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 Wakea Kahiko Luamea,
O Papa, o Papahanaumoku ka wahine,
Hanau Tahiti-ku, Tahiti-moe,
Hanau Keapapanui,
Hanau Keapapalani, 5
Hanau Hawaii;
Ka moku makahiapo,
Keiki makahiapo a laua.
O Wakea laua o Kane,
O Papa o Walinuu ka wahine. 10
Hookauhua Papa i ka moku,
Hoiloli ia Maui,
Hanau Mauiloa he moku;
I hanauia he alo lani,
He Uilani-uilani, 15
Hei kapa lau maewa.
He nui Mololani no Ku, no Lono,
No Kane ma laua o Kanaloa.
Hanau kapu ke kuakoko,
Kaahea Papa ia Kanaloa, he moku, 20
I hanauia he punua he naia,
He keiki ia na Papa i hanau,
Haalele Papa hoi i Tahiti,
Hoi a Tahiti Kapakapakaua.
Moe o Wakea moe ia Kaulawahine 25
Hanau o Lanai Kaula.
He makahiapo na ia wahine.
Hoi ae o Wakea loaa Hina,
Loaa Hina he wahine moe na Wakea,
Hapai Hina ia Molokai, he moku, 30
O Molokai a Hina he keiki moku.
Haina e ke kolea o Laukaula
Ua moe o Wakea i ka wahine.
O ena kalani kukahaulili o Papa.
Hoi mai Papa mai loko o Tahiti; 35
Inaina lili i ka punalua;
Hae, manawaino i ke kane, o Wakea,
Moe ia Lua he kane hou ia.
Hanau Oahu-a-Lua,
Oahu-a-Lua, ke keiki moku, 40
He keiki makana lau na Lua.
Hoi hou aku no moe me Wakea.
Naku Papa i ka iloli,
Hoohapuu Papa i ka moku o Kauai
Hanau Kamawaelualanimoku, 45
He eweewe Niihau;
He palena o Lehua,
He panina Kaula.
O ka Mokupapapa.
Na papa kahakuakea o Lono, 50
O Kahakulono o Kapumaeolani.
O Kapuheeua o Holani.
Kapuheeuanui o Kahaimakana,
Na Kekamaluahaku, Kaponianai,
I ka I, kapu I o Kaponialamea 55
Ponihiwa, Poniuli, Poniele,
Kaponi, Kaponi, Kaponiponikaua;
O Papa-a-, O Papa-a-.
O Hoohokukalani.
Ka lani, o Hoohokukalani, 60
He lani hoowawa,
Wawa, wawaka, nihoniho.
I nihia i kolia.
I pipaia ka lau a lahilahi.
O Wakea ka maka, 65
O Haloa ka hiona.
O Piimai, o Wailoa, o Kakaihili.
Nononoho kau e ka pueo alii,
Ka pueo makalulu
I loha i ke kaha i ka pea 70
I ka lupe o na lani kapu
I Apikina, i huia lakou a ka wohi kahi,
Ahukaiolaa-a, O Laa-a-
Laamaikahiki ke alii.
O Ahukinialaa, 75
O Kukonalaa,
O Laulialaamakua,
O na pukolu a Laamaikahiki.
He mau hiapo kapu a Laa
Hookahi no ka la i hanau ai. 80
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