In Hawaiian mythology, Laʻieikawai (Lāʻi.e.-i-ka-wai) and her twin sister Laʻielohelohe were princesses, and were born in Lāʻie, Oʻahu.
[1] They were separated and hidden away from their chiefly father who had all his daughters killed at birth, because he wanted a first-born son.
Laʻieikawai was hidden in a cave which was only accessed by diving in pool of water named Waiapuka.
Soon it was well known that someone of royalty resided nearby because of the tell-tale rainbow that graced the sky above her cave dwelling.
Her grandmother Waka secretly tried to smuggle her to Paliuli, Puna, Hawaiʻi island.