Pnniaiidcr Collection of Ifcncaiian I'olk-lorc. 



Inquiring of him 

 For whom is this mountain? 

 70. For the chief, the chief indeed, 

 The chief placed reverently ; 

 Placed alone without an equal."' 

 There were only three^' of them 

 Called hy the parent chief 

 Kalanikauikaalaneo. 



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The originating kae'** of the chief, 



Kalaninui Kuiapoiwa, 



The first-born of the male chief 



Kapaeulumoku, the chief. 

 80. Kalani-nui-kua-liholiho,'" 



Kalani-nui-ahi-enaena,"" 



Your father, grandfather, grandson, 



Ku was the sacred father of the chief, he 

 was 



Wet by the rain and numli from the cold 

 85. Up above Halepohaha. 



It was my endeared place 



In the woods of Luhaunui, 



Just kapued to the god. 



The leaves of the wild lehiia [tree] 

 90. He did not restrain 



liy the cold and the chill, 



The tarrying of the benumbing dews 



Of that quiet place above. 



Entangling the travelers 

 95. Wishing to purchase the right, 



A marketing god. 



The lehua was very watchful. 



Fine rain hid the mountain in fog, 



The sun above became darkened, 

 100. The strangers thought it was night 



Covering the many houses. 



There was no deception. 



It was different up above 



The men dodging in the rain ran. then 

 stood erect. 

 105. The travelers halted. 



Hasten to reach Kuapehu 



For release of fatigue, of weariness. 



The cold also of the mist. 



Warmed by the fire of the woman" 



Li akn ana iaia, 



Nuwai mauna i uka nei la ? 

 JO. No Kalani, no Kalani no. 



Kalani kau hoanoano, 



Kau hoiikahi, aohe lua. 



Ivkolu wale no lakou 



I heia ka lani makua, 

 y^. O Kalanikauikaalaneo. 



Ke kae kinohi o ke alii, 



Kalaninui Kuiapoiwa. 

 Ke kinohi o ka lani kane 

 Kapaeulumoku, ka lani. 



80. O Kalani-nui-kua-liholiho. 

 C) Kalani-nui-ahienaena, 

 Ko makua. kupuna, kuakahi. 

 () a<) Ku makuakane kapu o ka lani 



no — e. 

 Pulu i ka ua make i ke anu 

 85. I ka uka o HaleiK)halia. 

 He walii aloha ia na"u 



1 ka nahele o Luhaunui, 

 Ano mai la kapu i ke 'kua. 



1 ka lau nahelehele lehua a — 

 <)0. Aole nana i lahui 



Xa ke anu na ke koekoe. 



Na ka lihau maeele 



C) ua uka he])a la 'kahi, 



E kahihi nei ka huakai 

 95. E ake e kuai ka pono, 



He 'kua malaulaua. 



He makaala wale i ka lehua a — 



Noe ka mauna nalo i ke ohu. 



Haumoe e no iluna ka la, 

 100. Kuhi ana ka malihini he po 



Ako i ka hale puukiuki. 



Aole ka he alapahi, 



I le hoehaa no ua uka la, 



Holo ke kanaka ali> ua, ka Imoku, 



103, Ku no ka huakai helc. 

 Eale i hiki i KuaiJchu 

 Kiui ka luhi ka maloeloe 

 Ke anu hoi a ka awaawa. 

 Lala i ke alii a ka wahine 



Dia 



'"None of like or superior rank ; he was acknowledged supreme. 



"Of three known as, or belonging to, or connected with the great cliief, but one stands out. 

 "Kae, term of an office in the king's train. 



'"An epithet of Liholiho, implying the highest chief raid< rested in him, or was borne on his shoulders. 

 ""The higli chiefess Nahienaena (the n omitted), sister of Liholiho. The epitliet signifies, the raging fire 

 high chiefess. 



-'This would a|)ply lo I'lle wilh her volcanic tire. 



