CHAPTER VII 
When Aiwohikupua and his companion had left Paliuli they re- 
turned and came to Keaau, made the canoe ready, and at the ap- 
proach of day boarded the canoe and returned to Kauai. 
On the way back Aiwohikupua would not say why he was return- 
ing until they reached Kauai; then, for the first time, his counsellor 
knew the reason. 
On the way from Keaau they rested at Kamaee, on the rocky side 
of Hilo, and the next day left there, went to Humuula on the 
boundary between Hilo and Hamakua; now the seer saw Aiwohi- 
kupua sailing over the ocean. 
After passing Humuula they stopped right off Kealakaha, and 
while the chief slept they saw a woman sitting on the sea cliff by the 
shore. 
When those on board saw the woman they shouted, “Oh! what a 
beautiful woman ! ” 
At this Aiwohikupua started up and asked what they were shout- 
ing about. They said, “There is a beautiful woman sitting on the 
sea cliff.” The chief turned his head to look, and saw that the 
stranger was, indeed, a charming woman. 
So the chief ordered the boatmen to row straight to the place where 
the woman was sitting, and as they approached they first encountered 
a man fishing with a line, and asked, “ Who is that woman sitting 
up there on the bank directly above you?” 
He answered, “ It is Poliahu, Cold-bosom.” 
As the chief had a great desire to see the woman, she was beckoned 
to; and she approached with her cloak all covered with snow and 
gave her greeting to Aiwohikupua, and he greeted her in return by 
shaking hands. 
After meeting the stranger, Aiwohikupua said, “O Poliahu, fair 
mistress of the coast, happily are we met here; and therefore, O prin- 
cess of the cliff, I wish you to take me and try me for your husband, 
and I will be the servant under you; whatever, commands you utter 
I will obey. If you consent to take me as I beseech you, then come 
on board the canoe and go to Kauai. Why not do so?” 
The woman answered, “I am not mistress of this coast. I come 
from inland; from the summit of that mountain, which is clothed in 
a white garment like this I am wearing; and how did you find out 
my name so quickly ?” 
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