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After getting the feather cloak Kualii returned with the idea that the boy would not be able to follow him out of the fight. While Kualii was on his way to Kailua with the idea that he was all by himself, he thought he would look behind him; when he did, he saw to his surprise that the boy was still behind him. When Kualii saw the boy following he stopped and waited for the boy to come up to him. When the boy got up to him, the boy asked him: “How are you?” Kualii replied: “Just as usual.” Kualii then asked the boy: “Where is your man?” The boy replied: “When you took the feather cloak, I took the small finger and one of his ears.” Hoi mai la o Kualii me ka manao aole e hiki mai ana ua keiki nei. Ia hoi ana o Kualii me ka manao oia wale no ke hoi ana a hiki i Kailua, aka, i alawa ae ka hana o Kualii i hope, e hele mai ana ua keiki mahope ona. Nolaila, kali iho la ua o Kualii a hiki mai la ke keiki. Ia hiki ana mai, ninau aku la ke keiki: “Pehea oe?” I aku o Kualii: “Oia mau no.” Ninau aku la hoi o Kualii; “Auhea hoi kau kanaka?” I aku la ke keiki: “Ia oe no i lawe mai ai i ka ahuula, lilo mai la ia’u ka manamana lima iki me kekahi pepeiao.”
A no keia olelo a ke keiki, manao ae la o Kualii, he keiki koa keia. Nolaila, hoi aku la laua a hiki ma ka lae o Kaoio i Kualoa. Ninau aku la i ka malo i kona kahu. A haawi lilo ia mai ua malo nei o Kualii i ke keiki, a hoahume pono aku la no o Kualii i ka malo i ke keiki, alaila, hoi aku la laua a hiki ma Kailua, Koolaupoko. Ia laua i ane hiki aku ai ma ka hale, hoonoho iho la o Kualii i ua keiki nei, me ka i iho: “E noho oe maanei, e hele au imua, aia kani mai ka pahu, alaila he okoa kou mea nana e kii mai.” Alaila, hoi aku la o Kualii, a komo aku la imua, a mahope kani ana ka pahu. Kiiia mai la ua keiki nei.
CHAPTER IX. SUPPLEMENTARY. MOKUNA IX. HE PAKUI.
Kualii is thus shown to have lived to an extremely old age, and to have possessed unusual strength and vigor throughout. Fornander, in his Polynesian Race, Vol. II, pages 283–4, furnishes the following additional legendary data and characteristic final of this eminent worthy:
“Kailua, in Koolaupoko, seems to have been the favorite residence of Kualii, and there he died at a very advanced age. Shortly before his death he called his trustiest kahu and friend to his side and strictly enjoined upon him the duty of hiding his bones after death, so that mortal man should never get access to them or be able to desecrate them. When Kualii was dead, and the body, according to custom, had been dissected and the flesh burned, the kahu carefully wrapped the bones up in a bundle and started off, as everybody thought, to hide them in some cave, or sink them in the ocean. Instead of which, he repaired to a lonely spot and there pounded up the bones of the dead king into the finest kind of powder. Secreting this about his person, the kahu returned to court and ordered a grand feast to be holden in commemoration of the deceased. Immense preparations were made, and the chiefs from far and near were invited to attend. The night before the feast the kahu quietly, and unobserved, mixed the powdered bones of the dead king in the poi prepared for the morning’s feast. At the close of the meal the following day the kahu was asked by the chiefs present if he had faithfully executed the wishes of the late king regarding his bones. With conscious pride at his successful device, he pointed to the stomachs of the assembled company and replied that he had hidden his master’s bones in a hundred living tombs. The legend does not say how the guests liked their repast, but the kahu was greatly applauded.”
O ke Kanawai Niaupio Kolowalu. O ke kanawai oi keia o ka maikai loa i ke au o ka noho aupuni ana o Kualii Kuniakea Kuikealaikauaokalani, he paa, he luli ole he oiaio mau, o ke ola o ka pomaikai, o ka hele o ka elemakule ame ka luahina a moe i ke ala, o ka kokua i ka poe mahiai ame ka poe lawaia, o ka hookipa i ka poe malihini, o ka hanai i ka poe pololi i ka ai. Ina e olelo mai ke kanaka he pololi au i ka ai, e hanai aku i ka ai, o pololi kela a kau mai, a hoohiki mai i ke kanawai ma kona waha he kolowalu, a ua laa kela ai ma ke kanawai, aole e hiki i ka mea nana ka ai ke aua, ua lilo ma ke kanawai, o ka uku ka pono. E malama hoi ka mea nana e hoohiki i ke kanawai o pili ia ia ke kanawai ana i hoohiki ai i ke kanawai o ka Moi me ka hewa ole, aia maluna ona ka uku hoopai. Ina he makaha wale i ka hai ai, a i ka hai waiwai, alaila, maluna o ka mea nana i lawe wale i ke kanawai ka hoopai kaumaha. O ke kanaka lawelawe a he kanaka e make ana, a i kauia e keia kanawai, ua hookuuia oia mai kona make aku a lawehala hoi. O ka pololei o kona kanawai ame ka pololei o kona malama ana i ke aupuni, ua malama mai ke akua ia ia, a ua loihi kona ola ana, a nona ke ola kaulana ma ka moolelo o ka poe kahiko. No ka Moi alii o Oahu, ua ola oia i na makahiki eha kanaka me umikumalima makahiki. Ua hele a kolopupu a ula ka maka, a haumakaiole, a palalauhala, a kauikapuaneane, a paa i koko me ka aumaka make oia ma Kailua i Koolaupoko i ka A.D. 1730, i kona mau makahiki o ke ola ia. Ua ana he 175.
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Note 1 · By comparative tradition Kualii’s time dates back to the middle of the seventeenth century. ↑Note 2 · Likened to Keaweikekahialiiokamoku, one of Hawaii’s kings. ↑Note 3 · A sort of manele or palanquin. ↑Note 4 · Through chanting the Song of Kualii; a successful bluff. ↑Note 5 · A mano is four thousand; a lau is four hundred in the Hawaiian method of counting. Forty thousand is kini, used at times for an indefinite nNote 6 · Imi haku, seeking a new master for the betterment of one’s condition. A laudable ambition in some cases; in others, for a life of ease or seNote 7 · The place of battle was generally by mutual agreement of contesting parties. Taking the enemy unaware does not seem to have been a feature oNote 8 · The name of this opponent is shown later to be Lonoikaika. ↑Note 9 · Ahumoa was in the Ewa district of Oahu. ↑Note 10 · Aholehole (Kuhlia malo). ↑Note 11 · The night of Kane was dark, the moon being twenty-seven days old. ↑Note 12 · Would not be fought through, or decided. ↑Note 13 · Kualii. ↑Note 14 · Maui, an ancient celebrity of fabulous deeds; said to have been born in Waianae, Oahu. ↑Note 15 · Kane and Kanaloa, creative gods from Kahiki (foreign land). ↑Note 16 · Kauakahi and Maliu were also two of the original gods, according to the Kumu-Uli genealogy. Kauakahi is said to have sprung from the head ofNote 17 · Hapuu, the god who revealed truth to the priest Maliu, and he to the king. ↑Note 18 · Name of the great hook (power of heaven) which could hook up all lands, as in New Zealand mythology. ↑Note 19 · Ka’a, the knot fastening the hook to the line. ↑Note 20 · Kauiki (frequently given as Kauwiki), the bluff at Hana, was the hook. ↑Note 21 · Hanaiakamalama (adopted of the moon), a woman who had her refuge on the summit of Kauiki. ↑Note 22 · Alae (Fulica alai), the mud-hen from whom Maui learned the art of making fire by rubbing sticks. ↑Note 23 · Pu, back part of the bait. ↑Note 24 · Haoa, dire, evil; hence the unlooked-for result. ↑Note 25 · Nono or Lononuiakea, the base of the island foundations. ↑Note 26 · As in New Zealand’s “Ika a Maui”, his hook drew up the land from under the sea; Hawaii in one case and New Zealand in the other. ↑Note 27 · Hina lived in the sea and spoiled the bait, the alae, so that the islands were not drawn together by the fish-hook as Maui desired. ↑Note 28 · The vast unbroken bottom of the sea, thus broken up into islands and drawn to the surface by the hook. ↑Note 29 · Kea, abbreviation for Lononuiakea, god of the lower land under the sea. ↑Note 30 · Hawaii is the ulua, makele referring to the size of the island. ↑Note 31 · Luaehu, name of an ulua. A species of Carangus. ↑Note 32 · Lani, a common title of the chiefs, referring here to Kualii. ↑Note 33 · The first created pair. Kane is said to have created the first man, Hulihonua, out of the earth on the seashore; and Keakahulilani, the firsNote 34 · Kowili, a word applied to abundant fruit. ↑Note 35 · Lani paa, undisputed chieftainship. ↑Note 36 · He inoa, a suitable description. ↑Note 37 · I ona, ilaila, i.e., at that point in rank. ↑Note 38 · Makalani, keen edge. ↑Note 39 · Maueleka means the clouds in line. Aha here refers to the horizon. ↑Note 40 · Kohia, from ko, to draw. The line refers to the apparent variation in the height of the horizon at different times. ↑Note 41 · The order of the monthly calendar of the different islands varied materially, so that it is not an easy matter to define the season referredNote 42 · Pokipoki, a small crab found at sea by those foundering in their canoes. Kualii is all-destroying like these animals which eat to the bone tNote 43 · Niele, Lauineniele, a climatic form. ↑Note 44 · Kanaka o ka wai—ka wai, Kauai; a play on words. ↑Note 45 · Hoahoa, an unusual term for kiekie, high. ↑Note 46 · A mountain of Kauai. ↑Note 47 · Islands far distant at sea. ↑Note 48 · The Kauiki stronghold at Hana, a bluff famous in many wars. ↑Note 49 · Hono, here thought to refer to joining together of the islands at the base. ↑Note 50 · Kala’ina—kala ia ana e hina, loosened that it fall. ↑Note 51 · Kuapapa, an inheritance or fixed residence. ↑Note 52 · The northwesterly point of Oahu. ↑Note 53 · Kaala, the high mountain of the Waianae range; the ridge running down to the sea, suggesting the form of a shark. ↑Note 54 · Lawalu is to cook in ti-leaf. ↑Note 55 · The oopu (gobies) of Kawainui were famed for not swimming away from the hand of the fisher, but rather clinging to one’s skin in the water. Note 56 · Referring to the wreaths of hala, or pandanus fruit. ↑Note 57 · Wakea, Kea, the god of below; not Wakea the king. Tahiti is used here in a double sense, as referring not only to foreign lands, but also toNote 58 · Kolohia—konoia, i.e., the sun is invited. Kona, on Hawaii, suggested by the above allusion to the east. ↑Note 59 · Papa, the foundation table of Lonononuiakea. ↑Note 60 · Kuhia—kuhiia, muo the upper portion, the rays pointing upward at sunrise; same word as the budding of plants. ↑Note 61 · Ke Maele in former published versions, rendered darkness, is here given as ke moe la which, in contrast to Kona plainly seen, is, Kohala strNote 62 · Olopana, a foreign chief who visited Hawaii and left again. ↑Note 63 · Aloalo, the receding of the sun far to the south; evidently referring to some voyagers who had been to the north. This is a most remarkable Note 64 · Kualii had been to foreign lands. ↑Note 65 · Kuamoo, lizard back—path. Compare the old story of Phæton. ↑Note 66 · This is supposed to be the first reference to foreigners. ↑Note 67 · A lone voyager in a strange land of stranger people. The foreign land referred to as Tahiti is often confused with Tahiti of the Society IslNote 68 · Lines 161 to 164 are thought to refer to a voyage where they suffered from short rations. ↑Note 69 · The north star. ↑Note 70 · Contrasting the ill conditions of Puna with victorious Hana. ↑Note 71 · Conditions attributed to the wrath of Pele, goddess of the volcano. ↑Note 72 · Laamaomao, the Hawaiian Eolus; god that caused the winds. ↑Note 73 · Ahe, breeze. Koolauwahine, a wind from the north on Kauai. ↑Note 74 · Aoa, the west wind when violent. ↑Note 75 · In heavy rain-storm and freshets. ↑Note 76 · Lonomuku, the woman that leaped up to the moon from Hana, Maui. ↑Note 77 · Wailua, Kauai. ↑Note 78 · Puanalua, on Hawaii. ↑Note 79 · The three stars in the belt of Orion were called na kao. Kao was a sharp-pointed stick like a fid, or marlinspike. The goat is so named fromNote 80 · Ke kai’na, marching. ↑Note 81 · Moea, referring to the long drifts of rain-cloud. Kunaloa, on the Waimea-Waipio road, Hawaii. ↑Note 82 · Pakakahi, paka, a drop of rain. ↑Note 83 · Kananaola, as also Mahiki, on the same Waimea-Waipio road, Mahiki being noted for its muddy, slippery condition, causing the traveler to falNote 84 · Punohu, the rain-clouds gathering around a peak. Kahalahala, on Kauai. ↑Note 85 · Pokii o ka ua, the light rains clinging to the woods. ↑Note 86 · Kauiki, the bluff at Hana. ↑Note 87 · Hawewe, burning in Kailua, Oahu. ↑Note 88 · A play in which children dare each other at sunset to hold their breath until the sun has disappeared entirely. ↑Note 89 · Sunrise, seen through the bushes, compared to a net, kieke, full of lehua blossoms. ↑Note 90 · Lehua, islet to the southwest of Kauai. ↑Note 91 · Tahiti in its broader, foreign sense; not Tahiti of the Society group. ↑Note 92 · Miha, the calm in the lee of the land. ↑Note 93 · Kiki, the stiff way of dressing the hair called keohopukai, the one-time stylish waterfall; oho—lauoho. ↑Note 94 · Kai liu, the sea in hollows on the rocks. ↑Note 95 · Kai loa, the great or open sea; the long swell of the ocean. ↑Note 96 · Lelo, bleached to reddish brown. Kai kea, foamy sea. ↑Note 97 · Kuhinia, savory richness. Lines 229 to 233 are a play upon the word kai in its double meaning of salt water and gravy. ↑Note 98 · Palani, sturgeon (Teuthis matoides), a kind of strong-tasting fish. ↑Note 99 · Kahaloa at Waikiki. The localities mentioned here follow one another Ewa-wards from Waikiki. ↑Note 100 · Kohana, naked. Mamala, the entrance to Honolulu harbor. The natives often traveled along the reef, especially in time of war, to avoid theirNote 101 · Kaha, to move sideways as the shying of a horse. The bending surf of Makaiwa, Kauai, is famed in song and story. ↑Note 102 · Ka anae, mullet (Mugil cephalus) scoop net. ↑Note 103 · Alamihi, a small crab. ↑Note 104 · Indicative of the various arms comprising the Pearl Harbor lochs. ↑Note 105 · Nehu, silversides (Atherina); lala, small bait fish. ↑Note 106 · Laakona, a chief of Ewa; a district embracing many lands. ↑Note 107 · Kualii. ↑Note 108 · Apukapuka, many-colored; suggested by the varied hues in Kaneohe waters abreast of Heeia. ↑Note 109 · Ohaiki, applied to the fisherman lifting up his head often when looking down as he fished. ↑Note 110 · Ahiu, wild; also name of a wind, fitting naturally to a wild sea condition at Kahana. ↑Note 111 · Kai o Paao, sea of Paao, another name for Kaiakahinalii, the flood. Also called kai a ka hulu manu—birds lost all their feathers in the flooNote 112 · Hiwa, applied to what is sacred and hidden; hiwahiwa. ↑Note 113 · Kona, a term for the lower regions of the earth. ↑Note 114 · Different parts of the ancient Hawaiian stone adze. ↑Note 115 · Hoa, to wind around in order to fasten. Lanalana, to bind; compare the same term for a spider. ↑Note 116 · Kuee nei na opua, clouds in conflict. Maheleana, the place off the east point of Hawaii where the trade wind divides and becomes an east winNote 117 · The long days of summer marked by steady trades. ↑Note 118 · Haiki, narrow, cramped; suffering occasioned by the rain. ↑Note 119 · Hakookoo, strive, struggle. ↑Note 120 · Ancient characters; progenitors of the Opuukahonua genealogy. ↑Note 121 · Naupaka, a thick-leafed shrub growing where the sea spray falls. ↑Note 122 · Ena, anger, glow of fire, jealousy. Anaia, knocked or struck down. ↑Note 123 · Mehepalaoa, resembling the royal palaoa ornament made of ivory, worn around the neck. Its application is not clear. ↑Note 124 · Olohia, calm and broad. Manu or Manua, the one who had power to induce this calm, the priest’s kapu or ordinance, when the people marched inNote 125 · Alakai honua, earthly leader. The several following lines in the original Hawaiian are ancestors in the Opuukahonua line though not in regulNote 126 · Lanipipili refers to holding one’s breath. Lanioaka, the talking of the priests alone. ↑Note 127 · Lanikahuli, the sacredness began to break up. Omealani, the storm clears up, i.e., the sacred scene closes. ↑Note 128 · Lonohekilikaaka, the god Lono is thundering. ↑Note 129 · Nakolo, to rumble along. Ailani, heaven-devouring. ↑Note 130 · Iloli, the loathing of food by pregnant women; applied here to the disturbed state of the sea in a storm. ↑Note 131 · Hikapoloa, a wicked king who killed his nephews; his evil deeds compared to the darkness suggested by the word po in his name. ↑Note 132 · Kane, on the contrary, beneficent and good. ↑Note 133 · Kaneimakaukau, a god skilled in all work, and so a title to anyone who was ready at anything. ↑Note 134 · Anahulu, term used for ten, as we say “a dozen” for twelve. The writer of the song with Kualii for this length of time. ↑Note 135 · Paia, the pearl fish-hook used for aku, or bonito. Kapaau, a land in Kohala, name used here with allusion to its meaning as denoting a stronNote 136 · Men of Wawa, awkward men. Kapua is at the north point of Kohala. An unskillful fisherman in trying to weather the point and keep along with Note 137 · A double allusion to the proper name Kukuipahu, a place in Kohala; a great torch, also called lamaku. ↑Note 138 · Ina, a sea urchin used for food. ↑Note 139 · Haka ulili, the rude ladders of precipitous coasts of the fishermen and bird-catchers. Nanualolo, doubtless the pali Nuololo, on the northweNote 140 · Kiakia, catching birds with a pole at the end of which was either bird-lime or a noose. At the islet of Lehua, near Niihau, was a variety ofNote 141 · Ridiculing unskilled bird-catchers who stand still and gaze, ku hoaa, through the double meaning of these proper names. ↑Note 142 · The famed weapon of Kualii, whereby he gained the victory at Kalaupapa. ↑Note 143 · Naenae, name of the plant called “pewter-sword”, and resembling the silver-sword of the mountain. ↑Note 144 · Hinihini and pololei, insects that sing in the mountain woods. ↑Note 145 · Wae mua, the front seat of honor on a canoe. ↑Note 146 · The deep gorge on north side of Molokai, near Pelekunu, attributed to the god Kana. ↑Note 147 · Ieie (Freycinetia arnotti), a woody climber. ↑Note 148 · Keaau in Puna, and the road through the woods of that region being very muddy the poet is led off into reflections thereupon. ↑Note 149 · Probably likened from its straight and narrow restrictions. ↑Note 150 · The muddy Waipio-Waimea road. ↑Note 151 · Nalu, wave. Inaina, seat of anger. ↑Note 152 · A proper name with a meaning; one of those provoking double entendres so common in this string of allusions. ↑Note 153 · Still another; name of a woman, alluding, however, to a paddle—kapeau, to turn the paddle from one side of the canoe to the other. ↑Note 154 · Ukinohunohu refers to the simultaneous bending of the rowers to their task. ↑Note 155 · Ukinaopiopio, the steerers of the canoe. ↑Note 156 · Terms indicating peculiar wave action. ↑Note 157 · Hulikeeaea, etc., terms applied to shivering with cold. Naholoholo, the crawling on the skin of shivering. ↑Note 158 · Hau-ii, etc., terms indicating cold conditions to the mariner. Kai apo kahi, the sea nearer the shore where the waves grow less. ↑Note 159 · Coming to shore a dry malo (loin cloth) is put on. ↑Note 160 · Compares the effect of Ku’s appearance in war upon his enemies to the crushing down of the stone arch of an imu, or oven. ↑Note 161 · Haili at Hilo. In the lines following Ku is compared to a bird-catcher watching the flowers where he has prepared his snare for the birds—laNote 162 · Another comparison: Paiahaa, in Kau, flowers, as symbols of love, thrown into the sea in Puna were carried by the current to Paiahaa, where Note 163 · The effect of Kualii’s slaughter; the people are killed and ghosts come in their places. Apua, an uninhabited land on the Kau boundary of PuNote 164 · Effect of the slaughter. ↑Note 165 · Papa o kukalaula, a vast expanse of sun-scorched pahoehoe lava in Apua. “Make ka iole i Apua”—even the mice are killed by the heat. ↑Note 166 · Uliuli, the name of a kapu of Kualii, otherwise called kaihehee. The victims of this kapu, i.e., those who broke it, were held in the surf tNote 167 · Maihea, the name of a mysterious visitor of ancient time from the heavens; also his wife Kahakapolani. This name has a double meaning: haka,Note 168 · Kaukeano, ano, fear inspired by great sanctity, or sacredness. ↑Note 169 · Wawa, walaau, a boisterous, tumultuous noise. ↑Note 170 · Inaina, preceding travail. The succeeding terms apply to the throes of childbirth, to which the stormy month of Hinaiaeleele is compared. ↑Note 171 · Ouou, a small bird; kuaola, applied to inaccessible, remote regions of the mountains. ↑Note 172 · Referring to his victory at the temple dedication of Kawaluna, upper Nuuanu. ↑Note 173 · Pule-e originally meant to talk at random as if uttering a prayer. ↑Note 174 · Lala aala refers to all good gifts, rewards, uku, of those who are lono, who hear. Lono, to hear uncertainly, as a report. ↑Note 175 · Kona, of Oahu, once included Ewa and Lihue. ↑Note 176 · Maunauna is the name of the locality where the following incident took place. Kuiaia, the chief of Waianae, came with his forces to meet KuaNote 177 · Hau’na, hahau ana, battle-club strokes; aui, epithet applied to Kualii’s military scourgings of his enemies. ↑Note 178 · Ahuula; all the feather robes, capes and cloaks come under this title. Halakea, the adjective applied to the yellow ones, sometimes two or tNote 179 · Ka wela o ka ua may refer either to the rainbow or to showers lit up by the evening sunlight, or any spectral illumination of vapor in the hNote 180 · Kauakahi hale, the name of the royal residence of Kualii. Ka la, the day set apart for display. ↑Note 181 · The mamane (Sophora chrysophylla), a mountain acacia, said to turn like the autumn woods. The blossom is abundant of a rich yellow. ↑Note 182 · Koai (Acacia koaie), a hard, scrubby species of koa, used for weapons. A rich furniture wood. ↑Note 183 · The term pili kai, sea clingers, conveys the idea of shore forces flayed, speared, ihi ia, by Ku. ↑Note 184 · Kahala, threatening, towering. Maihiwa, a place off Waikiki. ↑Note 185 · Pania, pani ia, the waters stopped; i.e., the forces of the enemy are checked. ↑Note 186 · The vanquished ask for quarter—like a man in Hilo, overwhelmed with rain from Puna-wards begs for a cessation. ↑Note 187 · Kui ka lono, repeated tidings striking one like waves. Haalilo, a chief of Hilo defeated by Kualii in the battle at Laupahoehoe. ↑Note 188 · The vanquished chief, a branch of the same race. ↑Note 189 · Of the other side. ↑Note 190 · Ila, a mole or dark spot on the skin, regarded by Hawaiians as signs, as among fortune tellers of other countries. ↑Note 191 · Malanai, a wind from the sea at Kailua, Oahu; the appended haehae indicates it as fierce; boisterous. ↑Note 192 · Niheu, a chief and ancestor of Kualii, remarkable for his small size and yet great strength. It is said that with his brother, Kana, they foNote 193 · Mee has a peculiar use; anything remarkable is mee, but the phrase is as follows: “He mee keia no ka i-a nui.” A wonderful example of a greaNote 194 · Pu for hipuu, a knot or fastening. ↑Note 195 · Brandishing weapons before fighting. ↑Note 196 · Laulau, to bind up. The weapon is caught in the folds of Ku’s robe. ↑Note 197 · Lilo is a play on the name Haalilo, the transfer of power to Ku. ↑Note 198 · Waving leaves in the wind compared to beckoning. ↑Note 199 · Make nonu, partly dead. ↑Note 200 · Koolau, or kookoolau, the Hawaiian tea plant (Campylotheca). ↑Note 201 · O lalo, the surf of Waialua below, heard from upon the highlands above. ↑Note 202 · Kupukupu, a fragrant, fine-leafed plant. Kauwewe, the covering of an imu, or oven. ↑Note 203 · Luukia, binding; also sealing. ↑Note 204 · The spear called by the same name as the rafter of a house. ↑Note 205 · Kualii destroying his enemies piece-meal. ↑Note 206 · Anea, making lazy; unnerving; characteristic of the south wind, hema. ↑Note 207 · Ualo, to call to one in the distance. ↑Note 208 · Words uttered. Lines 461 to 465, the priest of the opposing side calling to Ku to be merciful. ↑Note 209 · Ku is urged to spare his wrath at home. ↑Note 210 · Aha, given here and in former versions, meaning a company of people, is thought by the context to be aho, the battens of the house, which, lNote 211 · Kaunuia, provoked to anger, or jealousy. ↑Note 212 · In his palanquin. ↑Note 213 · Referring to the self-styled priest Kapaahulani. ↑Note 214 · Or one having supernatural powers. ↑Note 215 · Keawekekahialiiokamoku, Keawe-a-certain-chief-of-the-land, who ruled Hawaii four generations preceding Kamehameha. ↑Note 216 · A long series of comparisons from this point indicates the change in style and subject of the poet. ↑Note 217 · Naio (Myoporum sandwicense), the bastard sandalwood of Hawaii. ↑Note 218 · A white-fringed flower in Nuuanu. ↑Note 219 · Keekeehia, or keehi ia, trodden or trampled. ↑Note 220 · Hinahina (Geranium tridens), a fine silver-gray-leafed plant; the silver-sword of Haleakala. ↑Note 221 · The ohia and lehua are the principal forest woods of the islands. ↑Note 222 · Wao, very remote; eiwa, nine, hence ninth recess. ↑Note 223 · Hao wale, applied to great trees standing alone in the ferns. ↑Note 224 · Ekaha (Genus Acrostichum), a peculiar fern with an entire leaf, often used underneath bed-place mats, for warmth. ↑Note 225 · Olapa (Cheirodendron gaudichaudii), a large tree; its bark or leaves furnished material for a blue dye. ↑Note 226 · Kehau, morning land breeze, rather than dew, at this point. ↑Note 227 · Kumomoku and Leleiwi were localities near Puuloa, Ewa, where the land breezes were said to be peculiarly cold. ↑Note 228 · Lipoa, a fragrant kind of seaweed and favorite article of food. ↑Note 229 · There is said to be a pond on the summit of Kaala in which is found a fresh-water crab. ↑Note 230 · The effect of drinking awa is to crack the skin. ↑Note 231 · Awa (Piper methysticum), the root of which furnished the intoxicant of Hawaii as also Polynesia generally. ↑Note 232 · Aalii (Dodonæa viscosa), a forest tree of fine, durable wood; leaves were used for medicinal purposes. ↑Note 233 · Maile (Alyxia, a genus of several species); its fragrant and glossy twinings are greatly favored for leis, etc., on festive occasions. ↑Note 234 · Hoe, the peculiar whistle uttered by Hawaiians in climbing a pali. ↑Note 235 · Kaluhea, lazily drooping. ↑Note 236 · Kokio (Hibiscus kokio), a medicinal plant. ↑Note 237 · Paka, the noise as of raindrops upon dry leaves. ↑Note 238 · Kawau (Byronia sandwicensis), a forest tree. ↑Note 239 · Kalia (Elæocarpus bifidus), a common tree in lower woods of Kauai and Oahu; scarce on other islands. ↑Note 240 · Some philosophy here. ↑Note 241 · Oo (Moho nobilis), a prince among Hawaiian birds, now scarce. This species, as also the rarer mamo, yielded the yellow feathers so precious Note 242 · Certain pigs were held to have the power of identifying royalty, as in the case of Umi, where the priest Kaoleoku makes use of a “chief-searNote 243 · A species of breadfruit said to have been introduced by Kakai from Upolo, Samoa, was planted at Puuloa. ↑Note 244 · Pa’u ma’o, garment dyed yellow from flowers of the mao tree which were used in coloring kapa. ↑Note 245 · Wiliwili (Erythrina monosperma); its various uses are given in the few succeeding lines. The lightness of its wood makes it preferred for suNote 246 · The famous fish-hook of Maui. See note 7, page 370. ↑Note 247 · Mamaki (Pipturus albidus), the bark of which furnished a choice quality of kapa. ↑Note 248 · Ti (Cordyline terminalis), an essential article of Hawaiian household economy. Its leaves were their sole wrappers, especially for food, wheNote 249 · Nuuanu, the principal valley of Honolulu with its famed precipice at the Koolau gap over which Kamehameha in later times drove the Oahu forcNote 250 · Waahila, in the mountain ridge at the head of Manoa Valley. ↑Note 251 · Kou (Cordia subcordata) furnishes a rich cabinet wood and was the choice for calabashes, bowls, platters, etc., of the Hawaiians. ↑Note 252 · Garlands made from the drupes of the pandanus were favorite wreaths, not only for their bright yellow-red blend of color, but also for theirNote 253 · Makole is taken here to represent a worthy companion for Ku. ↑Note 254 · Kualii, from his voyaging abroad is designated a foreigner—haole. ↑Note 255 · The four primeval gods of the Hawaiian race. ↑Note 256 · See Islander, Sept.–Oct., 1875. ↑Note 257 · Kalani, a name given to high chiefs by those of lower rank. ↑Note 258 · Kuikealaikauaokalani, Ku-who-stood-in-the-path-of-the-rain-of-the-heaven. ↑Note 259 · Kalanikahimakaialii, Chief-who-combed-the-king’s-eye. ↑Note 260 · Kauakahi, a warrior who was split in two. ↑Note 261 · A play on the name Kuihewa. ↑Note 262 · The defeated king of the Kona district at the battle of Kawaluna who disputed Kualii’s right to dedicate its temple. ↑Note 263 · Koae, the white bos’n bird (Phaëthon lepturus). ↑Note 264 · Kapiiohookalani, the curly-hair-of-the-heaven. ↑Note 265 · Ai, not to eat, but to possess, or rule. ↑Note 266 · Term for vanquished chief. ↑Note 267 · A division between two localities. Pohakea, a rock in the sea off Kualoa. ↑Note 268 · Uwau, a sea-gull of the petrel species (Puffinus cuneatus). ↑Note 269 · Refers to the method of dislodging the ao birds. ↑Note 270 · Bird-catchers likened to mice. ↑Note 271 · Aukuu (Ardea sacra), a fish-hawk. ↑Note 272 · Ununu, a certain grass that abounded at Peleula. ↑Note 273 · Even the products of land and sea rejoice at Ku’s approach. ↑Note 274 · The tribute to the god having been observed, therefore the hunger pangs—likened to a god, Kekiapololi—were appeased. ↑Note 275 · Kalamahaaiakea, Kalama that-dances-to-Kea. ↑Note 276 · The adjoining district is sought to kick out—peku—the revelers. ↑Note 277 · An epithet of Ku. ↑Note 278 · Refers to absorption of land. ↑Note 279 · Kiu ahiu, lit. “wild spy”, is the name of a wind in several parts of the island of Oahu. ↑Note 280 · Eye of the rain may refer to its beginning. ↑Note 281 · Haao, a wind driving rain, said to be peculiar to Auaulele. ↑Note 282 · Alaea, red rain. ↑Note 283 · Halakua, a place where the pandanus grows in the sea, so that when the bunch is cut one has to dive down in the water to get it. ↑Note 284 · Refers to the difficulty attending the gathering of lehua blossoms, owing to the dew and rain often drenching one and inducing cold, hence iNote 285 · Referring to the shallow waters of Alapai. ↑Note 286 · Ie waa; ie vine had various uses for tying, as also in basketry. ↑Note 287 · Kuhoopepelaualani, Ku-conqueror-of-many-chiefs. ↑Note 288 · Opana, cutting. ↑Note 289 · Oio (Albula vulpes), a fish with very fine meat, and generally mashed before eating. ↑Note 290 · Alahee (Plectronia odorata), a very hard wood, preferred for their o-o, or digger, as a narrow spade. ↑Note 291 · Apane or apapane (Himatione sanguinea), a bird sought for its choice feathers. ↑Note 292 · Summer season of Makalii. ↑Note 293 · This has reference to a sportive season, not an instrument of the hard kauila wood. ↑Note 294 · Pahipahi was an ancient game or pastime that had connection with hand manipulation of a small drum, as in the hula. ↑Note 295 · Some personage. ↑Note 296 · Wauke bark rendered pulpy in preparation for the beating process in kapa making. ↑Note 297 · Ili, a piece of land. ↑Note 298 · Ahu, a heap of stones. ↑Note 299 · Ohiki, the sand-crab. ↑Note 300 · Maile, a sweet-scented vine. ↑Note 301 · Hooilo, the season of winter rains. ↑Note 302 · Kini, from the word kinikini, many. ↑Note 303 · Lau, four hundred; often used for unnumbered. ↑Note 304 · Lama (Maba sandwicensis), name of a certain wood. ↑Note 305 · Alae, the mud-hen. ↑Note 306 · A long series of play on names of places ends here. ↑Note 307 · Amama, from the word hamama, open, equivalent to our amen. ↑Note 308 · Having an eye to self provision through a lucrative stewardship. ↑Note 309 · The first man, according to this Kualii chant. ↑Note 310 · The genealogy of Opuukahonua puts himself as the origin of the race. ↑Note 311 · On the northerly side of Nuuanu Valley, now the Country Club. ↑Note 312 · Reddened with men; the gathering armies. ↑Note 313 · Kualii appears here to assume a hereditary royal right to this high service, though rival aliis were ruling Oahu’s several districts. ↑Note 314 · Kauakahiakahoowaha, Kualii’s father, was a great-grandson of Kahuihewa, king of Oahu. Mahulua was Kualii’s mother. ↑Note 315 · Taunting play on name of Lono, implying no strength. ↑Note 316 · Taking the name of the fabulous fish-hook of Maui. ↑Note 317 · Weapons of kauila wood, very hard and durable, were said to be the kind sought. ↑Note 318 · Huli-moku-alana, victorious land turning. ↑Note 319 · Ahupuaa, a division of land larger than an ili. ↑Note 320 · This is certainly royal recognition and reward for faithful service. ↑Note 321 · The mua house of the temple. ↑Note 322 · A beneficent law which, on occasions, appears to supersede the established ordinance. ↑Note 323 · The historian Kamakau here furnishes Kualii’s full name for the first time, though this latter appellation is used in the supplementary meleNote 324 · A safeguarding against seeking to obtain benefits under this law by false representation. ↑Note 325 · Under the old order mercy was unknown; death penalty for transgressions usually prevailed. ↑Note 326 · The lua was like the strangle-hold in wrestling, giving one the complete mastery over the other. It is said that one getting this grip on hiNote 327 · When the boy made this answer, Kualii made up his mind that this must be a brave lad. They then resumed their journey until they reached KaoNote 328 · While they were approaching near the houses, Kualii told the boy to stay where he was. “You stay here while I go on ahead to the mua.322 WheNote 329 · The Royal Kolowalu Statute.323—This was the best law during the reign of Kualii Kuniakea Kuikealaikauaokalani.324 It was strict, unvarying aNote 330 · “It is related that when Kualii was upwards of ninety years old, Peleioholani arrived one time from Kauai on a visit to his father on Oahu.