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

Note 135 — A Lamentation for Kahahana.12

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I ka lani, even him, Kahahana, to heaven. “Ia” is in apposition with “koena” perhaps the accusative; thus, even him, thou hast carried to heaven, (kau koliko lani); placed on high, in the darkness, obscurity of heaven. Koliko, signifies after the sun has set and darkness begins to come on. ↑

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