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

Volume 6 / Part 2 — He Kanikau no Pe’ape’a.

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He kanikau aloha keia,

Nou hoi la e Peapeamakawalu,

Kamakauahoa.

Kau mea ’loha i nalo aku la.

O ku palena nui a Haho, 5.

O kama luaia o Palena,

O Holaniku a Kaihe ka makua.

Ka ukali hope, ka puaa kau i ke aolewa,

O Kaohelelani a Lono, na hoa hele,

Ka ukali o ka hope, 10.

O ka hookualana ana o kahi e

Ekolu lakou e ahu nei,

Haalele i ka moku i ka aina,

O Hana keia, akahi o loaa,

O Hana, aina ua lani haahaa, 15.

Lanakila nei o Kauiki, mauna i ka lani,

O Kapueokahi, o Mokuhono i kai o Kaihalulu,

O Manianiaula, o Hamaalewa o Kauiki,

Mauna i ka lani, ka mauna i ka paipai,

Hale o ka lani i hele aku la, 20.

E o ia nei o Kamakauahoa o Kepanila.

O kau-hai-paku ka hoi

Hoi makani o Kamakauahoa,

Kau mea ’loha i nalo aku la,

E uwe oe, e helu au o Kumukoa aku, o ka lani. 25.

I aha oe i welawela ai i punini ai oe.

Hele ka hoa o ke kaikunane,

O olua ia a Neau, mai loko o ka hale pupuu hookahi nei.

Akahi no ka ke aloha,

Ka paumako ia oukou, 30.

E ahu i ka wai o Punahoa,

Nau ka e moe ke na wai,

Ka wai halana kiowai a ka ua,

I hookio ia e ka ua apuakea.

E ka makani koholalele nei. 35.

O oe anei kahi anoai?

Ka ua wawahi i luna o ka hala,

Ka hala mai Akiu a Honokalani

Ka ulunahele hala o Akiola,

Ka’u mea ’loha i nalo aku la, 40.

He aloha la ko’u e noho aku nei,

He maeele no ka lima ia oe,

Aloha ka-lani, e aloha ka-lani,

Aloha ka-lani i hele aku nei,

Ua ahi ka-lani, 45.

Ua momoku ka ili,

Ua mea e ka lani, ua kino akua,

Ua kino lau, kino lau pahaohao.

Ua haona ke kino o ka lani i ke akua.

Ka lani, akua hou o Koolau. 50.

I hoi i ka lulu o Kapueokahi.

Ka poe hanehane i Kaiakahauli,

Ka kini noho kahakai o Nanualele.

O ka lani, ke ’kua o Hakipalunuau,

O ka pua na Laka, 55.

O Laka o Hakipalunu, ke kama kuakahi,

Ka poe i moe i ka wai o Punahoa.

I moe i ka wai auanu ka ili,

Ka’u mea ’loha i nalo aku la,

He aloha ko’u e noho aku nei, 60.

He maeele no ka lima.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Makawalu, appended to and becoming part of Peapea’s name, occasionally met with in historic accounts, indicates eminence or fame as an experNote 2 · Another of Peapea’s names, likely complimentary, as it does not appear elsewhere, and conveys the idea of “young war companion.” ↑Note 3 · Refers to his death as above stated. ↑Note 4 · Referring to many generations back of Liloa. ↑Note 5 · This transposes authoritative genealogy order where Palena is shown to be the offspring of Haho. See Memoirs, Vol. IV, p. 25. ↑Note 6 · Pig-shaped clouds were held to be omens of serious moment, usually portending evil. For this reason they were carefully studied for indicatiNote 7 · Hana, of Maui, favored of the gods of ancient time, where the heavens were held to come nearer earth than elsewhere, and its mountains to taNote 8 · The harbor of Hana, with adjoining famous localities, Kaihalulu being the spouting sea-spray of that vicinity. ↑Note 9 · Kauiki, or Kauwiki, is here given fabulous height, it being less than 400 feet elevation; thus myth and tradition combine with historic evenNote 10 · Kauiki bluff is at the left-hand side in entering the little harbor of Hana. ↑Note 11 · An epithet of Peapea’s, whose death is referred to as having gone in spirit. ↑Note 12 · The people are called upon to join in lament while the uwe helu, the recitation of his virtues is narrated, as follows, in wailing strain. ↑Note 13 · Another of Peapea’s names. ↑Note 14 · Referring to the chief Peapea, and the lines following to his accident and death. ↑Note 15 · The bereaved one here presents the idea that at death the spirit changes to many forms; of human, animal, bird or other form, and as such be
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