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Fornander Collection of Haivauan Folk-lore. 



A nook near the heap of stones' of Kupihea 

 165 In his time. 



Move on to Kaipuni, your land; 



To Kaula, the rain-swept cliffs of Hanalei. 



When the voice is hoarse 



Of the swimmer below in the calm, 



170 [Where lives] the cloth-tearing sand-crab- 

 of Waiolono, 

 And the surf rider of Makawa. 

 The maile' vines creep, creep down to Kua, 

 To the dripping water, the sacred water 

 At the pebbly beach at the knoll; 



175 The knoll at the small point, 



Where, drenched by the heavy rains. 

 Yea, the heavy rains of winter,'' 

 Kuikealaikauaokalani is indeed the king. 



O Kawelo! Say, Kawelo! 

 180 Kaweloiki, the sharp-pointed hill, 



Hill of Kapolei. 



Blue is the poi which appeases [the hunger] 

 of Honouliuli; 



Fine the salt of Kahuaike — Hoaeae; 



Slippery is the fish of Waikele — Waikele; 

 185 The arched house at Kauamoa — Waipio; 



L,et us cast the net in the awa-poud — of 

 Waiawa; 



Do not stretch yourself at — Manana. 



Many' are the ravines. 



Numerous'' the sharks, at Waimano; 

 190 We are drawn by the current of Waiau; 



In the kukui grove we are sheltered— in 

 Waimalu; 



Let us arise, it is daylight — at Kalauao; 



Let us enter and dine — at Aiea; 



Do not pass by — Halawa; 

 195 Let us abide in the hollow — of Moanalua; 



We will bend the hau — at Kahauiki; 



And go zigzagging down the edge — of Ka- 

 lihi; 



Let us go up for lama'' — in Kapalama; 



Then bundle and fasten on the back — at 

 Hononunu; 

 200 There my hair is annointed — at Waikiki; 



The egg of the mud-hen~* is broken — at 

 Waialae; 



This is a woman with flowing hair — Wai- 

 lupe; 



Let us climb to get coconuts — at Niu; 



This is a woman with catamenia — Koko; 

 205 The bird of Kaula is singing — at Kuliouou;'' 



The island is encompassed by Ku, 



As by the sea, as by the water, 



As a sheltered sea indeed; 



The kou trees down at Kahaloa, 

 210 The koa stands, the o'a stands, 



The lehua stands, the chief stands. 



We can wend our way 



With Kuikealaikauaokalani, 



Compassed. It is opened.'" It is free. 



At the conclusion of the chanting of the mele by Kapaahulani, the two armies 

 came together and the battle was declared off. The king of Koolanloa then gave over, 

 or ceded, the districts of Koolanloa, Koolaupoko, Waialua and Waianae. When the 

 king of Kauai heard how Kiialii excelled over all the others in war, and how he had 

 gained the victory at the battle of Honouliuli on the plains of Keahumoa, he came to 

 meet Kualii and gave him Kauai, and by this act Kualii became possessed of all the 

 islands from Hawaii to Niihau. 



'Ahii, a heap of stones. 



'Ohiki, the sand-crab. 



^Maile, a sweet-scented vine. 



'Hooilo, the season of winter rains. 



^Kini, from the word kinikiiti, many. 



''/.nil, four hundred; often used for unnumbered. 



'Lama (J/aha sainhcia'i/srs), name of a certain wood. 

 ^Alac, the mud-hen. 



'A long series of play on names of places ends here. 

 '".■itiiatna, from the word hainaiita, open, equivalent 

 to our amen. 



