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'"Kula puiikaa la, beautifully cultivated plain (of) Alele, seaward at Kailua, to the northeast of Kaneohe. 

 '"Ka pouli hau, the dark of the hau (trees inferred) i. e., the dark green of those trees; aoi for aole i hala, 

 not traveled through, passed over. 



'"Hala hoomau, constantly passed by — hele loa. they, the winds, pass along bv the side but never go through 

 the tliicket of the hau. 



"°Lu iho la, etc., thou hast scattered tliy many bodies, oleoleo (numerous) i ka moana, in the ocean. The poet 

 supposed that Kahahana had many bodies. 



"'Ka maka hoaloha, the eye of friendship, kc kumu. tlic cause, o ka po, of his going to death; this is a beau- 

 tiful line but the meaning is obscure. 



""Hookumu ka po — is understood; on account of his going to death, he had founded the night. 



'"Ka po ka mole, etc., the bottomless pit is upon the foundation ; ka weli, the sprouts, shoots of the chief, 

 meaning "ka po" is the place where the chief has taken up his everlasting abode. 



'""Poluluhi, dark obscurity; poweliweli, place where people are afraid to go on account of darkness, ghosts, etc. 



"'Weliweli hakoi, heavy, saddening fear ; lani hakoi, the lieavy chief, hakoi, koikoi, heavy as in weight ; 

 weighed down as one carrying a heavy load. 



'"Hakoi o kona nui ko aloha, weighed down, staggers under the greatness of his love. 



'"''Au wale ana au. etc., "an" to look around over a crowd or multitude sitting together ; looking over the con- 

 course; he aka ka ike, desirin.g the sight, i. e., I desire to see [my chief], language of the poet. 



'"E oe ike, e oe for aole, not see, /. c, I do not see thee, ua nalo loa. 



'""Ua laa i ke kai, he is' sacred to the sea, devoted first ; okia a Kane, "okia" for "oki ia e," cut off by Kane. 



■'"Aia i Kuaihelani, etc., there at Kuaihclani he has gone. This was an imaginary place away beyond Kauai, in 

 sonic distant unknown region. 



'■'O ka onobi, is the eyeball; onohi ula is the appearance of the clouds shone upon by the sun and arc red, a 

 lieautiful red cloud, hence the rendition of the line as given. 



'""Kacha, an ancient personage to whom Kahahan;i is assigned sacred relationship. 



'"'Elua olua, ye two, i. e., Kahahana and Alapai, his triend, lay in the calm [sea] of Kahaloa, a place at Waikiki. 

 '■"Kamaaina, a resident, as is also kupa, but tlic latter has the deeper meaning of one born to a place as against 

 one from elsewhere. 



"'I uwe wale ae ia ; he, i. c, Kahahana is greatly beloved by the people of Kona- 

 '"La loa, o Makalii the summer season with its long days. 



'~E lawe ana, bearing away, i. e., the days, a reflection of the poet who was a friend of Kahahana ; Koena aloha 

 ilalo, carrying the remnant of friendship (lost friend) to the shores below; "Koena aloha" for "i ke koena o ke 

 aloha." 



"'I ka lani, even him, Kahahana, to heaven. "Ia" is in apposition with "koena" perhaps the accusative; thus, 

 even him, thou hast carried to heaven, (kau koliko lani) ; placed on high, in the darkness, obscurity of heaven. 

 Koliko, signifies after the sun has set and darkness begins lo come on. 



'"E uwe mai, have compassion; i ke keiki, on the child. The pcet perhaps calls upon Kahaliana to favor him 

 as his child. 



'"I hai, etc.. mentioned, synonymous with olelo i o lahonua. This word signifies the time of distress and diffi- 

 culty from which one is afterward delivered; here it refers to a proclaimed prophecy which had come to pass. 



'^'E momoe pu, that is, Kahahana and the child spoken of above. 



"'I ke ahu kai (sea spray), the place between the breaking of the surf and shore. 



'""Hookahi ka lani, one is the chief, /. c, one real chief [i] kaha aku nei, has gone, departed; kaha, like hele, to 

 depart, go away. 



"°0 ka moku. o ka aina, synonymous terms, the division, the land is the second, i. c. all parts. 



'"Hele, gone or traveled with a (huakai) large company, or procession ; hoi ole, but return no more. 



""Ke alii puolani, the exalted chief; puo signifies the action of two waves or opposite surfs when they meet 

 the water as its progress is stopped both ways ascending suddenly; hence to raise, to be exalted, renowned; lani, 

 here, as often in other places, a mere expletive of intensity; sea of Peapea and Kanianu, places not now known. 



'"Ka hookalakupua, the wizard, a nerson that hears unearthly sounds. 



'"He kiipua ka lani, a wizard is the chief [Kahahana] no ka moku, for the island, i c, of Oahu. 



"■'Kc hakupehe, "haku" put together as words, "pehe" hesitatingly; ie nei kuu lani, "i" or "no" is understood 

 or kuu lani may be the nominative, this my chief is commonly reputed here. 



""Palila belon.gs to age, "po." He is fabled to be a very ancient man famous for eating bananas ; he was from 

 darkness. 



"'O ka lani ko ke ao, but the chief [Kahahana] is from tlic world of li.ght. 



'"Ua hoopapa, it is disputed [by nieii[ ; he alanui hele, the path he has gone, /. c, some said he was dead, some 

 said he was not. 



"°Ua ike, etc., we together know well. 



""I hele o ka lani, that the chief went at noon (awakea), /. c, openly, no secrecy- 



'"'I uhai paha ; uhai, hahai, he has followed perhaps kana waliine, his wife or probably anollier wife who died 

 previously. This, or his surviving wife became the wife of Kahekili who conquered him. 



'■"'"llalualua, to become feeble [from the loss of Kahahan:i[ ; lialua is the wrinkling of tlic skin, l)ecoming flabby 

 on account of old a.ge. 



""I aloha ai, the wife referred to, beloved by ka lani hahai, tlie chief that is dead; "hahai" being thus used 

 figuratively. 



