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Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



105 Of the eye' of the rain of Haao/ 



The retreating red' rain of Kii, 



Of the pandanus diver of Halakua,'' 



Of the waters of the ebbing tide, 



And the food that is served on arrival, 

 no The water that cleanses the skin 



[Is] the water which befriends a man 



At the change of the season, 



The length and breadth of the land. 



The awa that withers the .skin 

 115 Of the eye by the rain of Haao. 



As one labors drawing the nectar of the 

 lehua' blossoms of Hilo, 



Like burden to a friend, 



Is the arm of the squid that draws seaward, 



Like cords braided tightly 

 120 Like the grip of the summer wind 



That increases in strength 



Until its fury reaches the end 



And ceases in its anger. 



Of the heat that rolls on; 

 125 Of the sea that Alapai drank up dry.* 



Shallow is the sea of Koholalele; 



Of Malae where the canoe-vines' grow, 



Where the canoe-viues grow near the sea 



Of Malae, the little cove 

 130 Bounded by a cluster of hills. 



At Keana [of the] wide sea. 



Where the hala wreaths are piled up, 



The hala wreaths of Puna. 



The south winds have arrived, the upper 

 lands are dry; 

 135 There travels Kuhoopepelaualani,* 



Traveling on Kaipuni, your land. 



At the cutting'' of the pieces 



The oio'" is prepared, being mashed there. 



Speedy is the alahee" digger of the culti- 

 vator 

 140 As he toils there. 



The bird-catcher is speedy with his trap- 

 pole. 



Catching the apane'- of the woods. 



The pili-grass is scorched by the sun. 



The sun of Makalii'' [season]. 

 145 The kauila drum''' of the fun maker, '^ 



Is Wailoa, so say his companions. 



As the sun declines it is calm. 



With the drinking of the awa the rain fell 

 at Maheleana, 



The waters appeared, 

 150 And the kukui trees of Hapuu, they 

 moved . 



Like a strauge'"" shell that drifts ashore 



Is a low-born who partakes with a chief. 



My bundle of pulpy wauke,'' 



Obstructed, yet returned by the wind, 

 155 So is the water in the trench, 



Even to the wall by the river, 



At the main branch that flows to the sea. 



White cane fell at the wells. 



Calm is the sea of Hikiau 

 160 At Kailikahi, the friendly district,'* 



The aukuu of Mokupaoa. 



The lehua of Kawaihaipai runs 



To the bird swamps of Anahola, 



' Eye of the rain may refer to its beginning. 



'■Haao. a wind driving rain, said to be peculiar to 

 A ua til I- If. 



'Alaca, red rain. 



'Halakiia, a place where the pandanus grows in the 

 sea, so that when the bunch is cut one has to dive down 

 in the water to get it. 



'Refers to the difficulty atttnding the gathering of 

 lehua blossoms, owing to the dew and rain often drench- 

 ing one and inducing cold, hence its burden. 



'Referring to the shallow waters of Alapai. 



'/(' 7vaa; ie vine had various uses for tying, as also in 

 basketry. 



^ Kuhoopepelaualaui . Ku-conqueror-of-many-chiefs. 

 ''Opana, cutting. 



'°Oio {Alhitla vulpcs). a tish with very fine meat, and 

 generally mashed before eating. 



".llalicc {Plectronia odorala), a very hard wood, pre- 

 ferred for their 0-0, or digger, as a narrow spade. 



^-Apanc or apapane {Hiiiiatioiie sanguiiiea), a bird 

 sought for its choice feathers. 



"Summer season of Makalii. 



'••This has reference to a sportive season, not an in- 

 strument of the hard kauila wood. 



'^Paliipahi was an ancient game or pastime that had 

 connection with hand manipulation of a small drum, as 

 in the /iiila. 



"■Some personage. 



"U'aiike bark rendered pulpy in preparation for the 

 beating process in kapa making. 



"///, a piece of land. 



