s! From this day until my last I will take no woman
of all these islands to be my wife, even from Kauai unto Hawaii, no
matter how beautiful she is reported to be, nor will I get into mischief
with a woman, not with anyone at all. For I have been ill-treated by
women from my youth up. She shall be my wife who comes hither from other
islands, even from Moaulanuiakea, a place of kind women, I have heard;
so that is the sort of woman I desire to marry."

When Aiwohikupua had heard Kauakahialii's story, after conferring long
with his high counsellor about Laieikawai, then the chief was convinced
that this was the woman from Tahiti.

Next day, at midday, the chief slept and Laieikawai came to Aiwohikupua
in a dream[21] and he saw her in the dream as Kauakahialii had described
her.

When he awoke, lo! he sorrowed after the vision of Laieikawai, because
he had awakened so soon out of sleep; therefore he wished to prolong his
midday nap in order to see again her whom he had beheld in his dream.

The chief again slept, and again Laieikawai came to him for a moment,
but he could not see her distinctly; barely had he seen her face when he
waked out of sleep.

For this reason his mind was troubled and the chief made oath before all
his people:

"Where are you? Do not talk while I am sleeping; if one even whispers,
if he is chief over a district he shall lose his chiefship; if he is
chief over part of a district, he shall lose his chiefship; and if a
tenant farmer break my command, death is the penalty."

The chief took this oath because of his strong desire to sleep longer in
order to make Laieikawai's acquaintance in his dream.

After speaking all these words, he tried once more to sleep, but he
could not get to sleep until the sun went down.

During all this time he did not tell anyone about what he saw in the
dream; the chief hid it from his usual confidant, thinking when it came
again, then he would tell his chief counsellor.

And because of the chief's longing to dream often, he commanded his
chief counsellor to chew _awa_.

So the counsellor summoned the chief's _awa_ chewers and made ready what
the chief commanded, and he brought it to him, and the chief drank with
his counsellor and drunkenness possessed him. Then close above the chief
rested the beloved image of Laieikawai as if they were already lovers.
Then he raised his voice in song, as follows:[22]

"Rising fondly before me,
The recollection of the