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
ulu mai loko ae o ke kai; aka, he kaao wale no ia. A penei hoi ka
hoomaopopo ana i ka oiaio ana, he akoakoa io o Hawaii nei.
Penei ke mele a Makuakaumana i oli aku ai i Tahiti, ia laua me Paao i
holo ai i alii hou no Hawaii, no ka mea, ua pau na alii mua o Hawaii
nei i ka hewa, o Kapawa ke alii o Hawaii nei ia manawa, i ke kanaha o
na hanauna alii mai a Opuukahonua mai a ia Kapawa. A ia Makuakaumana ma
i aneane aku ai e kau i ke awa o Moaulanuiakea ia manawa i oli aku ai o
Makuakaumana ia Lonokaeho ke kahuna:
E Lono, e Lono - e-! E Lonokaeho!
Lonokulani alii o Kauluonana.
Eia na waa kau mai,
E hoi e noho ia Hawaiikuauli,
He aina loaa i ka moana,
I hoea mai loko o ka ale;
I ka halehale poi pu a Kanaloa;
He koakea i halelo i ka wai,
I lou i ka makau a ka lawaia,
A ka lawaia nui o Kapaahu
A ka lawaia nui o Kapuheeuanui - la
A pae na waa, kau mai,
E holo ai i Hawaii, he moku;
He moku Hawaii,
He moku Hawaii na Lonokaeho e noho.
A pae na waa i uka, olelo aku o Paao ia Lonokaeho e hoi i alii no
Hawaii. A lohe o Lonokaeho i keia olelo a Paao, alaila, olelo aku la o
Lonokaeho ia Paao, “Aole wau e holo, aka, e hoouna aku wau ia Pili nana
e ai o Hawaii, oia ke alii e holo pu me olua; a o oe no ke kahuna.” A
nolaila oia ka hiki o Pili ia Hawaii nei. (Pela i oleloia ma ka moolelo
o Paao). Aka, e pono ke nana i ka hoonohonoho ana o ka mookuauhau alii
mai a Opuukahonua mai a hiki ia Wakea, e like me ka hoonohonoho ana ma
kela aoao Mokuna VI.
MOKUNA VI.
Ma ka hoonohonoho ana i ka mookuauhau mai a Opuukahonua mai, aole i
ikeia ko Opuukahonua mau makua, aka, o ka mea i oleloia i loko o ka
moolelo o Kualii, mai Tahiti mai o Opuukahonua o ka hele ana mai a noho
i Hawaii nei, i ka manawa, aole he kanaka ma keia mau aina. Holo mai o
Opuukahonua me kona mau kaikaina elua, o Lolomu a me Mihi, hookahi
wahine o Lana, a o lakou na kupuna mua o Hawaii nei. A penei ka laha
ana:
[SEE THE GENEALOGY OF OPUUKAHONUA IN THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.]
Ma ka papa kuauhau i hoonohonohoia mai a Opuukahonua mai a hiki ia
Kamehameha, he kanaiwakumamaiwa hanauna ka nui, o lakou ka hanauna alii
o keia lahui. Aka, ua puka mai he mau lala ohana alii ma keia
mookuauhau, a ua ulu a lehulehu lakou, aka, aole e hiki ke hoomaopopo i
ka hoonohonoho ana o na lala ohana alii e ae, ma na lalani like e like
me ka hoonohonoho ana i hoikeia ma ka papa kuauhau mai a Opuukahonua
mai.
NO NA WA.
He mea pono ke maheleia i mau wa mai a Opuukahonua a hiki ia Kamehameha
e like me ka noho aupuni ana, a e hoakaka pololei ia ka hana i loko o
na wa a me na hana ano nui a keia alii keia alii i loko o ko lakou kaao
ana.
Wa Mua. Mai a Opuukahonua a hiki ia Kukonalaa ko Kapawa kaikuaana, he
umikumamaono ia hanauna, ia manawa hiki mai o Pili mai Tahiti mai, oia
ke alii o Hawaii nei ia manawa, aka, he mau hoouka kaua ma ia manawa.
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