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
A hala he anahulu, alaila, lohe hou ia mai la ka pihe uwa hou, aole o
Aukelenuiaiku i hai aku i ko lakou makuakane, no keia leo uwa hou. Ku
ae la ia a iho malu i kai e nana ai, me ka ike ole o ko lakou
makuakane. Aia ma ka lima o Aukelenuiaiku, he pua e paa ana. A hiki o
Aukelenuiaiku i ka hale o na kaikuaana, kaka iho la oia i ka pua, lele
aku la ka pua a komo i ka hale o kona poe kaikuaana. A komo ka pua a
Aukelenuiaiku i loko o ka hale, lalau iho la na kaikuaana a olelo iho
la: “Kupanaha! o ka kakou pua he pauku, o keia pua hoi he owili.” Ia
lakou e olelo ana, lalau mai la kekahi kaikuaana o Aukelenuiaiku i ka
pua, a olelo mai la: “Aole keia he pua e; o ka pua no keia a ko kakou
kaikaina a Aukelenuiaiku.” Ia ia e olelo ana, lalau mai la o
Kekamakahinuiaiku, ke kaikuaana huhu o lakou, a haihai iho la i ka pua
a hakihaki loa. Mahope o ko lakou ike ana i ka pua, hiki mai la o
Aukelenuiaiku i mua o lakou, a ku iho la ma waho o ka pa o ka hale. Ia
Aukelenuiaiku e ku ana malaila, nana aku la kona mau kaikuaana a pau ia
ia, he mea e ke kanaka maikai. Ua like kona ili me ka maia pala memele,
a o kona mau onohi maka me he opuu maia la o ka hua ana o ka wa hou, a
he pololei hoi kona kino, aohe puu, aohe kee, aohe ona mea e like ai.
O ka lehulehu e piha ana, mahalo aku la lakou i ke kino o Aukelenuiaiku
i ka maikai launa ole. Ia lakou e mahalo ana, ua hoopiha loa ia ko
lakou kaikuaana mua loa i ka huhu no Aukelenuiaiku, a ano e ae la kona
mau helehelena. Alaila, kena aku la ia i kekahi o kona mau muli iho, e
hele aku e ninau ia Aukelenuiaiku i ke kumu o kona iho ana mai. O ka
inoa o ia mea o Kuaiku. A hiki ia i mua o Aukelenuiaiku, ninau aku la:
“Heaha kau huakai o ka iho ana mai?” I aku o Aukelenuiaiku: “I ka
lealea.” Hoi aku la o Kuaiku, a i ke kaikuaana huhu o lakou hai aku la.
A lohe ia, hoouna aku la ia Kuaiku, e hele a e kui aku i hookahi puupuu
ia Aukelenuiaiku. Ia ia i hele ai a kui ia Aukelenuiaiku, aole i hina,
aole hoi i eha o Aukelenuiaiku, aka, o kona lima ka i haki, kui hou
kekahi lima, haki hou no, pau loa na lima elua. A pau ke kui ana ia
Aukelenuiaiku, kaha aku la hoi: ia wa o Aukelenuiaiku i hopu aku ai a
paa i na lima, popo ae la ia a kiola aku la i ka ae kai. A ike na mea a
pau loa i ka ikaika o Aukelenuiaiku, uwa ae lakou a haalele, a olelo
iho la: “Akahi wale no mea i hina ai, a i hai ai na lima o Kuaiku.” A
mahope o keia, puka hou mai kekahi kaikuaana ona me ka manao e pepehi
ia Aukelenuiaiku. He oi ia ma ka hakoko ana, i luna no hai ke kanaka; a
ia Aukelenuiaiku, aohe hina, aohe eha. A ike iho la ia aohe hina o
Aukelenuiaiku, hoi aku la, ia wa o Aukelenuiaiku i lalau ai a kiola i
loko o ke kai. Uwa ae la na kanaka.
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