Note 23 — A Wakea Creation Chant.

Ka hale make, etc., their miserable condition as conquered, called hale make, house of death for them, i.e., Keoua’s party, that is one sign or evidence; the other is, ka hale ola ia ia nei, the house of safety for him here; that is, on the side of Kamehameha where the poet appears to be, there is safety and quietness, in opposition to the other side; both imply that there had been a great slaughter. ↑