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
Mahope o ka lohe ana o Piilani i na olelo a Omaokamau, kena ae la o
Piilani i na kanaka, e hoomakaukau i mea ai na na malihini, a lohe na
kanaka, hoomakaukau iho la lakou. A makaukau na mea ai, waiho aku la i
mua o Omaokamau.
A noho pu iho la o Omaokamau me Piilani, hookahi anahulu. Ua lilo o
Omaokamau i mea nui i mua o Piilani, a hiki i kona la i hoi ai i
Hawaii.
A makaukau ka hoi o Omaokamau i Hawaii, kauoha mai la o Piikea i kana
olelo aloha ia Omaokamau, penei: “E Omaokamau, ke hoi la oe a hiki i
mua o ke alo o ke ’lii nui nona ke aupuni o Hawaii, e aloha aku oe
iaia. A owau nei hoi, o kana kauwa wahine, e like me ka mea i oluolu i
kona manao, pela e lilo ai i loko o’u i mea iini na ko’u naau, a e lilo
ana paha ia i mea hiaa no ko’u po, ke moe iho. A hiki i ko’u wa e holo
aku ai e ike i na maka o kuu haku, elua anahulu e hala ia’u ma Maui
nei, alaila, holo aku wau.” A pau na olelo a Piikea, hoi aku la o
Omaokamau ma, a ahiahi o ia la, pae lakou ma Waipio, malaila ke ’lii o
Umi kahi i noho ai, e kakali mai ana o ka hoi aku o Omaokamau ma.
A hiki o Omaokamau ma, i mua o ke ’lii o Umi, hai aku la i na mea a pau
loa a Piilani, a me Piikea i olelo mai ai; a lohe o Umi, he mea oluolu
loa ia i kona manao.
A pau na olelo a Omaokamau, ninau mai o Umi: “Pehea ke ano o ia alii
wahine? He wahine maikai no ia alii wahine?” Ae aku o Omaokamau: “Ae,
he ’lii wahine maikai loa ia, aole wahine ma Hawaii nei i like me
Piikea; he kaikamahine opiopio wale no; maikai kona mau helehelena ke
nana aku, mai ka piko o ke poo, a hala i lalo i na wawae.” Ma keia lohe
ana o Umi, nui iho la kona olioli, a me ka makemake e ike ia Piikea, a
kauoha aku la ia i na kanaka a pau loa e hoomakaukau i na mea a pau
loa, maloko o na anahulu elua.
Maloko o keia mau anahulu elua, hoomakaukau o Umi ma Waipio, no ka hiki
aku o Piikea mai Maui aku; a pela no hoi o Piilani ma Maui, hoomakaukau
no ka holo aku o Piikea i Hawaii, e launa me Umi.
A pau na anahulu elua, holo mai la o Piikea i Hawaii e launa me Umi, me
kona mau waa hookahi lau (ua like me eha haneri). A hiki lakou ma ke
kai o Alenuihaha, ike mua ia aku la ka ula o ko ke ’lii wahine waa i
uka o Waipio, alaila, manao iho la lakou o ke ’lii wahine o Maui, o
Piikea. A kokoke o Piikea e pae i Waipio, ua uhi paapu ia ka lani i na
ao ua, a iho mai la ke anuenue a ku mamua o ka ihu o ka waa o ke ’lii
wahine o Piikea, a hala mahope o na waa. Ku iho la ke anuenue me he
papale mahiole la, ke kalali.
A pae na waa o Piikea i Waipio, lalau iho la o Omaokamau ia Piikea, i
luna o ka waa hapai aku la a luna o Piimaiwaa, hoonoho iho la i mua o
ke ’lii o Umi. Aloha mai la o Umi ia Piikea, a pela o Piikea ia Umi. Ua
oluolu laua elua ia manawa, a lilo ae la laua i kane a i wahine, a noho
iho la me ka oluolu. Ma keia noho ana a laua, he kane a he wahine, a
liuliu, lohe ia mai la ka make ana o Piilani, ke ’lii o Maui, ka
makuakane o Piikea.
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