“E Moanalihaikawaokele—­e! 
   Eia wau he kama nau,
   He kama na Laukieleula,
   He kama na Mokukelekahiki,
   He kama na Kaeloikamalama,
   Na kaikunane o kuu makuahine;
   Makuakane, makuakane hoi,
   O o’u me o’u kaikuaana,
   Me kuu kaikunane o Aiwohikupua hoi. 
   Homai he ike, he ike nui, he ike loa,
   Kuuia mai kuu Lani,
   Kuu kaikunane Haku—­e. 
   E ala!  E ala mai o—­e!!

“Pela auanei oe e hea iho ai, a ina e ninau mai kela ia oe, alaila, hai aku oe i kau huakai i hele mai ai.

“I pii auanei oe, a i uhi ke awa, na ko makuakane ia hana, i hiki mai ke anu ma ou la, mai maka’u oe.  Alaile, pii no oe, a i honi oe i ke ala, o ko makuahine no ia, nona ke ala, alaila, palekana, kokoke oe e puka iluna, pii no oe, a i o mai auanei ka kukuna o ka la, a i keehi ka wela ia oe mai maka’u oe, i ike auanei oe i ka oi o ka nohi o ka la, alaila, hoomanawanui aku no oe a komo i ka malu o ka mahina, alaila, pau ka make, o ko komo no ia iloko o Kahakaekaea.”

A pau ka laua kamailio ana no keia mau mea; pii aku la o Kahalaomapuana, a ahiahi, paa oia i ke awa, manao ae la keia o ka ka makuakane hana ia, mai ia po a wanaao, honi oia i ke ala o ke kiele, manao ae la keia o ka makuahine ia, mai ia wanaao a kiekie ka la, loaa oia i ka wela o ka la, manao ae la oia, o ka hana keia a kona kaikunane.

Ia manawa, ake aku la keia e komo i ka malu o ka mahina, a ma ke ahiahi, hiki aku la oia i ka malu o ka mahina, manao ae la keia, ua komo i ka aina i kapaia o Kahakaekaea.

Ike aku la oia i keia hale nui e ku ana, ua po iho la, hele aku la oia ma ka lulu, aia no e ala mai ana o Moanalihaikawaokele, hoi mai la oia a ma kahi kaawale, e kali ana o ka moe iho, e like me ke kuhikuhi a Kaeloikamalama.  Aoale nae i loaa ka hiamoe ia Moanalihaikawaokele.

A ma ka wanaao, hele aku la keia, iluna ke alo o Moanalihaikawaokele, manao ae la keia ua hiamoe, holokiki aku la keia a paa ma ka umiumi o ka makuakane, kahea iho la e like me ke aoao ana a Kaeloikamalama i hoikeia maluna.

Ala ae la o Moanalihaikawaokele, ua paa kahi e ikaika ai, o ka umiumi, kupaka ae la aole e hiki, ua paa loa ka umiumi ia Kahalaomapuana, o i noke i ke kupaka i o ianei, a pau ke aho o Moanalihaikawaokele.

Ninau ae la, “Nawai ke kama o oe?”

I aku la keia, “Nau no.”

Ninau hou kela, “Na’u me wai?”

Hai aku keia, “Nau no me Laukieleula.”

Ninau hou kela, “Owai oe?”

“O Kahalaomapuana.”

I ae la ka makuakane, “Kuuia ae kuu umiumi, he kama io oe na’u.”

Kuu ae la keia, ala ae la ka makuakane, a hoonoho iho la iluna o ka uha, uwe iho la, a pau ka uwe ana, ninau iho ka makuakane, “Heaha kau huakai i hiki mai ai?”

“He huakai imi Lani,” wahi a Kahalaomapuana.

“Imi owai ka Lani e imi ai?”

“O Kaonohiokala,” wahi a ke kaikamahine.

“A loaa ka Lani, heaha ka hana?”