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NO KA irULA. 



O Laka kc 'kua hula, oia kcakna o na hula a pau loa. He akua niana o Laka, 

 eia kc ano. He lau nahelehele kc kino, oia ka halapepe, he niea like nic ka lau o ka 

 ieie. O na lau a])au o ke kuahiwi, ka niailc, ka awapuhi, ka ieie, ka laki, ka lei ilima. 

 He kuahu ko Laka, he holopapa laau, nialaila e kau ai na mea a ])au loa. O kahi ia a 

 na kuniu hula a me na hauniana e hoomana. Penei e hoomana ai i niua o ke kuahu: 



E Laka ! eia ka mea ai, 



E Laka i ka puaa, i ka ai, i ka ia. 



E Laka i ka waiwai, i na mea a pau. 



Ka hula paiumaunia. Eia ke ano, nia ka uniaunia e i)ai ai, kuhikuhi na lima, ami 

 o lalo. Ka hula paipu. He hula ia me ka i|»u, eia ke ano, he ipvt loihi me he hokeo 

 la, he puali nae keia, a he waha poepoe o luna, he kaula ma ka aoao. Hookahi kumu, 

 clua haumana, a pela a hiki i ka umi a keu, eono hoopaa, ehiku, a ]:)ela aku no. 



Hula ])ahu. He niu ka pahu, he ili niano o luna, he inmiu kekahi. I\Ia kckahi 

 lima ka i)ahu, ma kekahi lima ka puniu, ua haku ia i ke kanla, a he ili kala ma ka waha. 

 Penei e hula ai. Ua kahiko ia ka hauniana i ka pan, a pohehco, he lei ma ke poo, he 

 kupee ma na vvawac. Pie niho ilio, he niho ])uaa ma na lima (oia he hulili), he i)alaoa 

 ma ka ai. Ia \va oli mai ka haumana i mua o ke kunin a me na hoopaa. 



Ke waliiia mai nei kc kini o lalo, 



Na hoa i ka nka iiahele o I'lina, 



Kckalii kino Inia e Kauakalii. 



Nonoho kaiie i ka po kolohia, 



i lalau laiii pua e Kauahoa. 



llalau e ka lohe lani e Piikea, 



Ka lei na a ka manu i kai o 1 lalulu, 



Kaha i ke alo pali e Kahakea, 



Ka hana o ka lani ka papa nionio 



I Nionio ia la e ! kala iki ha oia papa o ka lani. 



Ke kainuu, ke kai opua, 



Ke kai aweawe hiki ka malama. 



I ke kau nei, ka malama o Ilinaakukclc, 



Ke kaina luelue, he ale no Kane, 



Ka ale kupiki au ke kupiki, 



.\u ko, au koieie, ke kai au mimiki, 



Ke kai ao, ke kai aim wale ka papa. 



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