woman was the
one he was seeking or not, but he got no answer that day. Therefore, the
seer did not lay down his offering before Laieikawai. The seer returned
and stayed above Waika.

The next day the seer left the place, went to Lamaloloa and remained
there. Then he went repeatedly into the temple of Pahauna and there
prayed unceasingly to his god. After a number of days at Moolau,
Laieikawai and her companions left that place.

They came and stayed at Puakea and, because the people of the place were
surf riding, gladly remained.

The next day at noon, when the sun shone clear over the land, the
prophet went outside the temple after his prayer.

Lo! he saw the rainbow bending over the sea at Puakea, and he went away
thither, and saw the same girl whom he had seen before at Kaiopae.

So he fell back to a distance to pray again to his god to show him if
this was the one he was seeking, but he got no answer that day; and,
because his god did not answer his petition, he almost swore at his god,
but still he persevered.

He approached the place where Laieikawai and her sisters were sitting.

The seer was greatly disturbed at seeing Laieikawai, and when he had
reached the spot, he asked Laieikawai and her companions, "Why do you
sit here? Why do you not go surfing with the natives of the place?"

The princess answered, "We can not go; it is better to watch the
others."

The seer asked again, "What are you doing here?"

"We are sitting here, waiting for a canoe to carry us to Maui, Molokai,
Oahu, and to Kauai, then we shall set sail," so they answered.

To this the seer replied, "If you are going to Kauai, then here is my
canoe, a canoe without pay."

Said Laieikawai, "If we go on board your canoe, do you require anything
of us?"

The seer answered, "Where are you? Do not suppose I have asked you on
board my canoe in order to defile you; but my wish is to take you all as
my daughters; such daughters as you can make my name famous, for my name
will live in the saying, 'The daughters of Hulumaniani,' so my name
shall live; is not this enough to desire?"

Then the seer sought a canoe and found a double canoe with men to man
it.

Early in the morning of the next day they went on board the canoe and
sailed and rested at Honuaula on Maui, and from there to Lahaina, and
the next day to Molokai; they left Molokai, went to Laie, Koolauloa, and
stayed there some days.

On the day of their arrival at Laie, that nig