his mantle
until the day when you remember our vows, then you must seek me, and you
will find me above on the White Mountain; show it to me there, then we
shall be united."

When Aiwohikupua heard these things the chief's heart was glad, and his
counsellor and the paddlers with him.

Then Aiwohikupua took out his feather cloak, brought it and threw it
over Poliahu with the words, "As you have said to me before giving me
the snow mantle, so do you guard this until our promised union."

When their talk was ended, at the approach of day, they parted from the
woman of the mountain and sailed and came to Hana and met Hinaikamalama.

CHAPTER VIII

When Aiwohikupua reached Hana, after parting with Poliahu at Kohala, his
boat approached the canoe landing at Haneoo, where they had been before,
where Hinaikamalama was living.

When Aiwohikupua reached the landing the canoe floated on the water; and
as it floated there Hinaikamalama saw that it was Aiwohikupua's canoe;
joyful was she with the thought of their meeting; but still the boat
floated gently on the water.

Hinaikamalama came thither where Aiwohikupua and his men floated. Said
the woman, "This is strange! What is all this that the canoe is kept
afloat? Joyous was I at the sight of you, believing you were coming to
land. Not so! Now, tell me, shall you float there until you leave?"

"Yes," answered Aiwohikupua.

"You can not," said the woman, "for I will order the executioner to hold
you fast; you became mine at _konane_ and our vows are spoken, and I
have lived apart and undefiled until your return."

"O princess, not so!" said Aiwohikupua. "It is not to end our vow--that
still holds; but the time has not come for its fulfillment. For I said
to you, 'When I have sailed about Hawaii then the princess's bet shall
be paid;' now, I went meaning to sail about Hawaii, but did not; still
at Hilo I got a message from Kauai that the family was in trouble at
home, so I turned back; I have stopped in here to tell you all this; and
therefore, live apart, and on my next return our vow shall be
fulfilled."

At these words of Aiwohikupua the princess's faith returned.

After this they left Hana and sailed and came to Oahu, and on the sea
halfway between Oahu and Kauai he laid his command upon the oarsmen and
the steersmen, as follows: "Where are you? I charge you, when you come
to Kauai, do not say that you have been to Hawaii to seek a wife lest I
be shamed; if t