A hiki i ka manawa a ka makuakane i olelo ai, ala ae la ke kaikamahine i kakahiaka nui poeleele, a hele aku la e like me ke kauoha a kona makuakane.

Ia ia i hiki aku ai, pee iho la ma kahi kokoke i ke koiwai, aole i upuupu iho, hiki ana ka makuahine, a wehe i ke kapa i hoohaumiaia, a lele aku la iloko o ka wai.

Ia manawa, lawe ae la ke kaikamahine i ka mea i kauohaia ia ia, a hoi aku la me ka makuakane.

Aole keia i liuliu iho, halulu ana ka makuahine, ua hookaawale mua ae o Moanalihaikawaokele ia ia ma ke kaawale, o ke kaikamahine wale no ko ka hale.

“E Moanalihaikawaokele, o kuu kapa i haumia, homai, e lawe ae au e hoomaemae i ka wai.”  Aole nae he ekemu mai, ekolu ana kahea ana, aole nae he ekemuia mai, kiei aku la keia iloko o ka hale, e moe ana o Kahalaomapuana, ua pulou iho i ke kapa i hoohaumia ole ia.

Kahea iho la, “E Moanalihaikawaokele”, homai kuu kapa i haumia i kuu mai, e lawe ae au e hoomaemae i ka wai.”

Ia manawa, puoho ae la o Kahalaomapuana, me he mea la ua hiamoe, me ka i aku i ka makuahine, “E kuu Haku makuahine, ua hele aku nei keia, owau wale no ko ka hale nei, a o ko kapa nae i haumia i ko mai, eia la.”

“Auwe! e kuu Haku, he nui kuu menemene ia oe i kou malama ana i ke kapa i haumia ia’u, a heaha la auanei ka uku o kuu menemene ia oe e kuu Haku?”

Apo aku la ia i ke kaikamahine, a uwe aku la i ka mea i oleloia ma ka pauku maluna ae nei.

A pau ka uwe ana, ninau iho ka makuahine, “Heaha kau huakai i hiki mai ai i o maua nei?”

“I kii mai nei au i kuu kaikunane i kane na ke aikane a makou, ke Alii wahine o Hawaii-nui-akea, o Laieikawai, ka mea nana i malama ia makou iloko o ko makou haaleleia’na e ko makou kaikunane aloha ole, nolaila, ua hilahila makou, aola a makou uku e uku aku ai no ka malama ana a ke Alii ia makou; a no ia mea, e ae mai oe e iho ae au me kuu kaikunane Lani ilalo, a lawe mai ia Laieikawai iluna nei.”  O ka Kahalaomapuana olelo keia imua o kona makuahine.

I mai la ka makuahine, “Ke ae aku nei au, no ka mea, aole o’u uku no kou malama ana i kuu kapa i haumia ia’u.

“Ina no la hoi he mea e ka mea nana i kii mai nei, ina no la hoi aole wau e ae aku; o ko kii paka ana mai nei, aole au e aua aku.

“Oia hoi, ua olelo no ko kaikunane o oe hookahi no kana mea i oi aku ke aloha, a me ka manao nui; a nolaila, e pii kaua e ike i ko kaikunane.

“Nolaila, e kali oe pela, e hea ae au i ke kahu manu o olua, a nana kaua e lawe aku a komo i ka pea kapu o kukulu o Tahiti.”

Ia manawa, hea aku la ka makuahine,

  “E Haluluikekihiokamalama—­e,
   Ka manu nana e pani ka la,
   Hoi ka wela i Kealohilani,
   Ka manu nana e alai ka ua,
   Maloo na kumuwai o Nuumealani. 
   Ka manu nana i kaohi na ao luna,
   Nee na opua i ka moana,
   Huliamahi na moku,
   Naueue Kahakaekaea,
   Palikaulu ole ka lani,
   O na kupu, na eu,
   O Mokukelekahiki,
   O Kaeloikamalama,
   Na kupu nana e pani ka pea kapu o kukulu o Tahiti,
   Eia la he Lani hou he kana nau,
   Kiiia mai, lawe aku i luna i o Awakea.”