Note 5 — PREFACE. (continued 4)

While she was sitting there Puniakaia saw her and was captivated by her beauty and quiet demeanor, not at all like the other women; so he said to his mother, Halekou,5 “Say, Halekou, I am going to secure that woman for my own, because she is very beautiful, without blemish, and in all respects my equal.” Halekou gave her consent, saying: “Yes, she shall be your wife, for you two are alike in looks and behavior, therefore you go and ask her.”