[Footnote 209: _Mawi_. The hero of Polynesian mythology, whose name is usually spelled _Maui_, like the name of the island. Departure from the usual orthography is made in order to secure phonetic accuracy. The name of the hero is pronounced _Máh-wee_, not _Mów-ee_, as is the island. Sir George Gray, of New Zealand, following the usual orthography, has given a very full and interesting account of him in his Polynesian mythology.] [Footnote 210: _Wewehi-loa_. Another name for _Wahie-loa_, who is said to have been the grandfather of Wewehi. The word _luau’i_ in the previous verse, meaning real father, is an archaic form. Another form is _kua-u’i_.] [Footnote 211: _Puka kahiko_. A strange story from Hawaiian mythology relates that originally the human anatomy was sadly deficient in that the terminal gate of the _primæ viæ_ was closed. Mawi applied his common-sense surgery to the repair of the defect and relieved the situation. _Ua olelo ia i kinohi ua hana ia kanaka me ka hemahema no ka nele i ka hou puka ole ia ka okole, a na Mawi i hoopau i keia pilikia mamuli o kana hana akamai. Ua kapa ia keia puka ka puka kahiko._] [Translation.] _Song_ O Wewehi, la, la! Wewehi, peerless form, la, la! Encouched on the pola, la, la! Bossing the paddlers, la, la! 5 Men of the canoe, la, la! 5 Of that canoe, la, la! Of this canoe, la, la! Mawi inquires, la, la! Who was her grand-sire? la, la! 10 ’Twas Wewehi-loa, la, la! 10 Wewehi is dead, la, la! Wounded with spear, la, la! The same old wound, la, la! Wound made by Mawi, la, la! [Page 96] 15 The flag, lo the flag! 15 The flag weeps at half-mast! The flag, indeed, asks— Many, many the flags, A scandal for number. 20 Why are they overturned? 20 Why their banners cast down? The author has met with several variants to this mele, which do not greatly change its character. In one of these variants the following changes are to be noted: Line 4. Pikaka[212] e ka luna, ke, ke! Line 5. Ka luna o ka hale, ke, ke! Line 8. Ka puka o ka hale, a ke, ke! Line 9. E noho i anei, a ke, ke! To attempt a translation of these lines which are unadulterated slang: