/// Praise of LilioUho. 



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The last of the chiefs. It is released. 

 30. For Waihonua, [the] earth below, 



Is for the chief 



Of the heavens of lightning-like eyes, 



Traveling to the eye-ball of the sini. 



Great hot day of the summer. 

 35. The chief was not heated thereby 



Toward his daughter who went with him. 



My chief of threatening weather. 



Floating clouds confusing the chief. 



This is a new chief 

 40. Living above with Makalii, 



Hiding his kapu far distant. 



Bearing away his kapu lest it be spread 

 abroad. 



To Kapunaki of the chief alxwc here. 



Who watches up here? Kalani the chief. 

 45. The sea, the billowy sea. 



The net eye of Kane. 



The ocean is a swimming pool for the 

 haalolo. 



The sea is moving by Kuhalahala. 



Here is the deep sea of Lono. 

 50. The offspring of Keaka, Ixirn twins, 



Keawe came out of the shaHow sea'" 



Whose returning waves bared the coral 

 strand 



And gathered up the fish for the chief. 



Kuheleimoana" [the] person in charge, 

 55. Cleaving unto the Hoat'- 



Incjuiring of him 



For whom is this ocean down here ? For 

 the chief. 



The land is sacred, fulfilling its purpose. 



At present Hawaii has dffificulty ; 

 60. A sacred difficulty for the chief. 



Palena's'" was the day to observe 



The fog creeping from above ; 



The horse'^ which has a large back, 



.•\nd the cold land-breeze of the night, 

 ()5. Productive of the forest. 



Uprooting the familiar ohia''' [tree]. 



The man of the great forest 



Ke okina pan o ka lani — ua noa. 

 30. No Waihonua e, honua ilalo. 



No ka lani no 



No ka lani holo maka uila, 



HoUi i ka onolii o ka la. 



La nui wela o ka ^lakalii. 

 35. Aohe wela ia ka lani 



I kaikamahine holo lani ana, 



Kuu lani ao hakumakuma. 



Ao kaa lelewa kupehu lani. 



He lani maka hou keia 

 40. Nonoho iluna me Makalii, 



I huna i kona kapu i niamao. 



I ahai i kona kapu o laha wale, 



1 Kapunaki o ka lani iluna nei. 



Nawai malama iluna nei la — e ? No ka 

 lani no. 

 45. Ke kai, ke kai mauwele ka. 



He maka npena a Kane. 



Kai anan ka moana i ka haalolo. 



Kai e nou Kuhalahala. 



Ea ke kai hohonu o Lono. 



50. Ka pua a Keakamahana i hanau, 

 Hiki puka Keawe ke kai ao 

 [ mimiki aim wale ka papa 

 1 ohia ka ia i ke ale lani. 

 Kuheleimoana konohiki, 



53. Wavvena o ka lana, 



Li aku ana iaia 



Nowai miiana i kai nei la? No ka 

 lani no. 



Ihi ka moku, ko mai ke ano. 



Ano Hawaii ka peapea, 

 60. He peapea kapu no Kalani. 



No Palena no ka la ku, 



No ka ohu kolo mai o nka ; 



No ka lio kna mauna. 



No ke hau anu o ka po, 

 65. Llunahele o ka wao koa, 



Ekueku ka ohia laka. 



I ke kanaka o ka wao nui maaukele. 



'"The shallow sea has reference to Keawe, the mother being of lower rank tlian Keaka, whose children re- 

 vealed their negligent status as returning waves bared the reef. 



"The agent (konohiki) of the chief is likened to a shark, to seize all within its power. 



'"Lana, float, i. e., the person through whom the konohiki exercises authority and of whom he makes inquiry. 



"Palena, some person assigned to oversight of the uplands. It was his duty to stand (ku) and observe the 

 changes taking place. 



"The mountain side likened to a broad-backed horse ; capacity for endurance and service to many. 



"The ohia laka. the well-known or familiar ohia as man of the forest, (|Ucslionin,s>' Palena. 



