me Laieikawai, he kane, he wahine; a o na
kaikuahine no o Aiwohikupua kona mau kanaka lawelawe.
I ka aha malama paha o ko laua noho hoao ana, ma kekahi a awakea, puka
ae la o Halaaniani mai loko ae o ka hale, i hele aku iwaho, ia manawa,
ike aku la oia ia Laielohelohe e puka ae ana mai loko ae o kona hale
kapu. Ia manawa, hiki hou ke kuko i loko o Halaaniani.
Hoi aku la oia me ka manao ino no kela kaikamahine, me ka manao e kii e
hoohaumia.
Ia la no, ia laua e noho pono ana me Laieikawai, ia manawa, manao ae la
o Halaaniani e kii e hoohaumia ia Laielohelohe, nolaila imi iho la o
Halaaniani i hewa no Laieikawai, i mea hoi e kaawale ai laua, alaila,
kii aku i kana mea e manao nei.
I ka po iho, olelo hoowalewale aku la o Halaaniani ia Laieikawai, me ka
i aku, "Ia kaua e noho nei iuka nei mai ko kaua noho ana iuka nei a hiki
i keia manawa, aole he pau o ko'u lealea i ka heenalu, aia awakea, kau
mai ia'u ka lealea, pela i na la a pau, nolaila, ke manao nei au apopo
kaua iho i kai o Keaau i ka heenalu a hoi mai no hoi."
"Ae," wahi a ka wahine.
Ia kakahiaka ana ae, hele aku la o Laieikawai imua o kona mau hoa kuka,
na kaikuahine hoi o Aiwohikupua, hai aku la i ko laua manao me ke kane i
kuka ai ia po, a he mea maikai no ia i kona mau hoa kuka.
I aku nae o Laieikawai i ua mau hoa la, "Ke iho nei maua i kai ma ka
makemake o ke kane a kakou, i kali ae oukou a i anahulu maua, mai
hoohuoi oukou, aole no i pau ka lealea heenalu o ka kakou kane, aka hoi,
i hala ke anahulu me ka po keu, alaila ua pono ole maua, alaila, huki ae
oukou ia'u."
A hala aku la laua, a hiki i kahi e kokoke aku ana i Keaau, ia manawa,
hoomaka o Halaaniani e hana i ke kalohe ia Laieikawai, me ka olelo aku,
"E iho mua aku oe o kaua, a hiki i kai e pii ae au e ike i ko kaikoeke
(Malio) a hoi mai wau. A ina i kali oe ia'u a i po keia la, a ao ka po,
a i po hou ua la, alaila, manao ae oe ua make wau, alaila, moe hou aku
oe i kane hou."
A no keia olelo a kana kane, aua aku ka wahine, a i ole, e pii pu no
laua, a no ka pakela loa o Halaaniani i ke akamai i ka hoopuka i na
olelo pahee, ua puni kana wahine maikai ia ia.
Hala aku la o Halaaniani, iho aku la no hoi o Laieikawai a hiki i Keaau,
ma kahi kaawale ae i pili ole aku ia Kekalukaluokewa, noho iho la oia
malaila; a po ia la, aole i hoi mai kana kane, mai ia po a ao, aole i
hoi mai. Kali hou aku la ia la a po, pale ka pono, alaila, manao ae la o
Laieikawai ua make kana kane, alaila, ia manawa
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