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
When they saw that the place was deserted, they continued to the hole
where the great lizard, Kamooinanea, the grandmother of Aukelenuiaiku,
spoken of in the earlier chapters of this legend, lived. When they came
to the mouth of the hole, Aukelenuiaiku called: “Kamooinanea,” but no
response was heard, so they thought that she must be dead.
The reason why Kamooinanea did not hear the call was because the coral
on her forehead and the coral of the floor of the sea had grown
together and she was entirely covered over, so she was unable to hear
the call of her grandson Aukelenuiaiku.
After calling, Aukelenuiaiku stood up and stamped his feet down on the
coral with all his might, breaking it into pieces, and at the same time
exposing the body of his grandmother. When Aukelenuiaiku looked at her
body, he saw that it was thin and reduced to almost nothing.
Aukelenuiaiku then called her, saying: “Kamooinanea.”
Kamooinanea answered, “Yes.” Then she looked up and she saw that it was
her grandson, Aukelenuiaiku. She then greeted him, saying: “My
greetings to you.”
The grandmother then inquired: “What has brought you here?”
“I came to see you all.” Aukelenuiaiku asked of Kamooinanea: “Where is
Iku and the others?”
Kamooinanea answered: “They are living in Kauai. The reason they left
was because of the anguish for you boys, for you had all left them.
When your father, Iku, arrived at Kauai he got into a fight with
Kukoae, the king of Kauai, but he was victorious and became the king of
Kauai. After a time another battle was fought because of your sister,
who is very pretty, and your father was defeated by Makukoae. [109]”
This is the end of this legend.
HE MOOLELO NO AUKELENUIAIKU.
MOKUNA I.
AUKELE ME KONA MAU KAIKUAANA LOKO INO.
O keia moolelo o Aukelenuiaiku, oia kekahi o na moolelo kaulanaloa ma
Hawaii nei, o Kuaihelani ka aina, o Iku ke kane, he ’lii. O Kapapaiakea
ka wahine, na laua na keiki he umikumamalua. E hoomaka ana ka olelo ma
Kuaihelani. Eia na inoa o na keiki: Kekamakahinuiaiku, Kuaiku,
Nohoaiku, Heleaiku, Kapukapuaiku, Heaaiku, Lonoheaiku, Naaiku, Noiaiku,
Ikumailani me Aukelenuiaiku, he mau kane, ame Kaomeaaiku, he wahine. O
Aukelenuiaiku ka mea nona keia moolelo.
Mai ka hiapo a ka mua ponoi o Aukelenuiaiku, aole o Iku i hii, aole i
lawelawe, aole hoi i hooili i ka aina no kekahi o lakou, aole no hoi i
hoopunahele. A ia Aukelenuiaiku, malama o Iku, lawelawe a hii, a hooili
i kona kapu a me ka aina nona. A no keia punahele o Aukelenuiaiku i ko
lakou makuakane, ua huhu kona mau hoahanau ia ia, a ua imi lakou i mea
nona e make ai. Wahi a ko lakou kaikuaana loa, a Kamakahinuiaiku:
“Kupanaha ko kakou makuakane, ia’u hoi i ke keiki mua, aole i hooili
mai i kona kapu a me ka aina, a i ke keiki hope loa, ia ia ka e hooili
ai.”
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