410 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAI [ETH. ANN. 33 
Aiwohikupua reached Kauai at sunset and met his sisters. Then 
he spoke thus to his sisters: “ Perhaps you wondered when I went on 
my journey, because I did not tell you my reason, not even the place 
where I was to go; and now L[ tell it to you in secret, my sisters, to 
you alone. ‘To Hawaii I disappeared to fetch Laieikawai for my 
wife, after hearing Kauakahialii’s story the day when his party 
returned here. But when I came there I did not get sight of the 
woman’s face; I did not see Laieikawai, but my eyes beheld her 
house thatched with the yellow feathers of the vo bird, so I thought 
I could not win her and came back here unsuccessful. And as I 
thought of my failure, then I thought of you sisters,‘‘ who have won 
my wishes for me in the days gone by; therefore I came for you to 
go to Hawaii, the very ones to win what I wish, and at dawn let us 
rise up and go.” Then they were pleased with their brother’s words 
to them. 
As Aiwohikupua talked with his sisters, his counsellor for the 
first time understood the reason for their return to Kauai. 
The next day Aiwohikupua picked out fresh paddlers, for the 
chief knew that the first were tired out. When all was ready for 
sailing, that very night the chief took on board 14 paddlers, 2 steers- 
men, the 5 sisters, Mailehaiwale, Mailekaluhea, Mailelaulii, Maile- 
pakaha, and the youngest, Kahalaomapuana, the chief himself, and 
his counsellor, 23 in all. That night, at the approach of day, they 
left Kauai, came to Puuloa, and there rested at Hanauma; the next 
day they lay off Molokai at Kaunakakai, from there they went ashore 
at Mala at Lahaina; and they left the place, went to Keoneoio in 
Honuaula, and there they stayed 30 days. 
For it was very rough weather on the ocean; when the rough 
weather was over, then there was good sailing. 
Then they left Honuaula and sailed and came to Kaelehuluhulu, 
at Kona, Hawaii. 
As Aiwohikupua’s party were on the way from Maui thither, 
Poliahu knew of their setting sail and coming to Kaelehuluhulu. 
Then Poliahu made herself ready to come to wed Aiwohikupua; 
one month she waited for the promised meeting, but Aiwohikupua 
was at Hilo after Laieikawai. 
