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
History
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 liuliu ko laua noho ana, he kane a he wahine, a mahope o keia noho
oluolu ana, nonoi aku o Aukelenuiaiku i kana wahine o Namakaokahai,
penei: “E kuu wahine, ua nui na la i hala ia kaua o ka noho pu ana, a
ua kokoke e make ma keia aina malihini; nolaila, ke nonoi aku nei au ia
oe, e ae mai oe ia’u e holo au e ike i na makua o kaua.”
MOKUNA XVI.
KA HOLO ANA O AUKELENUIAIKU I KUAIHELANI.
Mahope o ko Namakaokahai ae ana ia Aukelenuiaiku e holo i Kuaihelani,
hele aku la o Aukelenuiaiku e hai aku i na kaikoeke i kona hele, oia o
Kanemoe, Kaneapua, Leapua, Kahaumana. I aku o Aukelenuiaiku i na
kaikoeke: “E hele ana au i ka aina o Kuaihelani e ike ai i na makua o
kakou.” A lohe na kaikoeke, ae mai la; a o Kanemoe, o ka mua loa, oia
kai olelo mai e holo pu me Aukelenuiaiku, i Kuaihelani.
E pono nae e olelo kakou no Kanemoe mamua, i ole oukou e haohao e ka
poe e heluhelu ana. Ua olelo ia maloko o keia moolelo, ua hana o
Kanemoe ma kona maalea. He mea makau loa ia ko Namakaokahai leo e kona
mau kaikunane, a no ka makau o Kanemoe ia Namakaokahai, nolaila, noonoo
iho la ia penei, e hiki ia ia ke hana i kona uhane i kino okoa, i pani
nona e noho ai mahope i ka wa e hea mai ai o Namakaokahai. Nolaila, ua
hana ia ko Kanemoe uhane maanei i kino maoli, nolaila, e hoolohe kakou
i ka moolelo.
Unuhi ae la o Kanemoe i kona uhane, a noho iho la me he kino kanaka
ala, Kahea aku la o Kanemoe e like me ka Namakaokahai kahea ana penei:
“Kanemoe, Kaneapua, Leapua, Kahaumana.” O like mai la lakou a pau loa,
o na kino maoli ekolu, o ke kino uhane hookahi, ua like no na leo o
lakou aole nae i ikaika loa, nolaila, noho hou laua mamuli o ka Kanemoe
olelo, e olelo ana, “a ikaika ka leo o ka uhane, alaila, holo kaua
Kuaihelani.”
A pau keia mau mea ia laua, holo aku la laua a noho i Kuaihelani. Elua
po, elua ao, hiki laua i Kuaihelani. Ma ko laua hiki ana i Kuaihelani,
nana aku la laua, aohe ku mai o na hale, aohe kanaka maalo mai, aohe
mea kani, aohe maikai o ka aina, he nahelehele wale no. A ike laua i ke
kanaka ole, iho aku la laua i lalo i ka lua o ka moo e noho ana, oia o
Kamooinanea, kela kupunawahine o Aukelenuiaiku, a kakou i olelo mua ai
ma ka hoomaka ana o keia moolelo.
A hiki laua i ka lua, kahea iho la o Aukelenuiaiku: “E Kamooinanea e!”
Aole he leo i olelo mai, nolaila, manao laua ua make. O ke kumu nae o
keia lohe ole o Kamooinanea, ua hookui ke koa o ka honua me ke koa o
kona lae, nolaila, lohe ole i ka leo kahea o ka moopuna o
Aukelenuiaiku. Ia wa ku ae la o Aukelenuiaiku a hehi iho la me kona
ikaika loa i luna o ke koa e pili ana i ka honua a me ka lae o kona
kupunawahine, a haihai iho la, a waiho wale ke kino o ke kupunawahine o
Kamooinanea.
A ike ia ke kino o Kamooinanea, ua hele a wiwi, aohe kino, kahea iho la
o Aukelenuiaiku: “E Kamooinanea e!”
“O”, ae la o Kamooinanea, “O”. Nana ae la ia, o kana moopuna o
Aukelenuiaiku, aloha ae la ia: “E walina oe.”
Olelo ae ke kupunawahine: “Heaha ka huakai i hiki mai ai?”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account