A Wakea Creation Chant. 



IJY KALIilKUAIIULU. 



W'akca the son ol Kaliikuluainca. 



Papa even rapalianaunioku the wife. 



She brought forth also Kahikiku and Ka- 



hikinioe ; 

 She also l:Kjre Keapapanuu and Keapapa- 



lani, 

 5. Kill her tirst-born child was the island 



Hawaii. 

 The tirst-born child of them two, 

 Wakea was, acted the husband. 

 I'apa. VValinuu was the wife. 

 I'apa conceived the island (Hawaii). 

 10. In pregnant sickness Mauiloa was an 



island. 

 Then were born quiet and restlessness ; 

 The .system of Kapus ; 

 A distant place lying in quietness 

 For Ku, for Lono, 

 15. For Kane, together with Kanaloa. 



She brought forth with flowing of blood, 

 Pajja was weakened at the birth of the 



island Kanaloa ( Kahoolawe ) . 

 It was born beautiful like the birds [>unuu 



anfl naia. 

 Tt was the child born of Papa. 

 20. Papa forsook her husband and returned to 



Kahiki ; 

 Rettinied to Kahiki she lived at Kapn- 



l<apakaua, 

 \Vakea stayed, lived willi Kaulawahine, 

 From them was born I^anaikaula ( Lanai ) . 

 Who was indeed the first-lx)rn of that 



woman (Kaulawahine). 

 25. Wakea sought a new wife and found llina. 

 Hina [when] found lived with Wakea. 

 llina brought forth the island of Molokai : 

 Molokainui was the large island of llina. 

 Laukaula the plover had told [Papa]. 



30. That Wakea was living with aimilicr 

 woman. 



The chief was on tire: Papa raged with 

 fur\- — a — 



Papa returned from Kahiki, 



She stood with jealous rage against the 

 second wife (punalua). 



Full of rage towards her husband Wakea. 

 35. She lived ( moe ) with Lua her new hus- 

 band. 



[From them] ( Jahualua was Ijorn, 



Oahualua the island child. 



A child proceeding Ijorn from Lua — a — 



She then returned and lived with Wakea. 

 40. From her quarrels were internal sensations 

 (iloli). 



Then Papa brought forth the island Kauai. 



Kamawaelualani was born an island, 



Xiihau was the after-birth, (eweewe) 



Lehua separated them, 

 45. Kaula was the youngest, also a low flat 

 island. 



From Papa is the extended creation of 



Lono is the lord, 

 The voice ringing from heaven ; 

 The voice is uttered all nature Hees in 

 terror. 

 50. Kahai was the trumpet causing storms to- 

 flee, 

 From the descendant, the Kamaluahaku, 

 Is the consent, the answering, the anoint- 

 ing. 

 The tatooing black of many shades, 

 The black, the black, 

 55. The darkening frequently the rain of 

 Papa — a — 

 Papa, Hoohokuhonua (her daughter) 



'Kaleikualnilu was a person of ingenuity. He was a cliief, a priest, a diviner, a counselor, tlie king's genealo- 

 gist, and a renowned poet who composed many songs. He was a grandson of Keawe, King of Hawaii, and tlie son 

 of Kumukoa. King of Molokai. He was born at Kainalu on Molokai in tlie year 1725. wlien Kalanikuihonoikamoku 

 was King of Maui, and Kanealii liis gr;mdniotlier was cliiefess of Molok.-ii. He lived for some time on OAm and on 

 Kauai, when Kaiana and Xamakclia lived witli Kamehamelia on Hawaii. Kaleikuahulu also lived on Hawaii with 

 Kamehameha. who appointed certain of his chiefs to learn from Kaleikuahulu the genealogy of kings. 



Unfortunately the original Hawaiian of the chant was not among the papers of Judge L. Andrews which enrich 

 this collection, nor has a copy heen found. The version in Vol, IV of these Memoirs, pp, 13-17, credited to Pakui, 

 resembles it in part. 



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