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
Ia laua e hele ana e imi, olelo iho la o Lonoikoualii, ke ’kua o
Aukelenuiaiku: “E! eia ka make o kaua, ke hele mai nei e imi ia oe, e
ala oe.” Ala ae la o Aukelenuiaiku, a aahu iho la i ke kapa lehu ona.
Mahope o keia ala ana o Aukelenuiaiku, aoao aku o Lonoikoualii ia ia,
penei: “Ina i hiki mai na wahine elua, he mau wahine maikai, o ko laua
mau ano nae, he moo, he iole, o Upoho ka iole, o Haapuainanea ka moo. A
hiki mai laua, e waiho aku oe i mua o laua i ke aloha o keia aina,
penei: ‘E walina hoi ia oe e Upoho, e walina hoi ia oe e Haapuainanea,’
na laua ia e hilahila ia oe, i ka loaa mua o ko laua inoa, alaila, ola
oe.”
A pau ka olelo ana a Lonoikoualii ia Aukelenuiaiku, hiki mai la o
Upoho, a me Haapuainanea. Ia laua e hele mai ana, waiho mua aku o
Aukelenuiaiku i ke aloha ia laua: “E walina ia oe e Upoho, e walina ia
oe e Haapuainanea.” A lohe laua i ka leo aloha o Aukelenuiaiku,
hilahila iho la laua, no ka loaa o ko laua inoa ia ia. I aku o Upoho ia
Haapuainanea: “I aha la auanei ka kaua uku i ka mea nana i kahea mai i
ko kaua mau inoa.” I aku kekahi: “E hookane kaua.” “Ae,” aku la kekahi,
“ae;” hele aku la laua a noho ma a kaoao o Aukelenuiaiku.
MOKUNA VI.
KO AUKELENUIAIKU NOHO ANA I LOKO O KA POPILIKIA A ME KA POMAIKAI ANA.
A launa ae la lakou nei ekolu, elua wahine, hookahi kane, o
Aukelenuiaiku, a pau ka lakou mau olelo hoinainau, haule iho la lakou
konane. Olelo aku o Aukelenuiaiku i na wahine:
“O ke kui keia, o ka holo kela,
Moe kawa, hapala ka ele,
Na ke kea ka ai,
Ku ka ehu o na waa liilii,
I ke keiki o Kuaihelani.”
A pau ka nanea ana, olelo aku na wahine ia Aukelenuiaiku: “I hoouna ia
mai nei maua e make oe, no ka mea, ua ike ia oe e ka ilio a ke ’lii
wahine o makou, e Moela; aka, e hoi ana maua a hoole aku, aole i loaa
ia maua, a nana ia e hoouna mai i luna hou.”
A hiki laua i mua o ke ’lii wahine, o Namakaokahai, ninau mai la ia:
“Auhea ka olua mea i huli aku nei?” I aku na wahine: “Aole i loaa ia
maua, a luna maua o ka pali a me ka laau, aohe loaa iki, a uka maua, a
kai maua, aohe loaa iki.” Wahi a laua ia Namakaokahai: “Ua kuhihewa
paha ka ilio, i ka hohono o ke koko i luna o ka mea ae kai, he kanaka,
nolaila, hae.”
Ia laua e olelo ana, kuu hou ae la ke ’lii wahine i ka ilio ana, ia
Moela. Aohe hae a koe aku, hamama ka waha, kaawale o luna me lalo. Ia
Moela e hana ana, kahea aku la o Namakaokahai i na kaikunane manu ona
eha e hele mai, oia o, Kanemoe, Kaneapua, Leapua, Kahaumana. A hiki
lakou i mua o ke ’lii wahine, olelo aku la ia: “E imi oukou i keia mea
a Moela e hae nei, he kanaka paha, aole paha, heaha la?”
A pau ka olelo ana, ia wa, lele lakou. Ia lakou e makaukau ana e lele,
olelo aku o Lonoikoualii ia Aukelenuiaiku: “E Aukelenuiaiku! eia keia
make o kaua, ke lele mai nei; a hiki mai lakou eha, e aloha aku oe ia
lakou, e like me ko aloha i na wahine.”
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