Note 170 — A Wakea Creation Chant.
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He kupu na Maliu, kupu, to sprout, to grow, but here a descendant, same as kupuna na Maliu, a man celebrated in ancient times for his piety and goodness; na laua me Kaekae, another devotedly pious man. These pious men and others were renowned not only for their piety while living but the gods watched over them and kept them alive to extreme old age. Kamehameha was defended as though he was a child of these pious persons. ↑