In Praise of Lilioliho/ 



Hoolea ia Liholiho. 



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20. 



The dear first-born sacred child. 



Kamehameha, went forward in Ikiki'-' 



To the sacred shore of Lono above. 



Kamohohiakeakapu-' 



Of Kahiki. the owl that shaded the chief, 



These were chiefs of Kapaina Kumalolo 



Of the flying-fish wrestling* with the Kona 



storm. 

 Kalanikona's grandfather came from 



Ahuena, 

 The chiefs rising clouds [like] new grow- 

 ing leaves, 

 Growing, that the chiefs became numerous. 

 Increasing like flowing f(_)untain water. 

 Chiefs Kaumaka, and Kuihewa, and Lono. 

 Is the red glow causing one to flee in fear 



From the royal announcer of the prostrat- 

 ing'^ kapu? 



This is the kapu of the daughter also. 



An increasing" kapu of the chiefs. 



The door posts were broken' by them ; 



The growth of affection" was their reward. 



fhe chief is the stone from the pit. 



The master held forth in this breaking; 



Kalanikauikaalaneo'' 



Returned to the husband, father, 



Walikeamaile of I'apa. 



Closed was the bursting of the chief 



Destroying the companion, the mapele, 



Malelaaekahi the chief. 



Brought out from them. 



The swelling, budding and untamed of the 

 kapu, 



Ke kama hiwa kamalele oili kapu, 

 Lele aku nei Kamehameha io Ikiki 

 I kaha koili kapu o Lono iluna. 

 Kamoholuakeakapu. 

 () Kahiki, ka pueo malu ka lani, 

 He man lani no kapaina kumalolo 

 No ka malolo hakoko ua lani Kona. 

 O Kalanikona mai Ahuena ke kupuna, 

 O kalani ao kukupu ulu lau mamaka. 



ID. O mamaka ulu mamaka mai na 'Hi, 

 Mamaka me he omaka wai kahe la. 

 O Kalanikaumaka, a Kuihewa, a Lono. 

 O ka weli ula makau ia e holo ai 

 Molo ka wohi ae i ke la kapu moe. 



15. O ko ke kaikamahine kapu hoi ia, 



O Kapulikoliko i ka lani. 



Ia laua naha ka lapauila, 



Ka liaku pun manawa ka pua <> laua. 



O ka lani ka pohaku mai ka lua. 

 20. Ka haku paa ula i keia naha, 



O Kalanikauikaalaneo 



Hoi ae la i ke kane makuakane, 



O Walikeamaile a I'apa. 



Pani ka i oa i ka lani, 

 25. Lukuluku hoa ka mapele, 



O Malelaaekahi ka lani. 



Loaa maloko o laua, 



Ka liliki). ka liliko, ka eena i ke kapu, 



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'Liholiho, who Ijecame Kamehameha II. on the death of his fatlier, Kamehameha the great, in 1819, whose 

 dissolute habits led him to overthrow idolatry to free him from its kapu restraints. 



'Ikiki was the month of May in Hawaii's calendar, and refers to the conqueror's death as having flown away 

 to the sacred precincts of Lono, one of the major gods. 



■'Literally, the moho's sacred white pit, a place supposedly in foreign lands. 



'Picturing the restlessness of flying-fish at the approacli of stormy weatiicr. 



"Certain high rank chiefs were entitled to the prostration of the people. Such chiefs usually went abroad at 

 night or if in the daytime a herald went before him with a flag, calling out "kapu moe," whereupon all the people 

 prostrated. The same ol)servance lield when his food or other belongings was carried by; all had to prostrate them- 

 selves on penalty of death.— (Malo's Antiquities.) 



"Referring to the swelling number of restrictions of priests and aliis on the people. 



"This probably has reference to the breaking down of kapus by the king and queens in their feasting together 

 prior to the burial of Kamehameha. 



'In the freedom of women and men to eat together, and partake alike of the same food, there was naturally 

 removed a serious barrier to household affection. 



"Figuratively, the chief placed in the clear patli. 

 (430) 



