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Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



With his snout that cuts the sea, 

 525 His body in the water where dwells the 

 shark. 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Nor art thou like the kokio, 



The hawane, nor [the] lehua-flower eater. 



The 00,' bird of Kaiona. 

 530 Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the pig- 

 Discerning the progeny of the god; 



[Or] The breadfruit planted by Kahai.' 



Truly, have you not known 

 535 The woman with the dyed^ garment. 



On the top of Puuokapolei? 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the wiliwili' 



Whose seeds are made into bracelets, 

 540 Whose trunk is gliding; 



Whose body is down mid the rollers, surf- 

 riding. 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the beating of the wind. 



Moaning through the mountains, 

 545 Bracing up the house of Koolau, 



Fastening it lest it fall by the wind; 



The fish-pole of the fisherman. 



The pearl fish-hook of Manaiakalaui.^ 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 

 550 Not like the mamaki,' 



With its long, tangling shoots in the forest; 



The discerning eyes amid the shrubs, 



The small piercing eye, blanched eye; 



Blanched in the presence of Kuehu, 

 555 Along the sacred road, along the long road. 



Along the highway traveled by him. 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the ti leaf* — 



The yellow ti leaf of Nuuanu,'' 

 560 Softened by the rain and wind till it falls; 



The yellow ti leaf on the heights of Waa- 

 hila.-° 



Not like to these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the Waahila [wind]. 



The cold wind of Kahaloa, 

 565 Scattering the blossoms of the kou," 



Stringing them into garlands and carried 



To wreath the sea of Kapua. 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the red kamani, 

 570 The bright catcher of birds, 



Nor the bundle of garlands" of hala, 



[Or] like the blossoms of the kaa [vine]. 



Whose leaves make music for Ku, 



For Ku indeed is chief. 

 575 Not like these art thou, Ku. 



Not like the makole,'^ 



That moisture-laden plant 



With its creepers hanging over the cliff. 



Not like these art thou, Ku. 

 580 Yet thou hast an equal. 



There is a person to whom thou art like: 



Keaweikekahialiiokamoku ; 



'Oo {Moho iwbiUs), a prince among Hawaiian birds, 

 now scarce. This species, as also the rarer mamo, 

 yielded the yellow feathers so precious to Hawaii's alii. 



^Certain pigs were held to have the power of identify- 

 ing royalty, as in the case of Umi, where the priest 

 Kaoleoku makes use of a "chief-searching" pig to con- 

 firm his suspicions aroused by the appearance of a rain- 

 bow. See page 188 for the incident, with note 2 thereon. 



'A species of breadfruit said to have been introduced 

 by Kaliai from Upolo, Samoa, was planted at Puuloa. 



^J'a' II ma'o, garment dyed yellow from flowers of the 

 mao tree which were used in coloring kapa. 



^U'iliicili { Erythrina >iionosf>cr»ia)\ its various uses 

 are given in the few succeeding lines. The lightness of 

 its wood makes it preferred for surf-boards. 



•■The famous fish-hook of Maui. .See note 7, page 370. 



^Mainaki ( Piptiiriis alhiJiis), the bark of which fur- 

 nished a choice quality of kapa. 



'Ti {Corc/y/iiii' tcriiiinalis), an essential article of 

 Hawaiian household economy. Its leaves were their 

 sole wrappers, especially for food, whether for con- 

 veyance or in cooking; it also covered the food placed 

 in the ovens; it relieved headaches and cooled the brow 



of the feverish; it had uses also in net fishing, and worn 

 around the neck was held to have the charm of warding 

 off evil spirits. Its roots, baked, furnished a sweet, 

 fibrous tuber from which an intoxicating drink called 

 okolcliao was made, though this name indicates it as a 

 modern product since the improvised iron-pot and gun- 

 barrel stills became known to them. 



''Nutiaiin, the principal valley of Honolulu with its 

 famed precipice at the Koolau gap over which Kameha- 

 meha in later times drove the Oahu forces in conquer- 

 ing the island. The name implies a cold raised place. 



^°U'aahila, in the moulain ridge at the head of Manoa 

 Valley. 



"A'oii (Cordia siihcordata) furnishes a rich cabinet 

 wood and was the choice for calabashes, bowls, platters, 

 etc., of the Hawaiians. 



"Garlands made from the drupes of the pandanus 

 were favorite wreaths, not only for their bright yellow- 

 red blend of color, but also for their fragrance and be- 

 ing serviceable for several days. 



^^3fakole is taken here to represent a worthy compan- 

 ion for Ku. 



