I nana aku ka hana o ua moo nei, e ku mai ana o Kaeloikamalama me ka laau palau, o Kapahielihonua ka inoa, he iwakalua anana ka loa, eha kanaka nana e apo puni. Manao iho la ka moo he luku keia, aia nae e oniu ana o Kaeloikamalama i ka laau palau i ka welau o kona lima.
Ia manawa, hapai mai la o Kihanuilulumoku i kona huelo mailoko ae o ka moana, pii ke kai iluna, me he poi ana a ka nalu i ke kumu pali, me he akuku nalu la i poi iloko o ka malama o Kaulua, pii ke ehu o ke kai iluna, pouli ka la, ku ka punakea iuka.
Ma ia wa, kau mai la ka weli ia Kaeloikamalama ma, hoomaka laua e holo mai ke alo aku o ua moo nei.
Ia manawa, luai aku ana o Kihanuilulumoku ia Kahalaomapuana, kau ana iluna o ka a-i o Kaeloikamalama.
Ninau ae la o Kaeloikamalama, “Nawai ke kama o oe?”
I aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “Na Mokukelekahiki, na Kaeloikamalama; na kupua nana e malama ka pea kapu o kukulu o Tahiti.”
Ninau laua, “Heaha ka huakai a kuu kama i hiki mai ai?”
Hai aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “He huakai imi Lani.”
Ninau hou laua, “Imi i ka Lani owai?”
“O Kaonohiokala,” wahi a Kahalaomapuana, “ka Lani kapu a Kaeloikamalama laua o Mokukelekahiki.”
Ninau hou no laua, “A loaa o Kaonohiokala, heaha ka hana?”
I aku la o Kahalaomapuana, “I kane na ke kaikamahine Alii o Hawaiiakea, na Laieikawai, ke Haku o makou.”
Ninau hou no laua “Owai oe?”
Hai aku la keia, “O Kahalaomapuana, ke kaikamahine
muli a
Moanalihaikawaokele laua me Laukieleula.”
A lohe o Kaeloikamalama laua me Mokukelekahiki, he mea e ko laua aloha, ia manawa, kuu iho la mai ka a-i iho, honi aku la i ka ihu o ke kaikamahine.
No ka mea, o Mokukelekahiki, a me Kaeloikamalama,
he mau kaikunane no
Laukieleula ka makuahine o lakou me Aiwohikupua.
I aku la o Kaeloikamalala, “E hele kaua a loaa ke alanui, alaila, pii aku oe.”
Hele aku la laua hookahi anahulu, hiki i kahi e pii ai, kahea aku la o Kaeloikamalama, “E ka Lanalananuiaimakua—! kuuia mai ke alanui, i pii aku wa—!! ua hewa o lalo ne—!!!”
Aole i upuupu iho, kuu mai ana o Lanalananuiaimakua i ka punawelewele, hihi pea ka lewa.
Ia manawa, aoao aku la o Kaeloikamalama, “Eia ko alanui, i pii auanei oe a hiki iluna, a i ike oe hookahi hale e ku ana iloko o ka mahina, aia ilaila o Moanalihaikawaokele o Kahakaekaea ia aina.
“I nana aku auanei oe, ka elemakule e loloa ana ka lauoho, ua hina ke poo, o Moanalihaikawaokele no ia. Ina e noho ana iluna, mai wikiwiki aku oe, o ike e mai auanei kela ia oe, make e oe, aole e lohe i kau olelo, kuhi auanei ia oe he mea e.
“Kali aku oe a moe, e huli ana ke alo i lalo, aole i moe, aka, i nana aku oe, a i huli ke alo iluna, ua moe ka hoi, alaila, hele aku oe, mai hele oe ma ka makani, hele oe ma ka lulu, a noho iluna o ka umauma, paa oe a paa i ka umiumi, alaila, kahea iho oe: