halaau, a owau no
hoi ma ko'u puhalaau; nana aku nei ko'u uhane i kekahi wahi manu e hana
ana i kona punana, a pau, lele aku nei no ua manu nei ana i kona punana
a pau, lele aku nei no ua manu nei nana ka punana a nalowale. A mahope,
he manu okoa ka manu nana i lele mai a hoomoe i ua punana nei, aole nae
wau i ike i ka lele ana'ku o ka manu hope nana i hoomoe ua punana nei, a
puoho wale ae la wau, aole no hoi i ikeia ka hoi hou ana mai o ka manu
nana ka punana."
A no keia moe, ninau aku la o Halaaniani, "A heaha iho la ke ano o ia
moe?"
Hai aku la kona kaikuahine i ke ano oiaio o ua moe la, "E pomaikai io
ana no oe, no ka mea, o ka manu mua nona ka punana, o Kekalukaluokewa no
ia, a o ka punana, o Laieikawai no ia, a o ka manu hope nana i hoomoe ka
punana, o oe no ia. Nolaila, ma keia kakahiaka, e lilo ana ka wahine a
olua ia oe. Ia Waka e hoouna ae ai ia Laieikawai maluna o ka eheu o na
manu, no ka hoao me Kekalukaluokewa; uhi mai auanei ka noe a me ke awa,
a mao ae, alaila, ikeia'ku ekolu oukou e ku mai ana ma kuanalu, alaila,
e ike auanei oe he mana ko'u e uhi aku maluna o Waka, a ike ole oia i
ka'u mea e hana aku ai nou; nolaila, e ku kaua a hele aku ma kahi e
kokoke aku ana i kahi e hoao ai o Laieikawai."
A pau ka hoike ana a Malio i ke ano o ke ia mau mea, iho aku la laua a
ma kahi kupono ia laua e noho ai.
O malio nae, he hiki ia ia ke hana i na hana mana; a oia wale no kona
kumu i hoano ai.
Ia laua i hiki aku ai ma Keaau, ike aku la laua ia Kekalukaluokewa e au
ae ana i ka heenalu.
Olelo aku la o Malio ia Halaaniani, "E hoolohe oe i ka'u, ina i hiki
oukou ma kulana heenalu, a hee oukou i ka nalu, mai hoopae oe, e hoomake
oe i kou nalu, pela no oe e hoomake ai a hala na nalu eha o ko laua hee
ana, a i ka lima o ka nalu, oia ko laua nalu pau. Malie o hoohuoi laua i
kou pae ole, ninau iho i ke kumu o kou pae ole ana, alaila nai aku oe,
no ka maa ole i ka hee ana o ka nalu po kopoko, a i ninau mai i kau nalu
loihi e hee ai, alaila hai aku oe o Huia. Ina i maliu ole mai kela i kau
olelo, a hoomakaukau laua e hee i ko laua nalu pau, ia laua e hee ai,
alaila hopu aku oe i na wawae o Laieikawai, i hee aku o Kekalukaluokewa
oia wale. A lilo ia oe kela wahine, alaila ahai oe i ka moana loa, nana
mai oe ia uka nei, e au aku ana o Kumukahi iloko o ka ale, alaila o ke
kulana nalu ia, alaila pule aeoe ma kuu inoa, a na'u no e hoouna aku i
nalu maluna o olua, o kou nalu no ia ko kou makemake, lilo loa ia oe."
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