Song for Kauinualii. 



481 



155- 



It is the rain ; thatch the house '"" for the 



fisherman's comfort, 

 Thatch it again with the ie-ie vine. 

 le-ie baskets'"^ are the gatherers oi tlie 



nehii fishers of \\'aiakea. 

 In the rain, in the C(il<l. in llic cnlcl (ine is 



(Hscouraged thereby. 

 Uncomfortable is llili)'"- on the capes of 



the sea. 



He ua ia, ako hale no ka lawaia i main. 

 Ako hou aku no i ka ieie papa, 

 Popoo ieie ka lawaia huki nehu o 



Waiakea. 

 1 ka na. i ke ann, i ke ann uluhna i ke ami. 



155. I'luhua wale llilo i na lac i kai. 



Kaumualii.' 



Bv K.\1'.\Kkl'kl;i. 



No Kaumualii. 



N.\ K.Vl'.MCKUKUI. 



10. 



The chief- arrived from Kahiki, 



Burdened with kowali'* vine. 



Well fastened with hau'' rope 



And bound with ahuawa' cord of Kona. 



The loosely drawn cord 



Which pulled the excrement of Lono. 



The residents of Luahiwa, 



The great number of people of 



Kauhiahiwa, 

 The Kiina of Kukonanohoino'' 

 Whose is the smooth unruffled sea.' 

 Rise up ! stand on the bank, seize the rope 

 Which is well fastened 

 By the stream, by the men of Limaloa,"* 

 They will hold the ends of the rope. 

 Pull and place it on the cliff of I lakaola : 

 I-'ull and place it on the clif? of Halalea : 

 Pull and place it on Koolau's seaward 



ridge ; 



10. 



Ku ia mai Kahiki. e ka lani. 



Awaia i ke koali, 



Nakinaki "a a paa i ke kaula hau, 



Kamakaniaia i ke kaula ahuawa o Kona. 



Ke kaula e malanaai 



E huki ai ka lepo o Lono. 



Ka makaainana o Luahiwa, 



Ka nonanona kanaka o Kauhiahiwa. 



Ke Kona o Kukonanohoino, 



Nona ke kai paeaea. 



E ku e ke kaha e hopu i ke kaula, 



I paa i kawelewele. 



Ona kaha o ke kanaka nui o Limaloa, 



O ka lihi o ke kaula ka lakou, 



Hukia kau e ka pali Hakaola. 



.\ lavve kau e ka pali Halelea, 



Hukia kau e Koolau kai kua. 



'""Thatch the house of the fisherman that he may be comfortable ; thatch it again with the ieie vine, i.e.. the 

 crowning or saddle of the ridge. 



""Baskets of the ieie vine ( Frcyiiiictia Aniotii) are used by the nelui fisher-folk to collect their catcli. 



'"'The poet closes with his liarp still tuned on Hilo's unfavorable features. 



'King of Kauai, who ceded his island to Kamchameha. 



"This is figurative, for Kaumualii as coming from foreign lands, possilily from ancient ancestry. 



'The convolvulus vine of the sea-beach. 



'Bark of the hau (Hibiscus tiliaccus) served as cordage for heavy work. 



"The cord to tie the bundles of awa root could not have been of large size, nor need be of durable quality, and 

 was therefore loosely drawn. 



"This apparently is some personage, not identified. The name implies Arise, or Stand-kona-dwelling-in-evil. 



'The sea of Kona's coast is proverbially calm, the alternating light sea-breeze of tlie day which sets in about 

 9 a. m., gives place after sunset to the light mountain airs of the night. 



'Limaloa, the god of Mana. formerly a man. 



