Fallen is the Chief. 



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O great Kau, of dust eye : 



O Puna, of thorny pandanus: 



O Hilo-iki, of black edges ; 



Born approvedly was the lone one, 

 770. A renowned head for Hawaii. 770. 



Born and recognized by man, 



Only a night man 



But flesh before us. 



No image man was this chief, 

 775. None followed [simply] for the tish for the 775- 



food. 



Nor soldiers [simply] for the garments 

 and the malos. 



They were true warriors all. 



They were I all] companionable, overcame 

 the complaint. 



The anger, 

 780. The quarreling. 780. 



The frequent command 



Emanated from here, 



To send indeed. 



To send and bid the chief to awake! 

 785. They awoke at midnight in response, 785. 



They hastened and lit the lamps. 



Partook of the food, partook of the food. 



[They] considered the prospects. 



Measured oil the line of the fisherman, 

 790. Fastened on the fish-hook .securely, 790. 



For the fish, the fish. 



The canoe. 



The paddle. 



The bailer, 

 795. The seating, 795- 



Carrying. 



[And] departing. 



Go and embark the land-fisher. 



Wide are the shallows for fishing, 



E Kau"" nui kua makalepo, 

 E ka Puna'" kokala lanhala, 

 E ka Hilo-" iki pahi eleele, 

 I hanau a jx)no-' ia mai ka mehameha,-^ 

 He poo kui-^ no Hawaii, 

 I hanau a pono ia mai kanaka,-^ 

 He kanaka po^'^ wale no. 

 He io^" wale no i ke alo, 

 Aohe kanaka kii onei alii, 

 Aohe aku-' na ka ia na ka ai, 

 Aohe koa na ke kapa na ka malo. 

 He kini koa ponoi wale no, 

 I lea wale-"* ai hoi ha ka nu-ku,-" 

 Ka-hu-hu, 



Ka-pane-pane. 



Ke-kena a kenakena, 



j\lai nei la, 



E kena no, 



E kena^" no o kalani e, E ala ! 



E ala ka po ana lia i mai, 



Hoolale ia ku puhia ke kukui, 



E ai i ka ai, e ai i ka ai, 



E manao ka noonoo,'' 



Halona ia mai ke alio a ka lawaia,'- 



Malia mai ka makau ka i paa, 



I ka i-a, i ka i-a, 



Ka-waa, 



Ka-hoe, 



Ke-ka, 



Ka-nohn ana. 



Ha-paina, 



Hele-a. 



Ahele a ae ka lawaia moku, 



Ua akea ke kohola e lawaia ai, 



"Kail of dust eye is said to apply to that district where they literally bathe in it. See preceding Note 75. 



"Puna's characteristic is shown in the thorny-edged pandanus leaves. 



"Hilo is termed small, of black edges, referring to her rocky coast line. 



"Hanau apono, born of rightful chief ancestry. 



"Ka mehatueha, the lone or lonely one, definition of Kameliameha's name. 



■'Poo I<ui, a joining head: uniting Hawaii, hrst the island, then the group. 



"Even man, the common people, recognized his riglitful high birth rank. 



"'Kanaka po, a man of ancient descent, in the sense of mai ka po mai, from tlie night fortli. 



"*Io wale no, yet he was of the flesh, he was no graven image chief. 



".-Xohe aku, he had no sycophant followers for the food they would get. 



"'Lea wale, pleasure, satisfaction, without restrained feelings. 



"Ha ka nuku, contention and strife was breathed upon, overcoming anger, etc. 



'"Kena, command; kenakena, intensitive of kena, sending frequently. 



"Manao ka noonoo, literally, "think the thought;" reflection on the subject in hand. 



".\t this point the preparation (if Kamchamcha is likened to a fislierman and carries throngli to a successful 



