588 HAWAIIAN ROMANCE OF LAIEIKAWAI [ETH. ANN. 83 
Now he knew that his youngest sister had spoken well; but be- 
cause of Kaonohiokala’s great desire to get her away so that she 
would not detect his mischievous doings, therefore he cast lots upon 
his sisters, and the one upon whom the lot rested must go back to 
Kealohilani. 
Said Kaonohiokala to his sisters, “Go and pull a grass flower; do 
not go together, every one by herself, then the oldest return and 
give it to me, in the order of your birth, and the one who has the 
longest grass stem, she shall go to Kealohilani.” 
Every one went separately and returned as they had been told. 
The first one went and pulled one about two inches in length, and 
the second one pulled and broke her flower perhaps three inches and 
a half; and the third, she pulled her grass stem about two inches 
long; and the fourth of them, hers was about one inch long; and 
Kahalaomapuana did not pull the tall flowers, she pulled a very short 
one, about three feet long hers was, and she cut off half and came 
back, thinking her grass stem was the shortest. 
But in comparing them, the oldest laid hers down before her 
brother. Kahalaomapuana saw it and was much surprised, so she 
secretly broke hers inside her clothing; but her brother saw her 
doing it and said, “ Kahalaomapuana, no fooling! leave your grass 
stem as it is.” 
The others laid down theirs, but Kahalaomapuana did not show 
hers; said he, “ The lot rests upon you.” 
Then she begged her brother to draw the lot again; again they 
drew lots, again the lot rested upon Kahalaomapuana; Kahalao- 
mapuana had nothing left to say, for the lot rested upon her. 
Lo! she was sorrowftil at separating herself from her own chief- 
house and the people of the land; darkened was the princess’s heart 
by the unwelcome lot that sent her back to Kealohilani. 
And on the day when Kahalaomapuana was to depart for Ke- 
alohilani, the rainbow was let down from above the earth. 
Then she said to her brother, “ Let the pathway of my high one 
wait ten days, and let the chiefs be gathered together and all the 
people of the land, that I may show them my great love before you 
take me away.” 
When Kaonohiokala saw that his sister’s words were well, he grant- 
ed her wish; then the pathway was taken up again with her brother. 
