o ka noe, a i ka mao
ana ae, o na papa heenalu wale no ke waiho ana, aia aku la o Laieikawai
me Halaaniani iuka o Paliuli ma ko Laieikawai hale, malaila o Halaaniani
i lawe ai ia Laieikawai i wahine hoao nana.
Ia la a po, mai ka po a ao, a awakea, he mea haohao loa ia Waka no kana
moopuna, no ka mea, ua olelo mua aku oia i kana moopuna mamua o kona
hoouna ana aku e launa me Kekalukaluokewa. Eia ke kauoha:
"Iho oe i keia la, a hui oe me Kekalukaluokewa, hoi mai olua a uka nei,
a laa ko kino, alaila, kii ae oe ia'u, na'u no e malama i kou pau no ka
hoohaumia ana ia oe." E like me ka mea mau o na kaikamahine punahele.
A no keia haohao o Waka, ma ke awakea o ka lua o ka la o ko Laieikawai
la hui me Halaaniani, hele aku la ke kupunawahine e ike i ka pono o kana
moopuna.
I ke kupunawahine i hiki aku ai; aia nae ua pauhia laua e ka hiamoe nui,
me he mea la ua lilo ka po i manawa makaala na laua e like me ka mea mau
i na mea hou.
Ia manawa, iloko o ka wa hiamoe o Laieikawai, i nana iho ka hana o ke
kupunawahine, he kane e keia a ka moopuna e moe pu ana, ka mea a ke
kupunawahine i ae ole ai.
A no keia mea, hoala ae la o Waka i ka moopuna, a ala ae la, ninau iho
la ke kupunawahine, "Owai keia?"
Olelo ae la ka moopuna, "O Kekalukaluokewa no hoi."
I mai la ke kupunawahine me ka inaina, "Aole keia o Kekalukaluokewa, o
Halaaniani keia o ke kaikunane o Malio. Nolaila, ke hai aku nei wau i
kuu manao paa ia oe, aole wau e ike hou i kou maka e kuu moopuna ma keia
hope aku a hiki i kuu la make, no ka mea, ua pale oe i ka'u mau olelo,
kainoa wau e ahai nei ia oe ma kahi nalo, e nana mai ana oe ia'u,
nolaila, e noho oe me ko kane mamuli o ko wahine maikai, o ko mana, aole
ia me oe, he nani ia ua imi aku la no i ke kane, hana pono iho na lima,
i kau kane na pono a me kou hanohano."
Mahope iho o keia manawa, hoomakaukau ae la o Waka e hana i hale hou i
like me ka hale i hanaia no Laieikawai. A ma ka mana o Waka, ua
hikiwawe, ua paa ka hale.
A makaukau ka hale, iho aku la o Waka e halawai kino me Kekalukaluokewa,
no ka mea, ua mokumokuahua kona manawa i ke aloha ia Kekalukaluokewa.
A hiki o Waka ma kahi o Kekalukaluokewa, hopu aku la ma na wawae me ka
naau kaumaha, a olelo aku la, "He nui kuu kaumaha, a me kuu aloha ia oe
e ke Alii, no ka mea, ua upu aku wau i ka'u moopuna o oe ke kane e ola
ai keia mau iwi, kainoa he pono ka'u moopuna, aole ka, i ike mai nei ka
hana i ka'u moopuna, e moe mai ana me Halaaniani ka mea a
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