O Kalakaua, he inoa, O ka pua mae ole i ka la; Ke pua mai la i ka mauna, I ke kuahiwi o Mauna-kea; 5 Ke a la i Ki-lau-e-a, Malamalama i Wahine-kapu, I ka luna o Uwe-kahuna, I ka pali kapu o Ka-au-e-a. E a mai ke alii kia-manu; 10 Ua Wahí i ka hulu o ka mamo, Ka pua nani o Hawaii; O Ka-la-kaua, he inoa! [Translation.] Song Ka-la-kaua, a great name, A flower not wilted by the sun; It blooms on the mountains, In the forests of Mauna-kea; 5 It burns in Ki-lau-e-a, Illumines the cliff Wahine-kapu, The heights of Uwe-kabuna, The sacred pali of Ka-au-e-a. Shine forth, king of bird-hunters, 10 Resplendent in plumage of mamo, Bright flower of Hawaii: Ka-la-kaua, the Illustrious! The proper names _Wahine-kapu, Uwe-kahuna_, and _Ka-au-e-a_ in the sixth, seventh, and eighth verses are localities, cliffs, bluffs, precipices, etc., in and about the great caldera of Kilauea, following up the mention (in the fifth verse) of that giant among the world’s active volcanoes. The purpose of the poem seems to be to magnify the prowess of this once famous king as a captivator of the hearts and loving attentions of the fair sex. _Mele_ Kona kai opua[253] i kala i ka la’i; Opua hinano ua i ka malie; Hiolo na wai naoa a ke kehau, [Page 118] Ke’ na-ú[254] la na kamalii, 5 Ke kaohi la i ke kukuna o ka la; Ku’u la koili i ke kai— Pumehana wale ia aina! Aloha wale ke kini o Hoolulu, Aohe lua ia oe ke aloha, 10 O ku’u puni, o ka me’ owá. [Footnote 253: _Opua_ means a distinct cloud-pile, an omen, a weather-sign.]