When Umi-a-Liloa broke the tongue of the wiliwili necklace of the daughter of Kulukulua, after she fully realized that it was destroyed she wept bitterly and ran over to her father, saying: “My necklace ornament is completely broken by my husband.” The father then said: “What was the reason for destroying your necklace?” The daughter replied: “The man said that he was ashamed of it; the wiliwili necklace ornament was common among their people from children to old women, and that the royal necklace of their chiefs were the teeth of the whale forming the ivory ornament.” Kulukulua then said to his daughter: “Those men should be securely bound with cords, and if the ivory royal necklace is not furnished, then they shall all be slain and sacrificed at the temple of Kanoa.” [177] Therefore, Kulukulua commanded his men, and Umi-a-Liloa, Omaokamau and Koi were securely bound, while Piimaiwaa was allowed to go to Waipio to bring the ivory necklace, because a command had been given that the ivory ornament must be produced within one day, and if it was not furnished in one day they would all be killed. So Piimaiwaa hurried down to Waipio and in a short time apprised the chiefs there of the predicament which befell Umi and his companions at Hilo. Without waste of time Piimaiwaa returned the same day and placed the ivory ornament in the hand of the daughter of Kulukulua. She was made very happy on seeing this uncommon thing that the tooth of a whale was made into an ivory royal necklace. She hopped around with joyful laughter at her good fortune, but to Umi-a-Liloa it was a sad occasion to lose the royal necklace inheritance of his royal father Liloa; but he earnestly prayed to his god Kukailimoku that the royal necklace of Nanikoki be safeguarded with the chiefs of Hilo until the time they [the chiefs of Hilo] would be conquered. When the ivory ornament was received Umi and his companions were liberated from their place of confinement at the father-in-law’s house. After their release at Hilo they returned to Hamakua, reaching Waipio where Umi met his chiefs and the tried councillors [178] of his father, who decided at once to make war upon the chiefs of Hilo. The decision was in this wise: war must be waged right away without any waste of time. Up through the mountains of Mauna Kea and right back of Kaumana, running towards Hilo, was a short cut over the mountains to the trail of Poliahu and the well of Poliahu at the top of Mauna Kea, the trail leading down to Hilo. It was an old road for those of Hamakua, of Kohala and of Waimea to take when going to Hilo. Therefore, preparations were made and the army ascended the Mauna Kea mountain and descended on the upper side of Hilo, and encamped right back of the stream of Waianuenue, the people of Hilo not knowing that war was coming from the upper side. The Hilo chiefs were therefore unprepared.