. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . onsidered, but as no prom-ise of what he was fighting for was given he sadlyshook his head. Then, said Keopuolani, the kings mother,who had been selected for this delicate mission,with sorrow, ^ I must say to Liholiho that Kekuao-kalani will have nothing but war ? ^^ Not so, honoured mother of princes, repliedKekuaokalani, in a tone of deep respect, and soimpressive that the listeners were awed. Sayto Liholiho that Kekuaokalani, the last of thehigh priests it may be, prefers to die in defenceof the gods in whose servic
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . onsidered, but as no prom-ise of what he was fighting for was given he sadlyshook his head. Then, said Keopuolani, the kings mother,who had been selected for this delicate mission,with sorrow, ^ I must say to Liholiho that Kekuao-kalani will have nothing but war ? ^^ Not so, honoured mother of princes, repliedKekuaokalani, in a tone of deep respect, and soimpressive that the listeners were awed. Sayto Liholiho that Kekuaokalani, the last of thehigh priests it may be, prefers to die in defenceof the gods in whose service he has devoted hislife. If they are what he believes them to be,their temples will rise again; if they are not,then he wishes to hide his disappointment underthe green sward. That very night he marchedhis army in the direction of Kailua, and thenext morning the hostile forces met at his men in battle line, Kekuaokalanisent his high priest to the front with severalnewly made gods, and he delivered an impas-sioned address to his warriors, calling upon them. THE LAST DEFENDERS OF THE OLD FAITH 85 in terms of burning eloquence to defend withtheir lives the gods of their fathers. The royal army was now led by Kalaimoku, theprime minister, but so heroically did the rebelsfight that the battle opened in their favour, andwould doubtless have ended in the total annihila-tion of the kings forces had it not been for theirsuperiority of weapons, having many firearms,and the assistance of some foreigners. His war-riors finally breaking in a panic before the deadlyfire of a battalion of musketeers, Kekuaokalani,already seriously wounded, rallied them undercover of a stone wall. Here such a desperatestand was made that again it looked so theywere to gain the victory. But this situationwas near the shore, and a squadron of doublecanoes under command of Kaahumanu appearedon the scene at the opportune moment. Thesewarriors sent such a volley of shot from the rearthat the insurge
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