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BUKEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[BULL. 38 



VIII — He Inoa no Kamehameha 



(Old Mele — Kindness of H. R H. Liliuokalani) 



Arranged by Lillian Byington 



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Ua o- la i ku'u kai, Ke - o - lo - e - wa, 



He Inoa no Kamehameha 



Aia i Waipi'o ® Paka'alana,* 

 Paepae " kapn ia o Liloa.'* 

 He aloha ka wahine pi'i ka pali,^ 

 Puili ana i ka hua ulei, 

 I ka ai mo'a i ka lau laau/ 

 Hoolaau ^ mai o ka welowelo. 

 Ua pe'e pa Kai-a-ulu o Waimea,* 

 Ua ola i ku'u kai/ Keoloewa,^' e. 



" Waipi'o. A deep valley on the windward -side of Hawaii. 



" Paka'alana. A temple and the residence of King Liloa in Waipi'o. 



''Paepae. Tlie doorsill (of this temple), always an object of superstitious regard, but 

 especially so in the case of this temple. Here it stands for the whole temple. 



"* Liloa. A famous king of Hawaii who had his seat in Waipi'o. 



« Wahine pii ka pali. Haina-kolo, a mythical character, is probably the one alluded to. 

 She married a king of Kukulu o Kahiki, and. being deserted by him. swam back to Hawaii. 

 Arrived at Waipi'o in a famishing state, she climbed the heights and ate of the ulei berries 

 without first propitiating the local deity with a sacrifice. As an infliction of the offended 

 deity, she became distraught and wandered away into the wilderness. Her husband re- 

 pented of his neglect and after long search found her. Under kind treatment she regained 

 her reason and the family was happily reunited. 



f Lau laau. Leaves of plants. 



» Hoolaau. The last part of this word, laau, taken in connection with the last word of 

 the previous verse, form a capital instance of word repetition. This was an artifice much 

 used in Hawaiian poetry, both as a means of imparting tone-color and for the punning wit 

 it was supposed to exhibit. 



'' Ua pe'e pa Kai-a-ulu o M'aimea. Kai-a-ulu is a fierce rain-squall such as arises suddenly 

 m the uplands of Waimea, Hawaii. The traveler, to protect himself, crouches (pe'e) be- 

 liind a hummock of grass, or builds up in all haste a barricade (pa) of light stuff as a 

 partial shelter against the oncoming storm. 



* Kai. Taken in connection with Kai-a-ulu in the preceding verse, this is another in- 

 stance of verse repetition. This word, the primary meaning of which is sea, or ocean, is 

 used figuratively to represent a source of comfort or life. 



i Keoloewa. The name of one of the old gods belonging to the class called akua noho, a 

 class of deities that were sent by the necromancers on errands of demoniacal possession. 



