi may win the kingdom
away from the unpopular Hakau. Umi studies animal raising and farming.
He builds four large houses, holding 160 men each, and these are filled
in no time with men training in the arts of war. A couple of disaffected
old men, Nunu and Kakohe, are won over to Umi's cause, and they advise
Hakau to prepare for war with Umi.
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