Volume 6 / Part 2 — Name Song for Kihapiilani.
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By Kamakahelei.
Kihapiilani of the piercing eyes;
Whitish-yellow skin has Kihapiilani.
Kiha’s dignity which was accorded him
Kauhi’s dignity which was accorded him
It is turning, it is black, 10.
He is a descendant of Kauhikea;
Namakaikaluluokalani,
Without the redness of skin, 15.
He is the forder of the stream,
Noisily treading the forest leaves to the sea;
Pahia and Kaili; those two are known,
Kalewanuu and Kalewalani, they are two. 25.
The noble offspring; the fearful drum proclaims,
The tap, tap, tapping of Kihalale,
Sounding a rattling note, a weird trill
Like the voice of a bird.
Kiwaa the strange bird,
The kite of Kiwaa.
Let Kawelo arise, let the chief arise!
The chief of the height which is strong and enduring;
Of the very high cliff, guarding chiefs inaccessible;
Kauhi, son of Kamalalawalu, 45.
With sacredness spread out generally.
Numerous are the kapus, frequent the prostration.
He is the chief who will enforce the kapu 50.
Take care lest the painful chip strikes the chief,
Sharpen the axe of the flying chips, sharpen.
Laielohelohe the—
Is the dark, incompact precipice which stands on high;
Fearful is the sacredness of the chief.
Kaohele chiefly child of Lono,
The fruitful source which caused the overthrow, 60.
The chief which united the island.
Outside belonged to the chief,
Inside belonged to the lordly chief,
Outside belong to tributary chiefs,
Inside belongs to the lordly chief. 65.
Outside the wall-enclosure are the [lower] chiefs,
The chiefs are heralds for the sacredness,
The chiefs are signs,
The chief is a priest.
From Keaka Poomaihelani;
She is the wife, a light complexioned woman.
The fire is lit, it is burning, 75.
The sacredness is established, it is extended,
The heat is felt, it reaches beyond
The warmth of the important high chiefs; 80.
The union of the exalted chiefs;
Bend down and see, O exalted chiefs.
Their hardness is like that of a hard-rock precipice,
Grown, increased is the chief;
The desired chief, the favored chief:
Kawelo whom the altar could not hold.
As Kawelo reached Kawelo in the water;
When Kawelo landed at Moemoeakuha.
The path of Kawelo is up at Konolea,
The head of Kawelo is turned seaward. 95.
The eyes, the body and the head. The hair was above;
It was entangled;
It was entangled with an eel;
The hair is with the eel, an eel which lies in water. 100.
The large threatening spear
Is the threat of Kaihe 105.
By Kuholani, ancestor of Lupaikini.
Kamalalawalu was a fearless dog,
His eyes were like Kauhilonohonua’s;
Kauhi is like Piilani. 110.
There are eight to Kalanikaumaka from Wakea.
It is the cavern in the deep ocean
Which, with its entrance, is made sacred,
The pain of which causes the molars to grind;
Which staggers and floors that child 115.
Here is Ku of the overcoming ills.
With firmness in its hinder part,
Causing the tail to wriggle, 120.
Keaka, Keaka Poomaihelani,
Keaka of ill-shapen limbs. Kawelo passed.
Thou art the Aikanaka of Kamakaholani,
Sharpened on the outside.
Thou art Kealohi Kikaupea,
The kite of Hoohila, 130.
The two piercing eyes of Kawelo,
The eel with the spotted and smooth skin emerge,
Which was pulled and which cracked, 135.
To the longings of Hiwa, of Hiwakaumaka.