The strong child of Keahua and Kauhao.
Life for the mother and this child.”
While he was chanting this prayer the child was born. Lepe-a-moa saw that her brother was very busy before the gods, so she secretly took the child and hurried to Kapalama.
That day there were fierce storms, resounding thunder and flashing lightning, while the land shook in the throes of an earthquake. These were the signs usually accompanying the birth of any high chief or chiefess.
Kakuhihewa was troubled when he knew that the child had disappeared, but was satisfied when he learned that it was with Kapalama and Lepe-a-moa.
WEARING THE LEI
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The baby was a girl and very beautiful, so Lepe-a-moa adopted it as her own and gave it the name of Kamamo.
Kauilani lived with his wife, making his home all the rest of his life in the court of his father-in-law, Kakuhihewa.