 He is said to have been an enterprising and stirring chief, who traveled all over the eight islands, and obtained a reputation for bravery and prudent management of his island.It appears that in some manner he composed the troubles that had disturbed the peace during his mother's time; mainly the conflict between the independent I family of Hilo.It was not by force or by conquest, for in that case, and so near to our times, some traces of it would certainly have been preserved in the legends.