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with her nurse.

Afterward, when they were in the house, she sent her nurse to bring
Mailehaiwale, Mailekaluhea, Mailelaulii, Mailepakaha, and
Kahalaomapuana, her counsellors, as they had agreed.

When the counsellors came, her body guard, Laieikawai said, "Where are
you, my comrades? I have taken counsel with our grandmother about my
marriage, so I sent my nurse to bring you, as we agreed when we met
here. My grandmother wishes Kekalukaluokewa to be my husband. What do
you say? What you all agree, I will do. If you consent, well; if not, it
shall be just as you think." Kahalaomapuana said, "It is well; marry him
as your grandmother wishes; not a word from us. Only when you marry a
husband do not forsake us, as we have agreed; where you go, let us go
with you; if you are in trouble, we will share it."

"I will not forsake you," said Laieikawai.

Now we have seen in former chapters, in the story of Hauailiki and the
story of Aiwohikupua's second trip to Hawaii, that it was customary for
Laieikawai to go down to Keaau, and it was the same when Kekalukaluokewa
came to Hawaii.

Every time Laieikawai came to Keaau the youth Halaaniani saw her without
knowing where she came from; from that time the wicked purpose never
left his mind to win Laieikawai, but he was ashamed to approach her and
never spoke to her.

As to this Halaaniani, he was Malio's brother, a youth famous throughout
Puna for his good looks, but a profligate fellow.

During the four days of Laieikawai's retirement Halaaniani brooded
jealously over her absence. She came no more to Keaau.

In the village he heard that Laieikawai was to be Kekalukaluokewa's.

Then quickly he went to consult his sister, to Malio.[62]

Said her brother, "Malio, I have come to you to gain my desire. All
those days I was absent I was at Keaau to behold a certain beautiful
woman, for my passion forced me to go again and again to see this woman.
To-day I heard that to-morrow she is to be the chief's of Kauai;
therefore let us exert all our arts over her to win her to me."

Said his sister, "She is no other than Waka's grandchild, Laieikawai,
whom the grandmother has given to the great chief of Kauai; to-morrow is
the marriage. Therefore, as you desire, go home, and in the dark of
evening return, and we will sleep here on the mountain; that is the time
for us to determine whether you lose or win."

According to Malio's directions to her brother, Halaaniani returned t