She called, "O Moanalihaikawaokele, give me back my polluted skirt; let
me take it to wash in the water."
Then Kahalaomapuana started up as if she had been asleep and said to her
mother, "My mother and ruler, he has gone; only I am in the house; that
polluted skirt of yours, here it is."
"Alas! my ruler. I shrink with fear of evil for you, because you have
guarded my skirt that was polluted; what recompense is there for the
evil I fear for you, my ruler?"
She embraced the girl and wailed out the words in the line above.
When she had ceased wailing, the mother asked, "On what journey do you
come hither to us?"
"I come to get my older brother for a husband for our friend, the
princess of the great broad land of Hawaii, Laieikawai, our protector
when we were lovelessly deserted by our older brother; therefore we are
ashamed; we have no way to repay the princess for her protection; and
for this reason permit me and my princely brother to go down below and
bring Laieikawai up here." These were Kahalaomapuana's words to her
mother.
The mother said, "I grant it in recompense for your guarding my polluted
garment.
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