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Battle of Keawawa. — In the following year (about1738) he again landed on Maui with a large army, forthose days, to support the cause of his young nephewagainst his half-brother Kauhi, who had usurped the sov-ereignty. On the other side, Kauhi was aided by Peleio-holani, king of Oahu . There was desperate fighting fortwo days, north of Lahaina , during which the pretenderKauhi was taken prisoner and put to death.

The kings of Hawaii and Oahu then met and madea treaty of peace, by which Kamehamehanui was recog-nized as Moi of Maui, after which they returned totheir respective islands, Molokai being left to the kingof Oahu .

Accession of Kalaniopuu. — At the death of Alapainui,about 1754, a bloody civil war followed, as usual, the re-sult of which was that Alapai’s son Keaweopala was killed,and Kalaniopuu, descended from the old dynasty, becameking of Hawaii . He was a restless and warlike chief, andsignalized his reign by bloody wars with the kings ofMaui for the possession of the eastern districts of thatisland. Although often defeated, he managed to hold thefamous fort of Kauiki in Hana for more than twentyyears. It was retaken at last by Kahekili, brother ofKamehamehanui, by cutting off the water-supply of thegarrison, who were forced to surrender at discretion.They were put to death without mercy, and their bodiesbaked in ovens by way of insult.

A few years before this, in 1775, Kalaniopuu on in-vading the district of Kaupo had been routed and drivenback to his canoes.

He returned to Hawaii and spent a whole year in col-lecting and organizing an army, which was divided intonine brigades, each known by an individual name. But