The next day at noon, when the sun shone clear over the land, the
prophet went outside the temple after his prayer.
Lo! he saw the rainbow bending over the sea at Puakea, and he went away
thither, and saw the same girl whom he had seen before at Kaiopae.
So he fell back to a distance to pray again to his god to show him if
this was the one he was seeking, but he got no answer that day; and,
because his god did not answer his petition, he almost swore at his god,
but still he persevered.
He approached the place where Laieikawai and her sisters were sitting.
The seer was greatly disturbed at seeing Laieikawai, and when he had
reached the spot, he asked Laieikawai and her companions, "Why do you
sit here? Why do you not go surfing with the natives of the place?"
The princess answered, "We can not go; it is better to watch the
others."
The seer asked again, "What are you doing here?"
"We are sitting here, waiting for a canoe to carry us to Maui, Molokai,
Oahu, and to Kauai, then we shall set sail," so they answered.
To this the seer replied, "If you are going to Kauai, then here is my
canoe, a canoe without pay.
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