Story of flic Fonnation of these Islands and Origin of this Race. 



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Tahiti, moku kai a loa. 

 Aina a Olopana i noho ai. 



1 loko ka moku, I waho ka la; 

 Ke aloalo o ka la ke hiki mai. 

 Ane ua ike oe? 



Ua ike hoi wau ia Tahiti, 



He aina leo pahaohao wale Tahiti. 



Noonei kanaka i pii a luna. 



A kuamoo o ka lani; 



Keehi iho, nana iho ia lalo. 



Aole o Tahiti kanaka. 



Hookahi o Tahiti kanaka, he haole; 



Me a'u la he akua, 



Me ia la he kanaka, 



He akua o Ku-e. 



Ma keia mele, ua maopopo ko Kualii ike ana i ka haole i kela manawa, no ka 

 mea, ua hooko ia kana ike ana i na haole i keia manawa, a ke noho nei na haole i keia 

 manawa. A penei kekahi lalani mele: 



Ua ike hoi au ia Tahiti. 



He aina leo pahaohao wale Tahiti. 



He oiaio ua pahaohao ka olelo a me ka leo, ua like ole na olelo, ma ia man 

 kumti ka hoomaopopo ana ua ike mtiaia na haole e Kualii i kela manawa. 



