A Prayer to Lono. 



He Pule no Lono. 



O Lono of the heavenly region, 



From out of the rest of heaven's origin 



Issued forth Kane and Kanaloa. 



[From] within the heavenly birth-place 

 5. Came forth Kumu-honua, of Kane. 



And Lalo-honua, the female. 



Spread forth Wakea and great Papa that 

 gave birth to lands. 



From out of Huli-honua 



The chiefs were born ; 

 10. From within the heavenly birlli-place 



Lono stood forth. 



[He] created the red fish; 



Sanctified the black coconut : 



Created the white fish ; 

 15. Sanctified the growing awa, 



By leaves is the awa propagated. 



It springs up at the irregular cliffs. 



Kane and Kanaloa stood forth. 



They rendered the red fowl sacred ; 

 20. Sanctified the white awa ; 



Rendered the pig sacred : 



Sanctified the black awa ; 



Established the restrictions 



To anoint the robe 



25. Within the heavenly birth-place. 



The rain fell noisily in drops. 



In the month of Kaelo, 



Of Ikiki, of Ikuwa, and Kanikoi, 



To magnify the heavens, 

 30. To magnify the earth, 



To stand sacred, in fear. 



To .stand solitary within tremulous 

 heavens. 



Lono leaned forward 



The shadow of Lono in Kahiki, 

 35. The cloud-clusters fell 



At the approach of Lono ; 



The red glow vanishes 



At the approach of Lono ; 



The red smoke-column melts away 

 40. .\t the approach of Lono ; 



The red rain fell 



At the approach of Lono; 



Lono, o ka oili lani, 



Mai loko mai o ka maha ulu lani, 



Ku mai o Kane o Kanaloa, 



Iloko o ka eweewe-lani 

 5. Puka mai o Kumuhonua a Kane 



Me Lalo-honua, ka wahine. 



Laha mai o Wakea me Papa nui 

 hanau moku. 



Noloko mai o Huli-honua 



Hanau mai na 'lii 

 10. Mailoko mai o ka ewewe-lani. 



Ku mai o Lono. 



Hana i ka ia ula, 



Molia i ka niu hiwa, 



Hana i ka ia kea. 

 15. Molia i ka awa-lau. 



He lau ka awa i kupu, 



1 kupu i ka hanuunuu pali. 

 Ku mai o Kane, o Kanaloa. 

 Hana i ka moa ula hiwa, 



20. Molia i ka awa maka kea 

 Hana i ka puaa hiwa, 

 Molia i ka awa hiwa, 

 Hana i ka papa kea. 

 I poina i ka aahu 

 25. Iloko o ka eweewe ka lani. 



Kulu kahi ka paka a ka ua, 

 Iloko o Kaelo. 



O Ikiki, o Ikuwa, o Kanikoi, 

 O ku kilakila i ka lani, 

 30. O ku kilakila i ka honua. 



O ku In, o ku ano, 

 O ku meha iloko o Maewa-lani. 

 Hina aku la o Lono, 

 Ke aka o Lono 1 Kahiki, 

 35. Hina ae la ka pae opua 

 I ka hiki 'na o Lono. 

 Hina ae la ka onohi ula 

 I ka hiki'na o Lono 

 Hina ae ka punohu-ula 

 40. I ka hiki'na o Lono. 

 Hina ae la ka ua-koko 

 I ka hiki'na o Lono. 



(SOS) 



