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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 3 (of 3)

Volume 6 / Part 2 — He Kanikau no Keawekalohe.

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O ka hiolani kana o Palekaluhi,

O ka pilipilikana lua i o Mano la,

O ke ko-ko a kewe hookahi ana

Hookahi ka aa kewe o na ’lii.

Ina i Wailua ka hoailona 5.

O ko lakou wahi Holoholoku na Ku hoi e o oe,

O kuu makuakane kapu o Kalani.

Na Kalani ka hua awa ke mulemule nei,

He mule au awa kihi ka loe e,

Na kihi kapu kama a Hoohila Kawelo 10.

Na ka ua lanipo aku la i ua,

Na Kahekului, kupunawahine

O Keahialani o Lono e, o Lono i ana hoi e,

Hoihoi e imi ku ana kuu waimaka;

Akakau ana he aka, 15.

Ke kulu ka manini, konakona,

Ala lua ana, oia o oe;

O oe ka hoonana o ke aloha

Ka hoomalielie i ka ha’i ai.

Ia no malie ai pale ka uwe nui e, 20.

Pale ka nui, he wahi mihi iki koe.

O kuu ikiki ia, ke uiha la.

I ka pau o kuu aho.

Ha’i ae la i ha’i au,

I pau kuu hopu a hae. 25.

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