History of Kualii. 



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O Keawe, Haku o Hawaii-la. 

 He awaawa hoi ko ke kai, 

 585 He mananalo hoi ka wai, 

 He welawela hoi ko ka la, 

 He mahana hoi ko kuu ili 

 Ko kuu kane o Nininini ke wai 



Pulele la. Ua like? 

 590 Aole i like Ku. 



Aole i like nei lani, 



1 ka hoohalikelike wale mai; 

 He kanaka ia, 



He akua Ku, 

 595 He ulele Ku mai ka laui, 

 He haole Ku mai Tahiti, 



He mau kanaka ia eha. 



Ewalu hoi nei kanaka, 



O Ku, O L,ono, O Kane, O Kanaloa, 

 600 O Kanemakaiahuawahiue, 



O Haihaipuaa, Kekuawalu la, 



Ua like. 



O Kona la, ua wela ka papa, 



Ua keehu o ka la, 

 605 Ua wela ka hua o Umulau, 



O Kalanipili, o Hooilo, 



E a'e, e puka ae ka la; 



Ka mana o Kuleonui 



Haawia mai ai ka la; 

 610 Mahana ai na 'lii aua o Kona. 



[Ua loaa keia malalo ilio, mai a S. M. Kamakaii a i ke Kuokoa^ ma ka malama o 

 Mei, 1868, ma ke ano he panina no ke mele maluna 'e, a oia uohoi ka "hapa i kakau 

 ole ia" i oleloia e C. J. Lj'ons iloko o kana (ame ka Lunakanawai L. Andrews) unuhina 

 o ke Mele o Knalii, i hoolahaia 'i. Ua hoakaka o Fornander ia mea ma kana Buke 

 Pol. Race, Buke II, aoao 284, aka, aole nae i hoopili mai i ua mea la me kekahi unuliina 

 ano okoa ae, ma kana hoopuka hou ana i ua Mele la, ma ke ano he Pakui no ua Buke II 

 la, mamuli hoi o kona kanalua i ka oiaio o ia mea. Me ke kanalua ole i kona manao 

 ma keia ninau, e lilo ana ia mea maanei i keia wa a ma kekahi wa aku paha mahope, i 

 kakoo ikaika i ka inoa ame ke kaulana o Kualii, ma o kekahi mea kakau moolelo la o 

 kona lahui ponoi. — lyUNA Hooponopono.] 



HE MELE NO KUALII. 



Akahi kalani, alua kalaui, 

 Akolu kalani, aha kalani, 

 Alima kalani, aono kalani, 

 Ahiku kalani, awalu kalaui, 

 5 Aiwa kalani, umi kalani ia Ku. 

 Ia Kuikealaikauaokalani, a puni. 

 Akahi koa, alua koa, 

 Akolu koa, aha koa, 

 Alima koa, aono koa, 

 10 Ahiku koa, awalu koa, 

 Aiwa koa, umi koa, 

 la Kalanikahimakaialii, 

 I ke keiki koa o Maui a puni, 

 Owa Kauakahi-akahi, 



15 Kuihewa i ka lua-alua. 

 He kolu Kaihikapu-akolu, 

 He ha Kukawelo-aha, 

 Lononuiakea i ka lima-alima, 

 He ono Kahoowaha-aono, 



20 He hiku ai Kapua-ahiku, 

 He like Hoalani-a like. 

 He iwa kahakai o Hua, 

 Kuukahakai e paiai a puni 

 Puni Kahiki ia Kalani. 



25 I ka lele a ke koae nui, 

 A ke koae lele kau maluna. 

 O Kapiiohookala — ni, 

 Ua ai oe i ka aina 



