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Iwniamicr Collection of Hawaiiait I'olk-lorc. 



130. Pele for the first time drew near; 



Pele for the first time was without pau to 



clothe )'our companion. 

 To shake the stones and overflow tlie 



mountain with lava. 

 Where lava llowed, there dwelt 

 Kalaukaula. at the household of the deities, 

 135. Kaneulaapele and Kuihimalanaiakea, 



Royal companions of Pele, resident tree 



eaters, 

 The women of wonderful prayer of eight- 

 fold power. 

 [Let] awe jx)ssess me. 



130. Akahi Pele la a neenee/- 



Akalii Pele la a oi^" pau, i pan i ko hoa, 

 I oni i ke a, i pahoehoe ai oe i ka 



mauna, 

 Auhea, pahoehoe la, n(.)lHi iho la, 

 Kalaukaula, e ka pau hale o ke akua, 



135. E Kaneulaapele, o Kuihimalanaiakea,** 



He hoalii*'' na Pele, he no ho ana ai laau, 

 Na wahine pule mana nana i papawalu,^" 

 Elieli kau mai. 



Stani]), stamp out the peo])le's fire 

 140. I'relow Kilanea, and as its reward 



Arise the shoutings, the confused noise 

 of the gods 



On the cliff of Mauli, 



The source of tears of this place 



Of men who, owl like, seek water. 

 145. Gird thou thy weapon with thy 

 countrymen. 



I seize my club and strike at the god. 



Pele stands raining, Pele's heaps 



Are placed below; heaped [was] the dead. 



.\t reddening below thou doth flow. 

 150. Alas! 'tis flowing, it runs canoe-like; 



The mountain rocks, 1 liiakaikapoliopele is 

 safe. 



Flee away! flee ajjove to the light! 



[The] crab climbs up Kauiki, 



[It] returns distressed at man's shadow. 

 155. Crabs are struck with the stick. 



Taken and thrown in the bag. 



The soft cral) catches the flap of the malo ; 



The soft crab stays within Ixtundaries, 



Entwined with the sea-moss pods. 



l\io]>c, kiopc mai ana kc ahi a kanaka. 

 140. Halo (1 Kilauea. a i ku niauniaua, 

 Ai kua mai ana ka pilie a ke akua, 

 lluna o ka pali o Mauli," 

 O ka hua waimaka ia nei, 

 O kanaka nana i hidi pueo ka wai,*^ 



145. Pu oe i kau laau me ko makaainana, 

 Mopu an i ka'u laau hahau*'-' i ke akua. 

 Ku ua ae Pele, lapuu na Pele, 

 Waiho ana ilalo, lapuu ka moe, 

 .\ ka ida ilalo la, pahoehoe ai oe, 



150. .Vuwc ! '" pahoehoe la. e Iiolo e ka waa,'"' 

 E kaa ka mauna,''- ola Hiiakaikapoliopele, 

 Hoi aku e, hoi aku iluna i ka malama ! 

 .■\ama pii ae iluna i Kauiki, 

 IJKi mai aama i kc aka o kanaka, 



155. Ilooili aama ku i ka laau, 



Lawea aama haoiia i ka eke, 

 Kaohi paiea i ka pola o ka malo, 

 Ku ana paiea iloko ka unuunu. 

 Lei ana paiea i ka hua linui kala. 



"Ne'ene'e, edging about, to draw near slowly, to crawl on hands and knees. 

 "A oi for aole ; no, having not. 



"These three named deities, companions, hoalii of Pele. 

 "Tree eaters, through overflowing the forests with lava. 



'"Papawalu, connected with pule mana. Wonderful, elYectivc prayer, is thus shown of eight-fold power. Like 

 makawalu (eight-eyed), signifying all-seeing, wise, efficient. Eight seems to be the Hawaiian perfect number. 



"'Clifif of Mauli, for Mauli-o!a, the site of the present volcano house, said tn he the mystical abode of a supernat- 

 ural deity of same name of that region. 



'"The meaning of this line is not that men are owl hunters, but that like owls, wide-eyed, they searcli out tlie 

 water-holes, collection places of the tears (dew) of the locality. 



"Hahau, to strike at the god, whereupon Pele reveals her destroying power, as in lines following. 



°°Auwe, exclamation of alarm at the flow of smooth lava. 



°'Hele e ka waa, a proverbial expression indicating its canoe-like speed. 



°'Kaa ka mauna, the nmunt.ain rocks or rolls away, vet Pele's favorite sister Hiiaka is safe. 



