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

Volume 6 / Part 2 — Mele Inoa no Kihapiilani.

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Na Kamakahelei.

Kihapiilani a Piilani, i hanau Kamakaalaneo.

O Kihapiilani Kamakahalanalana;

Hi halanalakea o Kihapiilani,

Ka pua kahuli olini onini i ka lae,

E Kahuli hoi ha nei ko Kiha ili. 5.

Ko Kiha kahiko i kapa aku ai

He keokeo mai la, he hemolele nei Kauhi.

Ko Kauhi kahiko i kapa aku ai

O Kaeokulani ka ili ha’oha’o,

Ke kahuli mai la ua eleele, 10.

He ili ia no Kauhikea;

Pua ia no Kauhikea;

O Namakaikaluluokalani,

O ka pula ia o ka poopoo.

E pau ai ka nonanona ula, 15.

O ke koele wai ia o ke kahawai

E nanake ai ka lau laau i kai,

O ka ia hakihaki ia i ke kiholo.

E kamumu ai ka lea i ka maka,

E holo kakekake ai ke aho i ka lima. 20.

O Kawelo makua lua o Kakuihewa.

O Kanaloa o Loewa ia ’lii ka hua.

O Pahia o Kaili, ma ka nana elua ia,

O ka hua a Kama i hane, na lani ka hua.

O Kalewanuu, o Kalewalani elua ia, 25.

O Kama, o Laaloa ka hua,

O ka hua o Kupaeeli, eli kupa i lani,

O ka eeli eli o kupaukupa ka ai, kahele le,

O ka ai, ai, ai o kihalale

I kani ouou o kihalale. 30.

O ka ili kalakala, ili nakolokolo

Kua-ka ke kani,

He kani kupaukolo, kupaukolo.

Ka leo o ka manu.

Ka lupo o Kiwaa, 35.

O Kiwaa ka manu e—.

E kau, e ake, e kau pono ka lele,

Ka lupe o Kiwaa.

Ku Kawelo, ku mai ka lani!

Ku Kiha, ku ka kalani Hooneenuu, 40.

Ke ’lii o ka uaua pali paa;

Pali kahakoa, pali aku la na ’lii;

Pali kahakoa, pali aku la i ke kapu.

A nui, a nui ke kapu o Kauhikea.

O Kauhi, o Kama o Kamalalawalu, 45.

O Kamalalawalu ka lani halala hoae ke ’lii.

Halala auna mai ke kapu,

Auna mai ke kapu, anna ka moe.

O kawilioho o ka lani nui ke ’lii—e;

O ke ’lii ia e mamalu ai ke kapu, 50.

O ka wahine o ka lua koi.

Mamala ehaeha o kalani,

O ke koi puulele hanaoi, puulele hanaoi.

Laielohelohe ke—

Laielohelohe a Kalamakua, 55.

O ka pali eleku ia i ku i ke ki’eki’e

Makau weweli i ke kapu o ke ’lii.

O Piilani o Kawau Kaohele ke—

O Kaohele lani a Lono,

O ka lau hua komo o ke kahulihuli, 60.

O Kalani kuihono i ka moku,

Mawaho no ka lani e—,

Maloko no ka lani haku,

Mawaho no ka lani haawi mai,

Maloko no ka lani haku, 65.

Mawaho ma ke kuapa na’lii,

He pahu na ’lii no ke kapu.

He hoailona o na lii.

He kahuna o ka lani.

Ke ’kua o Maui hai mai he kapu 70.

Mailoko mai o ke kapu o Kaeokulani haku no;

Mailoko o Keaka Poomaihelani;

Mailoko o Keaka Kuailanimamao.

O ka wahine ia, o ka wahine kea.

A ke ahi, a mai ke ahi, 75.

A ke kapu, a mai ke kapu,

A ka wela, a mai ka wela.

O ka wela o Keawe;

O ka hahana o Lono;

O ka hahana o na lani nui koikoi; 80.

O ke kukai ana o na lani nui loloa;

O Keawekekahialiiokamoku;

Ku ku mai na lani nui loloa.

Me he pali waiahu la ka makaokao,

He kapu o Kaneikauaiwilani. 85.

A nui a nui o Kalani;

Ka meemee lani, ka mee lani;

Ka ihi kapu a Kuihewa,

O Kawelo nui a Peekoaakalana;

O Kawelo ka mahamaha ia; 90.

O Kawelo aole i paa i ka lananuu;

O ka pae Kawelo a Kawelo i ka wai;

O ka pae Kawelo i Moemoeakuha.

Iuka ka hiu o Kawelo i Konolea,

Ke loli la ke poo o Kawelo i kai 95.

I Kanolele i Muliwaiolena ka maka o Kawelo;

O ka maka, o ke kino, o ke poo i uka ke oho;

O ke oho ua hihia;

Ua hihia ke oho he kuna;

He kuna ke oho he kuna moe wai. 100.

He kuna loa ke oho o ka mokihe ula a Kane

E holo ana i Moanaliha,

I ke one lau ena a Kane.

O ka ihe nui lalahai.

O ka lalahai o Kaihe. 105.

O Kuholani, kupuna o Lupaikini.

He pai ka lani he olohe,

He ilio olohe o Kamalalawalu,

He mau maka e like Kauhilonohonua,

E like Kauhi e like o Piilani. 110.

Ewalu o Kalanikaumaka o Wakea.

O ka lua ia o ka moana hohonu,

E pala pu ai o ka ihu i ke kapu.

E kokohi ai ka eha naunau ke ku’i;

E kunewanewa ai hina ia Kama; 115.

I ku i ke oki, iaea i poho e Ku.

Eia Ku kaili auaualena.

O ka ili o moano, maka ele Kawelo,

He wawae oo i ka hope ka hae,

E kolili ai ka huelo, kowili koko, 120.

Ko i haea i Hakau na ilio alii.

O Keaka, o Keaka Poomaihelani,

O Keaka ma’i uha-kikili, Hala Kawelo.

O koa maka ea o Ku,

O Kuaiwa lani, o Aikanaka, 125.

O ka Aikanaka oe o Kamakaholani.

O ka ili i kalakala, i kalakala e,

I hookala oi mawaho.

O Kealohi Kikaupea,

Ka pea o Hoohila, 130.

O na maka oi o Kawelo elua,

O ka oi o ka puhi kakalawela,

I ae ka puhi ili paka, ili omole,

O na mole kapu o ka hola awahia

I hukiia, i uuina, 135.

I mohai pono mai, mai ka piko o Mano;

Mai ka piko o Hiwa, o Hiwa-kau-maka.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Kihapiilani, an ill-treated Maui prince who, to avenge the insults of his ruling brother, sought the aid of King Umi of Hawaii, whereby he wNote 2 · The blossom that changes its color and form, olina, that waves in the wind, onini ia signifies the graceful turns of a fish swimming in the Note 3 · The skin of Kiha thus changes, e kahuli. ↑Note 4 · Kiha’s skin, through Kauhi, is hemolele, perfect; Kiha is here given the name of Kauhi after that of Kauhikahiko. ↑Note 5 · Kaeokulani, of beautiful, glittering, changing skin, turning to black. ↑Note 6 · As the changing skin resembled that of Kauhi therefore he is considered related. This rule was applied in the more recent times of Kahekili,Note 7 · This has reference to the custom or practice observed in rock-fishing by diving and driving the fish out of their holes by long poles, henceNote 8 · Kiholo is the curved wood used for the mouth of certain fish nets. ↑Note 9 · Kamumu ai, the hook entering the mouth and coming out at the eye, gives pleasure to the angler in the futile effort of his prey for freedom.Note 10 · Holo kakekake, the string runs jerkily, slippery through the hand; kakekake is when a man works hard with an oo (digger), first one hand forNote 11 · Kawelo, a king of Kauai; when a woman had two husbands, the child was said to be the son of two fathers. Tradition does not show that KakuhiNote 12 · Kanaloa, etc., that line not understood. ↑Note 13 · Hane, hahane, barren as a coconut tree which bears nothing or very small nuts; the offspring of Kama is nothing, no children; the children aNote 14 · This must be a different Kama whose child is Laaloa (very holy) in whose honor the drums are sounded, the child of Kupaeeli. ↑Note 15 · Eli kupa i lani, words of no particular meaning, said when thrumming on the drum. ↑Note 16 · The three lines ending here are for the imitation of the sound of the drum; kihalale, the performer accompanying with the voice. ↑Note 17 · The rough shark-skin of the drum head, giving a harsh reverberating tone when the fingers are run over its surface. ↑Note 18 · Kua-ka, the measured time-beat as that on a bass drum. ↑Note 19 · Kiwaa, one of the large fabled birds of Hawaiian tradition, hence a strange bird; lupo was the sound of its supposed voice in singing. ↑Note 20 · The call to alight, to cease from flying as a kite, at which the named famous chiefs are bid to arise in recognition of their power. ↑Note 21 · Hooneenuu, chief of what is strong, the strong pali, uaua, not to be broken. ↑Note 22 · Kahakea, very high as a cliff; chiefs were like cliffs, inaccessible, guarded. ↑Note 23 · Kauhikea, or Kauhi, referred to in lines 7 to 12. ↑Note 24 · Kamalalawalu was the noted ruler of Maui, contemporaneous with Lono of Hawaii and Kakuhihewa of Oahu, hence the reference to his eminence, rNote 25 · Even his personal attendants are chiefs of rank, having power to enforce the kapus. ↑Note 26 · This line implies that women were engaged in the stone quarries, and are cautioned lest the chief be hurt by flying stone chips. It is more Note 27 · Laielohelohe is likened to an easily broken but high cliff, pali eleku. ↑Note 28 · As this cannot be the insulting brother, it may refer to the father of the same name who united Maui under his sway. The following several lNote 29 · The god Maui referred to is the demi-god of wide Polynesian recognition, though credited more for deeds than for decreeing kapus. ↑Note 30 · This is going back to deified ancestry. ↑Note 31 · The two names are of the same person, the latter conveying a sense of clear open countenance, described in the next line. ↑Note 32 · Keawe, one of the historic kings of Hawaii. ↑Note 33 · The coupling of this name with Keawe’s identifies him with Lonoikamakahiki. ↑Note 34 · Literally, Keawe-a-certain-chief-of-the-island; a ruler of Hawaii four generations prior to Kamehameha the great. ↑Note 35 · A ruler or chief of Hawaii preceding Keawe. ↑Note 36 · One of the changes rung on the name of Kakuhihewa, king of Oahu. ↑Note 37 · This is a sobriquet of Kawelo’s father, whose name was Mahuna. ↑Note 38 · Fish-gills, mahamaha ia, frequently used in Hawaiian story with reference to a person, as to life-giving power. Kawelo, thought stoned to deNote 39 · Muliwaiolena, yellow stream, not identified. ↑Note 40 · Mokihe, not now known. ↑Note 41 · A frequently referred to traditional distant sea. The name signifies nauseating ocean and probably refers to its tempestuous character. ↑Note 42 · One lau ena a Kane is difficult to define. Scholars differ on the meaning of lau ena, whether single or a divided word, as applied in some cNote 43 · The lua was a practice in wrestling wherein experts by their grip on their opponents could break their bones in mid-air as they were being tNote 44 · Submission to the god Ku was the only means of relief from kapus, the severities of which caused one to writhe in pain. ↑Note 45 · Moano (Pseudupeneus multifasciatus), a variety of fish usually abundant in market and conspicuous for its bright color. ↑Note 46 · This has reference to King Hakau of Hawaii at his overthrow by Umi. ↑Note 47 · Not the deity of this name, already referred to, but one of several names of Kuaiwa. ↑Note 48 · The somewhat frequent use of this word aikanaka (man eater) in the chants lead to the supposition of its being a qualification rather than aNote 49 · A condition of skin caused by frequent use of awa, as in the case of Keawenuaiaumi, in likeness of which Kuapakaa the keeper of the wind gouNote 50 · Kakalawela, eel. ↑Note 51 · Fish poisoning, or stupefaction, was practiced by the use of the bark of the auhuhu shrub (Tephrosia purpurea). ↑Note 52 · The shark, mano, was said to be trained to certain preferred food and became aumakuas (ancestral guardians) to their devotees, and awa being
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