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
Noho o Laamaikahiki i Tahiti mahope iho o kona hoi ana aku mai Kauai
aku ma kana holo mua ana mai, a lohe aku la oia ia Hawena ua make o
Moikeha, nolaila, manao ae la oia e kii mai i na iwi o kona makuakane
(Moikeha). A nolaila, ua holo mai la o Laamaikahiki mai Tahiti mai, a
ma Kau kona hoea ana mai, a lana na waa ma Kailikii, ma ka poeleele ana
iho.
A penei ka moolelo o kona hiki ana ma Kau. I ke ahiahi, lohe aku la na
kanaka i ke kani o ka leo o ka pahu, a me ka leo o ka ohe kaeke.
Nolaila, puiwa koke ae la na kanaka i keia mea e kani nei, a i ka puka
ana aku e nana, lohe pono loa aku la na kanaka, aia no luna o na waa
keia mea e kani nei. A no ia mea, olelo ae la na kanaka: “He mau waa no
ke akua, no Kupulupulu, a nolaila keia mea kani.” A no ia mea
hoomakaukau aku la na kanaka i ka ai, a me ka puaa, i makana na ke
akua.
A ma ke ao ana ae, ike maopopo ia aku la na waa me na kanaka maluna o
na waa. Alaila, kahea aku la na kanaka o uka: “E ka mea kani-e! Eia ka
ai me ka puaa. He makana na ke akua.” Aka, aole i liuliu ko
Laamaikahiki ma lana ana ma Kailikii, a o ka holo mai la no ia ma Kona.
Ma ia holo ana mai a Laamaikahiki mai Kau mai a hiki ma Kona, o kana
hana mau no ia o ka hookani i ka pahu, a me ka ohe. A e like me ke
kahea ana a ko Kau poe, pela no ko Kona poe kanaka, a pela no ka lakou
hana ana. Ma keia holo ana a Laamaikahiki, ua olelo ia nana i hoomaka
mua ka hula kaeke ma Hawaii nei.
Holo aku la o Laamaikahiki a hiki ma Kauai, a halawai me kona kaikaina
me Kila, a kuka iho la me kona kaikaina no ka lawe ia Moikeha i Tahiti.
Kiiia aku la na iwi o Moikeha ma Haena, a laweia mai la. Noho iho la o
Laamaikahiki ma Kauai, a ao aku la i ka hula i na kanaka, pela mau ko
Laamaikahiki kaapuni ana a puni neia mau aina. Pela i laha ai ka hula
kaeke ma keia mau moku. A hoi aku la o Laamaikahiki i Tahiti.
Ia manawa a ua o Laamaikahiki i hoi ai, lawe ae la oia ia Kila i
Tahiti, a lawe pu ia aku la me na iwi o ko lakou makuakane, a waihoia
aku la ma ka aina hooilina o Moikeha ma kahi i olelo ia o kuahiwi o
Kapaahu. A malaila lakou i noho ai a hiki i ko lakou make ana. Aole i
lohe hou ia kekahi Moolelo no lakou ma ia hope mai.
MOKUNA X.
KA MOOLELO O OLOPANA, A ME KANA WAHINE.
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