way the remnants when they had done. So Paliuli
became to them a land beloved, and there they dwelt until the trouble
came upon them which was wrought by Halaaniani.

Here, O reader, we leave speaking of the sisters of Aiwohikupua, and in
Chapter XIII of this tale will speak again of Aiwohikupua and his coming
to Kauai.

CHAPTER XIII

At the time when Kahalaomapuana leaped from the canoe into the sea it
was going very swiftly, so she fell far behind. The canoe turned back to
recover Kahalaomapuana, but the party did not find her; then Aiwohikupua
abandoned his young sister and sailed straight for Kauai.

As Aiwohikupua sailed away from Hawaii, between Oahu and Kauai he spoke
to his paddlers as follows: "When we get back to Kauai let no one tell
that we have been to Hawaii after Laieikawai, lest shame come to me and
I be spoken of jeeringly; and therefore I lay my commands upon you.
Whoever speaks of this journey of ours and I hear of it, his penalty is
death, his and all his offspring, as I vowed to those paddlers of mine
before."

They returned to Kauai. A few days afterwards Aiwohikupua, the chief,
wished to make a feast for the chiefs and for all his friends on Kauai.

While the feast was being made ready the chief gave word to fetch the
feasters; with all the male chiefs, only one woman of rank was allowed
to come to the celebration; this was Kailiokalauokekoa.[47]

On the day of the feast all the guests assembled, the food was ready
spread, and the drink at the feast was the _awa_.

Before eating, all the guests together took up their cups of _awa_ and
drank. During the feasting, the _awa_ had not the least effect upon
them.

And because the _awa_ had no effect, the chief hastily urged his _awa_
chewers to chew the _awa_ a second time. When the chief's command was
carried out, the guests and the chief himself took up their cups of
_awa_ all together and drank. When this cup of _awa_ was drained the
effect of the _awa_ overcame them. But the one who felt the effects most
was the chief who gave the feast.

Now, while the chief was drunk, the oath which he swore at sea to the
rowers was not forgotten; not from one of his own men was the forbidden
story told, but from the mouth of Aiwohikupua himself was the chief's
secret heard.

While under the influence of the _awa_, Aiwohikupua turned right around
upon Kauakahialii, who was sitting near, and said: "O Kauakahialii, when
you were talking to us a