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
O Lono, O Lono, listen, O Lonokaeho!
Lonokulani, [52] chief of Kauluonana, [53]
Here are the canoes, get on board,
Come along and dwell in Hawaii-with-the-green-back, [54]
A land that was found in the ocean,
That was thrown up from the sea,
From the very depths of Kanaloa,
The white coral in the watery caves
That was caught on the hook of the fisherman;
The great fisherman of Kapaahu,
The great fisherman Kapuheeuanui.
The canoes touch the shore, come on board,
Sail to Hawaii, an island,
An island is Hawaii;
An island is Hawaii for Lonokaeho to dwell on.
When the canoes were beached, Paao told Lonokaeho he was wanted to go
to Hawaii to be its ruler. When Lonokaeho heard this from Paao he said
to him, “I will not go there, but I will send Pili and he shall eat of
Hawaii. He shall be the chief to go together with you, and you must be
the priest.” And that is how Pili came to come here. It is so told in
the history of Paao. But we must also examine the genealogy of chiefs
from Opuukahonua to Wakea as is set forth in Chapter VI.
CHAPTER VI.
In the genealogical tree of Opuukahonua it is not stated who his
parents were, but, it is stated in the genealogy of Kualii, that
Opuukahonua came from Tahiti to live in Hawaii when these islands were
inhabited by human beings. Opuukahonua came with his two younger
brothers Lolomu and Mihi and one woman, Lana, and they became the
progenitors of the people of Hawaii nei, and this is how they
increased:
THE GENEALOGY OF OPUUKAHONUA.
HUSBAND. KANE. WIFE. WAHINE. CHILD. KEIKI.
Opuukahonua. } { Kanananuikumamao (k).
Lolomu. } Lana. { Ohikimakaloa (w).
Mihi. } { Hekilikaaka (k).
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