Legend of Kaiia and Moi. 



491 



Kapeepee, the warrior of Haupu. 



Ye above, fight not longer, 



Lest ye be dead and defeated. 



The heavenly multitude are all conquered ; 

 45. They have all lieen struck down. 



They all rose up ; 



They are all knticked down ; 



They are all killed. 



The mist cloud has appeared, 

 50. Should a cloud be seen, 'tis on Molowekea. 



If the girdle was seen 'twas at Haupu, 



The lx)soni was at Kalawao, 



The back was at Helaniku. 



Kana traversed the golden sand of Kane: 



55. IJooilo is this season. 



Mokapu arose and his train saw him to 



be a man. 

 The end of it. 



The kingdom became Nua's 

 According to the dream of the priest. 

 60. 'Tis the first instance where cowardice 

 was felt ; 

 Haupu is trembling as if with coUl. 



Kapeepee'*- koa o Haupu, 

 Mai hookoa'-'" mai e luna. 



A make a hee auanei. 

 Pan ae la kini-" o luna. 

 45. L'a hilia''"' ka oneanea. 

 Kulia^" ka oneanea. 



1 moe lia ka oneanea 

 Ka pau o ka oneanea. ^^ 

 Ua ku wale hau oneanea. 



50. Ina ike kehau aia i Molowekea. 

 Ina i kau'"* ke kakaai kai Haupu, 

 Ka umauma^-' ka i Kalawao. 



k€ kua ka i Helaniku, 



Keehi kapuai o Kana^" i ke one lauena 



a Kane, 

 55. O Hooilo keia malama 



Ua kuu hoi Mokapu : he huakai ike 



aku la he kanaka. 

 Pau aku la*^ 

 Huli ke au''- ia Nua, 



1 ke ano moe a ke kahuna. 



Go. Akahi kaua i hopo'i i ka manawa"*^ 

 Ke lia nei Haupu me he anu la. 



'"Kapeepee called them to lift Haupu and it became the highest point on Molokai. 



"Mai hookoa, etc., cease fighting above. 



"Kini o luna, the multitude above were killed. 



'°Hilia, hili to twist; hilia to strike, to knock down all (oneanea). 



"Kulia, to rise up, as one lying down they all rose up ; moe lia, to lie down, the lia is poetic, euphonic; they were 

 all knocked down ; all rose up and all lay down. 



"Ka pau oka oneaonea, a poetic phrase: they were all killed, none left. 



"Ina i kau, etc., this line is unintelligible. 



"Ka umauma, the bosom ( i. e., of Kana) was at or on Kalawao. 



"Kana kicked with his foot the sand land of Kane (one lauena a Kane). The ancients tlmu.sfht that in the for- 

 eign country of Kane the very sand on the beach was food. 



"Pau aku la, the end of the dream. 



"An. time of one's life, synonymous witli kingdom. In llie reigning time of Xua the kingdom became liis. 



"Ka nianawa. the scat of fear; hopo, to decline figlitin.g through fear; the heart once only felt cowardly. 



