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
where the bird had entered. Taking a piece of garment (_pahoola_), he
soaked it with the blood and returned and placed it in the opening in
the body of the dead King and poured healing medicine on the wound,
whereby Milu recovered. And the place where the bird entered with
Milu's liver has ever since been called Keakeomilu (the liver of Milu).