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Fornander Collection oj Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



Red is the leaf of the mamane," 

 400 The koaie- of Kauai; 



The sea grass has been stripped' by Ku — 



The waving [grass] of Kamaile; 



The towering surf* of Maihiwa, 



Which dammed^ up the waters of Halapo. 

 405 The breaking up is below at Eleu, 



The rain is drawn awa}- to the sky, 



Like a full retreat from the mountain; 



It must be the defeat'' of Hilo by Puna, 



There at Hilo is Peahi. 

 410 Red is the water of Paupauwela, 



From the slain at Malanianui, 



The slain on the ridge at Kapapa. 



The tidings' reached Haalilo 



Your younger brother** is beaten. 

 415 Haalilo is sore at heart. 



For Ku has left but few of the priests ;« 



They are beaten"' by Ku, 



The children of Haalilo. 



Here is Malanaihaehae," 

 420 Offspring of mischief-making Niheu,'- 



The dammer of the waters of Kekuuna. 



A prodigy'' among the people. 



He is girding''' on his robe, 



He is whirling'5 his weapon [in the air], 

 425 The war club is caught in his"' robe. 



Here is Haalilo,''' 



Ku is indeed king. 



Dear are the kukui trees wafting'** the mes- 

 sage of Paoa, 



The tender shoots of the ilima are dead, 

 430 Withered"' in the month of Makalii. 



It is in Makalii that the koolau'" blooms, 



Wet with the dew of Maemae. 



Fast fades the voice of the sea^' there below; 



Malamanui listens for its voice, 

 435 Where Ku ate the potato 



Covered in cooking with the fragrant kupu- 

 kupu^' of Lihue. 



Ugly thoughts are breeding, O Ku, 



It is brought forth and towers to heaven; 



For Ku is indeed king. 



440 The voice of Ku was like the trumpet of 

 hala blossom at Kamakoa, 



While Ku jumped down the cliff. 



Well nigh perished was Ku by fire. 



What is thy failing, O Ku? 



Is it the cutting of the tree? 

 445 Is it the binding-' of th\- robe? 



Is it the thrusting of thy spear?-'' 



The spear, the companion of Ku 



In the sun, in the rain? 



Where Ku did eat^'' the scale of the rock. 

 450 Ku was saved by the vessel of Lono, 



The vessel of Kupaka, 



For Ku is indeed king. 



'The mamane {Sophora chrysophylla), a mountain 

 acacia, said to turn like the autumn woods. The blos- 

 som is abundant of a rich yellow. 



'k'oai {.ifacia koaie), a hard, scrubby species of koa, 

 used for weapons. A rich furniture wood. 



^The term pi'/i kai, sea dingers, conveys the idea of 

 shore forces flayed, speared, ;'/;/ ia, by Ku. 



^k'ahala, threatening, towering. J/ai/ihca, a place 

 off Waikiki. 



^Piinia, pant in, the waters stopped; i.e., the forces 

 of the enemy are checked. 



'The vanquished ask for quarter — like a man in Hilo, 

 overwhelmed v\ith rain from Puna-wards begs fora ces- 

 sation. 



'Aid ka lono, repeated tidings strikingone like waves. 

 Haalilo, a chief of Hilo defeated by Kualii in the battle 

 at Laupahoehoe. 



"The vanquished chief, a branch of the same race. 



■"Of the other side. 



'°//a, a mole or dark spot on the skin, regarded by 

 Hawaiians as signs, as among fortune tellers of other 

 countries. 



^^ Malanai , a wind from the sea at Kailua, Oahu; the 

 appended hac/iae indicates it as tierce; boisterous. 



'-.yilteii, a chief and ancestor of Kualii, remarkable 

 for his small size and yet great strength. It is said that 



with his brother. Kana, they fought a battle at Molokai, 

 and treading violently a hill on the sea coast, the frag- 

 ments flew off in the shape of small islets which now 

 stand in the sea near Pelekunu. 



'^.1/ee has a peculiar use; anj'thing remarkable is mee, 

 but the phrase is as follows: "He mee keia no ka i-a 

 nui." A wonderful example of a great lish. "He mee 

 keia no ke alii akamai." 



■"/'« for liipuu, a knot or fastening. 



■-^Brandishing weapons before fighting. 



^''Laulau, to bind up. The weapon is caught in the 

 folds of Ku's robe. 



^^ Lilo is a play on the name Haalilo, the transfer of 

 power to Ku. 



"Waving leaves in the wind compared to beckoning. 



^''Make nonii, partly dead. 



'"A'oolaii, or kookoolau, the Hawaiian tea plant (Cam- 

 pylotheea ). 



"O lalo, the surf of Waialua below, heard from upon 

 the highlands above. 



'^KnpKkiipii, a fragrant, fine-leafed plant. Kau-cvewe, 

 the covering of an iinu, or oven. 



-'/.iiitkia, binding; also sealing. 



"■■The spear called by the same name as the rafter of 

 a house. 



"•' Kualii destroying his enemies piece-meal. 



