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I'ornaiidcr Cdllccfion of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



It beloiit;s to the i;n(l to reveal the long 



Iiast, it is for the people to sustain 



the land everywhere. 

 The chief offered a sacrifice, the island 



was free from war. 

 The chief offered Puna in sacrifice, of a 



small part of Kapueokahi. 

 150. ^^■here the air is dry, the land is burnt, 



the pits have no moisture, 

 In the dark world, no clouds float. 

 The torches of the lands are set up, the 



sea-moss stands erect for the chief. 

 To the pious one, to the chief, belongs the 



island ; 

 To tlie resident under Ku, the chief greatly 



loved by Lono ; 

 155. A precious one to the forty thousand gods; 

 A descendant of Maliu also of Kaekae. 

 Conceived and born of such, he wishes to 



act the pious man. 

 While even yet unborn, the chief was a 



Ijreaker of nuts, 

 He broke the young coconuts of the 



night — 

 160. Fresh coconuts of clear water, clear as the 



liSfht. 



Ko ka akua-haiamio,'* ko ka aina o niakia 

 ahuli-honua. 



1 lai ka lani''' la noa ka moku. 



1 lai ka lani ia Puna"' ka kolii Kapueo- 

 kahi ;" 



150. .Maloo ka lani,"* wela ka lionua. ka lua hau 



ole, 

 Ka po,'" aole ao nana e lele. 

 Ku ka laulama-" o na moku, ku iwno ka 



linur* i ke alii, 

 Ka haipule moku o ka lani, 

 I ka hoanoho'-- o Ku o ka lani, he hiwahiwa 



na Lono, 



155. lie hikuhiku-^ na Kiniakua. 



He kupu na Maliu, ^* na laua me Kaekae. 

 Hookauhua i ka opu, hanau mai-'' no mai 



loko, e ake no e haipule, 

 Iloko noki o ka opu, ka wawahi hua o ka 



lani, 

 W'alii ka niu-'' maka a ka po, 



160. Niu maka-' o nolaelae malamalama moa- 

 kaka 



"Ko ke akua haiamio, haiamia, to reveal what is long past, or beyond the research of man ; meaning it be- 

 longs to the god to reveal or show the priest to declare to men what they do not know ; ko ka aina, wliat belongs 

 to the land, holding fast the land; a hull honua, everywhere, all about the island. 



"Hai ka lani, hat to offer a sacrifice, the chief Kamehameha had conquered the three districts, he was offer- 

 ing a sacrifice; when this was finished, noa ka moku, freedom from war. followed. 



'"Hai ka lani, the chief Kamehameha offered Puna in sacrifice. Puna .•mil all belonging; ka, possessive; kolii, 

 a diminished part, a small part of a thing. 



"Kapueokahi, a small land in Puna. The name also of the harbor of liana. !Maui. 



'"Maloo ka lani. the heavens are dry, the land is dried, the pits have no dew. no rain, nor moisture. This 

 line is descriptive of a long season of drought in the southern and eastern parts of Hawaii. The air (lani) be- 

 comes dry, the rocks and earth become heated, all moisture seems to be gone, the ravines down which the water 

 runs impetuously during the rainy season forms in inany places, deep pools (lua), the poet here asserts that even 

 these are now dry. 



'"Ka po. the under world, the place of darkness, meaning, in the dark world, no clouds float there. 



■"Ku ka laulama. the signals of joy are set up; laulama. a bonfire as a sign of rejoicing for victory around 

 the island. 



"Ku pono ka limu, the sea moss stands erect for the chief Kamehameha. to honor him. Tliis liiiiti was highly 

 regarded as food by the chiefs. 



"I ka hoanoho, one who dwells on a land, keeps possession. Kamchaiuelia held possession i-ikUt Ku. .an 

 ancient god; e ka lani, the chief, synonymous with me hoanoho, Kamehameha, the chief, is in possessicju under 

 Ku; he hiwahiwa, he is greatly beloved by Lono. 



='He hikulilku. the name of a thing greatly esteemed as a plaything by a child, like hiwahiwa, he is dear 

 to the poe kiniakua, the 40,000 gods. Kamehameha was the favorite of all the gods. 



"He kupu na Maliu, kufu, to sprout, to grow, but here a descendant, same as kupuna na Maliu. a man cele- 

 brated in ancient times for his piety and goodness; na laua me Kaekae, another devotedly pious man. Tliese pious 

 men and others were renowned not only for their piety while living but the gods watched over them and kept them 

 alive to extreme old age. Kamehameha was defended as though he was a child of these pious persons. 



"Hanau m.ii. and when born, e ake no e haipule, when young he wished to be pious. 



"Wahi ka niu, he broke the fresh coconut, i. e., offered to the god of night while young, an evidence of his 

 piety. 



"'Xiu maka, fresh young coconuts; o nolaelae. it w-as Ijy the water of young coconuts that the poe kilo made 

 out their divinations ; nolaelae, clear, distinct. 



