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Pomander Collection of Hawaiian Folk-lore. 



My conipanion in the sea of I'alepale- 

 nioana ; 

 40. My cdiiipaniun at the cUff of W'aahia, at 

 Manawaoliua. WawaciKjhu, 

 111 the calm of Kainiaio : 

 My l)elt)ve(l C(iin])aiii(iii of the fitteil mats," 

 |Tlie] stratum of Keawamii. 

 1,0110 L;ave us strenL;th to seeiiie llie iaiul, 

 45. We strove together indeed, (J Chief! 

 I'.y the chief was the land defeated: 

 ^'om■ land was defeated l)ecaiise of the 



dead. 

 At _\'oiir death the tirst-l)orn succeeded. 

 The chief gave birth at Moloholoku. 



Kuu lioa i ke kai o ralepalemoana 



40. Kuu hoa i ka pali o W'aaliia, i ^lanawao- 

 liua i W'awaenoiui, 



I ka lulu o Kaimaio, 



Kuu lioa 'loha i ke ku nioena 



I lapapa o Keawamii. 



\a l<oiio no i nai kaua ia ka iiioku, 

 45. I nai kaua ia no, c ka laiii ! 



Xa ka lani ka hee o ka aiiia, 



Hee kou aina ko ka inea make. 



Mea make oe lilo i ka haiiau mua, 



1 Tanau mai ka lani i Uoloholoku. 



Honolulu, Oalui, June 16, 1837. 



A Lamentation for Keawe- 

 kalohe.' 



He Kanikau no Keawe- 

 kalohe. 



10. 



Tlis is the gentle sleep- of Palekaluhi. 

 The beloved companion'' of Mano, 

 Conceived and born in one womb,* 

 One was the after-birth <if the chiefs. 

 If W'ailua' furnished the evidence. 

 .\t Moloholoku" they are ennoliled. 

 Thou art ni)- sacred father, Kalani. 

 Kalani's is the severe command, for it is 



bitter.' 

 Hitter as the drunk awa with its side scum. 

 The sacred children of I loohila"' Kawelo 

 Descended by the dark rains from the 



heavens. 



10. 



O ka hiolani kana o I'alekaluhi. 

 O ka pilipilikana lua i o Mano la. 

 O ke ko-ko a kewe hookahi ana 

 Ilookahi ka aa kewe o na 'Hi. 

 Ina i Wailua ka hoailona 

 O ko lakou wahi Holohok)ku na Ku hoi 

 e o oe. 



kuu makuakane kapu o Kalani. 



Xa Kalani ka hua awa ke niulemule nei, 



1 le nuile au awa kihi ka loe e, 



Xa kihi kapu kama a Hoohila Kawelo 

 Xa ka ua lanipo ?ku la i ua. 



"Fitted mats, as rendered, has in mind the prepared set of several mats placed one upon another comprising 

 the bed-place, termed hapapa (stratum) of Keawanui. 



'Keavvekolohe was termed a kaukau alii, being a prince, or of the class of chiefs below the king. 



'Gentle sleep, hiolani, typical of the passing of Pelekaluhi. 



'Pilipilikana, a close, beloved conipanion (lua) of Mano. an ancient king of Kauai; a twin brother. 



*Ko-ko. the strings or net outside of a calabash, to strengthen it; so it was supposed the womb of a pregnant 

 woman was strengthened; kewe. the womb; aa. the secudis. the afterbirth or that which enveloped the infant. 



'If ihe child was born at another place than Wailua it would be uncertain that it was a chief. 



".•\t the temiile of Holcpbnlokn. Waihia, offspring of royalty were reared, and thereby the god Ku decreed 

 tlieir eminence. 



'Mulemule, tliat which is disagrcealjle to the taste; nuilc au awa, liitter is the circular scum of the awa cup; 

 au. the circle of yellow around the awa cup which is bitter. 



"The story of Kewalo reveals nolliing calling for this epitlict. implying sliamc, as generally understood. It 

 more likely applies to his fearlessness. 



