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Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



By Kahikiula,* 



By Kahikilei.* 



Thou art Lonoiki, 



Thou art Lononui.^ 



My eyes," my love, O Lono. 



Follow until thou liest on the altar of Olopana,'^ 



The altar of our king. 



This is your name, make answer. 



At the close of the chant Kaniapuaa grunted [hke a hog] although he was still on 

 the back of the men. When the company arrived at Kahana, the tusks of Kaniapuaa 

 went down on either side and the whole company of men were killed, with the exception 

 of Makalii/' who was spared to carry the tidings to Olopana. This fellow ran to the 

 presence of Olopana and told him how all the men had been destroyed excepting himself. 

 Olopana then ordered the men from Kahana to the point of Kaoio, numbering about 

 twelve hundred, to get ready to go and make war on Kamapuaa. When these men came 

 to Kamapuaa he was again bound and placed on sticks and carried [to Olopana]. When 

 Kamaunuaniho saw this she again chanted the name of Kamapuaa, saying: 



Thou art Hiwahiwa,^^ 



And that is Hamohamo,^^ 



The eye of the god 



That glances to heaven, 



Of Haki, One, 



Of Ane, the sun, 



The season of fruits, the heavenly season, 



When the heavens are covered with black clouds. 



Thou art the man 



That was born in the uplands of Kaliuwaa, 



Having eight feet. 



Having forty toes. 



The leaf of the Hiwa,^^ 



The ki,i« the white ki ; 



The white weakling. 



The white that is plump." 



Kakalanuhea, Kakalauela, 



The red, the blue. 



The black, the white face. 



The kukui,'** Kamaumau, Kahalauhaloa. 



'Father of Kamapuaa. By its connection here it may 

 be inferred that Kahikilei was the father of Kahikiula. 



"Connecting him with the major god Lono, as (Lono- 

 iki) small, and (Lononui) great Lono. 



'°Kuu maka, my eye, is used here in the sense of 

 onohi, apple of the eye. 



"This is advisory to look to Kamaunuaniho for aid 

 until he is placed on the altar; prophetic of his treat- 

 ment. 



""And I only am left alone to tell the tale" is 

 familiar in Hawaiian story as it was in the tribulations 

 of Job. Makalii was the sole survivor in all his en- 

 gagements. 



"Hiwahiwa, a term of endearment; one greatly be- 

 loved. 



"Hamohanio, the office probably of Kamapuaa ; the 

 hiwahiwa, as the eye of the god himself ; to penetrate. 



"Leaf of the Hiwa, lau o ka Hiwa, or offspring of 

 Hiwa. Hiwa, a term given to an unblemished black pig 

 for sacrifice. 



'°Ki {Cordylinc tcnninaUs), a plant of varied use in 

 all households. 



"These three lines might be rendered as "The Ki of 

 Kikea, the young sprout of the white stem." Either 

 rendering is figurative. 



"Kukui, candle-nut tree {Alcuritcs moluccana). 



