Kaao No Pikoiakaalala. 



MOKUNA I. 



OALALA ka makuakaue, o Koukou ka maknahine, o lole, o Opeapea na kaiku. 

 ahine o Pikoiakaalala, he man raua laua ma ka lianau ana no Pikoiakaalala. 



Olelo hoakaka. He mau niakua iole keia a me na keiki, a he kanaka kekahi 

 auo o lakou, maloko o keia kaao e maopopo ai. O Wailua i Kauai ka aina hanau o 

 Pikoiakaalala, hapai o Konkoii a hanau, oia o Iole he kaikamahine, hapai hou a hanau 

 o Opeapea, he kaikamahine, hanai ia laua a nui, holo i Oaliu nei. Hoao laua me na 

 kane kaukau alii koikoi ai ahupuaa o Oahu nei. Ia wa e alii ana o Kaulamawaho me 

 kana wahine o Kekakapuomaluihi no Oahu nei. No ko laua haalele ana ia Kauai a 

 holo i Oahu nei, ike ole laua i ka hanau ana o Pikoiakaalala, ko laua pokii kane. A 

 hala mai laua, hapai o Koukou ko lakou makuahine ia Pikoiakaalala, a hanau he keiki 

 kane, hanai ia a nui, ua pii kona kino me ka makai o ka helehelena, o ka lauoho nae 

 he ano hulu iole. 



I loko o ia wa he niea mau i na kanaka a me na keiki ka akoakoa ma kahi hoo- 

 kahi o Wailua e lealea, e makaikai no na niea e liana ia ana. Ia lakou e uwa ana me 

 ka hookanikani pihe no ka olioli, komo aku la keia leo ma na pepeiao o Pikoiakaalala, 

 alaila, ninau oia i ko lakou makuakaue ia x'Vlala: "E, Alala, healia keia leo e uwa nei 

 o kai o Wailua nei?" "He olohu," wahi a Alala. "Pehea ia mea?" wahi a Pikoiakaa- 

 lala. "Penei: olohu iho la na mea elua a oi ka olohu a kekahi, uwa aela, kani ka pihe, 

 oia keia leo au e lohe la." I aku o Pikoiakaalala: "E iho au e nana ia mea?" "Aole 

 oe e iho e nana," wahi a Alala, a hala keia la. Uwa hou ka pihe, kokolo hou ka leo a 

 lohe o Pikoiakaalala. Ninau hou ia ia Alala, o ka lua ia: "Heaha keia uwa hou o 

 kai?" "He pahee; pahee iho la a holo loa aku la ka pahee a kekahi uwa ae la." "E 

 iho au," pela aku o Pikoiakaalala. Hoole mai o Alala: "Aole oe e iho." 



Uwa hou ka pihe o kai, o ke kolu ia, ninau hou ia Alala: "Heaha keia leo hou 

 e uwa nei?" Hai mai o Alala: "He koieie i ka haki wai ana, penei ke ano: he wahi 

 papa pokole i hana ia a maikai, lawe a kahi o ka wai-kahe e ili ana mehc ale la o ka 



Memoirs B. P. Bishop Museum, Vol. IV^ — 29. ( 451 ) 



