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 — John Shaqi
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
It is true the languages and voices of the foreigners are strange and
are not like ours, and on this account it seems plain that Kualii had
met and had knowledge of the foreigners at that time.
KA MOOLELO O KA AINA ANA MA KEIA MAU MOKUPUNI A ME KA LAHA ANA O KEIA
LAHUIKANAKA.
MOKUNA I.
HE MAU OLELO MUA.
He umikumamalua ka nui o keia mau Mokupuni, aia lakou e ku ana ma ka
moana Pakifika nei ma ka akau o ka Poaiwaena ma waena o ka latitu 18°
54′ a hiki aku i ka 22° 17′; ma ka lonitu komohana 154° 54′. Aole he
akaka loa o ka manao o ka poe naauao, i loaa ai keia mau Mokupuni, ua
manao kekahi poe, ua puka mai keia mau aina mai loko mai o ka moana.
Aka ma ka moolelo o Hawaii nei, he okoa loa ka manao o na kakaolelo
akamai no keia mau Mokupuni. Ma ka moolelo nae o Wakea laua me kana
wahine me Papa, i hanau maoliia mai keia mau aina mai loko mai o laua.
O Hawaii ke keiki mua a Papa laua me Wakea, a mahope hanau mai o Maui,
a pela i hanau ai a he umikumamakahi moku, a o Kahoolawe ka moku aole i
pili i loko o Wakea laua me Papa. Aka, ma ka moolelo hoi o Haumea, ua
oleloia na Hina i hanau aku o Kahoolawe, loaa ai he moku o Kahoolawe.
Ma ka moolelo hoi o Opuukahonua, ua oleloia, i loaa o Hawaii nei i
lawaia ia, a o Opuukahonua ke kupuna mua o ka laha ana o keia lahui. A
penei ka olelo a kekahi kanaka kakaolelo o Kahakuikamoana kona inoa,
kekahi kanaka kaulana o loko o ka papa kahuna o ka oihanakahuna. Ua
hakuia ma ke mele:
Ea mai Hawaiinuiakea, 1
Ea mai loko, mai loko mai o ka po.
Puka mai ka moku, ka aina,
Ka lalani aina o Nuumea,
Ka pae aina o i kukulu o Tahiti.
Hanau o Maui he moku, he aina, 2
Na kama o Kamalalawalu e noho.
Na Kuluwaiea o Haumea he kane, 3
Na Hinanuialana he wahine
Loaa Molokai, ke akua, he kahuna,
He pualena no Nuumea,
Ku mai ke alii ka lani. 4
Ka haluku wai ea o Tahiti.
Loaa Lanai he keiki hookama.
Na Keaukanai i moe aku, 5
Moe ia Walinuu o Holani,
He kekea kapu no Uluhina,
Hanau Kahoolawe, he lopa.
Kiina aku Uluhina 6
Moku ka piko o ke kamaiki,
Ka iewe o ke keiki i lele
I komo i loko o ka ape nalu,
Ka apeape kai aleale,
Loaa ka malo o ke kama,
O Molokini ka moku
He iewe ia-a. He iewe ka moku.
Ku mai Ahukinialaa, 7
He alii mai ka nanamu,
Mai ka api o ka ia,
Mai ka ale poi pu o Halehalekalani.
Loaa Oahu, he wohi,
He wohi na Ahukinialaa.
Na Laakapu he kane ia, 8
Na Laamealaakona he wahine.
Hookauhua, hoiloli i ka Nuupoki alii,
Ka heiau kapu a Nonea
I kauila i ka po kapu o Makalii.
Hanau Kauai he alii, he kama, he pua alii,
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