ho la laua ehiku la, maopopo iho la na la e hanawai ai o
Laukieleula.

I aku la o Moanalihaikawaokele ia Kahalaomapuana, "Ua kokoke mai ka la e
mai ai ko makuahine, nolaila, ma keia po, e hele mua oe ma ka _Halepea_,
malaila oe e moe ai, i hiki mai kela i kakahiaka, e moe aku ana oe i ka
hale, aole ona wahi e hele e aku ai, no ka mea, ua haumia, ina e ninau
ia oe, hai pololei aku no oe e like me kau olelo ia'u."

Ma ia po iho, hoouna aku la o Moanalihaikawaokele, ia Kahalaomapuana
iloko o ka Halepea.

MOKUNA XXVIII

Ma ke kakahiaka nui, hiki ana o Laukieleula, i nana mai ka hana e moe
ana keia mea, aole nae e hiki i ua o Laukieleula ke hookaawale ia ia, no
ka mea, ua haumia, o kela hale wale no kahi i aeia nona, "Owai oe e keia
kupu, e keia kalohe, nana i komo kuu wahi kapu, kahi hiki ole i na mea e
ae ke komo ma keia wahi?" Pela aku ka mea hale.

Hai aku ka malihini, "O Kahalaomapuana au, ka hua hope loa a kou opu."

I aku ka makuahine, "Auwe! e kuu Haku, e hoi oe me ko makuakane, aole e
hiki ia'u e ike ia oe, no ka mea, ua hiki mai kuu mau la haumia, aia a pau
kuu haumia ana, e launa no kaua no ka manawa pokole a hele aku."

A no keia mea, hoi aku la o Kahalaomapuana me Moanalihaikawaokele, ninau
mai la ka makuakane, "Pehea mai la?"

I aku ke kaikamahine, "Olelo mai nei ia'u e hoi mai me oe, a pau ka
manawa haumia, alaila hele mai e ike ia'u."

Noho iho la laua ekolu la, kokoke i ka wa e pau ai ka haumia o
Laukieleula, olelo aku o Moanalihaikawaokele i ke kaikamahine, "O hele,
no ka mea, ua kokoke mai ka wa mau o ko makuahine, hele no oe i
kakahiaka nui poeleele o ka la apopo, a noho ma ka luawai, kahi ana e
hoomaemae ai ia ia, mai hoike oe, aia a lele kela iloko o ke kiowai, a i
luu ilalo o ka wai, alaila, holo aku oe a lawe mai i ka pa-u, a me ke
kapa ona i haumia i kona mai, i auau kela a hoi mai ma kapa, aole ke
kapa, alaila manao mai ua kii aku au, i hoi mai ai kela i ka hale nei,
alaila ki kou makemake.

"Ina i uwe olua a i pau ka uwe ana, a i ninau mai ia'u i ke kapa ona au
i lawe mai ai, alaila, hai aku oe, aia ia oe; a e hilahila kela me ka
menemene ia oe i ko haumia ana, oia hoi, aole ana mea nui e ae e uku mai
ai no kou haumia i kona kapa i hoohaumiaia i kona mai, hookahi wale no
mea nui ana o ka Lani au i kii mai nei, aia a ninau kela i kou makemake,
alaila, hai aku oe, o ko ike ka hoi ia i ko kaikunane, ike pu me a'u, no
ka mea, hookahi wale no a'u ike ana i ka makahiki hookahi, he kiei