Heathen Prayers. 



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60. Chew it, strain it, and put it in the cup, 



[The] fish-drink,-^ if approved, Lono 

 drinks and Hina drinks. 



For the contentious effect of the oven- 

 treated awa. 



O Hina ! Hina of the many, 



O Hina of the shark, 

 65. O Hina of the kala, 



O Hina of the weke,^''' 



Here is yours, kala, the sick part. 



Here is yours, weke, the death part, 



Return you tlie Hfe-giving portion. 



60. O iia, o heea, i'a ku i ka apu, 



I'a inu, ku ia ia inu Lono, i'a iiui Hina, 

 I ka uniu hakoko, o ka awa hoi ane, 

 EHina! EHina! I ke kini, 

 E Hina i ka mano, 



65. E Hina i ke kala, 

 E Hina i ka weke, 

 Eia kau e kala o ka pu'u ma'i, 

 Eia kau e weke o ka pu'u make, 

 O ka pu'u ola kau e hoihoi mai. 



Prayer to Kapo. 



Kane, thou who art revered above. 

 Who art revered below, 

 A woman garlanded in reverence 

 is Kapo!' 



Pule no Kapo. 



Kane hili ae ka malama iluna, 

 Haahaa ka malama ia ilalo, 

 He wahine lei malama ka e Kapo. 

 Kapoulakinau ke oho i kamanawa, 



10. 



Thou Kajxiulakinau, this is a prayer from 



the heart. 

 Grant life plentiful to me by the cape 



at Kaulia, 

 At shattered Kahiki, by the rise to 



Maunaloa 

 Is the path by which Kapo climbed. 

 Flew, and received honors ; Grant me 



honors. 

 Where is my wreath, Kapo ? 

 A wreath of reverence placed in Kona 



by Kapo. 



10. 



A ola i one au, kalac i Kaulia, 

 Kahiki i olopa o pii a Maunaloa 

 I hiki ke ala Kapo i pii ai, 

 Leie ai, hano ai, hanohano au e— 

 .\uhea kuu lei e Kapo? 



He lei malama e kau i Kona, e 

 Kapo-la-ana, 



-alele. 



Rise thou, O Kapo ! 



Come thou, O Kapo, pluck thy herb, 



Bind it in a bundle and lay it in the 



shadowy path. 

 Have compassion. 



Ku mai e Kapo ! 



Hele mai e Kapo. uhuki i kau weuweu, 

 Pupu halii i ke ala o nio ka la, 

 Kau mai. 



"The real meaning here of i'a inu, fish-drink, is a relish with awa drinking, to overcome its bitter taste; gener- 

 ally fish was preferred, in some cases chicken was the palliative agreed upon. In this case if fish suited Lono it would 

 be agreeable to Hina. 



-"'Weke, Goat-fish {Upiiiius, sp.). 



'Kapo, a sister of Kalaipahoa, was the fabled goddess who entered certain trees and rendered them poisonous. 

 Her sister Pua, or Kupua, was also credited with like functions. 

 Memoirs B. P. B. Museum, Vol. VI. — 32. 



