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

Note 253 — A Wakea Creation Chant.

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The following lines describe the conversation of Kamehameha and Kiwalaò. Haawi oe i kou ea, thou gavest the breath, o kou make, and death, i.e., to give one’s life and death. Kiwalaò did not wish to fight, but Keoua did. ↑

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