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 haalele o Aukelenaiaiku i ke kamailio ana me Hawewe, lele hou mai la
o Aukelenuiaiku a kau i luna o Kanenaenae. A pau ka Aukelenuiaiku olelo
ana nona a me kona mau makua, komo aku la ia olelo ma ko Kanenaenae
pepeiao, maopopo ua pili loa o Aukelenuiaiku ia ia. Alaila, uwe iho la
ia ia Aukelenuiaiku; a pau ka uwe ana, ninau aku la ia: “Heaha ka
huakai a kuu haku o ka hiki ana mai?” I aku o Aukelenuiaiku: “I kii mai
au i ka wai ola loa a Kane, no kuu keiki a me o’u kaikuaana.” Ninau mai
o Kanenaenae: “Ua pau loa nae paha?” “Aole i pau loa.” “Ae, ua loaa;
nana ia i kuu piko i pololei.” Ia Aukelenuiaiku e nana ana, i mai la
kela: “Mai lele auanei oe ma keia aoao la, o pa oe i ka loulu, halulu.
O ia halulu a lohe ko kaikuaana i lalo, paa ka wai ola a Kane, aole e
loaa mai ia oe, nolaila, maanei oe e lele ai. Ma keia lele ana au a
hiki oe i lalo i ko kupunakane, a nana oe e olelo mai, alaila, loaa ka
wai ola ia oe.”
Mahope o keia olelo ana a laua, lele mai la o Aukelenuiaiku a kau ana i
luna o Kuemanu. Olelo iho o Aukelenuiaiku: “Nau no ke kupu owau.” Ninau
mai kela: “Na’u na wai?” “O ke keiki au a Kapapaiakea laua o Iku.” A
lohe o Kuemanu i keia mau olelo, uwe iho la ia ia Aukelenuiaiku, a
ninau ae la: “O ka moopuna no oe a Kapoino laua o Kamooinanea?” “Ae,”
aku o Aukelenuiaiku, “ae, owau no ka laua moopuna.” Alaila, ninau mai
la o Kuemanu: “Heaha kau huakai nui o ka hiki ana mai?” I aku o
Aukelenuiaiku: “I hele mai au e imi i ka wai ola loa a Kane, no kuu
keiki a me o’u kaikuaana.” “Ae, ua loaa; o iho i lalo i ko
kupunawahine, aia i lalo kahi i noho ai i ke kumu o ka pali, oia o
Luahinekaikapu, ua makapo nae. A hiki oe, e pulehu maia ana kela,
hookahi kauna maia, i lalau auanei kela hookahi, lalau oe hookahi, pela
a pau na maia eha. Alaila, nana ia e lalau iho a nele, olelo iho,
penei: ‘Nohea la hoi keia kalohe i hiki mai nei?’ Alaila, lalau kela i
ka lehu a lu ma ka aoao akau, holo oe ma ka aoao hema e ku ai, a pau
ia, lu hou kela ma ka aoao hema, holo oe ma ka aoao akau e ku ai.
Mahope o laila, nana aku oe i ka lalau i ka lehu a honi i ka ihu, a i
kihe kela ma keia nana ana, ua honi i ka hohono kanaka, alaila, malama
oe ia oe iho, o make oe i ka luahine. Nana aku oe, hookahi make i koe;
lalau kela i ka ie hohoa a hili ia oe, holo oe ma ka hema, a huli ma ka
hema e hili ai, holo oe ma ka akau. A hala keia mau mea, alaila, holo
oe a pii i luna o ke kua e noho ai.”
Maanei, e waiho kakou i na olelo o ka launa ana o Aukelenuiaiku me ke
kupunawahine, a kona kupunakane i aoao mai ai, a e olelo kakou no ka
pau ana o na mea make a ka luahine ia Aukelenuiaiku, a me na olelo
hope.
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