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The taro is a gift.

What is this part?

It's where the new taro grows.

These are the children that grow from the parent.

From one taro

will come countless more that continue to feed us.

These little shoots are, ʻOhā.

'Ohā!

This is ʻOhana.

From the parent come the children,

and from the children come family.

We are grown off this land,

just as the taro.

Understand?

Yes!

Now, go and help.

I have been forsaken.

My father has given his War God to Kamehameha.

A farmer.

Your father has forsaken us both.

He has placed him above his own child.

This is a test.

But not a test of your father, it is a test of the gods.

You must do whatever it takes.

You are the direct lineage of Kalaniʻōpuʻu.

His god is your god.

His god is your god.

With it, you will bring honor to your name

and mine, Keōuakū ʻahuʻula

Pig shit.

My guardians are with you now.

Good.

Because...

you're not getting this back.

I will protect you now.

I have seen you in battle.

I'm not sure how you've survived this long.

We stand in the shadow of war.

Where is Kamehameha?

He left the district,

to farm the lands of his childhood.

He cannot ignore us or the situation with Keōua.

He is not here.

Kaʻahumanu.

We need Kamehameha here.

Not his wife.

She is my daughter.

If Kahekili attacks while we are still divided, then we are lost.

That blood will be on both of your hands.

A ship!

A foreign ship!

A ship!

A son of Maui has brought the Paleskin back to these shores.

Have they come for trade or something else?

They reunite me with my family,

and, if permitted, look for rest from their travels.

Kaʻiana.

Yes.

This is the son of Maui's great war chief, ʻAhuʻula.

He led the attack on Oʻahu, giving their kingdom to Kahekili.

Yes.

I did.

And I do not ask the gods for forgiveness for what I've done,

only redemption.

Who is the woman?

Waineʻe.

A daughter of this kingdom.

Our chief, Kamehameha, will decide if a traitor can stay among us.

But the Paleskins are not welcome on these sands.

They must stay on the boat.

You look strange.

Why do you cover your legs like the Paleskins?

Foreign men are obsessed with hiding their genitals.

They cover both legs to ensure it.

How do the women know the big fish from the little ones?

You should wear the leg covers.

Or the Paleskin women will see a baby shark

among the hammerheads.

The women know I am a hammerhead.

Watch this.

Look here.

Fire.

Fire.

Man of Fire!

We've never been surrounded by so many children.

I don't like it.

Get out.

Get out! Scram.

Darn kids.

The council uses the Paleskin's words to avoid spies.

This is the Royal Council of Kamehameha.

Any concerns should be taken to the overseer of land.

Keʻeaumoku.

A Chief of War who abandons his king

will prove to be an enemy to all.

I go to make an offering to the gods.

For your return, Kaʻiana.

My Chief.

A foreign ship has arrived.

This is not a foreign man you bring.

He is a son of these kingdoms.

I am Kaʻiana a ʻAhuʻula.

You have cared for my family.

I have come to thank you.

Your family has helped Kaʻahumanu

find a new life here.

It is I who thank them.

You sail with foreign men, Kaʻiana.

Do you speak for them?

No.

I speak for no one, but I bring you counsel.

If you are here to ask death to Keōua,

I have heard that.

Your duty is not to Keōua. It is to your kingdom.

I am doing this for my kingdom.

I was trained by Kekūhaupiʻo,

the tiger shark of Keʻei.

Before he taught me to kill, he taught me to cultivate life.

He said something I never forgot.

The quality of the taro is seen in its shoots.

I want to build a kingdom of peace.

If we can grow it, our children will do the same.

But if we do not, the fruit of peace will wither and die.

Your people call you the Prophesied One,

and speak of your feats in battle.

But I do not see a warrior in you.

I see a farmer.

And if I am not the Prophesied One?

I am not here for the Prophesied One.

But...

maybe I can serve a Chief with the heart of a farmer.

The gods will decide your place among us.

We go to the sled tracks at the volcano.

Sled?

If you win the race, the gods will accept you in my council.

My father trusted each of you

to oversee the protection

and prosperity of our districts.

Kona,

Hāmākua,

Hilo,

and Puna.

But, not all districts are represented.

What of Kamehameha and the district of Kohala?

Do you now exclude him from matters of the kingdom?

Kamehameha holds no title here,

until he has returned the God of War to my temple.

And if he doesn't?

He will.

Or we will suffocate Kohala on all sides with the weight of our districts.

Kamehameha has always been loyal to your father and this kingdom.

He has shown no ambition beyond his role as Chief of Kohala.

Yet he has taken the War God.

Why would my cousin accept it, if not to use it against me?

By giving the War God to Kamehameha,

your father split the political and spiritual power of this kingdom.

It hasn't been done in over a hundred years.

And it led to war.

I am King of Hawaiʻi.

If any of you have to consider what that means,

you will find yourself an enemy of this kingdom.

Your father always ruled with wisdom over his kingdom.

The caretaker of the War God has never been defeated.

Perhaps he gave Kamehameha the War God over you for a reason.

What reason?

Perhaps Kamehameha is best suited to lead our armies.

Not you.

The gods have been silent on this matter.

We need time to consider what it means.

Until then,

we will not support any attack on Kamehameha,

or any actions against you,

my King.

Let him go!

Nāhi.

I have to talk to him.

Leave him.

Nāmake will find his balance, he always does.

But keeping this flame alive will not help him.

It will destroy him.

Yes.

A new awakening. The sun is in the east.

From the ocean, the ocean deep.

Climbing the heavens, the highest heavens.

In the east, there is the sun.

A new awakening.

Take your starting position.

When was the last time you were on a hōlua sled?

I will see you at the bottom.

I hope.

You're crazy!

What happened?

You are reckless.

You couldn't see the track ahead of you.

Rocks, imperfections, the cliff.

Maybe that's why you won today.

The gods have given us an ally in you, Kaʻiana.

You and your house will join my council.