He Moolelo no ka Mahiai. 



MAI Hawaii a Niihau, aohe like o ka lepo a nie ka noho ana. He okoa ko kcki 

 wahi, ko keia wahi. Elua ano o ka aina, he maloo a he wai; he lei)o a he 

 a-a ; he niaikai a he ino; he paH, he kahawai, he awawa, he puu, he kua- 

 lapa. He ua, he wai, he ohu, l:e nauhi, he kualau, he wai puna, he kehau [e hoohlo 

 ia ka loko wai]. 



NO KE KANU MALOO. 



Ma Kohala, Hawaii, pnpulii ka niaiui i ke alii a weki, alaila, pahu nie ka oo 

 hao, wah ka le]V), kaka i hina ka lepo, a hookahi ka])uai ka hohonu o ka lua. Alaila, 

 hoowali a aeae, kanu ka huli. Pela no e kanu ai a paa ke kihai)ai. 



A ulu ka huli, alaila, wehewehe ka lepo, kaka hou i luna, a wehewehe ka ha 

 o ka huli, ina elua, ekolu paha, i ulu ka huli kalo. Ua kapa ia keia hana ana o ke 

 olaolao. A kiekie ka huli, hookahi kapuai me hapa, alaila, hoolue hou ka lepo i lalo 

 o ka huli, ia nianawa, popoi i ka niauu. Eia ke ano, haliilii i ka mauu a manoanoa, 

 a paa ka mala. O ke kumu o keia hana ana pela, i ole e ulu pinepine ka mauu i ka ua. 

 A hala ka niakahiki, alaila, huhuki ke kalo a me kekahi oha, koe kekahi oha no ka 

 makalua. Ia wa nui na inoa o ka huli kalo; he "omuomuo," he "puu," he "oha," he 

 "aae," oia ke ano. 



O ke omuomuo, oia ke kalo io a kohi ia knna huli. O ka puu, oia ka huli 

 keiki e pili ana i ka io o ke kalo. O ka oha, oia ka puu io e pili ana i ke kalo. Ka 

 aae, oia ka huhuki lele ma o maanei o ka puu i koe iho. Aole nae i like ke kanu 

 ana o na kalo maloo a pau loa. Ma na aina loloa o ka laau e like me Hooleipalaoa, 

 a me Kahua, a me na wahi e ae, he ohiki ke kanu ana, a he kupipi ka huli ke kanu, 

 a o ka lau o ka laau ka lepo. Ua kapa ia ke kalo malaila, he "akaka." 



Ma kahi ulu ia e ke amaumau, he ohiki ke kanu ana, he ku lua ka huli, a he ku 

 kolu ke kanu. He honohono amaumau nae ka poi ke ai aku. Ma na lae manienie e like 

 me uka o Kahei, a me Kaauhuhu, i Kohala, he lena ka ])oi e like me ka poi ulu, a he 

 ono ke ai aku. Ma kahi ulu ia e ka mauu kukaepuaa, he ano eleele ka poi a he jjoha, 

 aole ono loa. 



Ma Hamakua i Hawaii, he pakukui ko laila mala, he kukui ka lepo, penei: 



Memoirs B. P. B. Museum, Vol. VI. — 11. Cl6l) 



