MOKUNA IX 
Mahope tho o ka manawa i hooleia ai ko ke Alii kane makemake; 
alaila, olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua i kona Kuhina, “FE hoi kaua, a e 
noho na kaikuahine o’u iuka nei, a na lakou no e imi ae ko lakou 
wahi e noho ai, no ka mea, aole a lakou waiwai, ua nele ae la no ka 
mea i Manaoia ai e loaa ia lakou.” 
TI mai Ja kona Kuhina, “ He mea kupanaha loa ia oe, kainoa, ua 
olelo oe ia’u mamua o ko kakou la i haalele ai ia Kauai; o na kai- 
kuahine wale no ou ka mea nana e kii kou makemake, a ua ike no hoi 
oe i ke ko ana o ka Jakou mau hana; ua kena ae nei oe ia Mailehaiwale 
1 kana loaa, a ua lohe aku la no hoi kakou i ka hoole ana mai a 
Laieikawai, aole paha no ko kaikuahine ia hewa, e hiki ai ia kaua 
ke haalele ia lakou. Nolaila, hele.ae la ia ia, eha ou mau kaikuahine 
1 koe, malia paha o loaa i kekahi o lakou.” 
T aku Ja o Aiwohikupua, “ Nele ae la kai ka hanau mua, okiloa aku 
paha lakou.” 
I hou aku kona Kuhina, “ E kuu Haku, e hoomanawanui hou kaua, 
6 hoao ae o Mailekaluhea i kana loaa, a i nele, alaila, hoi kakou.” 
Alaila, ua maikai iki ia olelo i ke Alii, olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua, 
“FE hoao aku hoi oe 7 kau loaa, a i nele oia iho la no.” 
Hele aku la o Mailekaluhea, a ma ka puka o ka Halealii, ku iho la, 
kuu aku la 1 ke ala, ola hele no o ke ala a pai kaupoku maloko o ka 
hale, mai kaupoku ka hoi ana iho loaa ia Laieikawai ma, ia manawa, 
hikilele hou ae laua mai ka hiamoe ae. 
T aku Ja o Laieikawai i kahi kahu, “ He ala okoa hoi keia, aole hoi e 
like me ke ala mua iho nei, he oi nae hoi keia mamua o kela iho nei, 
he kane paha ka mea nona keia ala.” 
Olelo aku kahi kahu, “ Kaheaia ko kupunawahine, e hai mai i ke 
ano o keia ala.” 
Kahea aku la o Laieikawai. 
Larerkawat: “ E Waka, e Waka—e.” 
Wana: “ E—o, heaha kau o ka po e ala nei?” 
Larerkawat: “ Eia la he ala, he ala e wale no keia, he ala anuanu, 
he ala huihui, eia la i ka houpo i ka manawa o maua.” 
Waka: “ Aole na he ala e, o Mailekaluhea aku la, 0 kekahi kai- 
kuahine aala o Aiwohikupua, i kii mai la ia oe i wahine oe i kane 
ia, o ke kane ia moeia.” 
Laterkawat: “ Ka! aole au e moe ia ia.” 
T aku la o Aiwohikupua i ua wahi Kuhina nei ona, “FE! ke lohe 
pono aku la oe i ka hoole ana ae la a ke Alii wahine.” 
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