er and stayed there until Halaaniani took her.

Three days was Waka at Paliuli after returning from Oahu. Then she came
down with Kekalukaluokewa for the marriage of the chiefs.

Then Waka came to Kekalukaluokewa and said, "Your wife has come, so
prepare yourself in forty days; summon all the people to assemble at the
place where you two shall meet; make a _kilu_ shelter; there disgrace
Laieikawai, that she may see what wrong she has done."

At the time when Waka took away her supernatural protection from
Laieikawai, Aiwohikupua's sisters took counsel as to what they had
better do; and they agreed upon what they should say to Laieikawai.

Kahalaomapuana came to Laieikawai, and she said: "We became your
bodyguard while Waka still protected you; now she has removed her
guardianship and left you. Therefore, as we agreed in former days,
'Adversity to one is adversity to all;' now that you are in trouble, we
will share your trouble. As we will not forsake you, so do not you
forsake us until our death; this is what we have agreed."

When Laieikawai heard these words her tears fell for love of her
comrades, and she said, "I supposed you would forsake me when fortune
was taken from me; not so! What does it matter! Should fortune come to
me hereafter, then I will place you far above myself."

Halaaniani and Laieikawai lived as man and wife and Aiwohikupua's
sisters acted as her servants.

Perhaps the fourth month of their union, one day at noon when Halaaniani
opened the door and went outside the house, he saw Laielohelohe going
out of her taboo house. Then once more longing seized Halaaniani.

He returned with his mind fixed upon doing a mischief to the girl,
determined to get her and pollute her.

As he was at that time living on good terms with Laieikawai, Halaaniani
sought some pretext for parting from Laieikawai in order to carry out
his purpose.

That night Halaaniani deceived Laieikawai, saying, "Ever since we have
lived up here, my delight in surf riding has never ceased; at noon the
longing seizes me; it is the same every day; so I propose to-morrow we
go down to Keaau surf riding, and return here."

The wife agreed.

Early in the morning Laieikawai sought her counsellors, the sisters of
Aiwohikupua, and told them what the husband had proposed that night, and
this pleased her counsellors.

Laieikawai said to them, "We two are going to the sea, as our husband
wishes. You wait; do not be anxious if ten days