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KA MEA E PONO AI O KA HELE ANA I OLE E KAHEA KUAIA. 



I ka hoomaka ana o kekahi e hele i kana wahi i inanao ai e liele, no ka nianao ana 

 he pono nui a poniaikai lioi kona nia ia hele ana e noonoo niua oia maniua o kona hele i 

 ole oia e kahea ia mai mahope, me ka makaala no hoi. Penei oia e liana ai : Aia a 

 hoomaka aku oia e hale, e makaala loa oia i ka poe ana e ike aku ai, ina nae he poe ua 

 launa mua, alalia, e hookokoke mua aku oia i ka poe ana e halawai aku ai, me ka hai 

 aku i kana wahi e hele ai, a me na mea a pau e pili ana ia ia, a ia lakou paha; a manao 

 e haalele ia lakou. e aloha mua aku, alalia hele, pela wale no e pono ai ke hana i ole e 

 kahea ia mahope. Aka, ina no i hea houia e ua poe la ana i halawai mua ai, alalia, he 

 huakai paoa no ia. 



29. KA HALAWAI ANA ME KE KUAPUU. 



O ka halawai ana me ke kuapuu nia ke alanui, oia kekahi hoailona o ka oihanaka- 

 huna no ka ])aoa (ncle). Ina e hele ana kekahi ma kahi ana i manao ai he i)ono nui, 

 a he poniaikai hoi, a ina e halawai me ke kuapuu ma ia hele ana. alaila, c olelo auanei 

 ke kahuna: "He huakai paoa loa keia, e pono ke hoi. aole loaa ke hele. no ka mea. he 

 moewaa (kua])uu) ko ke alanui." A o ke kuapuu i loaa ma ia hele ana. ua kapaia; "he 

 kuajniu hahailua." Aka ina paha he elua a oi aku na kuapuu i halawai me kekahi 

 kanaka ma ia hele ana. alaila, ua ])au ka paoa. I kekahi poe nae. a i kekahi poe, e man 

 ana no ka ])aoa. Aole no he like loa o na kanaka malama i na hoailona ike o keia ano. 



30. NO KA IIOOKUAKII ANA 



O keia hoailona he kuakii oia no ke kalele ana o na lima elua ma ka puhaka, ma ka 

 aoao akau a me ka aoao hema o ke kanaka. Ina ua ikeia keia hoailona ma ka hele ana 

 ma ke alanui no kana mea i manaolana ai. alaila o ka paoa no ka hope. Aole nae i pili 

 wale no keia hoailona no ka huakai hele, aka ua ]Mli no no ka aha lealea ])ili waiwai 

 kekahi e like me keia: Ina he aha lealea piliwaiwai kekahi, he puhenehene paha, ])ahee, 

 a olohu ])aha. Ina ua ike ia kekahi mea e hookuakii ana. alaila. e huhu koke auanei ka 

 poe nana ka aha i)ili waiwai, a o ke kipaku koke no ia; no ka mea, e ili mai auanei ka ]jaoa 

 (nele) oia hookuakii ana nialuna o ka poe nana ka aha pili waiwai. 



31. NO KA HELE ANA I MUA A IIOI UOU I HOPE. 



Ina i manao kekahi e hele i kana wahi i manao ai e hele, me ka manao ana c loaa 

 ka pomaikai a me kona pono ma ia nianao ana e hele ; a i ka hoomaka ana e hele a hala ke- 

 kahi man anana a mile paha. a ina e hoi hou i hope, no kekahi mea poina paha: a manao i 

 koe paha, a ma kekahi ano e ac paha: alaila, aole no e loaa ana kana mea i manaolana ai 

 maniua. O keia no kekahi o na hoailona o ka oihanakahuna i waena o keia lahui mai 

 kinohi mai a hiki i keia manawa. 



32. NO KE KUIA O KA WAWAE. 



O keia kekahi o na hoailona nui o na hoailona mau o ka oihanakahuna, a he hoai- 

 lona maa no hoi. No ka mea, ina i manao kekahi e hele ma kahi i manat) ai e hele. a 

 ina i kuia kona wawae ma ia hele ana, alaila, o na mea a pau ana i manaolana nui ai e 

 loaa, aole no e hookoia ana, ua like no na wehewehe ana o keia me ko na hoailona mua 

 ma keia moolelo. 



Memoirs B. P. B. Museum, Vol. VI. — 7. 



