is messenger after him. On arriving at Milu's
house, Lonopuha examined and felt of him, and then said, "You will
have no sickness, provided you be obedient to my teachings." He then
exercised his art, and under his medical treatment Milu recovered.

Lonopuha then said to him: "I have treated you, and you are well of
the internal ailments you suffered under, and only that from without
remains. Now, you must build a house of leaves and dwell therein in
quietness for a few weeks, to recuperate." These houses are called
_pipipi_, such being the place to which invalids are moved for
convalescent treatment unless something unforeseen should occur.

Upon Milu's removal thereto, Lonopuha advised him as follows: "O
King! you are to dwell in this house according to the length of time
directed, in perfect quietness; and should the excitement of sports
with attendant loud cheering prevail here, I warn you against these
as omens of evil for your death; and I advise you not to loosen the
_ti_ leaves of your house to peep out to see the cause, for on the
very day you do so, that day you will perish."

Some two weeks had scarcely passed since the King had been confined
in accordance with the kahuna's instructions, when noises from
various directions in proximity to the King's dwelling were heard,
but he regarded the advice of the priest all that day. The cause of
the commotion was the appearance of two birds playing in the air,
which so excited the people that they kept cheering them all that day.

Three weeks had almost passed when loud cheering was again heard in
Waipio, caused by a large bird decorated with very beautiful feathers,
which flew out from the clouds and soared proudly over the _palis_
(precipices) of Koaekea and Kaholokuaiwa, and poised gracefully
over the people; therefore, they cheered as they pursued it here and
there. Milu was much worried thereby, and became so impatient that
he could no longer regard the priest's caution; so he lifted some of
the ti leaves of his house to look out at the bird, when instantly
it made a thrust at him, striking him under the armpit, whereby his
life was taken and he was dead (_lilo ai kona ola a make iho la_).

The priest saw the bird flying with the liver of Milu; therefore, he
followed after it. When it saw that it was pursued, it immediately
entered into a sunken rock just above the base of the precipice of
Koaekea. As he reached the place, the blood was spattered around
wher