522, HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAI [BTH. ANN. 33 
After their lament, said Kahalaomapuana, “ This is a strange way 
to ery; you open your mouth wide, but no tears run; you seem to be 
dried up, as if the tears were shut off.” 
Said the sisters, “ What do you mean?” 
Kahalaomapuana replied, “As if there were nothing the matter 
with our husband.” 
Said Laieikawai, “He is dead, for on the way down, just 
above here, he said, ‘You go ahead and I will go up and see 
your sister-in-law, and if you wait for me until day follows night 
and night day and day again that night, then I am dead, so he 
charged me. I waited here; the appointed time passed; I thought 
he was dead; here I stayed until you came and found me wailing.” 
Said Kahalaomapuana, “ He is not dead; wait a day; stop wail- 
ing!” 
Because of Kahalaomapuana’s words they waited four days, but 
nothing happened. Then Laieikawai began to wail again until eve- 
ning of the third day, and this night, at dawn, for the first time she 
fell asleep. 
Just as sleep came to her Halaaniani stood before her with an- 
other woman, and Laieikawai started up, and it was only a dream! 
At the same time Mailehaiwale had a vision. She awoke and told 
her dream to Mailelaulii and Mailekaluhea. 
As they were talking about it Laieikawai awoke and told her 
dream. 
Said Mailelaulii, “ We are just talking of Mailehaiwale’s dream.” 
As they discussed the dreams Kahalaomapuana awoke from sleep 
and asked what they were talking about. 
Mailehaiwale told the dream that had come to her: “ It was up at 
Paliuli, Halaaniani came and took you, Kahalaomapuana, and you 
two went away somewhere; my spirit stood and watched you, and 
the excitement awoke me.” 
Laieikawai also told her dream, and Kahalaomapuana said, “Ha- 
laaniani is not dead; we will wait; do not weep; waste no tears.” 
Then Laieikawai stopped wailing, and they returned to Paliuli. 
At this place we shall tell of Halaaniani, and here we shall see his 
clever trickery. 
