426 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAI [ETH. ANN. 23 
She said to her sisters, “There are two of us left, I and Maile- 
pakaha.” 
Answered Mailepakaha, “ He will have no compassion for me, for 
he had none on any of our sisters; it may be worse with me. I think 
you had better plead with him as you are the little one, it may be he 
will take pity on you.” 
But the youngest would not consent; then they drew lots by pull- 
ing the flower stems of grass; the one who pulled the longest, she 
was the one to plead with the brother; now when they drew, the lot 
fell to Kahalaomapuana. 
When this was done, they left Punahoa, again followed their 
brother and came to Honolii, where Aiwohikupua’s party had already 
arrived. Here they camped at some distance from Aiwohikupua’s 
party, and Aiwohikupua’s party from them. 
At Honolii that night they arranged that the others should sleep 
and a single one keep watch, and to this all consented. They kept 
watch according to age and gave the morning watch to the youngest. 
This was in order to see Aiwohikupua’s start, for on their journey 
from Kauai the party had always set out at dawn. 
The sisters stood guard that night, until in Mailepakaha’s watch 
Aiwohikupua’s party made the canoes ready to start; she awakened 
the others, and all awoke together. 
As the sisters crouched there Kahalaomapuana’s watch came, and 
the party boarded the canoe. The sisters followed down to the land- 
ing, and Kahalaomapuana ran and clung to the back of the canoe 
and called to them in song, as follows: 
Our brother and lord, 
Divine brother, 
Highest and closest! 
Where are you, oh! where? 
You and we, here and there, 
You, the voyager, 
We, the followers. 
Along the cliffs, swimming ’round the steeps, 
Bathing at Waihalau, 
Waihalau at Wailua; 
No longer are we beloved. 
Do you no longer love us? 
The comrades who followed you over the ocean, 
Over the great waves, the little waves, 
Over the long waves, the short waves, 
Over the long-backed waves of the ocean, & 
Comrades who followed you inland, 
Far through the jungle, 
