rush. As they went on,
they met Mailehaiwale, the princess's first guardian. When she saw them
approaching from a distance, she cried, "O Hauailiki, you two go back
from there, you two have no business to come up here, for I am the
outpost of the princess's guards and it is my business to drive back all
who come here; so turn back, you two, without delay."

Said Hauailiki, "Just let us go take a look at the princess's house."

Said Mailehaiwale, "I will not let you; for I am put here to drive off
everybody who comes up here like you two."

But because they urged her with such persuasive words, she did consent.

As they went on, after Mailehaiwale let them pass, they soon encountered
Mailekaluhea, the second of the princess's guardians.

Said Mailekaluhea, "Here! you two go back, you two have no right to
come up here. How did you get permission to pass here?"

Said they, "We came to see the princess."

"You two have no such right," said Mailekaluhea, "for we guards are
stationed here to drive off everybody who comes to this place; so, you
two go back."

But to Mailekaluhea's command they answered so craftily with flattering
words that they were allowed to pass.

As the two went on they met Mailelaulii and with the same words they had
used to the first, so they addressed Mailelaulii.

And because of their great craft in persuasion, the two were allowed to
pass Mailelaulii's front. And they went on, and met Mailepakaha, the
fourth guardian.

When they came before Mailepakaha this guardian was not at all pleased
at their having been let slip by the first guards, but so crafty was
their speech that they were allowed to pass.

And they went on, and behold! they came upon Kahalaomapuana, the
guardian at the door of the chief-house, who was resting on the wings of
birds, and when they saw how strange was the workmanship of the
chief-house, then Hauailiki fell to the earth with trembling heart.

When Kahalaomapuana saw them she was angry, and she called out to them
authoritatively, as the princess's war chief, "O Hauailiki! haste and go
back, for you two have no business here; if you persist, then I will
call hither the birds of Paliuli to eat your flesh; only your spirits
will return to Kauai."

At these terrible words of Kahalaomapuana, Hauailiki's courage entirely
left him; he arose and ran swiftly until he reached Keaau in the early
morning.

For weariness of the journey up to Paliuli, they fell down and sl