Volume 5 / Part 2 — CONTENTS (continued 7)

While thus running before his pursuers, he came to a certain Niheu cliff called Kawa, which is in Molokai to this day. There was at this place a bathing pool for the people. The ground below was very wide, and the cliffs quite lofty by casual observation. Below were crowded the warriors and chiefs from Maui, armed with lances and spears, ready to kill Kaohele. Ma keia holo ana a Kaohele imua o ka poe kukini e hahai ana, hiki aku la ia ma kekahi wahi pali o Niheu, Kawa kona inoa, aia no ma Molokai a hiki i keia la. Aia malaila he kawa auau no ka lehulehu, a he akea loa ka honua olalo, a he kiekie no hoi ke nana aku. Ua piha olalo i na koa o Maui a me na ’lii e noho ana me ka pololu a me ka ihe e makaukau ana e pepehi ia Kaohele.

When Kaohele arrived at this place he made a great leap from one bank to the other, and escaped, without the pursuers ever coming near to him. Many of the older people saw the place where Kaohele made the leap, and they asserted that the distance from bank to bank was thirty-six feet. Therefore Kaohele was quite famous in this and that place throughout these Islands from Hawaii to Niihau, on account of his speed in running and his bravery. A hiki o Kaohele malaila, ua lele oia me ka mama loa maluna o kela kapa a kau ma keia kapa, a holo aku la me ka launa ole aku o ka poe e hahai aku ana mahope. Ua nui ka poe kahiko i ike i kahi a Kaohele i lele ai, ua olelo mai lakou ua loaa kanakolukumamaono kapuai ke akea mai kela kapa keia kapa. Nolaila, ua kaulana loa o Kaohele ma kela wahi, keia wahi o neia mau mokupuni mai Hawaii a Niihau i ka mama a me ke koa.

OF KAHAHAWAI. NO KAHAHAWAI.

I ka wa e noho ana o Kahekili he ’lii no Maui, a o Kahahana he ’lii no Oahu nei iloko oia kau i holo mai ai o Kahahawai me na koa e kaua ia Oahu. Ma keia kaua ana ua hee a ua luku ia na kanaka Oahu, ma Niuhelewai, a ua hoi ka wai i uka o ka muliwai, no ka piha i na kanaka.

After the battle of Niuhelewai, the chiefs and the men retreated and encamped on the mountains of Kaala. They were well supplied with war implements and other things necessary for the destruction of their enemies. So Kahahawai contrived a means of destroying them, thus: They were a little more than forty men, and Kahahawai told them to prepare torches. When these were ready they went one evening to the top of a hill which was near to the rendezvous of the enemies where they lighted their torches. A pau ke kaua ana ma Niuhelewai, hee aku nei na ’lii a me na koa a noho iluna o ke kuahiwi o Kaala. Ua makaukau loa lakou i na mea kaua, a me na mea e make ai ko lakou enemi, nolaila, noonoo ihola o Kahahawai i ko lakou mea e make ai, penei: He kanaha a oi ae ko lakou nui. Olelo aku o Kahahawai ia lakou, e hoomakaukau i mau kukui ihoiho. A makaukau keia mau mea, pii aku la lakou i ke ahiahi a luna o kekahi puu e kokoke ana i kahi a na enemi e noho ana, hoa aela lakou i na lamalama a lakou.

Ma keia a ana, holo aku la lakou a kekahi pali i kapa ia o Kolekole, pee ihola, a o ke ahi a no peia a hiki i ka pio ana, manao ihola na enemi ua pau i ka hiamoe o Kahahawai ma. Kii aku la lakou e poipu maluna o na kanaka. Ia lakou i lele ai peia, ala maila o Kahahawai ma a luku i na kanaka e moe ana maluna o na puu a me na kuahiwi o Kaala, a pau loa ihola i ka make na enemi, aohe mea i pakele i ka make. A o ka poe hoi i hahai i ke kukui, ua pio lakou aole wahi e pakele ai i ka make a me ka luku ia e Kahahawai ma.

Therefore, the conquest of Oahu by Kahekili was complete through the bravery and great ingeniousness of his warrior, Kahahawai, in devising means for the destruction of the enemy. Thus Oahu remained in subjugation until the reign of Kalaikupule, Kahekili’s son, when it was conquered by Kamehameha. Nolaila, ua puni Oahu nei ia Kahekili, make o kona kanaka o Kahahawai, a me ka maalea loa i ka mea e make ai na enemi. Pela no ka lilo ana Oahu nei a hiki ia Kalaikupule ka Kahekili keiki, ia wa lilo ia Kamehameha.

OF UMA. NO UMA.

He wahi kanaka aa uuku loa o Uma, ma kona kino ke nana aku, (elua kupika a me ka hapa kona kiekie). He akamai loa ia i ka lua, oia kekahi mea nui loa i ao ia ma Hawaii nei. I ka wa o Kamehameha akahi ke ’lii o Hawaii, he nui loa ka powa ana o na kanaka oia wa, ma na wahi mehameha, ma na awawa, a ma na ululaau loloa.

No Kohala o Uma, o Puehuehu kona aina i noho ai. Malaila aku kona hele ana a hiki i Puuhue, he puu noia e ku la ma ka hema o Kohala, he wahi paapu i na laau a me ka nahelehele. A hiki o Uma malaila, he wahi io paakai kana wahi ukana e lawe ana, ia ia i hoomaka ai e komo i ka nahelehele, loaa aku la ia ia eha kanaka e noho ana, oioi, oia hoi he hoomaha. Elua kanaka ma ke kapa o ke alanui, hookahi mawaena, hookahi e ku ana iluna.

Aloha aku la o Uma ia lakou, aole o lakou aloha mai, kaha aku la o Uma hele, lalau kekahi kanaka ia ia ma kona kua. Huli maila o Uma a hoolei i ka piko kaula, he iwilei ka loa (ekolu kapuai ka loa), a paa ihola hookahi kanaka, lele maila kekahi me ka oo hao a hou. Lalau aku la o Uma ma ka lauoho o ke kaua mua i paa ia ia, a ku ihola i ka oo a kela kanaka, a make loa ihola, lele maila kekahi e hou ia Uma i ka oo hao, e alo ae ana o Uma hala, loaa ka puu, oia kona manawa, a make ihola ekolu, koe hookahi, holo aku la ia, a pela i pakele ai ia Uma.

Thence he went on the way down to Kapia, at Waimea, looking toward Maunakea mountains, and continued on to Manauea stream to have a drink of water. While he was drinking, ten men appeared from down stream. When they came up to Uma, he saluted them, but they did not respond. He then arose and turned to go when one of the men sprang forward to seize him, but he slipped from under the man and caught the man by the throat, which made the man’s tongue hang out. Another man also sprang forward, but he got a kick from Uma that sent him into the water. Thus Uma dealt with the men, save two, who escaped by running away. Malaila aku o Uma a hiki i ka iho ana o Kapia ma Waimea e nana ala ia Mauna Kea kuahiwi, hele aku la o Uma i ke kahawai o Manauea e inu wai. Ia ia e inu ana, hoea maila he umi kanaka ma ke kahawai mai, a loaa maila o Uma, aloha aku la keia, aole o lakou aloha mai, ia wa, ea aela keia a hoi mai, lele maila kekahi kanaka e hopu, e poho lalo iho ana keia, hemo, loaa ka puu ia ia nei, lewalewa ke lelo i waho. Lele hou o ka lua, e peku aku ana o Uma haule i loko o ka wai, pela ka noke ana, a pakele aku elua kanaka, no ka holo ana.

Hele aku la o Uma a hiki ma Mahiki, mawaena o Waimea a me Hamakua, loaa he elemakule e noho ana i ke alanui, i ke oioina o Puuomoeawa. Aloha maila ia ia Uma, aloha aku la o Uma, pupuhi ihola ua elemakule la i ka paka, a haawi maila ia Uma. Ia Uma e puhi ana, e pahu mai ana kela mahope o ka ipupaka, aole i komo, no ka mea, ua makaala loa o Uma maia wahi, nolaila, aole ia i pilikia i kela poino i hanaia mai ia ia. Aka, ua makaukau o Uma i ka paakai i ka pola o kona malo, ia wa oia i kopi i na maka o ua kanaka ala, lilo oia ilaila e anaanai ai no ka wewela, e waiho aku ana o Uma i ka pikoi paa ua kanaka ala, pau na lala i ka haihai ia, alaila, hele aku la o Uma.

Ma keia hele ana o Uma a hala o Hamakua, a luna o Hilo, a hiki oia ma Kaupakuea, mahope mai olaila, he awawa neneleau. Ia Uma i hiki ai ilaila, loaa he kanaka nui e noho ana i ke kahawai, aloha aku la o Uma, aole kela i aloha mai. Ma keia loaa ana o Uma, mai make oia i kela kanaka, no kona nui a me kona akamai i ka lua. Ia Uma i kaha aku ai e hele, lele aku la kela ma ke kua, a apo ihola i ka ai o Uma, a koali aela iluna, nolaila, poho lalo ihola o Uma malalo, a hemo aku la mahope o na uha, a loaa ihola na hua o ke kanaka nui, paa loa ihola ia Uma, a hemo aela na hua, a make loa ihola, pela i pakele ai o Uma.

OF NAPUELUA. NO NAPUELUA.

Napuelua was a celebrated warrior of Kauai, when he was living at his birthplace in Waiakalua, Koolau, Kauai. That was the time that Kaumualii was reigning as king of Kauai. Napuelua was taught to be a warrior and also all the acts in olden times relating to battle, such as spear-dodging, slinging, bone-breaking and all other things. Oia kekahi koa kaulana o Kauai, ia ia e noho ana ma kona aina hanau, o Waiakalua ma Koolau o Kauai. Oia ka wa e noho alii ana o Kaumualii no Kauai a i loko oia kau, ua ao oia i ke koa a me na hana a pau o ka wa kahiko oia ka alo ihe a me ka maa, ka lua, a me na hana a pau loa.

When Kaumualii died, Humehume reigned over the kingdom of Kauai. At that time a battle was fought between Humehume and Kahalaia. In this battle Kauai was defeated, and many people were taken prisoners by the Hawaii people. And Kahalaia made a decree over the whole of Kauai, thus: If a man was black-skinned from the feet to the thighs, he was considered completely black, and should be killed. Not one of them was to escape. Thus was the decree on any and every one found with the mark. A hala o Kaumualii i ka make, noho iho o Humehume ma ka noho aupuni o Kauai. Ia wa kaua o Humehume me Kahalaia. Ma keia kaua ana ua hee o Kauai, a ua pio na kanaka he nui loa i ka Hawaii, a ua kau o Kahalaia i kana olelo paa loa maluna o ko Kauai a puni penei: “Ina e loaa kekahi kanaka o Kauai he paele mai ka wawae a ka uha, he puni pu ia kanaka, he pono no e pepehi a make loa, aole e hookuu i kekahi o lakou, pela i kela mea i keia mea e loaa ai ke kanaka peia ke ano.”

When the fort at Waimea was subdued by the Hawaii warriors, they hunted the defeated of Kauai to destroy and kill them. And when they arrived at Waiakalua, Napuelua was hiding in a woman’s sacred house. The searchers entered the house and found Napuelua, and looking on him saw that he was black. Then the soldiers were mustered up in five rows with muskets, to shoot Napuelua. Just then Napuelua stood up watching his chance. The guns were pointed and fired at him. He, however, fearlessly ran forward and seized the guns which were being fired at him. He got four guns, and after that the soldiers’ ranks were broken; and in the confusion Napuelua escaped, thereby deriving his name, the two guns. I ka wa i lilo ai ka papu o Waimea ia Hawaii, ia wa, hele na Hawaii a pau loa e imi i na pio o Kauai, e luku a e pepehi. A hiki ka poe huli o Hawaii ma Waiakalua, e pee ana o Napuelua i loko o kekahi pupupu hale kua o ka wahine, a komo aku la ka poe huli i loko, a hopu ihola i kona kino, i nana iho ka hana he paele. Alaila, hoonoho ihola na papa koa elima papa, me na pu kaupoohiwi, e ki ia Napuelua. Ia wa ku aela o Napuelua iluna, a hoomakaukau ia ia iho. Alaila, kau maila na pu iluna ona me ke ki mai ia ia, holo aku la o Napuelua me kona makau ole e apo i na pu e ki mai ana ia ia, a loaa aku la ia ia eha pu, alaila, hui aela ka poe koa, a nalo aku la o Napuelua. Holo aku la ia me ka mama loa, a pakele akula, a nolaila mai kona inoa o Napuelua.

OF HAWAE. NO HAWAE.

Hawae was famous all over Hawaii for his great strength and power. That was the origin of the lines, “Only one Hawae but Kona is desolated.” Here is the meaning: An expert in the art of killing by prayer, which is the death prayer of the Hawaiian to this day. When he was residing in Kona, not one man on his land escaped death, and he never let one pass before his face. He was so very sacred. The lauhue was the only thing that grew about his place, and the chickens and the pigs and the dogs were his regular companions. Ua kaulana loa ia ma Hawaii a puni, no kona ikaika loa a me ka mana. Nolaila, kela hua olelo, “hookahi no Hawae lauhue o Kona.” Eia ke ano; he kanaka akamai loa i ka anaana, oia ka pule make a Hawaii nei e waiho nei a hiki i keia la. Ia ia i noho ai ma Kona aole he kanaka ola o kona aina, aole he mea maalo ma kona alo, he kapu loa. A o ka lauhue, oia ka mea ulu ma kona wahi; o ka moa, o ka puaa, o ka ilio kona mau hoanoho.

OF KAHAUOLOPUA. NO KAHAUOLOPUA.

Kahauolopua was noted for his strength at lifting lauhala bundles for his house up the Kupehau precipice, which is between Honokane and Pololu, in Kohala, Hawaii. With one load of lauhala two large houses were enclosed, one a dwelling, the other a canoe shed. On this load that he was carrying were his wife and child. The reason for this method was because the precipice, Kohewaawaa by name, projected into the sea, the waves coming up and breaking against it then subsiding. As Kahauolopua was going along with his load the waves dashed over him, then he would brace himself against them by thrusting his staff against the precipice, then went on when the waves receded. Ua kaulana ia no kona ikaika i ke amo ana i ka lauhala no kona hale iluna o ka pali o Kupehau mawaena o Honokane a me Pololu, ma Kohala i Hawaii, hookahi ana haawe lauhala, ua paa elua hale nui loa, hookahi hale moe hookahi halau kau waa. Ia ia e haawe ana, aia iluna o kana haawe ka wahine, a me ke keiki. O ke kumu o keia haawe ana, he pali hulaana, o Kohewaawaa ka inoa, he poi ke kai a pa i ka pali emi aku.

While walking thus the load was made heavier by being wet through his wading in the sea, but it was nothing compared to his great strength. And the distance that he carried his load of lauhala was nearly three miles in length, and very bad and precipitous, not mentioning the dancing waves; and for this feat he became noted throughout Kohala until this day. Ia Kahauolopua e haawe ana, a popoi ka nalu maluna ona, alaila, koo aku la ia i ka laau i ka pali, a emi aku la ka nalu hele aku la. Ma keia hele ana no hoi, ua kaumaha loa kana haawe lauhala no ka pulu i ka nalu a me ke komo i loko o ke kai, aka, he mea ole ia i kona ikaika nui loa. A o kahi ana i amo ai i ka lauhala, ua aneane ekolu mile ka loa, aka, he inoino loa a he pali, a me ka hulaana kai. Nolaila, ua kaulana ia kanaka a hiki i keia la ma Kohala a puni.