Legend of Kawelo. 27 



E o e ku ka hauna laau a kaua i ko kane, 



He kolea ko kane, he wawae liilii, 



He ulili ko kane, he holoholo kahakai, 



I paia e ke kai nui hiiia wale no. 



He nui pu maia ko kane, he ku ikaika. 



He piihala ko kane, he aakiolea, 



Ku no ka laau a kaua i ko makuakane. 



He nui no mai luna a lalo, 



E pa ke Kona, aole e hina, 



E pa ka Moae, aole e hina, 



E pa ka Ploolua, aole e hina, 



He hina no'u no ke aalii ku makani, 



Ala pu nie ka lepo o lalo. 



A pau ka paha ana a Kawelo, olelo, aku o Kamalama ia Kawelo : "Kulikuli ! He 

 kanaka lohe no ka hoi oe, kena hoi oe ia'u e hele i kela wahi makamaka ole. E hoi ana 

 au e ai he pololi ko'u." Kena aku la ia i ka laua aipuupuu ia Puikikaulehua, i ai, i ia, 

 lawe mai la ia hookahi kanaha kualapaa, hookahi kanaha laulau puaa, ai iho la o Kama- 

 lama a maona, hiki mai la ko laua makuahunowai me ka wahine. Ike mai la o Kawelo ia 

 lakou, paha mai la o Kawelo e like me na paha a ka makuahunowai i Koolau, e like me 

 na paha i olelo mua ia ma keia moolelo. Mahope o ka paha ana a Kawelo, olelo aku o 

 Kanewahineikiaoha i ka makuakane. ia Kalonaikahailaau : "Aia hoi paha la, e olelo aku 

 ana au ia oe, aole e nele ka lohe o kuu kane, no ka mea, he 'kua ike kona o Kalanikilo." I 

 aku ka makuakane: "Ae, akahi no au a ike i ke kane lohe o kau, ma Koolau e olelo ai, 

 he lohe ana ko Kona nei." 



Olelo aku o Kanewahineikiaoha ia Kawelo, e ai lakou a maona, alaila kaka laau. 

 Hoole mai o Kawelo, me ka olelo paa a Kawelo i ka wahine penei : "E lepo nui auanei he 

 puaa kalua." 



Ma keia olelo a Kawelo, ukiuki iho la ka makuahunowai, alaila, olelo aku la ia 

 Kawelo, e kaka laau e mamua, e like me ka Kawelo olelo. Kena aku la o Kalonaikahai- 

 laau, i kana keiki, ia Mauiakekai, e ku ae me Kawelo e kaka laau ai. A lohe o Kawelo 

 i keia kena a kona makuahunowai ia hai, paha aku la oia penei : 



O ke kumu o ka haumana, 

 Hele ae i waho e-a. 



Eia ko Kawelo manao ma keia olelo ana, he manao no kona, oia no o ka makua- 

 hunowai, no ka mea, ua ukiuki loa ia i kana mau olelo inoino ia ia. A no keia paha a 

 Kawelo, ua piha loa o Kalonaikahailaau i ka huhu ia Kawelo, nolaila, ku ae la ia me 

 kana laau palau, o \\'ahieekaeka, ka inoa. Ku lakou la ekolu, ku o Kawelo hookahi. E 

 kakii mai ana o Kalonaikahailaau i kana laau, e hue lepo ae ana o Kawelo i kana laau, pa 

 no ma ka aoao o Kalonaikahailaau waiho i lalo, a kapalili aku la ka manea o ka wawae, 

 alaila, paha o Kawelo penei : 



