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a pa-u ai'ound her waist and placed the feather cloak over her. These being the tokens 

 left b}' Makiioeoe in the keeping of Hina. 



After it had become broad daylight, Makiioeoe ordered that the umu be started; 

 when it was sufficientlj^ heated the people who had ill-used the girl were then thrown 

 into the umu and the}- all perished. The girl who befriended Laukiamanuikahiki was 

 made a high chiefess and she lived with Laukiamanuikahiki. Soon after this a kapu 

 was placed over Laukiamanuikahiki and she was forbidden from going out of her living 

 house and no one was allowed to pass by her house or to speak to her. Laukiamanuika- 

 hiki was a very beautiful woman to behold and she had no equal in all the land of Kuai- 

 helani, for her beauty could be seen on the outside of the house, like a bright light. 



About this time Kahikiula the son of Makiioeoe by his first wife arrived from 

 Kahikiku. This 3'oung man was married to Kahalaokolepuupuu of Kahikiku and had 

 come to Kuaihelani without his wife on a visit to his parents. When Kahikiula arrived 

 he was accompanied by his followers in a red canoe, with red sails, red cords, red pad- 

 dles, red men, large canoes, small canoes, large men and small men. 



Upon the arrival of Kahikiala at Kuaihelani he was met by his mother and father 

 and all the people. Soon after this Makiioeoe requested Kahikiula to go and meet his 

 sister, Laukiamanuikahiki, which invitation was accepted. When the}' were near the 

 house, Kahikiula looked and saw a bright light on the outside of the house; so he said 

 to Makiioeoe: "Saj-, j-our house is on fire!" Makiioeoe replied: "That is not a fire, it 

 is some person sleeping within, it is your sister." They theu entered the house and 

 Makiioeoe approached the bed and roused his daughter saying: "Wake up, here is your 

 brother Kahikiula." Laukiamanuikahiki awoke from her sleep and turned down on 

 her breast. She theu looked up at Kahikiula and greeted him.' What a sight it was 

 to behold these two; one was as handsome as the other was beautiful; both were equal 

 in good looks, Kahikiula aud Laukiamanuikahiki. 



At sight of this, Makiioeoe said to Kahikiula: "Now I request of you that you 

 take her as your wife." That night they were covered by the same kapa. They lived 

 as husband and wife for fifty days when Kahikiula begged that he be allowed to return 

 to Kahikiku. Laukiamanuikahiki then said: "You cannot go unless you take me along 

 with 3'ou." "It cannot be, for j-ou will surely experience terrible suffering through the 

 anger of j'our sister-in-law. You must remain, and I will return." As Kahikiula kept 

 begging so often to return to Kahikiku, Laukiamanuikahiki finally consented and allowed 

 him to go, saying: "Yes, you may return, but don't blame me if I should decide to follow 

 you later on, or I will kill you and also your wife, Kahalaokolepuupuu." Kahikiula 

 then took his departure and returned to Kahikiku to live with Kahalaokolepuupuu. 

 Laukiamanuikahiki remained, but was so overcome with love for Kahikiula, that she 

 wept; and when she saw the clouds drifting in the sky towards Kahikiku, she chanted 

 the following lines: ^^^^ ^^,,, j^ ^^^^ ^^ j^ ^^p_ 



My love is ever up before me. 



It is causing me great anxiety, 



It is pricking me at mj' side 



For love is a burden, when one is in love. 



And falling tears are its due. 



'Expressions of admiration. 



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