It was not long when he circuited the island Through the support given by Kalanimakahakona, The young brave that was foremost and highest, The great soldier of victories, The one who conquered Oahu, And the islands heard to their ends To the relief of Kauai through peace. All the islands were circled by Kalani, By Kalanialonoapii, [15] From the royal stem of Haloa. Then Hawaii the island became prominent; Became prominent and victorious. [NOT FINISHED [16]] According to this song (or mele) composed by Kahakuikamoana the historical legend of the derivation of these islands is explained, and it seems it was from Tahiti that the first people of this race came, but it is not made plain by the lines of this song how the race spread throughout the group. It is only the birth of the islands that is referred to and made plain by this history, tradition or recital of events, and it is well to look at the genealogy of the islands and see how they (the islands) became land according to the setting of historical events shown in the following chapter. CHAPTER II. According to this tradition Hawaii just rose up from the ocean, together with the group of islands of Tahiti, and it would seem the Tahitian Islands were the first group in this Pacific Ocean, and Hawaii was of a later appearance, as shown by the lines in the mele composed by Kahakuikamoana running thus: “Now cometh forth Hawaiinuiakea, Appeareth out of darkness. An island, a land is born, The row of islands from Nuumea; The group of islands at the borders of Tahiti.” According to these lines of the song the origin of Hawaii is made clear and it would seem it arose from the ocean, which theory would agree with that of some of the scientific discoveries of the present day, and such is the belief of travelers. In looking to ascertain the origin of Maui it would seem that it was the same as Hawaii’s, just appearing from out of the sea, and here are some of the lines of the mele composed by Kahakuikamoana before mentioned in Chapter I touching on that subject: “Maui was born an island, a land, A dwelling place for the children of Kamalalawalu.” As for Molokai the birth of that island is referred to in the lines of the same song in this wise: “It was Kuluwaiea of Haumea who was husband, It was Hinanuialana the wife, Then was born Molokai, a god, a priest, A yellow flower [17] from Nuumea.” It would seem that Kuluwaiea was a husband of Haumea, [18] but went after Hinanuialana who conceived Molokai, a god and priest. As to the tradition in regard to Lanai, it is not stated where it appeared from, but it is told in the tradition that Lanai was a foster child. That is clearly shown in the mele of Kahakuikamoana in the fourth verse reading thus: “Here stands the king, the heavenly one, The life-giving water-drops, from Tahiti. Lanai was found an adopted child.”