They lived there in great plenty and in much content for a while. Then one day Ki-i the Goer said, “How strange it is that we have all these things growing, and we have no one to leave them to!” Then Ki-i the Stayer said: “We will take a young child and rear him up here, and let him have some of the things that are growing in such plenty. Let [[83]]us go back to our sister’s now, and whatever young child she has, we will take him back with us.”
So they went back to their sister’s; they found Paka, the child who was just born, and they took him back with them. Paka had no form at all when he was born; indeed, he was just like an egg. Ki-i the Goer wrapped him in a feather cape as they went travelling back to Pali-uli. After ten days they unwrapped the feather cape, and they saw that the child was becoming formed. When they looked at him again they saw that he had become most beautiful, a child with a straight back and an open face. Then he grew up, and his beauty was such that it lighted Pali-uli day and night.
And so he grew to be a youth. One day when they were looking on him, Ki-i the Goer said to Ki-i the Stayer, “There is one thing wanting now.” “And what is that?” asked Ki-i the Stayer. “A beautiful wife for Paka.” Then Ki-i the Stayer said, “You must go search for a wife for him.”
Ki-i the Goer consented, and he started off to search for a wife who would be beautiful enough to wed with Paka. He found one girl who was very much admired. But when he looked her over he saw that her eyes bulged like the nuts of the ku-kui. He passed her by. And then in the land of Kau he heard of another admired girl. But when he looked her over he saw that her lips were deformed. Her, too, he passed by, and he went on in his search. And [[84]]then, in the beautiful land of Kona, he found Mako-lea, a Princess who was as faultless as the full moon.
Ki-i the Goer went before the Princess and spoke to her of Paka. “Is he as handsome as so-and-so?” said she to him. “So-and-so,” said he, “is as the skin of Paka’s feet.” “Oh, bring him to me,” said the Princess. “Bring me the youth you want to be my husband, and do not be slow.” Then back to Pali-uli went Ki-i the Goer.
They knew that they would have to leave the beautiful land with the youth whom they had brought up there; Ki-i the Goer and Ki-i the Stayer knew that, and they knew that they could never come back to it. They wailed because of their great love for that land and for everything that was in it. They kissed and they wept over everything in their beautiful house. Then they committed Pali-uli to the charge of the gods who had shown that land to them. And never since that day has Pali-uli been seen by men.
When they were ready for the journey to Kona, Ki-i the Goer stood up; taking Paka by the hand, he left the house. But Ki-i the Stayer did not move. His brother turned to him and said, “How strange of you to want to remain when the youth whom we reared has to leave this place!” Upon hearing his brother say this, Ki-i the Stayer stood up and left the house. Then, with the youth whom they had [[85]]reared, Ki-i the Goer and Ki-i the Stayer left Pali-uli, the easeful land.
Now the King of Kau-ai had long wanted to steal Mako-lea. He sent his servants Ke-au-miki and Ke-au-ka to carry her off and bring her to him. On the very day that Paka was to reach Kona, Mako-lea and her attendants went down to the beach to join in the surf-riding. Standing on her surf-board the Princess was carried with wonderful speed across the reef and back to the beach. She brought her surf-board out again. But this time Ke-au-miki and Ke-au-ka overturned her surf-board and took her and carried her off to Kau-ai.
When Paka came to Kona and found that Mako-lea had been taken away, he took leave of Ki-i the Stayer and Ki-i the Goer. He asked Mako-lea’s father for a small canoe, and a small canoe was given him. In it he went over the sea until he came to the Island of Kau-ai.
When he reached the Island he broke his canoe into small pieces, and he left the pieces on the shore. Then he went into the land. Now the King who had taken Mako-lea was a great thrower of the spear, a great boxer, and a great man for asking and answering riddles. Paka had heard all about him, and he was prepared to meet him.