Chief of War

It was Keōua.

He challenges you, my Chief.

Keōua will never attack Kohala.

He wants you to seek him in the Black Desert

where he holds some advantage.

Your cousin must be dealt with.

You must unify this island before King Kahekili comes, or worse.

There might be another way.

Let her speak.

We speak with Keōua.

I was raised in Kaʻū.

I have history with him.

I can convince him to join you without bloodshed.

And what do you think of your woman's counsel, Kaʻiana?

She speaks with false hope.

He will not join you.

Keōua worships war.

We must prepare no matter what.

Is this your counsel as well?

If we are to one day have harmony for all the kingdoms,

we must prove we are worthy in ours.

I agree with Kūpuohi.

Let her speak with your cousin

and perhaps preserve the blood of your childhood.

The women see what my Chiefs cannot.

Our captains are not safe in Keōua's court.

He would kill any who go.

I will go.

Alone.

We will go.

I do not trust Keōua as she does.

If peace can be reached,

let it come by your word.

Why bring your father's mahiole?

This is the symbol of his kingdom.

The strength and power of his rule still lives in the weaving. I can feel it.

But I no longer want it.

I no longer fight to preserve his kingdom.

I will live to build my own.

Even if this one must burn.

That's good.

Give our great king strength from the sea.

Give him the hidden wisdom.

Show him the path as the Prophesied One to lead our people to light.

Give the Prophesied One strength from the sea.

Give him the hidden wisdom.

Let the Prophesied One see as you do,

through the darkness of the world.

Let the Prophesied One hear as you do,

only the truth in the wind.

Give the Prophesied One strength from the sea.

Give him the hidden wisdom.

- Let the Prophesied One hear as you do... -

...only the truth

in the wind.

What is this talk of replacing all the royal bloodlines?

I have not heard him speak of it before.

The history of the islands is told through the bloodlines.

Your father cannot erase that.

That is not prophecy, Kūpule.

I know.

Confidence in your father's ambition is beginning to falter.

There is much talk among the people back on Maui.

About what?

You.

There are many who believe it better for you to replace your father.

- No, no. - You are learned

in the arts of governance, politics, history, and war tactics.

My father...

My father is the greatest warrior king Maui has ever known.

His legacy cannot end with his own son taking everything from him.

Your father is unwell and the shedding of blood, his only medicine.

This is how we protect his legacy.

Let history speak of his greatness,

not his madness.

Send me to Maui,

and I will win the kingdom in your favor.

My father is wrong,

but he is not lost.

Let me try to reach him.

- Nāhi. -

Nāhi.

I wanted to ask you something.

I haven't seen Kūpuohi.

It's not about her.

I want to learn to fight.

I want to help.

I don't think Kūpuohi will like it.

She would never teach you.

I was hoping...

you could do it.

Ready?

Yes.

Get up.

Your enemies will not help you up in battle.

How is Kaʻiana?

Kaʻiana is good.

Kūpuohi is quiet.

She seems not the same.

I did not notice.

Again.

You do not notice many things about women.

Do you?

I notice

when they cannot fight!

- -

- That's good. -

- -

You keep the Pale-man's habit.

It does not feel like you.

They're waiting for me.

Tell them to gather what food and water they need for their journey.

That seemed to have gone well.

We will see.

What of the sandalwood trade?

Just be patient.

There's no... There's no chance of peace among these people, Kaʻiana?

There is,

but I fear war is the only way they can bring it.

You see that you survive this, my friend.

'Cause you're of no use to us dead. Right?

You ruin my appetite with that face.

Roast him with sweet potato.

It's delicious.

Maui has long been a great kingdom.

Kings and queens of the highest rank,

loyal to the gods and beloved by the people.

I have stood by you to exalt Maui

as a light for all others to see.

But,

all of this is not necessary.

We cannot destroy the royal lineage of the other islands.

We must not taint the name of our kingdom.

You have the heart of your mother,

and I miss her.

And you are right,

we must keep Maui pure.

Come here.

These are Chiefs of Maui.

They whisper conspiracies against me,

questioning the Prophecy and my gods.

Just like the treacherous O'ahu Chiefs, their bloodlines are infected

by weakness and evil.

And as you said,

we must keep Maui pure.

Your father has gone mad.

Will you just stand there, Kaʻiana?

I can hear your thoughts.

I must speak with you.

Come.

Sit with me.

I do not...

You do not agree with Kūpuohi.

No.

Or Kamehameha.

They are not wrong.

If there is any hope to unite this kingdom with Keōua,

Kamehameha will seek it.

There is no hope. No peace.

Keōua is a man of war.

This will end in blood.

That is why he has you.

No, he has us, and we must convince him...

There may come a time,

but for now we must honor Kamehameha's wishes.

This is a mistake.

See this through, Kaʻiana.

If not for Kamehameha, for me.

I am KeKūpuohi,

once a Chiefess of this land and cousin to Keōua.

Send word to him that I have come home.

All right, let's go through this again.

First, we got the powder.

Next, the ball.

Then...

you ram it down.

The black desert has missed you Kūpuohi,

as well as your family.

I have missed this place.

But I am not here to stay.

If you are not here to stay, then why are you here?

To help negotiate peace with Kamehameha.

If Kamehameha wanted peace,

he would deliver the War God to me.

- Enough. - Stop!

Kahekili is coming for this kingdom.

We must stand together if we are to survive it.

Kahekili is not my enemy.

It was my own cousin,

Kamehameha, who has wronged me.

Please.

I don't want us on the other side of war.