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 mana-ia-kaluea. Sitting down on a convenient rock, she mourned aloud:

Mana-mana-ia-kalu-ea, sitting on the rock, wrapped in her own little garment of trouble, seemed for the moment quite oblivious to the presence of Hiiaka, who was intently watching her. Suddenly she looked up and, with brightening eye, exclaimed, "I know where you are from:"

Hiiaka had conceived a strong prejudice against the girl almost from the first, but now she softened and, turning to Wahine-oma'o, said, "If you really want this girl for an aikane, I think it can be managed. The only trouble will be to hold her after she is caught."

Hiiaka, using her magical power, caught the spirit of Mana-mana-ia-kalu-ea and, in the lack of a more suitable receptacle, they wrapped it carefully in the free end of Wahine-oma'o's loin-cloth and went on their way, traveling towards Wailuku.