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forced to flee to their canoes, after which he retired toLaupahoehoe. This is known as the haua awa , the bitterwar. He next made a raid along the coast of Puna, wherehe had a skirmish with a party of fishermen, in which hewas beaten over the head with a paddle, and narrowlyescaped with his life. After this he returned to Kohala,and devoted himself for a considerable time to peacefulpursuits.

In 1785 he again invaded Hilo , hut without success(the war of Hapuu). It was about this time that he mar-ried Kaahumanu , the daughter of Keeaumoku.

Invasion of Kipahulu. —In 1786, taking advantage ofKahekili’s absence on Oahu , he sent an expedition underthe command of his younger brother, Kalani-malokuloku,to retake the districts of Hana and Kipahulu, Maui , whichhad been conquered by Kahekili four or five years before.He met with little resistance at first, and by his kindtreatment of the people gained the surname of “Keliimaikai,” the good chief, by which he was ever after known.Kamohomoho, a younger brother of Kahekili, was speedilysent wfith a force to drive out the invaders. He foundthem in Kipahulu, and after much hard fighting utterlydefeated them, and forced the remnant that escaped toflee back to Kohala. Keliimaikai himself was obliged tolie hidden until nightfall, when he obtained a passageover to Hawaii. *

Conquest of Oahu by Kahekili. —Kahekili, who hadruled over Maui and Lanai since the death of his brotherKamehamehanui in 1765, was a master of intrigue, stern

* Thus far Kamehameha had fought his battles with only the rude weaponsof ancient times, and had met with no great success since the battle of Mokuohai.At a later period he was enabled to enter upon a new career of conquest by theassistance of foreigners and by the possession of fire-arms.