As they sailed they stood off Makahanaloa, and, looking out, saw the rainbow arching above the beach of Keaau.  Said Aiwohikupua’s chief counsellor to Hauailiki, “Look well at that rainbow arching the beach there at Keaau.  There is Laieikawai watching the surf riding.”

Said Hauailiki, “I thought Paliuli was where she lived.”

And on the next day, in the afternoon, when they reached Keaau,
Laieikawai had just returned with Aiwohikupua’s sisters to Paliuli.

When Hauailiki’s party arrived, behold many persons came to see this youth who rivaled Kauakahialii and Aiwohikupua in beauty, and all the people of Keaau praised him exceedingly.

Next day at sunrise the mist and fog covered all Keaau, and when it cleared, behold! seven girls were sitting at the landing place of Keaau, one of whom was more beautiful than the rest.  This was the very first time that the sisters of Aiwohikupua had come down with Laieikawai, according to their compact.

As Laieikawai and her companions were sitting there that morning, Hauailiki stood up and walked about before them, showing off his good looks to gain the notice of the princess of Paliuli.  But what was Hauailiki to Laieikawai?  Mere chaff!

Four days Laieikawai came to Keaau after Hauailiki’s entering the harbor; and four days Hauailiki showed himself off before Laieikawai, and she took no notice at all of him.

On the fifth day of her coming, Hauailiki thought to display before the beloved one his skill with the surf board;[48] the truth is Hauailiki surpassed any one else on Kauai as an expert in surf riding, he surpassed all others in his day, and he was famous for this skill as well as for his good looks.

That day, at daybreak, the natives of the place, men and women, were out in the breakers.

While the people were gathering for surfing, Hauailiki undid his garment, got his surf board, of the kind made out of a thick piece of wili-wili wood, went directly to the place where Laieikawai’s party sat, and stood there for some minutes; then it was that the sisters of Aiwohikupua took a liking to Hauailiki.

Said Mailehaiwale to Laieikawai, “If we had not been set apart by our parents, I would take Hauailiki for my husband.”

Said Laieikawai, “I like him, too; but I, too, have been set apart by my grandmother, so that my liking is useless.”

“We are all alike,” said Mailehaiwale.

When Hauailiki had showed himself off for some minutes, Hauailiki leaped with his surf board into the sea and swam out into the breakers.

When Hauailiki was out in the surf, one of the girls called out, “Land now!”

“Land away!” answered Hauailiki, for he did not wish to ride in on the same breaker with the crowd.  He wished to make himself conspicuous on a separate breaker, in order that Laieikawai should see his skill in surf riding and maybe take a liking to him.  Not so!