Then arose Hawaiinuiakea, 1 Arose from inside, from the inner darkness. Then appeared the island, the land, The row of islands of Nuumea, The group of islands on the borders of Tahiti. Maui was born an island, a land, 2 A dwelling place for the children of Kamalalawalu. Kuluwaiea of Haumea as the husband, 3 Of Hinanuiakalana as the wife Was born Molokai, a god, a priest, The first morning light [4] from Nuumea. Here stands the king, the heavenly one, [5] 4 The life-giving water-drops, from Tahiti. Lanai was found, an adopted child. It was Keaukanai who had married, 5 Had married with Walinuu from Holani, The sacred albino [6] of Uluhina. Kahoolawe was born, a foundling. [7] Uluhina then was called upon, 6 The navel of the little one was cut, The afterbirth of the child that was thrown Into the folds of the rolling surf, The froth of the heaving sea, Then was found the loin cloth for the child. Molokini the island Is the navel string, the island is the navel string. Now stands forth Ahukinialaa, 7 A chief from the foreign land, From the gills of the fish, From the overwhelming billows of Halehalekalani. Then was born Oahu, a wohi, [8] A wohi through Ahukinialaa. From Laakapu, who was the man, 8 From Laamealaakona a woman Who sickened of the child conception, Who sickened carrying the chief Nuupoki, At the sacred temple of Nonea During the lightning in the sacred night of Makalii. [9] Then was born Kauai, a chief, a prince, a kingly scion Of the chiefly cluster belonging to Hawaii; Hawaii the foremost head of the islands That was spread out by Kalani. [10] 9 The ships sailed freely to Holani, To the sacred precincts of freedom. Stand firm for the land of Kane Kanaloa, The barbed spear from Polapola, That pricked and uplifted Wanalia. Wanalia was the man 10 And Hanalaa was the woman, Of them was born Niihau, a land, an island, A land at the roots, [11] the stem of the land. There were three children among them, Born in the same day, Niihau, Kaula, ending with Nihoa. The mother then conceived no more, No island appeared afterwards. It is Kalani who consecrates the islands, 11 Exalted in Nuumea Among the royal cluster of Kaialea. It is the conqueror [12] who governs the islands. The thirds were joined together by Kalani; [13] Hilo, and Puna, and Kau were thrown in. Kalani stands forth with the priest And inspected Maui of Kama. [14]