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 makaukau na kanaka e hele pu ai me Kila, alaila, lawe ae la o Moikeha
i na kahuna kilokilo lani, i nanaia ai ka maikai o ko ke alii hele ana.
A ma ia ano, ua ikeia he kupono i ke alii ke holo. Aka, laweia ae la o
Wanahili, kekahi kahuna, e holo pu me Kila, hui pu, he umikumamakahi ko
lakou nui. A ma ka la i manaoia ai he pono ke hele, ma ka wanaao, i ka
puka ana o ka hoku hookelewaa holo aku la lakou ma ka wanaao a hiki ma
Oahu, ma kahi i kuhikuhi ia ai o na makuahine e like me ka Moikeha
kauoha mua. A i na waa e lana ana ma ke kai, kahea aku la o Kila:
“Welina hoi ia olua e Makapuu laua o Makaaoa.”
Makapuu laua o Makaaoa. “Owai oe?” “Owau nei o Kila i uka, o Kila i
kai, o Kila-pa-Wahineikamalanai, o kama wau a Moikeha.”
Makapuu ma. “Ke ola la no ka o Moikeha?” “Ke ola la no.”
Makapuu ma. “Ka walea ana?”
Kila. “I wale ia Kauai i ka la hiki ae a po iho; i keekee a ka nalu o
Makaiwa, i kahuli mai aka pua kukui o Puna, o ka waihalau o Wailua,
noho no ia Kauai a make ia Kauai.”
Makapuu ma. “Heaha ka huakai a ke alii i hiki mai ai i o maua nei?” “He
huakai imi alii.”
Makapuu ma. “Imi i ke alii owai?” “O Laamaikahiki.”
A haalele lakou ia Oahu, holo aku la a hiki i ka lae o Kalaau i laila
ke aikane a Moikeha, o Kakakauhanui. Kahea aku la e like me ke kahea
ana i na makuahine. Pela mau aku no kana hana ana a pau na kanaka a
Moikeha i hoonoho ai mai Oahu a hiki i Hawaii, a holo aku la i Tahiti.
Ma ia holo ana, hiki aku la lakou i Moaulanuiakeaiki, malaila o
Kupohihi, he iole kanaka, kekahi makuakane o Moikeha. A no ka pololi o
lakou, nolaila lakou i manao ai e kipa ma o Kupohihi la. A e like me ka
hana ana i na makuahine, pela no kana hana ana i kona kupunakane. A
loaa mai la ka ai ia lakou. Ia hiki ana o lakou i Moaulanuiakeaiki, ike
aku la o Kila ia Lanikeha e ku ana i Moaulanuiakeanui, he hale nui no
Moikeha, oia hoi kona halealii. A pau ko Kila ma manawa malaila, holo
aku la lakou a hiki i Moaulanuiakeanui. A pae aku la na waa i uka, hele
aku la o Kila laua me Kamahualele e ike ia Luukia. Ia Kila i hiki aku
ai, kahea aku la oia: “Welina hoi ia oe e Luukia.”
Luukia. “Owai oe?” “Owau nei o Kila i uka, o Kila i kai, o
Kila-pa-Wahineikamalanai, o kama wau a Moikeha.”
Luukia. “Ke ola la no ka o Moikeha?” “Ke ola la no.”
Luukia. “Ka walea ana?”
Kila. “I walea ia Kauai i ka la hiki ae a po iho, i keekee a ka nalu o
Makaiwa, i ke kahuli mai a ke kalukalu o Puna, o ka waihalau o Wailua,
noho ia Kauai a make ia Kauai.”
Luukia. “Heaha ka huakai a ke alii i kiki mai ai?” “He huakai imi
alii.”
Luukia. “Imi i ke alii owai?” “O Laamaikahiki.”
Luukia. “Aia ko kaikuaana la i loko o kuahiwi o Kapaahu, ua hunaia,
aole makou i ike aku ia ia.”
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