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la manawa, nana hou ae la oia, a iki i ka ololiu (uln maika) ninan hou ae la oia: 

 "Heaha kela niea?" Hai aku la no na kahu: "He olohn." Ninau aku o Lonoikama- 

 kahiki: "Heaha lioi ka waiwai oia niea?" Alaila hai akn la no na kahu e like me ka 

 olelo ana no ka ihe pahee. I hou aku o Lonoikamakahiki : "E kiola, aole ana waiwai." 



Nana hou ae la no ua o Lonoikamakahiki, a ike i ka pua kea, ninau hou aku la 

 no i na kahu: "Heaha hoi kela?" Hai aku la na kahu: "He pua kea." Ninau hou 

 aku no ua o Lonoikamakahiki: "A pehea hoi kana hana?" Hai aku la no na kahu: 

 "He mea lealea no ia; ina elua a ekolu paha man mea e kea pua ana, a ina i lele ka 

 kekahi a oi loa mamua o ka kekahi mau mea alaila, o ka eo ae la no ia. A ina he pili 

 ma ka waiwai, ua like no ka waiwai me ko ka pahee ana, ke nui no hoi ka pili ana." 

 I aku la o Lonoikamakahiki : "Aole ana waiwai, e pono ke haihai a kiola aku." 



Nana hou ae la no ua o Lonoikamakahiki, a ike ae la i ka laau palau, ninau ae 

 la: Heaha hoi kela?" I aku na kahu: "He laau palau?" Ninau hou aku la o Lono- 

 ikamakahiki: "Heaha kana hana?" Hai aku la na kahu: "He mea pepehi aku i na 

 kanaka, ina paha he hoouka kaua mai ko kekahi aoao, a hoouka aku ko kekahi aoao, 

 alaila o ka laau palau ka mea e luku aku ai. A ina e kaua aku me ua laau palau nei, 

 alaila, he kanaka kanaka e make i ka laau palau hookahi, a ina no he nui aku, oia no." 

 I aku la ua o Lonoikamakahiki: "Aole no ana waiwai, hookahi ana waiwai, he ulu imu." 



Nana hou ae la no ua o Lonoikamakahiki nei, e kau ana ka ihe kaua, ninau ae 

 la: "Heaha kela?" I aku na kahu: "He mea luku kanaka no, he mea luku aku i na 

 kanaka ke kaua mai, ina i kahi e, e hou aku ai, ku aku la no ke kanaka. A ina he 

 akamai mai kekahi aoao i ka pale ana o ka ihe, alaila, aole e ku." I aku o Lonoika- 

 makahiki : "Ae, he mea waiwai ia, aka, o ka mea akamai i ka alo ihe ke kanaka waiwai; 

 nolaila, he hana waiwai ia a kuu makuakane, nolaila, ina eia no kuu piko ke waiho nei, 

 alaila, e nikii pu i kuu piko me ka pua ihe a kuu makuakane." 



Naua hou ae la no ua o Lonoikamakahiki, a o ke kau a ke kaula maa, ninau ae la: 

 "Heaha ka waiwai o kela mau kaula e lewalewa mai nei?" Hai aku la na kahu: "He 

 maa." Ninau hou aku o Lonoikamakahiki : "Heaha hoi kona waiwai?" Hai aku la na 

 kahu: "E hookomo i ka pohaku ma ka puka o ka maa, alaila, e pelu mai ina piko elua' 

 o ua maa la, a e hoopaa ae i ka piko o na kaula o ua maa la i ka poho o ka lima e ma- 



