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5 Wela ka ulu o Hawaii ; 



Kakala wela aku la Kaliiki ia Olopana," 

 Ka'u walii kanaka ; 

 O ka hei kapu ^ o Haua-ka-iilaui," 

 Ka hei kapu a ke alii, 

 10 Ka lioo-mamao-lani,'^ 

 Ke kapu o Keawe,^ 

 A o Keawe 

 Ke alii holo, ho-i'a i kai, e-e ! 



" Olopana. A celebrated king of Waiplo valley, Hawaii, who had to wife the famous 

 beauty, Luukia. Owing to misfortune, he sailed away to Kahild. taking with him his 

 wife and his younger brother, Moikeha, who was his iJitiia-luaj settling in a land called 

 Moa-iila-niti-akea. Olopana probably ended his days in his new-found home, but Moi-keha, 

 heart-sick at the loss of Luukia's favors, came back to Hawaii and became the progenitor 

 of a line of distinguished men, several of whom were famous navigators. Exactly what 

 incident in the life of Olopana is alluded to in the sixth and preceding verses, the tradi- 

 tions that narrate his adventures do not inform us. 



>> Hei kapu. An oracle ; the place where the high priest kept himself while consulting 

 the deities of the hciau. It was a small house erected on an elevated platform of stones, 

 and there he kept himself in seclusion at such times as he sought to be the recipient of 

 communications from the gods. 



'^ Hana-ka-ulani. A name applied to several heiau (temples). The first one so styled, 

 according to tradition, was built at Hana, Maui, and another one at Kaluanui, on Oahu, 

 near the famous valley of Ka-liu-wa'a. These heiau are said to have been built by the 

 gods in the misty past soon after landing on these shores. Was it to celebrate their 

 escape from perils by sea and enemies on land, or was it in token of thankfulness to 

 gods still higher than themselves? 



The author's informant can not tell whether these followed the tierce, strict cult of 

 Kane or the milder cult of Lono. 



^ Hoo-mamao-lani. An epithet meaning remote in the heavens, applied to an alii of very 

 high rank. 



« Keawe. This is a name that belonged to several kings and a large family of gods — 

 papa akua — all of which gods are said to have come from Kahiki and to have dated 

 their origin from the Wa Po, the twilight of antiquity. Among the demigods that were 

 called Keawe may be mentioned: (1) Keawc-huU, a prophet and soothsayer. (2) Keawe- 

 kilo-pono, a wise and righteous one, who loved justice. (3) Keawe-hulu-maemae. It was 

 his function to maintain purity and cleanliness ; he was a devouring flame that de- 

 stroyed rubbish and all foulness. (4) Keawe-ula-o-ka-lani. This was the poetical appel- 

 lation given to the delicate flush of early morning. Apropos of this the Hawaiians have 

 the following quatrain, which they consider descriptive not only of morning blush, but 

 also of the coming in of the reign of the gods : 



O Keawe-ula-i-ka-lani, 



O Keawe-llko-i-ka-lani, 



O Keawe-uina-pohA-i-Kahiki ; 



niki mai ana o Lono. 



[Translation] 



Keawe-the-red-blush-of-dawn, 

 Keawe-the-bud-in-the-sky, 

 Keawe-thunder-burst-at-Kahiki : 

 Till Lono comes in to rei.':;n. 



(5) Keatce-pa-makani. It was his function to send winds from Kukulu-o-Kahiki. as well 

 as from some other points. (0) Keawc-io-io-moa. This god inspected the ocean tides and 

 currents, such as Au-mikl and Au-k6. (7) Keawc-i-kn-liko. lie took charge of flower- 

 buds and tender shoots, giving them a chance to develop. (8) Keawe-ulu-pu. It was his 

 function to promote the development and fruitage of plants. (0) Kcawe-Jii-piia. He 

 caused flowers to shed their petals. (10) Keawe-opala. It was his thankless task to cre- 

 ate rubbish and litter by scattering the leaves of the trees. (11) Keawe-hulu, a magician, 

 who could blow a feather into the air and see it at once become a bird with power to fly 

 away. (12) Keawe-nui-ka-tta-o-Hilo, a sentinel who stood guard by night and by day to 

 watch over all creation. (13) Keawe-puJehu. He was a thief and served as cook for the 

 gods. There were gods of evil as well as of good In this set. (14) Keawe-oili. He was 



