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Pomander Collection of Hazvaiian Folk-lore. 



cred ; and yet keep storing, for a creeping hill is 

 Nilioa. Those hills, these hills, Palaau ye water 

 below, stay on, stay on at Kiiihiki. 



I arise an Iwa, seeking freedom from restraint, 

 y\pprehending fully my strength, the strengtii of 



a bird ; 

 That I have the beak of a bird, a birtl-like beak ; 

 The eyes of a bird, tlie head of a bird ; 

 The comb of a bird, the cars of a bird : 

 The neck of a bird, the l»dy of a bird : 

 The wings of a bird, the feet of a bird : 

 The feathers of a bird, the tail feathers of a Ijird 

 That the biril can fly. the liird can breathe : 

 That the bird is found, the bird is prciiarcd. 

 That the bird is struck, the bird is dead. 

 Bring the bird, pluck the bird. 

 Fire-dry the bird, disembowel the bird. 

 Extract the intestines of the bird, the gizzard of 



the bird, 

 The heart of the bird, the gall of the bird. 

 The stomach of the bird, the meat of the bird. 

 The bones of the bird, the claws of the bird. 

 The joints of the bird: cook the 1)ird. 

 The bird is cooked ; tear up the bird, 

 Distribute the bird, cat the bird 

 L'ntil it is finished : such is a bird container. 



My companions prepared the l)readfruit and the 

 pandanus 



In little bundles at Lcpau, 



[Also] the kaee flower at Kcii. the flower recep- 

 tacle of Keaau. 



The progress of their work [being] impeded by 

 Kilohana the lowly. 



The very lowly, the very flat-lying. 



A hill facing inland casts its shadows seaward. 



As the house stands, the shade is within. 



The ungrateful companions being lazy sent a 

 messenger 



To run spying on the evening birds. 



Place the snare in the uplands of Kahumuula, 



The rocky hill of Kaalamca, pleasant sounding. 



And when your guilly ancestors hear, 



Kapulupulu, Kualanawan, Kumokuhalii. 



Kupci)eia(>l(ia. and Kui)aikce. 



Thev will hew down the canoe [tree] until it 

 falls, using many axes. 



Trim off the canoe [tree] that it may be light. 



Then draw it forth with ropes, tightly held. 

 And drag it down to Halauoloolo and place it 



within ; 

 [Then] hew the canoe, shape the canoe, 

 IJlacken the canoe, set the cleats. 

 Tie the cords to the end of Hakea, 

 That is the important cord of the canoe. 

 Carry the canoe and drop it in the sea, 

 Set up the mast and tie with ropes : 

 .\ rope to the bow. a rope to the stern, 

 A rope for packing, a rope for the stay. 

 Put on the sails, the bundle of red sails, 

 At the dawn of day push off the canoes until 



they float ; 

 L<iad on the baggage designated for that canoe. 

 Let men board the canoe with bundles 

 ,\nd stow them away and tie them fast ; 

 Push ofi, sit down and paddle away. 

 Head for the landing place of Lcpau: 

 Land and crowd on with the others. 

 Entrench as the oliiki in its hole: 

 [ I*or]inhospital)le are the uplands of this Kona. 



The house which stands in Kona 



Faces towards Koolau, the posts toward Halawa: 



The roof is thatched and finished off with net fast- 

 ening, 



Kaliikinui and Kaupo are the ends : 



The veranda is unprotected and empty. 



Thatching sticks corded to the crowning ridge- 

 pole. 



Maui land of Kihapiilani. 



Plana land of Kalahuniakua, 



Kaiwiopele the parting of the east wind. 



And Nualcle by the sea. 



And Kapueokahi of the roaring sea which echoes 

 at Alokuhano. 



Kaluanui, Kaluanui ! 



They stand as twin hills, the hat-palm houses 



Which Kan€ thatched : 



The birds are calling me from the kakio 



Which Kane cultivated : 



Tilled by Kikau of liana 



During the oopu season of Waikohi. 



I am going home to eat : 



Kala is the fish I will eat until satisfied, 



It is the fish sacred to my god ; alas ! 



