Still Moanalihaikawaokele did not sleep.
When at dawn she went, Moanalihaikawaokele's face was turned upwards,
she knew he was asleep; she ran quickly and seized her father's beard
and called to him in the words taught her by Kaeloikamalama, as shown
above.
Moanalihaikawaokele awoke; his beard, the place where his strength lay,
was held fast; he struggled to free himself; Kahalaomapuana held the
beard tight; he kept on twisting here and there until his breath was
exhausted.
He asked, "Whose child are you?"
Said she, "Yours."
Again he asked, "Mine by whom?"
She answered, "Yours by Laukieleula."
Again he asked, "Who are you?"
"It is Kahalaomapuana."
Said the father, "Let go my beard; you are indeed my child."
She let go, and the father arose and set her upon his lap and wailed,
and when he had ended wailing, the father asked, "On what journey do you
come hither?"
"A journey to seek one from the heavens," answered Kahalaomapuana.
"To seek what one from the heavens?"
"Kaonohiokala," the girl answered.
"The high one found, what is he to do?"
Said Kahalaomapuana, "I have come to get my brother and lord to be the
husband to the princess of broad Hawaii, to Laieikawai, our royal
friend, the one who protects us.
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