858 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAI [ETH. ANN. 33 
They left the place, went to Keawanui, to the place called Kaleloa, 
sand there they met a man who was getting his canoe ready to sail for 
Lanai. When they met the canoe man, Waka said: “ Will you let 
us get into the canoe with you, and take us to the place where you 
intend to go? ” 
Said the canoe man: “TI will take you both with me in the canoe; 
the only trouble is I have no mate to paddle the canoe.” 
And as the man spoke this word, “a mate to paddle the canoe,” 
Laieikawai drew aside the veil that covered her face because of her 
grandmother’s wish completely to conceal her grandchild from being 
seen by anyone as they went on their way to Paliuli; but her grand- 
child thought otherwise. ; 
When Laieikawai uncovered her face which her grandmother had 
concealed, the grandmother shook her head at her grandchild to for- 
bid her showing it, lest the grandchild’s beauty become thereafter 
nothing but a common thing. 
Now, as Laieikawai uncovered her face, the canoe man saw that 
Laieikawai rivaled in beauty all the daughters of the chiefs round 
about Molokai and Lanai. And lo! the man was pierced through ® 
with longing for the person he had seen. 
Therefore, the man entreated the grandmother and said: “ Un- 
loosen the veil from your grandchild’s face, for I see that she is more 
beautiful than all the daughters of the chiefs round about Molokai 
and Lanai.” 
The grandmother said: “I do not uncover her because she wishes 
to conceal herself.” 
At this answer of Waka*to the paddler’s entreaties, Laieikawai 
revealed herself fully, for she heard Waka say that she wished to 
conceal herself, when she had not wanted to at all. 
And when the paddler saw Laieikawai clearly, desire came to him 
afresh. Then the thought sprang up within him to go and spread 
the news around Molokai of this person whom he longed after. 
Then the paddler said to Laieikawai and her companion, “ Where 
are you! live here in the house; everything within is yours, not a 
single thing is withholden from you in the house; inside and outside * 
you two are masters of this place.” 
When the canoe man had spoken thus, Laieikawai said, “ Our host, 
shall you be gone long? for it looks from your charge as if you were 
to be away for good.” 
