At the same time there arrived a man from Kauai in search of a human
body to offer as a sacrifice at the temple of Kahikihaunaka at Wailua,
on Kauai, and having seen the corpse of Kaopele on the beach, he asks
and obtains permission of the feudal lord (_Konohiki_) of Waialua
to take it. Thus it happens that Kaopele is taken by canoe to the
island of Kauai and placed, along with the corpse of another man,
on the altar of the temple at Wailua.

There he lay until the bones of his fellow corpse had begun to fall
apart. When six moons had been accomplished, at midnight there came a
burst of thunder and an earthquake. Kaopele came to life, descended
from the altar, and directed his steps toward a light which he saw
shining through some chinks in a neighboring house. He was received
by the occupants of the house with that instant and hearty hospitality
which marks the Hawaiian race, and bidden to enter ("_mai, komo mai_").

Food was set before him, with which he refreshed himself. The old
man who seemed to be the head of the household was so much pleased
and impressed with the bearing and appearance of our hero that he
forthwith sought to secure him to be the husband of his granddaughter,
a beautiful girl named Makalani. Without further ado, he persuaded
him to be a suitor for the hand of the girl, and while it was yet
night, started off to obtain the girl's consent and to bring her back
with him.

The young woman was awakened from her slumbers in the night to hear the
proposition of her grandfather, who painted to her in glowing colors
the manly attractions of her suitor. The suit found favor in the eyes
of the girl's parents and she herself was nothing loath; but with
commendable maidenly propriety she insisted that her suitor should be