ahine wahi e auau ana, alaila, pane aku la ke Alii wahine, "E na'lii!
he holo ka hoi ka olua, kainoa hoi he wehe ko ke kapa, lele iho hoi he
wai, hookahi hoi ka auau ana o kakou, hoi aku he hale, a moe, he ai no,
he i-a no hoi, a he wahi moe no hoi, oia iho la no ka waiwai a ke
kamaaina, i makemake no hoi e hele, hele no, ina he makemake e noho, o
Hana no hoi nei noho iho."
A no keia olelo a ke Alii wahine, I aku la ke Kuhina i ke Alii, "E! pono
ha ka manao o ke Alii wahine, no ka mea, ua makemake loa ke Alii wahine
ia oe."
I mai la o Aiwohikupua, "Ua makemake au i ke Alii wahine, no ka mea, ke
ike lea nei au i ka oi loa o kona maikai mamua o ka'u mau wahine mua
nana i kumakaia; aka, ua lohe oe i ka'u hoohiki paa ana, aole au e lawe
mai i kekahi wahine o keia mau moku i wahine na'u."
A no keia olelo a Aiwohikupua, i aku kona Kuhina, "Ua laa oe no kela
hoohiki au, alaila, e aho na'u ka wahine a kaua."
A pau keia kamailio liilii ana a laua, hele aku la laua i ka heenalu. A
ia laua e heenalu ana, aia hoi, ua hoopuniia mai la ke Alii wahine no
Aiwohikupua, a ua nui ka poe i hoopuni paaia no ka makemake i ke Alii
kane.
A pau ka auau ana a laua, hoi aku la laua me ka manao e kau maluna o na
waa a holo aku; aka, ike aku la o Aiwohikupua i ke Alii wahine e konane
mai ana, a manao iho la ke Alii kane malihini e hele i ke konane; aka,
ua lilo mua na ke Alii wahine ke kahea e konane laua.
A hiki o Aiwohikupua ma kahi o ke Alii wahine, kau na ilili a paa ka
papa, ninau mai ke Alii wahine, "Heaha ke kumu pili o ka malihini ke
make i ke kamaaina?"
I aku o Aiwohikupua, "He mau waa kaulua ko'u kumu pili, aia ke lana mai
la iloko o ke kai, oia ko'u kumu pili me oe."
I mai la ke Alii wahine, "Aole he maikai o kou kumu pili e ka malihini,
hookahi no kumu pili mama loa, oia na kino no o kaua, ina e make au ia
oe, alaila, e lilo wau nau, ma kau hana e olelo mai ai, malaila wau e
hoolohe ai, a e hooko ai hoi, ma ka mea kupono nae i ka hooko aku, a ina
hoi e make oe ia'u, alaila, o oe no ka'u, e like me kau hana ia'u, pela
no au e hana ai ia oe, me ko noho i Maui nei."
A no keia olelo a ke Alii wahine, hooholo koke ae la ke Alii kane i ka
olelo ae. I ka hahau ana a laua i ka papa mua, make o Aiwohikupua.
Alaila, i mai la ke Alii wahine, "Ua eo ia'u, aohe ou kumu e ae e pili
mai ai, a ina nae he kaikaina kou, alaila ae aku au e pili hou kaua."
A no keia mau olelo maikai a ke Alii wahine imua o Aiwohikupua, alaila,
hooho
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