Kaao no Hinaaimalama. 



UA OLELO nui ia keia kaao ma Hawaii a puni, o Hinaaimalama ka'mea nana i 

 hoolilo ka mahina i ai a me ka hoku i ia, pela kona kaao a hiki i keia kakau 

 ana. Nolaila, e pono e nana nui ia keia kaao ana, i maopopo ka oiaio a me ka 

 oiaio ole. Ma keia kaao ana, ua olelo ia, o Kahikihonuakele ka aina, aia i lalo o ka moana 

 hohonu ia aina, e waiho nei a hiki i keia la ; he aina pouli, aohe la, aohe mahina, aohe 

 hoku. A ma ia aina i noho ai na makua a me na hoahanau o Hinaaimalama. 



He 'kua na kupuna a me na makua o Hinaaimalama, a he man kino ia kekahi, 

 a nolaila ua komo ke 'kua a me ka ia i loko o keia kaao ana o Hinaaimalama. Aka, 

 he 'Hi nui na kupuna a me na makua o Hinaaimalama, a he wahine maikai loa ia ke 

 nana aku, aohe lua e loaa ma kona aina hanau. O Kaiuli ke kane, o Kaikea ka wahine. 

 He man akua laua, he paoo nae ko laua man kino ia. Hanau o Hinaluaikoa na laua, he 

 kaikamahine ia, mahope ona, hanau o Kukeapua he kane ia. Ia laua mai, moe pio laua, 

 he kaikunane, he kaikuahine, na laua mai na keiki kane a me na kaikamahine. 



O Kukeapua ke kane, o Hinaluaikoa ka wahine, hanau o Hinaakeahi, he wahine; 

 Hinaaimalama, he wahine; Hinapalehoana, he wahine; Hinaluaimoa, he wahine; Iheihe, 

 he kane, he moa ia ; Moahalehaku, he wahine ; Kiimaluhaku, he wahine ; Kanikaea, he 

 wahine, he moa ia; Kipapalauulu, he kane; Luaehu, he kane, he ia, he ulua. 



O ka mea nona keia kaao, o Hinaaimalama ia, he punahele ia i ko lakou makua- 

 kane, he milimili, a he oi kona ui a me kona nani i ko na kaikamahine a pan o kona 

 hanauna. A nolaila, ua hoolilo ko lakou makuakane i alii, a i mea kapu loa, a o kona 

 hoanoho pu, o kona pokii kane, o Kipapalauulu. Nolaila, hoonoho aku ko lakou ma- 

 kuakane ia Kipapalauulu, i kiai ; ma kahi a Hinaaimalama e noho ai. a e hele ai, e auau 

 ai, e hana lepo ai, malaila o Kipapalauulu e kiai ai me ka malama loa. 



Ma keia kauoha, ua hoolohe o Kipapalauulu a malama loa, aka, mahope poina 

 loa ia. Nolaila hele hookahi aku la o Hinaaimalama i ka auau, a ma keia auau ana, ike 

 mai la ko lakou makuakane, aole o Kipapalauulu i hele pu, nolaila, huhu loa iho la ia. 

 Alalia, kahea aku la ia ia Kipapalauulu: "Ea, heaha kou mea i malam? ole ai i kim 



kauoha?" I aku o Kipapalauulu: "Ua hoolohe au a hiki i keia auau hookahi ana, aole 



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