eturn to the coast."

And at these words of Kahalaomapuana Hauailiki arose with shame in his
heart, and returned to the beach at Keaau and told his comrades about
his journey to Paliuli.

When Hauailiki saw that he had no further chance to win Laieikawai, then
he made the canoe ready to go back to Kauai, and with the dawn left
Keaau and sailed thither.

When Hauailiki's party returned to Kauai and came to Wailua, he saw a
great company of the high chiefs and low chiefs of the court, and
Kauakahialii and Kailiokalauokekoa with them.

As Hauailiki and his party were nearing the mouth of the river at
Wailua, he saw Aiwohikupua and called out, "I have lost."

When Hauailiki landed and told Aiwohikupua the story of his journey and
how his sisters had become the princess's guardians, then Aiwohikupua
rejoiced.

He declared to Hauailiki, "There's an end to our bet, for it was made
while we were drunk with _awa_."

While Hauailiki was telling how Aiwohikupua's sisters had become
guardians to Laieikawai, then Aiwohikupua conceived afresh the hope of
sailing to Hawaii to get Laieikawai, as he had before desired.

CHAPTER XV

Said Aiwohikupua, "How fortunate I am to have left my sisters on Hawaii,
and so I shall attain my desire, for I have heard that my sisters are
guardians to the one on whom I have set my heart."

Now, while all the chiefs were gathered at Wailua, then Aiwohikupua
stood up and declared his intention in presence of the chiefs: "Where
are you! I shall go again to Hawaii, I shall not fail of my desire; for
my sisters are now guardians of her on whom I have set my heart."

At these words of Aiwohikupua, Hauailiki said, "You will not succeed,
for I saw that the princess was taboo, and your sisters also put on
reserved airs; one of them, indeed, was furious, the smallest of them;
so my belief is you will not succeed, and if you go near you will get
paid for it."

To Hauailiki's words Aiwohikupua paid no attention, for he was hopeful
because of what he had heard of his sisters' guarding the princess.

After this he summoned the bravest of his fighting men, his bodyguard,
all his chiefly array, and the chief arranged for paddlers; then he
commanded the counsellor to make the canoes ready.

The counsellor chose the proper canoes for the trip, twenty double
canoes, and twice forty single canoes, these for the chiefs and the
bodyguard, and forty provision canoes for the chief's supplies; and as
f