He Kaao no Kihapiilani. 



HE XII o Kihapiilani, nana i liana kela alanui kipapa pohaku, niai Kawaipapa a 

 Kahalaoaka, a ka nahele o Oopuloa ma Koolau o Maui, nana kela alanui pupu 

 i Molokai. O Lonoai)ii ka mua, he kane ia, o Piikea kona niuli, he wahine ia, 

 o Kihawahine kona niuli iho, he wahine ia (oia ke 'kua moo e olelo ia nei i keia wa, 

 o Kihawahine). O Kihapiilani kona muli iho, he kane ia. Alua kane, alua wahine, o 

 Lonoapii kc 'lii o Maui ia wa a puni, o Piikea hoi, o Umi kana kane o ke "lii o Hawaii. 



Noho pu iho la o Kihapiilani me kona kaikuaana me Lonoapii i Waihee, h ma- 

 liope, lawe ia mai la elua ipu nehu maka me ke kai, a mua o ke alo o Lonoapii, haawi 

 aku la o Lonoapii i na mea a jjau loa a koe o Kihapiilani. Lalau aku o Kihapiilani i 

 ka ipu, e nini mai ana o Lonoapii i ka nehu me ke kai paakai i na maka o Kihapiilani. 

 Ku ac la o Kihapiilani hele me kona wahi kahu a noho i Kula, mahiai iho la ia, evvalu 

 kihapai uala, hookahi apana lau ua paa. 



Iho aku la o Kihapiilani i kahi o ke kahuna o Apuna hai aku la: "E! He makaia 

 ko'u, ua ninini ia kuu maka i ke kai paakai, e hai mai oe i ka mea e pono ai." I mai 

 ke kahuna: "Aole e pono ia'u, e hele nae oe a Koolau i Keanae, i o Kahoko la, aia ia ia 

 ko alanui e hele ai, nana oe e hai aku." Nonoi mai o Apuna ke kahuna : "O Kula ko'u 

 aina." Ae aku o Kiha])iilani : "Nou ia, ua lilo ia oe." 



A hiki o Kihapiilani i mua o Kahoko ma Kaenae, i aku: "E! He makaia ko'u ua 

 kopi ia kuu maka i ke kai paakai, e hai mai oe i ka mea pono." 1 aku o Kahoko: "A 

 o e pono ia'u ko makaia, e kuhikuhi aku wau ia oe, e hele oe a Kauwiki, aia i laila o 

 Lanakila, nana oe e olelo mai." Nonoi mai o Kahoko: "O Koolau ko'u aina." Ae aku 

 o Kihapiilani: "Nou ia." 



A hiki o Kihapiilani ma Kauwiki, loaa o Lanakila, hai aku la keia e like me na 

 olelo mua i kela mau kahuna. I mai o Lanakila : "A o e ku ko makaia ia'u, e kuhikuhi 

 aku wau ia oe i ko alanui e hele ai. Eia ka waa, eia ke kanaka, aia o Hawaii ke kijni 

 mai la ke ao, o ka punohu kou maka e hele ai." Nonoi aku keia: "O Hana nei na'u 

 e ai." Ae mai o Kihapiilani: "Ae, nou ia." 



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 Memoii;s B. p. B. Museum, Vol. V. — 12. 



