Said Aiwohikupua, "There is nothing left to be done; it is over; only one word more—our sisters, let them stay here in the jungle, for they are worthless."
Then Aiwohikupua said to his sisters, "You are to stay here; my cherished hope has failed in bringing you here; the forest is your dwelling hereafter." It was then pretty near dawn.
At Aiwohikupua's words all the sisters bowed their heads and wailed.
When Aiwohikupua and his companion started to go, Kahalaomapuana, the youngest sister, called out, "O you two there! Wait! Had we known in Kauai that you were bringing us to leave us in this place, we would never have come. It is only fair that I, too, should have had a chance to win Laieikawai, and had I failed then you would have a right to leave me; we are all together, the guilty with the guiltless; you know me well, I have gained all your wishes."
When Aiwohikupua heard his youngest sister, he felt himself to blame.
Aiwohikupua called to his sister, "You shall come with me; your older sisters must stay here."
"I will not go," answered the youngest sister, "unless we all go together, only then will I go home."
CHAPTER X
At these words of his youngest sister[43] Aiwohikupua said, "Stay here, then, with your sisters and go with them wherever you wish, but I am going home."
Aiwohikupua turned to go, and as the two were still on the way, sang the song of Mailehaiwale, as follows: