or the chief himself and his counsellor, they were on board of a triple
canoe.

When everything was ready for such a journey they set out.

Many days they sailed. When they came to Kohala, for the first time the
Kohala people recognized Aiwohikupua, a magician renowned all over the
islands. And because the chief came in disguise to Kohala when he fought
with Cold-nose, this was why they had not recognized him.

They left Kohala and went to Keaau. Just as they reached there,
Laieikawai and the sisters of Aiwohikupua returned to Paliuli.

When Laieikawai and her companions returned, on the day when
Aiwohikupua's party arrived, their grandmother had already foreseen
Aiwohikupua's arrival at Keaau.

Said Waka, "Aiwohikupua has come again to Keaau, so let the guard be
watchful, look out for yourselves, do not go down to the sea, stay here
on the mountain until Aiwohikupua returns to Kauai."

When the princess's head guard heard the grandmother's words, then
Kahalaomapuana immediately ordered Kihanuilulumoku,[50] their god, to
come near the home of the chief and prepare for battle.

As the princess's chief guard, she ordered her sisters to consult what
would be the best way to act in behalf of the princess.

When they met and consulted what was best to be done, all agreed to what
Kahalaomapuana, the princess's chief guard, proposed, as follows: "You,
Mailehaiwale, if Aiwohikupua should come hither, and you two meet, drive
him away, for you are the first guard; and if he should plead his cause
force him away: and if he is very persistent, because he is a brother,
resist him still more forcibly; and if he still insists then despatch
one of the guardian birds to me, then we will all meet at the same
place, and I myself will drive him away. If he threatens to harm us,
then I will command our god, Kihanuilulumoku, who will destroy him."

After all the council had assented they stationed themselves at a
distance from each other to guard the princess as before.

At dawn that night arrived Aiwohikupua with his counsellor. When they
saw the taboo sign--the hollow post covered with white _tapa_--then they
knew that the road to the princess's dwelling was taboo. But Aiwohikupua
would not believe it taboo because of having heard that his sisters had
the guardian power.

So they went right on and found another taboo sign like the first which
they had found, for one sign was set up for each of the sisters.

After passing the f