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<br /> John Papa Ti,who was born on Oahu in 1800 and reared in the royal court related a short story about Akalele,
<br /> a famed paddler from Kauai who resided for some time in Kamehameha I's court. `I'i's story does not name or
<br /> describe Kapala`alaea in detail,nonetheless,he does make mention of the area.As the story is told,while at Kawaihae,
<br /> Akalele in a single-haul canoe accompanied by Kamehameha and his crew in double-haul canoes set sail for
<br /> Ka`awaloa.The canoes made a stop at Kailua and the area residents brought gifts including sweet potatoes,fowls,and
<br /> pigs for Kamehameha. The canoes,fully loaded with vegetables and animals,departed Kailua and upon approaching
<br /> Kahalu`u and Keauhou, Akalele began to challenge the king and his men to a race. The canoes raced down the coast
<br /> and upon approaching `Awili in Ka`awaloa, Kamehameha called out to Akalele to turn his canoe into the narrow
<br /> entrance and Akalele's canoe was the first to reach their destination, making him the winner of the impromptu
<br /> competition(Ii 1993).
<br /> Ti also tells a story of how the ali'1 wahine Kamamalu(wife of Kamehameha II) made a trip (ca. 1812)from
<br /> Ka`n into Kona where she and a few others stopped in the neighboring lands of Keauhou. Ti also related information
<br /> about the smallpox epidemic that had arrived in Kona and was wreaking havoc on the native population:
<br /> They [Kamamalu and Kaohe] were greeted with the news that smallpox had reached Haleili,about
<br /> ten ahupua'a way from Papa, where death was making havoc. It was said that some people from
<br /> Oahu had caused the spread of the disease...
<br /> Early Monday morning they departed and paused at Keauhou and Kahaluu for food. They moved
<br /> on comfortably until they arrived at Kailua the same day. (Ii 1993:171)
<br /> In the following excerpts, Ti provided insight into the various events, relationships, and cultural practices that
<br /> were occurring at Kahalu`u and the other areas of Kona including Kailua and Kealakekua. Among other aspects of
<br /> life in the royal court, Ti tells of Kamehameha's involvement with the sale of the aging ship Keoua,and a trip made
<br /> by Kamehameha's to Kahalu`u where they observed a peculiar method of bounding the suspended coconuts:
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