Ill Praise of Liholiho. 



433 



no. The resident-- kept the bird net. 



The new prow-'^ is sought for the canoe in 

 the woods, 



It was the bait"* to entice the fish. 



Enwrap the prow with the leaves of the 

 awa.-'' 



That fish is bitter,-'' the pond was sah. 

 115. He [the chief] was known for his kind- 

 ness, 



Whose is the Jjeauty of the godly compan- 

 ions? 



My fearful chief"' respected the kapu, 

 L'niting the breath"* comforting thoughts 



afforded sleep. 

 r>y the lighting of fires the lands are 

 warmed. 

 120. The land of the chief was returned. 



Fresh meat gives plumpness and fatness. 

 The male chief had strong desires in mind. 

 The new fire by Nahienaena"" as the 



source. From yonder — 

 The edible birds live above Laa, 

 125. Frightened by the smoke of the woman,'*" 

 The voice only was recognized here. 

 Hidden was the lehua flower, changed by it. 

 Astonished by the red of the lehua, ^' 

 Like a precious skirt darkened in the 

 rain,''- 

 130. Remainder of the sacred heirs of the 

 chief. 

 Perpetuating the rank of Keakealohi- 



wahine,'' 

 The sacred offspring of Iwikauikana.'* 

 He was the caller for help. 



110. Aialama ke kupa i ka upena o ka nianu. 

 Kii ka manu hmi i ka waa i ka nahele 

 O ka maunu ia c laka ai o ka ia. 

 Alai ka manu i ka lau o ka awa. 

 He awaawa ka ia no, he loko liu. 



115. E kaulana ae nei he kjkumaikai. 



Nawai ka nani o ka hoa waiakua e — 



Kuu lani weliwcli niakau i ke kapu, 

 Pili pu ka hanu lololaa ka moe. 

 1 kunia i ke ahi hahana na moku. 



120. O ka moku o ka lani ka i loaa mai. 



O ka io hou i' liliko a nopunopu. 



Lalapa hoi maloko o ka lani kane. 



Ke ahi hou a Nahienaena ka makua. 

 — Mai o — e. 



Na manu ai noho i ka uka o Laa. 

 125. I puiwa i ka uwahi a ka wahine, 



ka leo wale no ke ikea nei. 

 Nalo ka lehua pua limn iaia, 

 Ka ililihia i ka ula i> ka lehua. 

 Me he pan hiwa uli la i ka ua. 



130. Koena o na muo kajni i ka lani. 



1 man i ka ula o Keakealohiwahine, 

 O ke kamahele kapu a Iwikauikaua. 

 Oia ka i malele. 



""Residents of the woods were naturally the bird catchers, with net or bird lime. 



"^Manu, not bird in this case, but the canoe's prow, which is essential for the new craft being completed in 

 tlic woods. 



■'Maunu, or 1)ait, here is figurative of the canoe's finish, whereby it is qualified for service. 



"''The awa, or milk-fish (Chaiws chaiios), is a pond product, met with in large numbers. 



""This holds true at times, dependent upon free change of tide locks. 



•'This line refers back to the chief Ku. 



""Hanu lololaa, in the original, is the sleep inducing power of a companion's breath. 



""The chiefess of raging-fire name is the source of a new fire, i. e., in comparison with that of the volcano, 

 Pele. 



'"Goddess Pele of the volcano, with unmistakable voice when she speaks, whether by eruptions or earthquake. 



"Certain sections in the vicinity of Kilauea show lehua trees encased in lava. Such a limpid eruption was the 

 astonishing redness alluded to, which hid and changed its flowers. 



"This line seems ambiguous. 



"This is likely, from following connections, to be Keakealaniwahine of history, who succeeded her mother 

 Keakamahana as Moi of Hawaii, mother of Keawe referred to on line 136. 



"Iwikauikaua was the son of Makakaualii. His mother was Kapukamola. Espousing the cause of Lono in the 

 Hawaii revolt he narrowly escaped being sacrificed on the altar of the temple. 



