We stood outside and looked at the workmanship of
Laieikawai's house, inwrought with the yellow feathers of the _oo_ bird.
"Mailehaiwale went to woo her, gained nothing, the woman refused;
Mailekaluhea went, gained nothing at all; Mailelaulii went, gained
nothing at all; Mailepakaha went, gained nothing at all; she refused
them all; I remained, I never went to woo her; he went away in a rage
leaving us in the jungle.
"When he left us, we followed; our brother's rage waxed as if we had
denied his wish.
"Then it was we returned to where he left us, and the princess protected
us, until I left to come hither; that is how we live."
When Kaonohiokala heard this story, he was angry. Then he said to
Kahalaomapuana, "Return to your sisters and to your friend, the
princess; my wife she shall be; wait, and when the rain falls and floods
the land, I am still here.
"When the ocean billows swell and the surf throws white sand on the
shore, I am still here; when the wind whips the air and for ten days
lies calm, when thunder peals without rain, then I am at Kahakaekaea.
"When the dry thunder peals again, then ceases, I have left the taboo
house at the borders of Tahiti.
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