EMEKSON] UNWRITTEN LITERATURE OF HAWAII 45 



15 He kanaenae na'u ia oe, e Kapo kii-lani. 



E moe hauna-ike, e bea an, e o niai oe. 



Aia la ua lelina o Kaaua," 



Ke kui ia mai la e na waliiue a lawa 



I lei no Kapo — 

 20 O Kapo, alii iiui no ia uioku, 



Ki'e-ki'e, lia'a-ha'a ; 



Ka la o ka ike e ike akii ai : 



He ike kumii, he ike lono, 



He ike pu-awa ^ hiwa, 

 25 He ike a ke Akna, e ! 



E Kapo, ho'i ! 



E ho'i a uoho i kou kuahu. 



Ho'uhi ia ! 



Eia ka wai,'' la, 

 30 He wai e ola. 



E ola noil, e ! 



Verses 9 to 15, inclusive, are almost identical in form Avith the first 

 seven verses in the Mele Kuahu addressed to Laka, given on page 33. 



[Ti-iinslation] 



An Aitur-l'nnjer (to Kane anil Kapo) ; al.so a (iarJnnd-Praycr, used tchilc deco- 

 rating the altar 



Now, Kane, approach, ilhnnine the altar; 



Stoop, and enlighten mortals below ; 



Rejoice in the gifts I have brought. 



Wreathed goddess fostered by Kapo — 

 5 Hail Kapo, of beauty resplendent ! 



Great Kapo, of sea and land. 



The topmost stay of the net. 



Its lower stay and anchoring line. 



Kapo sits in her darksome covert ; 

 10 On the terrace, at Mo'o-he-laia, 



Stands the god-tree of Ku, on Mauna-loa. 



God Kaulana-ula twigs now mine ear, 



His whispered suggestion to me is 



This payment, sacrifice, offering, 

 15 Tribute of praise to thee, O Kapo divine. 



Inspiring spirit in sleep, answer my call. 



Behold, of lehua bloom of Kaana 



The women are stringing enough 



To enwreath goddess Kapo : 

 20 Kapo, great queen of that island. 



Of the high and the low. 



The day of revealing shall see what it sees : 



" Kaana. A place on Mauna-loa, Molokai, where the lehua greatlj' flourished. The body 

 of Kapo, it is said, now lies there in appearance a rock. The same claim is made for a 

 rock at Wailua, liana, Maui. 



''Pu-awa hiwa (Mica, black). A kind of strong awa. The gentle exhilaration, as well as 

 the deep sleep, of awa were benefits ascribed to the gods. Awa was an essential to most 

 complete sacrifices. 



" Wai. Literally water, refers to the bowl of awa, replenished each day, which set on 

 the altar of the goddess. 



