The mele now presented is of an entirely different character from those that have just preceded. It is said to have been the joint composition of the high chief Keiki-o-ewa of Kauai, at one time the kahu of Prince Moses, and of Kapihe, a distinguished poet—haku-mele—and prophet. (To Kapihe is ascribed the prophetic and oracular utterance, _E iho ana o luna, e pii ana o lalo; e ku ana ka paia; e moe ana kaula; e kau ana kau-huhu—o lani iluna, o honua ilalo_—“The high shall be brought low, the lowly uplifted; the defenses shall stand; the prophet shall lie low; the mountain walls shall abide—heaven above, earth beneath.”) This next poem may be regarded as an epithalamium, the celebration of the mystery and bliss of the wedding night, the _hoáo ana_ of a high chief and his high-born _kapu_ sister. The murmur of the breeze, the fury of the winds, the heat of the sun, the sacrificial ovens, all are symbols that set forth the emotions, experiences, and mysteries of the night: [Page 100] _Mele_ (Ko’ihonua) O Wanahili[218] ka po loa ia Manu’a,[219] O ka pu kau kama[220] i Hawaii akea; O ka pu leina[221] kea a Kiha— O Kiha nui a Pii-lani—[222] 5 O Kauhi kalana-honu’-a-Kama;[223] O ka maka iolena[224] ke koohaulani i-ó! O kela kanaka hoali mauna,[225] O Ka Lani ku’i hono i ka moku.[226] I waihona kapuahi kanaka ehá,[227] 10 Ai’ i Kauai, i Oahu, i Maui, I Hawaii kahiko o Keawe enaena,[228] Ke a-á, mai la me ke o-koko, Ke lapa-lapa la i ka makani, Makani kua, he Naulu.[229] 10 Kua ka Wainoa i ka Mikioi, [Page 101] Pu-á ia lalo o Hala-li’i, [230] Me he alii, alii, la no ka hele i Kekaha, Ka hookiekie i ka li’u-la,[231] Ka hele i ke alia-lia la, alia! 20 Alia-lia la’a-laau Kekaha. Ke kaha o Kala-ihi, Wai-o-lono. Ke olo la ke pihe a ka La, e! Ke nu la paha i Honua-ula. [Footnote 218: _Wanahili_. A princess of the mythological period belonging to Puna, Hawaii.] [Footnote 219: _Manu’a_. A king of Hilo, the son of Kane-hili, famous for his skill in spear-throwing, _maika_-rolling, and all athletic exercises. He was united in marriage, _ho-ao_, to the lovely princess Wanahili. Tradition deals with Manua as a very lovable character.]