Great was the chief's anger against the keeper of the prison where the
prophet was confined.
Then all the keepers were called to trial. While the chief's keepers
were being examined, the seer arrived with his daughters in a double
canoe and floated outside the mouth of the inlet.
The seer stood on one canoe and Aiwohikupua's sisters on the other, and
Laieikawai stood on the high seat between, under the symbols of a taboo
chief.
As they stood there with Laieikawai, the wind blew, the sun was
darkened, the sea grew rough, the ocean was reddened, the streams went
back and stopped at their sources, no water flowed into the sea.[69]
After this the seer took Laieikawai's skirt[70] and laid it down on the
land; then the thunder crashed, the temple fell, the altar crumbled.
After all these signs had been displayed, Aiwohikupua and the others saw
Laieikawai standing above the canoes under the symbol of a taboo chief.
Then the assembly shouted aloud, "O the beautiful woman! O the beautiful
woman! How stately she stands!"
Then the men ran in flocks from the land down to the sea beach; one
trampled on another in order to see.
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