The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 569 pages of information about The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 569 pages of information about The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai.

As Aiwohikupua’s sisters were on the way to Keaau, they heard of the festival for Kekalukaluokewa and Laielohelohe.

When the great day drew near, Waka went down from Paliuli to meet Kekalukaluokewa, and Waka said to Kekalukaluokewa:  “To-morrow at sunrise call together all the people and the chiefs of the household to the place prepared for the celebration; there let all be assembled.  Then go and show yourself first among them and near midday return to your house until day declines, then I will send a mist to cover the land, and the place where the people are assembled.

“When the mist begins to close down over the land, then wait until you hear the birds singing and they cease; wait again until you hear the birds singing and they cease.

“And after that I will lift the mist over the land.  Then you will see up to Paliuli where the cloud rises and covers the mountain top, then the mist will fall again as before.

“Wait this time until you hear the cry of the alae bird, and the ewaewaiki calling; then come out of the house and stand before the assembly.

“Wait, and when the oo birds call and cease, then I am prepared to send Laielohelohe.

“When the voice of the iiwipolena sounds, your wife is on the left side of the place of meeting.  Soon after this, you will hear the land snails[67] singing, then do you two meet apart from the assembly.

“And when you two meet, a single peal of thunder will crash, the earth tremble, the whole place of assembly shall shake.  Then I will send you two on the birds, the clouds and mist shall rise, and there will be you two resting upon the birds in all your splendor.  Then comes Laieikawai’s disgrace, when she sees her shame and goes off afoot like a captive slave.”

After all this was arranged, Waka returned to Paliuli.

Already has Halaaniani’s expedition been described to look after his wife Laieikawai at Keaau, and already has it been told how he heard of the marriage celebration of Kekalukaluokewa and Laielohelohe.

On the day when Waka went to Keaau to meet Kekalukaluokewa, as we have seen above,

On that very day, Malio told Halaaniani to get ready to go down to the festival, saying:  “To-morrow, at the marriage celebration of Kekalukaluokewa and Laielohelohe, then Laielohelohe shall be yours.  For them shall crash the thunder, but when the clouds and mist clear away, then all present at the place of meeting shall behold you and Laielohelohe resting together upon the wings of birds.”

Early in the morning of the next day, the day of the chief’s marriage celebration, Kihanuilulumoku was summoned into the presence of Aiwohikupua’s sisters, the servants who guarded Laieikawai.

When the lizard came, Kahalaomapuana said, “You have been summoned to take us down to the sea at Keaau to see Kekalukaluokewa’s wedding feast.  Be ready to take us down soon after the sun begins to decline.”

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