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Fonioiidcr Collection of Howaiiaii Folk-lore. 



125. Also the downy shoots-' of the tree-fern 



at Kulaimano ; 

 The tree-fern of Ku weighted dnwn l_iy 



nuicli water 

 Which lasts above in tlu' iiionnlain. 

 [At] the forest growth of I 'aepackca.""* 

 J<ain at Knnioho^'' tills the stream; 

 130. The water carries the wood, scattering, 

 To the sand of VVaiolania, where it is 



gathered until the house is full. 

 Fish are gathered till the canoe swamps, °" 

 Hasten"' lest the rain and the shivering 



cold prevents the going up to 



Kaumana. 

 Quickly gather the food''- from the field, 

 135. It is useless"-' to stand with eyes turned 



upward. 

 Those who come drenched'" sit by the fire 



for warmth, 

 Fleshy people continue their stay."'' 

 Slippery is the ground liy the winter rains; 

 The old residents of ililo are accustomed 

 140. To go in and out, in and out. 



Many"" are the streams of Hilo-Paliku; 

 Going up, coming down, up and down. 

 Wearying is the climbing;''' 

 Wearisome is Milo of the many hills ;"■* 

 145. Wearisome is Laupahoehoe and Honolii. 

 Wailuku"" is a stream with an open bridge, 

 Not [only] for Wailiiku ; at Pueo a path 



crosses to I'iihonua 

 For Kaa, for Kapailanaomakapila. 

 From Kaipalaoa [the] tears reach Kilepa, 

 150. [Causing] the fluttering of the ti-leaf 



cloak. 



12 = 



130. 



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Ke oho o ka amau i Kulaimano. 



Ke amau o Ku i lull i ka nui o ka wai, 



Ke noho paa mai la i uka. 



Ka ulu i Paepaekea, 



I 'a i Knmoho jiiha ke kahawai. 



I lali aweawe ole ka wai i ka wahie, 



A ke one o Waiolama waiho, malama o ka 



wahie a piha ka hale. 

 Malama aku o ka i'a a komo ka waa, 

 I makau i ka ua i ke anu oleole e hiki i 



Kaumana. 

 Kii koke no ka ai i ke kalu ulu, 



1 loohewahewa o ke ku iluna ka maka. 

 I kuululu a mehana i ke ahi. 

 Uhekeheke ke kini noho hou aku. 

 llulalilali i ka ua o ka Hooilo, 

 Ua walea wale no ko Hilo kupa, 



140. 1 ke komo iloko iwaho, iloko iwaho. 

 He lau ke kahawai o Hilo-paliku, 

 I ka pii, i ka iho, i ka pii. i ka iho. 

 Ikiki i ka pii e — . 

 Ikiki wale Hilo i ka pun lelnilehu. 



145. I'uu Laupahoehoe, Honolii, 



He kahawai Wailuku he ala hakaia, 

 Aohe no \\'ailuku, no Pueo he alanui ku ai 



no I'iihonua. 

 No Kaa, no Kapailanaomakapila, 

 .\'o Kaipalaoa waimaka o Ki!e])a. 



150. O ke Kilepa ka ahu lauki. 



""Paepaekea, a division in the district of Hilo. 



'"The rains of Kunioho fill the stream and bear the lirewood down withont being back-borne, aweawe ole, un- 

 til it reaches the Waiolama sands, where it is gathered into a store house. 



""In such a time a man will care for his fish and put them in his canoe. 



°'I maka'u, etc., for fear of the rain and the stammering cold which is found above at Kaumana, a place above 

 Hilo; Oleole, ist, the striking of rain drops upon taro leaves; 2nd, the stuttering and stammering of a person shiv- 

 ering with the cold. 



"''He goes quickly for food which grows among the breadfruit, kalu, the ground shaded by trees. 



"'But he is mistaken, hoohewahewa, is in doubt on looking up into the trees, for the great rain drops wliich fall. 



"'Kuululu, etc., to droop like a liird that is wet through, that would seek the warmth of a fire. 



"Uhekeheke (v). to sit with the elbows on the knees and the hands against the cheeks with wet and cold, tliey 

 stay on and on. 



"Many, not a definite nunil)er, arc the streams of Hilo-Paliku. 



"This has reference to the many gulches or ravines to be traveled in that section of the district. 



"'Ikiki, like ino, applies to anything bad ; puu is an evil, lehulchu, many or numerous ; the red dirt is the puu or 

 evil of Lahaina ; Laupahoehoe and Honolii have their puus, evils, their gulches, 



""The Wailuku steam is bridged not only for Wailuku folk, but for Pueo and other sections; between Pueo and 

 I'iihonua, each side there is a toll bridge. 



