Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
Folklore -- Hawaii; Hawaii -- Social life and customs; Hawaiian language -- Texts; Legends -- Hawaii
A hiki o Aukelenuiaiku i lalo nei, uwe iho la lakou, a pau ka uwe ana,
makaukau o Kuwahailo, Makalii, Malanaikuaheahea, Kaukihikamalama, e
hoi. A pau lakou i ka hoi i luna o ka lani, noho iho la o Aukelenuiaiku
me Namakaokahai he manawa loihi loa, ma ke ano o ke kane a me ka
wahine; a mahope o laila olelo aku o Namakaokahai i ke kane: “E imi hou
ae oe i ka wai ola loa a Kane.” Ae aku o Aukelenuiaiku i keia olelo a
kana wahine, alaila, olelo aku o Namakaokahai: “Ke hoomoe nei au i keia
auhau, mai ka puka o ka hale o kaua a ka hikina a ka la, nolaila, e
nana pono oe me ka malama loa. Maanei oe e hele ai, mai keia kihi a
kela kihi, maluna pono o ke au o ka aina a me ke kaha pololei loa, mai
lele oe ma keia aoao, a ma kela aoao, o make oe.”
A pau ke kamailio ana a Namakaokahai ia Aukelenuiaiku, lele aku la ia i
ka lani, a ku ma ke kae o ka lua, aia i lalo o ia lua ka wai ola loa a
Kane. O ka loihi nae, o ka manawa o ka lele ana, eono mahina. Ma keia
ku ana o Aukelenuiaiku i luna o ke kae o ka lua, lele aku la ia a kau
ana i luna o Kanenaiau, he kiai ia i hoonoho ia malaila e nana a pepehi
aku i ke kupu hiki ma laila, na Kamohoalii i hoonoho aku i laila. Ia
Aukelenuiaiku e ku ana ma kona kua, ninau ae la ia me ka huhu hookae:
“E! hookano wale oe? nawai ke kupu o oe? Aole i pii ia ko’u kua e ka’u
moopuna e Kamohoalii, a ia oe ka hoi pii ia ko’u kua.” I iho o
Aukelenuiaiku: “Nau no.” “Na’u na wai?” “O ke keiki au a Kapapaiakea
laua o Iku.” “O ka moopuna oe a Kapoino laua me Kamooinanea?” “Ae,” aku
o Aukelenuiaiku, “ae.”
A lohe kela i keia mau olelo a Aukelenuiaiku, aloha mai la ia: “E
walina hoi ia oe e kuu haku. Heaha kau huakai o ka hiki ana mai?” Olelo
aku o Aukelenuiaiku: “I kii mai nei au i ka wai ola loa a Kane, no kuu
keiki a me o’u kaikuaana.” Ninau mai o Kanenaiau: “Ua pau loa nae
paha?” I aku o Aukelenuiaiku: “Aole i pau.” I mai la kela: “Nana ia i
kuu piko.” Ia Aukelenuiaiku e nana ana i ka piko, kuhikuhi mai la kela
i ke ala e lele ai. “Auhea oe, mai lele ma keia aoao o pa oe i ka ohe,
no ka mea, ina e pa ka ohe, o ka halulu no ia o ka ohe, a lohe ko
kaikuaana, paa ka wai, aole e loaa mai ia oe. Nolaila, maanei oe e lele
ai, alaila, loaa ia oe ka wai ola loa a Kane.”
A pau ka olelo ana ia Aukelenuiaiku, mahope o laila, lele aku la o
Aukelenuiaiku a kau ana i luna o Hawewe. E like me na olelo i kela mau
mea i hala aku, pela no ka olelo ana maanei. I mai o Hawewe: “E kuu
haku, heaha kau huakai o ka hiki ana mai?” “I hele mai au e imi i ka
wai ola a Kane.” Ia wa, olelo mai o Hawewe: “Mai lele oe ma ka aoao
hema, o pa auanei ka lama ia oe, halulu, o ia halulu a lohe ko
kaikuaana i lalo, loaa ole ka wai ola a Kane ia oe. Nolaila, maanei oe
e lele ai, alaila, loaa ia oe ka wai ola a Kane.” O keia mau kanaka
elua, he mau kupunakane no Aukelenuiaiku, ma ka aoao o kona
makuawahine, o Kapapaiakea. O ka nui a me ka loihi o ka manawa o
Aukelenuiaiku i lele ai, mai ke kanaka mua a keia kanaka hope elua
mahina o ka lele ana.
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