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150. The eye of friendship''' was the cause of 150. 



[his going to] death. 

 He has founded the niglit — "* 

 The bottomless pit is the foundation"'' of 



fear in the chief. 

 Chief of the dark obscurity, the fearful 



night ;'-'" 

 Heavy, saddening fear'-' is in the heavy 



chief. 

 155. \\'eighed down'-- under the greatness of 155. 



his love. 

 I am looking'--' around, desiring the sight 



[of my chief] . 

 I do not see him,'-' he has forever disap- 

 peared. 

 Made sacred in the sea'-^ cut off by Kane, 

 There at Kuaihelani'-'' he has gone. 

 160. The beautiful red-cloud of heaven'-' is thy 160. 



name. 

 Thou art a sacred child of Kaeha.'-- 

 Ye two lay in the calm'-" [sea] of Kahaloa, 

 A resident'-'*" of the sea at Hauola, 

 A resident dwelling at the cape of Waiaula. 

 165. Kona greatly mourns'^' 165. 



In the very long days'^- of summer, 

 Bearing'^^ the remnant of friendship [to 



the shores] below. 

 Thus, even him,'^* thou hast carried to 



heaven. 

 Have compassion'^" on the child — 

 170. The companion whom thou namedest; 170. 



There declaring'^" at Lahonua, 

 To sleep together'-" in the sea spray,'"'* 

 One, [a] real chief has departed.'-'" 

 The division, the land, both""' 

 175. Gone with the great'" company but never 175. 



[to] return. 

 Heaven is the sacred fireplace of the 



chief — 

 The exalted chief"- in the sea of Peapea 



and Kamanu. 

 Kaioea of Maui is the wizard"-' that hears 



unearthly sounds, 

 A wizard is the chief'*' for the island. 

 180. It is commonly said of my chief'*" 180. 



Palila"" is from the night, 

 [But] the chief is from the world of 



light.'" 

 It is disputed'-*^ the path he has gone. 

 My chief is alive [or] he is dead [perhaps]. 



Ka maka hoaloha ke kuniu o ka po. 

 Hookumu ka po — 

 Ka po ka mole ka well o ke alii. 

 Alii o polvduhi, poweliweli ; 

 W'eliweli kauniaha i na lani hakoi. 



Hakoi o kona nui ko ak)ha — e — 



Au wale ana an, he ake ka ike. 



E oe ike, ua nalo loa — e — 



Ua laa i ke kai okia a Kane, 



Aia i Kuaihelani ka hele ana — e — 



ka onohi ula o ka lani ko inoa. 

 Keiki kapu oe a Kaeha — e — 



Elua olua i moe i ka lai o Kahaloa — e ■ 

 He kamaaina no ke kai i Hauola, 

 Kupa noho lae no Waiaula. 



1 uwe wale ae ia Kona — e — 



I ka la loa wale o Makalii — 

 E lawe ana koena aloha ilalo. 

 Ia ka lani kau koliko lani, 

 E uwe mai i ke keiki — 



I ko hoa i olelo ai ; 



I hai ai i o lahonua, 



E momoe pu i ke ehu kai — e — 



Hookahi ka lani kaha aku nei. 



O ka niokn, o ka aina, alua 



Hele i ka huakai, hoi ole — e — 



O ka lani ke kapuahi kapu o ka lani — 



O ke alii puolani i ke kai o Peapea a 



Kamanu. 

 O Kaioea o Maui ka hookalakupua, 

 Pie ku])ua ka lani no ka moku e — 



Ke hakupehe ia nei kuu lani 

 O Palila ko ka po. 



ka lani ko ke ao. 



Ua hoopaapaa ke alanui hele. 



1 ke ola, i ka make o kuu lani. 



