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
I ua mau kanaka nei i laweia ai, a hoonohoia aku la ma kahi e paa mai
ana o Kaialea, aka ma ke kaawale no kela, a ma ke kaawale no lakou nei.
Ia ike ana mai o Kaialea ia lakou nei, haloiloi honua mai la kona mau
waimaka, me ka uumi ana i kona uwe no ke aloha. A ike ae la na ilamuku
o ke alii i ka uwe ana o Kaialea, hele aku la e hai ia Kila, a hele mai
la o Kila a ma kahi e noho ana o Kaialea, ninau aku la: “E uwe ana anei
oe?” Ae aku la o Kaialea: “Ae.” Ninau hou aku la o Kila: “Heaha kou mea
i uwe ai?” I mai la o Kaialea: “E uwe ae ana wau i ko’u ike ana aku ia
lakou la, no ko’u ike ana aku nei i kanaka o ko makou aina, nolaila wau
e uwe iho nei.” Hele aku la o Kila ma kahi e paa ana ka poe hou mai, a
hoi hou mai la me ka olelo ole aku la ia lakou, a hiki ma kahi no a
Kaialea e noho nei, ninau hou aku la: “Aole anei oe na Moikeha?” I aku
la o Kaialea: “Aole wau nana, he alii ia, a he kanaka wau.” A no keia
mea, olelo aku la o Kila, me ka i aku: “Aole loa ana oe e hemo mai anei
aku, a hai mai oe i kou mau makua, alaila oe e hoi aku. Aka, ina e hai
mai oe, i keia la no oe e kuu ia aku ai.”
Ike iho la o Kaialea ua olelo maopopo loa aku o Kila i ka mea e pakele
ai o Kaialea, alaila, hai mai la oia ma ka oiaio. I aku la o Kila:
“Ehia oukou a ko oukou makua?” I aku la o Kaialea: “Ekolu makou a
Hooipoikamalanai me Moikeha. O ko’u mua aku ka mua a ko makou makuahine
hookahi, a owau aku, a o ko’u muli mai o Kila, akolu makou; a elua hoi
a ko makou makuakane me ke kaikaina o ko makou makuahine, o Kekaihawewe
ka mua, a o Laukapalala ka muli, alima wale no makou, he mau keiki kane
wale no, a o ko makou hanau muli loa o Kila.”
Ike aku la o Kila, ua hai maopopo mai o Kaialea ma ka oiaio, nolaila,
ninau hou aku la o Kila: “Auhea ko oukou kaikaina?” I aku la o Kaialea:
“Ua hala i Tahiti, ua lawe ia no e ke kaikuaana e Laamaikahiki.” A no
keia olelo ana a Kaialea pela, kena koke ae la o Kila i ka ilamuku, me
ka i aku: “E hoopaa koke ia ia nei i loko o Pakaalana! No ka mea, aole
i hai pololei mai nei, ke i mai nei, aia ko lakou kaikaina i Tahiti.” A
no ia kena ana a ke alii pela, nolaila lawe ia aku la o Kaialea i loko
o ka heiau o Pakaalana.
A paa aku la kela, hele aku la o Kila mahope aku, a ku aku la ma ke
kumu o ka lele, ia Kaialea e paa mai ana. I aku la: “Maanei keia e paa
ai, a hiki i ka la e kauila ai ka heiau, alaila, e lawe aku ia ia a kau
ma ka lele.” Aole nae ia o ko Kila manao maoli, aka, i mea e puiwa ai,
alaila e hai maopopo mai ma ka oiaio, pela wale no e pono ai ia Kila. A
o na kanaka hoi i hoopaa pu ia ai mahope aku, hookuu ia aku la lakou ma
na hale kamaaina.
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