He Kaao no Opelemoemoe, 



OKALAUAO i Ewa, kahi noho o Opelemoemoe. He kanaka liana kupanaha loa 

 ia, aohe ona lua mamua aku ona, a mahope mai ona a hiki i keia mau la hope. 

 E hiki ia ia ke moe mai ka la mua o ka malama a ka la hope, a, ina nae e kui ka 

 hekili, alaila ala; a i ole e kui ka hekili, aole oia e ala a hala ka makahiki. Ina e hele 

 oia ma ke alanui, a maka hiamoe, o ka moe iho la no ia me ke ala ole, aia no a kui ka 

 hekili, alaila ala, i ka ])o, i ke ao, i ke kau ame hooilo; ])ela ke holo i ka nioana, ina 

 maka hiamoe, moe no i lalo n ke kai a kui ka hekili, ala. Aohe lua o ka hana a keia 

 eueu. 



Hele aku la o Opelemoemoe mai Kalauao aku a Puuokapolei, oioi iho la, moe iho 

 la ia i laila, kokoke e hala ke anahulu okoa, elua nae paha po i koe anahulu. Ia ia e 

 moe ana, hiki mai la keia mau kanaka mai Kauai mai, e hele ana laua e imi i kanaka 

 kau no ka heiau o Lolomauna i Pokii, Kauai. Hoala iho la laua ia Opelemoemoe, aohe 

 ala, auamo ae la laua a hiki i Pokai, i laila na waa, kau aku la ma ka waa a hoi i Kauai. 

 Lawe aku la laua ia 0]ielemoenioe a hiki i ka heiau o Lolomauna, kau aku la laua ia Ope- 

 lemoemoe i luna o ka heiau, o ka jjuaa, o ka maia, o ka niu, o ka awa hookahi ke kau ana 

 i luna o ka heiau. Ma keia kau ana i luna o ka heiau, aole i ala o Opelemoemoe, aohe 

 pala o ke kino a helelei ; o ka maia, ka puaa, ka ia, ka awa, o lakou kai helelei i lalo. 

 Pela no ke kau ana o Opelemoemoe, a hiki i ke kui ana o ka hekili, ala ae la ia, ua paa 

 i ka nakii ia na wawae a me na lima ; kalakala ae la ia a hemo, hoi mai la i lalo. 



Plele aku la ia a Waimea, moe wahine, noho iho la i laila, nonoi aku la i ka wa- 

 hine i aina mahiai, haawi mai la ka wahine he mau kihapai; i aku o Opelemoemoe, 

 haawi mai a nui ka aina i mahiai aku wau. Mahiai aku la o Opelemoemoe, he ao he po, 

 pau ka aina i ka mahi, paa i ka ai. 



Moe iho la o Opelemoemoe, i aku i ka wahine ia Kalikookalauae : "Ke moe nei 

 au, mai hoala oe i kuu hiamoe. I hiki mai ka makamaka o kaua, mai hoala oe; i hiki 

 mai ka waiwai, mai hoala oe; i pilikia oe, mai hoala oe, mai noho oe a kaniuhu, hoala 

 oe ia"u; he kapu kuu hiamoe." Moe o Opelemoemoe a hala he anahulu, a hala hou he 

 anahulu, olelo iho o Kalikookalauae: "Ka! Kupanaha! Kai no jiaha o ka moe a e nei 

 kau a moe, aole ka! O ka moe a make no kau." Kii aku la keia hoala, hooluliluli, ni- 

 nini i ka wai i na maka, hodhalululu, aohe ala ae. Kahea aku keia i na kaikunane, ia 



