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Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



therefore it is but proper that we wait. If he can rightly name Kiialii's ancestors from 

 the beginning right down to him (Kualii), then we should let them go, and there will 

 be no fighting." Kualii, by his silence, showed that he would abide by the words 

 spoken by Kamakaaulani. In the meantime Kapaahulani continued on with his chant- 

 ing of the mele, called a prayer. 



Opuukahonua,' Lolomu, Milii, 



Lana the wife. 



Wakea lived and took Papa, 



Lived with Kaiiananuiikumaniao. 

 270 Naupaka- was then born, which stands by 

 the seashore. 



Ohikimakaloa the wife, 



Hoopio, Hulumaniani, 



Overcome by jealousy^ 



He was struck down. 



Mehepalaoa,-* 

 275 Naholo, 



L,ike the broad calm' sea of Manu, 



The one who led'' Ku to earth. 



The closed heaven,' the open heaven. 



The heaven that turns, the heaven that 

 breaks up.** 

 280 Lono the rolling thunder,^ 



The heaven that rumbles'" 



The disturbed sea." Waia. 



The long-delayed night, '- 



The last of the nights, 

 2S5 Kane'^ 



And Ahulukaaala; 



Kane who is ever read}-.'-* 



Twice ten days'' am I with you, O Ku, 



O Kualii. 

 290 Here is the attractive hook''' of Kapaau; 



The men of Wawa"' are at Kapua, 



Playing with the sugar-cane arrows of 

 Hawi. 



Here is the torch of Kukuipahu,'* 



The woman whose mouth is made red by 

 eating the sea-urchin"' of Makakuku. 

 295 Here is the cliff-climber. 



Of the ladder of Nanualolo,'"' 



The bird-catching youngster 



Raising his bird-catching-' pole at Lehua. 



'Ancient characters; progenitors of the Opuukahonua 

 genealogy. 



"Naupaka, a thick-leafed shrub growing where the 

 sea spray falls. 



^Eiia, anger, glow of fire, jealousy. Anaia, knocked 

 or struck down. 



'J/i/iipa/aoa, resembling the royal palaoa ornament 

 made of ivory, worn around the neck. Its application 

 is not clear. 



H^/o/iia, calm and broad. A/aiiu or A/atiua, the one 

 who had power to induce this calm, the priest's kapu or 

 ordinance, when the people marched in perfect silence 

 through the heiau and prostrated themselves, not dar- 

 ing to stir for fear of death. 



''Alakai Jionua, earthly leader. The several following 

 lines in the original Hawaiian are ancestors in the Opuu- 

 kahonua line though not in regular order. Several of the 

 names, however, are used suggestively at this point. 



^ Lanipipili refers to holding one's breath. Laiiioaka, 

 the talking of the priests alone. 



'Lanikahuli, the sacredness began to break up. Oniea- 

 lani, the storm clears up, i.e., the sacred scene closes. 



''Lonohckilikaaka, the god Lono is thundering. 



'".'Vffj^o/o, to rumble along. Ailani, heaven-devouring. 



"//o/i, the loathing of food by pregnant women; ap- 

 plied here to the disturbed state of the sea in a storm. 



"Hikapoloa, a wicked king who killed his nephews; 

 his evil deeds compared to the darkness suggested by 

 the word po in his name. 



^^Kane, on the contrary, beneficent and good. 



^'■Kaneimakaukau, a god skilled in all work, and so 

 a title to anyone who was ready at anything. 



'^Auahuhi, term used for ten, as we say "a dozen" for 

 twelve. The writer of the song with Kualii for this 

 length of time. 



"'Pai'a, the pearl fish-hook used for aku, or bonito. 

 A'apaau, a land in Kohala, name used here with allusion 

 to its meaning as denoting a strong, steady man, viz., 

 Kualii. 



"Men of IVazca, awkward men. Kapua is at the 

 north point of Kohala. .^n unskillful fisherman in try- 

 ing to weather the point and keep along with the fleet 

 of canoes would often be obliged to put in there and 

 give up; hence the saying, "Kau i Kapua ka auwaa 

 panana, " panana — hawa-wa, a saying frequently quoted 

 nowadays. There is also a similar Kapua at Waikiki. 



■"A double allusion to the proper name K'ukuipahu, 

 a place in Kohala; a great torch, also called lamaku. 



"^Ina, a sea urchin used for food. 



""Haka ulili, the rude ladders of precipitous coasts of 

 the fishermen and bird-catchers. Nanualolo, doubtless 

 the pali Nuololo, on the northwest coast of Kauai. 



-''k'iakia, catching birds with a pole at the end of 

 which was either bird-lime or a noose. At the islet of 

 Lehua, near Niihau, was a variety of sea birds, the o'« 

 {Psiltiros/ra olivacea). prized for its green feathers, 

 being especially sought after there. 



"Ridiculing unskilled bird-catchers who stand still 

 and gaze, kzt hoaa, through the double meaning of these 

 proper names. 



