ai.

MOKUNA IX

Mahope iho o ka manawa i hooleia ai ko ke Alii kane makemake; alaila,
olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua i kona Kuhina, "E hoi kaua, a e noho na
kaikuahine o'u iuka nei, a na lakou no e imi ae ko lakou wahi e noho ai,
no ka mea, aole a lakou waiwai, ua nele ae la no ka mea i manaoia ai e
loaa ia lakou."

I mai la kona Kuhina, "He mea kupanaha loa ia oe, kainoa, ua olelo oe
ia'u mamua o ko kakou la i haalele ai ia Kauai; o na kaikuahine wale no
ou ka mea nana e kii kou makemake, a ua ike no hoi oe i ke ko ana o ka
lakou mau hana; ua kena ae nei oe ia Mailehaiwale i kana loaa, a ua lohe
aku la no hoi kakou i ka hoole ana mai a Laieikawai, aole paha no ko
kaikuahine ia hewa, e hiki ai ia kaua ke haalele ia lakou. Nolaila, hele
ae la ia ia, eha ou mau kaikuahine i koe, malia paha o loaa i kekahi o
lakou."

I aku la o Aiwohikupua, "Nele ae la ka i ka hanau mua, okiloa aku paha
lakou."

I hou aku kona Kuhina, "E kuu Haku, e hoomanawanui hou kaua, e hoao ae o
Mailekaluhea i kana loaa, a i nele, alaila, hoi kakou."

Alaila, ua maikai iki ia olelo i ke Alii, olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua, "E
hoao aku hoi oe i kau loaa, a i nele oia iho la no."

Hele aku la o Mailekaluhea, a ma ka puka o ka Halealii, ku iho la, kuu
aku la i ke ala, oia hele no o ke ala a pa i kaupoku maloko o ka hale,
mai kaupoku ka hoi ana iho loaa ia Laieikawai ma, ia manawa, hikilele
hou ae laua mai ka hiamoe ae.

I aku la o Laieikawai i kahi kahu, "He ala okoa hoi keia, aole hoi e
like me ke ala mua iho nei, he oi nae hoi keia mamua o kela iho nei, he
kane paha ka mea nona, keia ala."

Olelo aku kahi kahu, "Kaheaia ko kupunawahine, e hai mai i ke ano o keia
ala."

Kahea aku la o Laieikawai.

LAIEIKAWAI: "E Waka, e Waka--e."

WAKA: "E--o, heaha kau o ka po e ala nei?"

LAIEIKAWAI: "Eia la he ala, he ala e wale no keia, he ala anuanu, he ala
huihui, eia la i ka houpo i ka manawa o maua."

WAKA: "Aole na he ala e, o Mailekaluhea aku la, o kekahi kaikuahine aala
o Aiwohikupua, i kii mai la ia oe i wahine oe i kane ia, o ke kane ia
moeia."

LAIEIKAWAI: "Ka! aole au e moe ia ia."

I aku la o Aiwohikupua i ua wahi Kuhina nei ona, "E! ke lohe pono aku la
oe i ka hoole ana ae la a ke Alii wahine."

"Ae, ua loke, heaha la auanei ko ia hoole ana ae la, o ko laua aala no
kai makemake oleia ae la, malia hoi o ae ia Mailelaulii."

"Hoopaa no hoi oe," wahi a Aiwohikupua, "kainoa ua hai mua iho nei wau
ia oe i ko'u manao e hoi kakou, eia