404 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAT [ ETH. ANN. 33 
Said Aiwohikupua, “ This is the first I knew about your coming 
from the White Mountain, but we found out your name readily from 
that fisherman yonder.” 
“As to what the chief desires of me,” said Poliahu, “I will take 
you for my husband; and now let me ask you, are you not the chief 
who stood up and vowed in the name of your gods not to take any 
woman of these islands from Hawaii to Kauai to wife—only a 
woman who comes from Moaulanuiakea? Are you not bethrothed 
to Hinaikamalama, the famous princess of Hana? After this trip 
around Hawaii, then are you not returning for your marriage? And 
as to your wishing our union, I assure you, until you have made an 
end of your first vow it is not my part to take you, but yours to take 
me with you as you desire.” 
At Poliahu’s words Aiwohikupua marveled and was abashed; and 
after a while a little question escaped him: “ How have you ever 
heard of these deeds of mine you tell of? It is true, Poliahu, all that 
you say; I have done as you have described; tell me who has told 
you.” ; 
“No one has told me these things, O chief; I knew them for my- 
self,” said the princess; “ for I was born, like you, with godlike pow- 
ers, and, like you, my knowledge comes to me from the gods of my 
fathers, who inspire me; and through these gods I showed you what 
I have told you. As you were setting out at Humuula I saw your 
canoe, and so knew who you were.” 
At these words Aiwohikupua knelt and did reverence to Poliahu 
and begged to become Poliahu’s betrothed and asked her to go with 
him to Kauai. 
“We shall not go together to Kauai,” said the woman, “but I 
will go on board with you to Kohala, then I will return, while you 
go on.” 
Now, the chiefs met and conversed on the deck of the canoe. 
Before setting out the woman said to Aiwohikupua and his com- 
panion, “ We sail together; let me be alone, apart from you two, 
fix bounds between us. You must not touch me, I will not touch 
you until we reach Kohala; let us remain under a sacred taboo; ” and 
this request pleased them. 
As they sailed and came to Kohala they did not touch each other. 
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