me at Hana."

On the third night of Hauailiki's festivities, when the chiefs and
others were assembled, that night Lilinoe and Poliahu, Waiaie and
Kahoupokane met, for the three had come to find Poliahu, thinking that
Aiwohikupua was living with her.

This night, while Aiwohikupua and Makaweli were playing spin-the-gourd,
in the midst of the sport, the women of the mountain entered the place
of assembly.

As Poliahu and the others stood in their mantles of snow, sparkling in
the light, the group of players were in an uproar because of these
women, because of the strange garments they wore; at the same time cold
penetrated the whole _kilu_ shelter and lasted until morning, when
Poliahu and her companions left Kauai. At the same time Hinaikamalama
left Kauai.

When we get to Laieikawai's coming to Kauai after Kekalukaluokewa's
marriage with Laieikawai, then we will begin again the story of
Hinaikamalama; at this place let us tell of Kauakahialii's command to
his friend, and so on until he meets Laieikawai.

After their return from Hawaii, Kauakahialii lived with
Kailiokalauokekoa at Pihanakalani. [58] Now the end of their days was
near.

Then Kauakahialii laid a blessing upon his friend, Kekalukaluokewa, and
this it was:

"Ah! my friend, greatly beloved, I give you my blessing, for the end of
my days is near, and I am going back to the other side of the earth.

"Only one thing for you to guard, our wife.[59] When I fall dead, there
where sight of you and our wife comes not back, then do you rule over
the island, you above, and our wife below; as we two ruled over the
island, so will you and our wife do.

"It may be when I am dead you will think of taking a wife; do not take
our wife; by no means think of her as your wife, for she belongs to us
two.

"The woman for you to take is the wife left on Hawaii, Laieikawai. If
you take her for your wife it will be well with you, you will be
renowned. Would you get her, guard one thing, our flute, guard well the
flute,[60] then the woman is yours, this is my charge to you."

Kauakahialii's charge pleased his friend.

In the end Kauakahialii died; the chief, his friend, took the rule, and
their wife was the counsellor.

Afterwards, when Kailiokalauokekoa's last days drew near, she prayed her
husband to guard Kanikawi, their sacred flute, according to
Kauakahialii's command:

"My husband, here is the flute; guard it; it is a wonderful flute;
whatever things you d