akai hele, ua haohao paha oukou, no
ka mea, aole wau i hai aku ia oukou i ke kumu o ia hele ana, aole no hoi
wau i hai aku i ka'u wahi e hele ai; a nolaila, ke hai malu aku nei wau
ia oukou e o'u mau kaikuahine o kakou wale. I Hawaii aku nei makou i
nalo iho nei, i kii aku nei wau ia Laieikawai i wahine mare (hoao) na'u,
no ko'u lohe ana no ia Kauakahialii e olelo ana i ka la a lakou i hiki
mai ai. I ka hele ana aku nei hoi, aole no hoi i kanamai a ke ano-e o ka
wahine; aole nae au i ike aku ia Laieikawai; aka, o ka hale ka'u i ike
maka aku, ua uhiia mai i ka hulu melemele o na manu Oo; nolaila, manao
no au aole e loaa, hoi okoa mai nei me ka nele. A no ia manao o'u, aole
e loaa ia'u, manao ae au ia oukou e na kaikuahine, ka poe no e loaa ai
ko'u makemake i na la i hala, nolaila, kii mai nei au ia oukou e holo i
Hawaii, o oukou no ka poe e loaa ai ko'u makemake, a ma keia wanaao, e
ku kakou a e hele." Alaila, he mea maikai keia olelo a ko lakou
kaikunane ia lakou.
Iloko o keia manawa a Aiwohikupua e olelo ana me na kaikuahine, akahi no
a maopopo i kona Kuhina, oia ka ke kumu o ka hoi wikiwiki ana ia Kauai.
I kekahi la ae, wae ae la o Aiwohikupua i mau hoewaa hou, no ka mea, ua
maopopo i ke Alii ua luhi na hoewaa mua; a makaukau ka holo ana, ia po
iho, lawe ae la ke Alii he umikumamaha hoewaa, elua hookele, o na
kaikuahine elima, o Mailehaiwale, o Mailekaluhea, o Mailelaulii, o
Mailepakaha, a me ko lakou muli loa o Kahalaomapuana, o ke Alii a me
kona Kuhina, he iwakalua-kumakolu ko lakou nui. I ka wanaao oia po,
haalele lakou ia Kauai, hiki ma Puuloa, a mailaila aku a kau ma Hanauma,
i kekahi la ae kau i Molokai, ma Kaunakakai; mailaila aku a pae i Mala,
ma Lahaina; a haalele lakou ia wahi, hiki lakou i Keoneoio, ma Honuaula;
a malaila i noho loihi ai ekolu anahulu.
No ka mea, ua nui ka ino ma ka moana, a pau na la ino, alaila, ua ikeia
mai ka maikai o ka moana.
Ia manawa ko lakou haalele ana ia Honuaula, a holo aku la a hiki ma
Kaelehuluhulu, ma Kona, Hawaii.
Ia Aiwohikupua ma i holo aku ai mai Maui aku a hiki i kela wahi, ua ike
mua mai o Poliahu i ko lakou holo ana a me ka hiki ana i Kaelehuluhulu.
Nolaila, hoomakaukau mua o Poliahu ia ia no ka hiki aku o Aiwohikupua,
alaila hoao; hookahi malama ke kali ano o Poliahu no ko laua hoao e like
me ka laua hoohiki ana; aka, ua hala o Aiwohikupua ma Hilo, no ke kii no
ia Laieikawai.
I kekahi manawa, ku mai ia Poliahu ka ike no ka Aiwohikupua mau hana;
ma ko Po
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