Chapter XLVIII: Canto XV (7)

Alas! the bright morning star has passed away,
It was given away to God;
It was hidden away by the dark clouds.
He may be up with the stars
Far above the sky in infinite space. 5.
You have seen the beautiful Paradise;
The beautiful place of the lamb,
That is surrounded with gold and diamonds.
Like the friendly rain of Hilo
That is on the way to Hanakahi. 10.
Loving thoughts predominate,
As the yearning of mother and child,
Pinching hard the skin of the lover;
Firing the wheels of affection permeated with love.
[I] am bemoaning thee, 15.
Flowing tears doth flow for thee,
[Like] the rushing sea of Makaiwa.
The thunder roars in the sky,
A professor in mathematics wert thou;
A professor of science wert thou, 20.
Seen by the eyes and seized by hands.
Tumultuous was the voice of sorrow
Being heard from island to island.
Husband and wife separated;
Broken are the bands joining Russia. 25.
The friend of the sea has gone;
Gone to dwell in the calm of Kona;
Will not again see the uniting of the isles
In the Kailua day of Lahainaluna.
Memories of the comrades of the hot day of Makalii. 30.
Glory is gone, the beauty has passed away,
The elder brother has gone to the friendless land;
We are children of the same parents,
We shall meet there again,
Never to be separated in that realm. 35.
Thou hast gone first and we shall follow,
Weeping in loving remembrance of thee, L. L. Ua,
Who has gone alone on the journey of sleep.
The teacher has gone, his teachings have ceased;
The departed spirit has been laid to rest; 40.
Moved to the cliff of Hooipo;
Taken there to Wahinekapu,
The going off of the loved one
To seek the companionship for this barren plain.
Loud is the weeping and wailing 45.
For the father of the companionless home.
Brought together but soon separated;
Taken by the rushing wind above.
Scattering the fragments of love,
Overflowing the top of Waialoha, 50.
Loving thoughts are always for thee
At the grassy plain of Lele.
Take away the breath and life ceases,
The breath has ended the thoughts within,
The naked soul passed away. 55.
Two things that are dear within,
The love which has returned
Though your soul has departed;
Taken away to Kamalama below
Before was the light and darkness at the rear. 60.
Close thy eyes with love.
The soul is returning to the coconut grove of Lele;
To the dark clouds of Wailuku;
To the cold misty rain of Kula;
To the smoky sprinkling rain falling in the grass, 65.
Joining the rain and the sun
In the cold and chilly time.
Return thy soul to Maunahoomaha,
Rest from weariness and pain
That was scattered, damaging the thicket, 70.
The bird that eats lehua of Hauola,
The rain-fog that hung over the woods,
We thought you were there, but no.
A shadow of the soul that went at dawn;
At the breaking of the day. 75.
The voices of the birds above are gayly singing,
Your passing footsteps are sounding
Like the strange one of Maunapiku,
A sad and loving memory of you.
My love to Lanihulipo at the smoky crater; 80.
Benumbing love, benumbed by the cold,
Turning and facing the plain of Nahili;
Plaiting mistakingly the faded red flowers of the thicket;
Remembering thy love at the plain of Limaloa,
Quickly recognizing the beauty of love; 85.
Love of the sea of Pailolo and Kaiwi,
Where you used to sail.
You have gone away with good fortune;
Your brethren are left behind in tears;
Your elder brothers in sorrow; 90.
Your many friends are mourning here,
And your teachers are weeping.
Your friends of the journey
Have gone and passed the shade of Kaawela.
Separated are we your brothers from the study room, 95.
The room where pursued different studies;
It was the ark of wisdom,
Unhabited house of the mind,
Death is an inheritance of the body.
A memory of love to thee, 100.
Farewell to thee who has gone ahead
To see the heavens and their hosts.
Your dreams of wisdom have passed
To the double of the square and the thickness of the cube;
To the fullness of the square and extract of the square root; 105.
To the triangular and the algebra,
Geometry and trigonometry;
To the surveying and navigation.
You have gone to the new Jerusalem,
It is the inheritance of just persons; 110.
It is the path quieting the wind
Which we mistakenly held.
You were ahead in all studies.
Your studies are over, the body is prepared for its sleep,
Sleeping by the sands of Lahainaluna, 115.
Upon Jesus the Savior.
[It is] for us to be comforted.

MAU MELE NO LAHAINALUNA.

HE KANIKAU ALOHA NO L. L. UA. [2147]

Auwe, ua nalo ae nei ka Hokuloa malamalama,
Ua manuahiia aku la e ke Akua;
Ua paniia aku la e na ao Polohiwa.
Aia paha la iluna i ka poe lalani hoku,
Iluna i ke aouli la oloko lilo aku. 5.
Ike aku la oe ia Paradaiso nani;
Kahi nani o ke Keikihipa,
I hoohiluhiluia i ke gula a me ke diamana.
Me he makamaka ala ka ua no Hilo
Ka hele no a kipa i Hanakahi. 10.
Akahi ke aloha e hana nei,
Iloko o ka wahine me ke keiki,
Iniki wela i ka ili o ka ipo ahi;
Ahi loko huila i ke aloha.
Aloha ana oe la e, 15.
Ke niuniu oe a ka wai kahe,
Kahe makawalu ke kai o Makaiwa.
Aiwaiwa ka hekili poha i ka lewa,
He ahikanana oe i na mea helu;
He puaakela oe i na mea ike, 20.
He ike na ka maka lalau ka lima.
Nui ka pihe ke wawa nei
Ke holo nei ka lohe i na moku.
Moku ke kane kaawale ka wahine;
Naha ka paa ka pili o Rusia. 25.
Ua hala ke kai ka makamaka;
Hoi no a noho i ka lai o Kona;
Pau ka ike ana i ka hono o na moku
I ka la ko Kailua o Lahainaluna,
Aloha mai na hoa o ka la wela o Makalii. 30.
Ua Ikaboda, ua hala ka nani,
Ua hele ke kaikuaana makua o ka aina makamaka ole;
He mau kieki kakou na ka makua hookahi,
Malaila no kakou e hui ai,
Aole he kaawale ana ’ku iloko olaila. 35.
O oe no ka hiki mua o makou na ukali,
He u, he aloha ia oe e L. L. Ua,
Ka mea i hele aku la i ke ala koolua ole a ka moe.
Ua hala ke kumu, pau ke a’o ana;
Moe kinowailua ke kaha ana ’ku nei; 40.
Nei aku la i ka pali o Hooipo;
Lilo aia i Wahinekapu,
Ka hele ana aku nei a ke aloha
E imi ana i na hoa kuka o keia kula panoa.
Olo ka pihe e uwe ana 45.
I ka makua o ka hale hoopili wale.
I ka pili no a haalele mai;
Popoi na umii hao a ka makani iluna.
Hoolelele i na auneke a ke aloha,
Ke hele nei a hanini iluna o Waialoha, 50.
Aloha wale ke kahana loa oia nei
I ke kula pili o Lele.
Kaili ka hanu lele ke ea,
Ua pau ka makani ka manao aloko,
Hele kohana ke kinowailua. 55.
Elua mea nani a loko e hana nei,
O ke aloha ua hoi mai
Ko kino uhane ua lilo e;
Lilo aku la ia Kamalama ilalo.
Malamalama ke alo pouli ke kua. 60.
Papale na maka i ke aloha.
Ke hoi nei ka uhane i ka malu niu o Lele:
I ka malu kuwawa o Wailuku:
I ka ua naulu noe anu o Kula;
I ka ua noe uwahi moe i ke pili, 65.
I piliia ka ua me ka la
Ke anu hoi me ke koekoe.
Hoi ka uhane i Maunahoomaha,
Hoomaha i ka luhi i ka eha.
I lu ia, eha wale ka nahele, 70.
E ka manu ai lehua o Hauola,
Ka ka punohu a ka ua i ka laau,
Kuhi makou o oe ia, aole ka.
He aka no ka uhane i hele i ka wanaao.
I ka wehe ana o ke alaula malamalama. 75.
Kani uina ka leo o ka manu iluna,
Nei nakolo na kapuai o kou hele ana
He mea kamahao ia no Maunapiku,
He u he aloha ia oe la e.
Aloha Lanihulipo i ka uwahi a ka lua; 80.
Aloha maeele, maeele i ke anu,
Huli kua huli moe i ke kula o Nahili;
Hili hewa i ka pua ula mae a ka nahele;
Haale mai ana kou aloha i ke kula o Limaloa,
Aole loa e ike i ka mea maikai o ke aloha; 85.
Aloha ke kai o Pailolo a me Kaiwi,
Kahi au e holoholo ai.
Hele aku la no oe me ka pomaikai;
Noho kou mau pokii me ka waimaka;
Ou poe kaikuaana me ka minamina; 90.
Ou nui kini e kanikau nei,
O au mau kumu e u nei.
Na makamaka ia o kamahele
Hele aku la ae nalo i ka malu o Kaawela.
Kaawale makou ou pokii o ka hale noele, 95.
E noele aku ana i ka apua paa o ka ike;
O ka hale lewa ia o ka noiau,
Hale hooilina ole o ka noonoo,
He hooilina ka make no na kino
He u he aloha ia oe la e. 100.
Aloha nui oe e ka mea i hele aku la,
E ike i ko ka aina lani a me kolaila puali
Pau kou hiolani ana i na mea naauao.
I ka papalua o ke kuea a me ka makolukolu o ke cuba;
I ka hoopiha ana o ke kuea a me ka unuhi o na kumakaha, 105.
I ka huinakolu me ka hoailonahelu;
Moleanahonua me ke anahuinakolu;
I ke anaaina me ka holoholomoku.
Holo aku la oe e ike ia Ierusalema hou,
Ke kuleanapaa ia o ka poe pono; 110.
He ala hoolulu ia na ka makani
A makou e kuleana hewa nei.
He hiki mua oe iloko o na buke noonoo,
Pau ka noonoo la ua lolii ke kino i ka moe,
Moe lolii oe i ke one o Lahainaluna, 115.
Maluna o Iesu ka hoola.
E ala oluolu ai makou.

LAMENTATION FOR LAHAINALUNA. [2148]

Love to you Lahainaluna,
The chief parent of the Hawaiian Isles,
The beautiful golden garment of the poor;
The glory of the orphans.
You are the one greatly thought of 5.
By the new students from Hawaii to Kauai.
We are happy over your everlasting beauty;
Our minds are ever longing
Just to see your honored home,
And your beautiful golden fence. 10.
O Lahainaluna, love to you,
Where wise men have dwelt,
There were our hearts made ever glad
With the shady trees of your grounds
Where your brethren encamp around thee. 15.
O Lahainaluna, love to you,
The shelter of the learned.
You have found a new chief
For the residents.
From you have come forth 20.
The honored men of the Hawaiian government;
From your bosom there were sent out
Deacons and disciples of the Lord.
O Lahainaluna, I love you
Who brought out the goodness of the Hawaiian Kingdom. 25.
Where shall I find the one you long to see?
Let us consider the learned men
From Hawaii to Kauai.
Is it right to have the flag half-masted
By the Hawaiian Kingdom? 30.
The sumach flowers turn toward the plain of Puopelu
Resting safely with the breeze, the aa,
Here we are the orphans, longing to be with thee.
O Lahainaluna, I love thee,
The breast of the orphans. 35.
You are the kawelu (grass) at the cliff of Nuuanu;
At Nuuanu, the dividing line of knowledge,
Seeking for you but never finding you.
There you are at the Isthmus of Darien,
Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. 40.
O Lahainaluna, I love you.
You are the sounding twine of the shoemaker;
You are the sledge hammer of the blacksmith;
You are the compass of the navigators;
And the mud-hen singing at mid-night. 45.
I heard a noise while asleep and awoke,
O Lahainaluna, I love you.
You were a hunch-back among the chiefs;
You were the consulting companion of the two winds,
The moae and the hauapepee. 50.
They are the originators of the kona,
To hide away your love
Across to the stormy sea of Cape Horn.
O Lahainaluna, I love you;
Thou art the misty rain of Lilikoi 55.
That is agitating my heart.
You have seen Waialeale,
You were delighted with the water of Haunu,
Lovely Kaala sublime in its beauty,
It was the beauty of the land, 60.
You are the fragrant flower of Ainahau, that is kissed in all lands.
In the midst of people, and the jungle of Africa.
I love the lehua blooming on the plain,
Satisfied in the sojourn that was blessed by the red rain,
Murmuring at Kanehoa. 65.
You was a friend in time of trouble at Lahainaluna,
Just like the pervading of perfumes
Flying over to the calm of Lele.
I jumped to embrace you, but could not find you
You were at Ieheulani. 70.
Beautiful lies the field of Kaiwiula.
O Lahainaluna, I love you,
The greatest in the Kingdom of Hawaii nei.

March 30, 1853.

KANIKAU NO LAHAINALUNA. [2149]

Aloha oe e Lahainaluna,
Ka makua alii o ko Hawaii paeaina,
Ke kapa gula nani o ka poe hune;
Ka lei alii o na keiki makua ole.
O oe ka mea i manao nui ia 5.
E na haumana hou mai Hawaii a Kauai.
Ke olioli nei makou i kou nani pau ole;
Ke iini nei no hoi na naau o makou
E ake e ike aku i kou hale hanohano,
Me ou pa gula nani. 10.
E Lahainaluna e aloha oe;
Kahi i noho iho ai o ka poe noiau,
Malaila no hoi i hauoli nui aku ai ko makou manao
Ma na laau malumalu o kou kahua hele
Kahi e hoomoana ai o kou mau hanauna. 15.
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe,
Ka puuhonua o ka naauao.
Ua loaa iho nei oe he pali alii hou
No na kupa Hawaii.
Noloko mai hoi ou i hoopuka ia mai ai 20.
Na kanaka hanohano o ke Aupuni Hawaii;
Noloko o kou poli i hookuu ia mai ai,
He mau luna haiola na elele o ka Haku.
E Lahainaluna e aloha oe
Ka mea e maikai ai ke Aupuni Hawaii. 25.
Mahea la i huli aku ai kau mea i manao ai?
Noonoo pu kakou i na kanaka noiau
Mai Hawaii a Kauai.
Pono anei ka hae hapa hoailona o ka make
E ke Aupuni Hawaii? 30.
Ka pua-nele-au nenee i ke kula o Puopehi
I walea ka noho ana i ka pa aheahe a ka makani, he aa,
Eia makou na keiki makua ole e ake aku ana e launa me oe
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe,
Ka waiu o na keiki makua ole. 35.
O ke kawelu ka oe i ka pali o Nuuanu;
A Nuuanu huli ka palena o ka naauao,
E imi aku ana ia oe aole ka oe i loaa.
Aia ka oe i ka puali o Kaliena,
E huai aku ana i ke kai o Kaikahonelua, 40.
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe.
O ke kuaina kani ka oe a ka poe humu kamaa;
O ka hamale kui hao ka oe a ka poe kui hao;
O ke panana ka oe i waena o ka poe holomoku;
O ka alae kani kuluaumoe ka oe. 45.
Moe au a puoho lohe i ka halulu,
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe.
O kahi kuapuu hele ka oe i waena o na ’lii;
Ka hoa kuka ka oe o na makani elua.
O ka moae a me ka hauapepee. 50.
Na laua e hooluli ala o ke kona,
I huna aku hoi i kou aloha
I alo aku hoi i na lae ino o Kepahoni.
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe;
Ka ua noe ka oe o Lilikoi 55.
E hakoi lua nei ka puuwai.
Ike aku la oe ia Waialeale.
Walea aku la oe i ka wai o Haunu,
Aloha Kaala he onaona i ka nani,
He nani no no ka aina, 60.
O ka pua ala oe o Ainahau i honi ia ma na aupuni a pau,
I waena hoi o na wahi kanaka a me na auakua o Apelika.
Aloha ka lehua aki popohe i ke kula,
I walea ka noho ana i ka hoopiha ia e ka ua ula,
Ke nu mai la i Kanehoa. 65.
He hoa oe i ka la inea o Lahainaluna,
Me he wai lukini ala ia e paoa nei
Lele hoolahalaha aku la i ka lai o Lele.
I lele aku wau e apo ia oe aole oe i loaa
Aia ka oe Ieheulani. 70.
Nani ke kula o Kaiwiula e waiho nei.
E Lahainaluna, e aloha oe,
Ka mea ihiihi ma ke Aupuni Hawaii nei.

A LOVING SONG FOR THE SEMINARY.

Deep regards, seminary, our mother of education,
Our mother of this place,
Our mother of the hot days,
Our mother of the dust,
Our mother of the cold weather that chills the skin, 5.
The parent of the scattering rain,
The mother of the grass glittering in the sun,
Our regret for thee as thy children leave thee with love,
My mother of the orphanage period in the hot and cold weather.
Thou art cold, my love, 10.
The sun was above and you were below,
Regard to you, O united fame,
My loving mother of the barren hill,
My mother of the pleasant breeze,
My mother of the sea-breeze, 15.
My mother when at play,
My mother when at work,
My mother of the elule [2150] food,
My mother in the ascent of steep cliffs,
And the trail of Kuia and Makili, 20.
My mother of the pattering lehua rain.
Makili was the mother of the fog of Kuia,
You were known by the things made by you.
Be compassionate to the woman with child,
The mother who conceives frequently, 25.
You have conceived these four or five years,
You have long conceived
And your time of delivery is at hand.
You fell ill O pregnant woman,
The approach of birth is released, 30.
The red rain of birth is near,
Your time of labor is one of these days.
My love to you and the rest of your children,
Our love for our younger brothers,
Our loving mother of the red dust, 35.
Our loving mother, farewell.
Farewell to thee, I return to the dry place,
And the two-masted schooner which shadowed thee, farewell.
Your face is hid, we cannot see you, our beloved,
Our younger brother whom we love, who saw the place through you, 40.
Ate at this hot and barren place.
If I searched for you here I should find you,
And by letters would you be found.
Memories of school, devotion, lunch, roaming, sleeping, playing, and working time.
If you searched there you would find us, 45.
Memories of our parents, farewell to you all.

HE MELE ALOHA NO KULANUI.

Aloha ino o Kulanui ko kakou makuahine ma ka naauao,
Aloha ka makua o keia wahi.
Aloha ka makua o ka la welawela,
Ka makua o ka lepo,
Aloha ko kakou makuahine o ke anuanu lia o ka ili, 5.
Ka makua o ka ua kawalawala,
Ka makua o ke pili anapanapa o ua kula la nei la,
Aloha ino no hoi oe o haalele kau mau keiki ia oe la, ea aloha,
Aloha kuu makuahine o ka wa makua ole ua pili ia ka la, ka wela, ke anu,
Ke koekoe ia oe la, e aloha, 10.
He la ko luna o oe ko lalo,
Aloha oe e kaulana huipuia,
Aloha ka makua o ke kula panoa,
Kuu makua o ka makani olu,
Kuu makua o ke aheahe a ka aa, 15.
Kuu makua o ka paani ana,
Kuu makua o ka hana ana,
Kuu makua o ka ai ka elule.
Kuu makua o ka piina ikiiki o na pali,
Ka holo o Kuia ame Makili, 20.
Kuu makua o ka ua kanikani ’lehua.
Makiki ka makua o ka ohu noenoe o Kuia.
Ua ike ia oe ma na mea i hana ia nou.
Aloha ka wahine hapai keiki,
Aloha ka makuahine hapai pinepine. 25.
Ua hapai iho nei oe i keia mau makahiki eha a elima,
Ua loihi kou hapai ana
A ua kokoke mai kou wa e hanau ai.
Hoiloli iho la oe e ka wahine hapai,
Hemo mai la inaina hanau keiki, 30.
A ua kokoke mai ke kuakoko e hanau ai.
E hanau ana no nae oe i keia mau la.
Aloha oe a me kau mau keiki i koe,
Aloha ino na kaikaina o kakou,
Aloha ka makua o ka lepo ula, 35.
Ka makua aloha, aloha.
Aloha oe ke noho iho ke hoi nei ma ka maloo,
A ma ka moku kialua huna ka huina ao uli ia oe la e, aloha.
Nalo na maka pau ka ike ana ia oe, e aloha,
Aloha na pokii o kakou i ike ia keia wahi ia oe la e! 40.
Ai no i keia kula wela e au.
Ina i huli ia oe ma keia wahi e loaa no,
A ma na palapala e loaa no oe.
Aloha ke kula ana, ka pule ana, ka ai ana, ka hele ana, ka moe ana, ka pani ana, ka hana ana,
Ina oe i huli malaila, e loaa no, 45.
Aloha na makuakane o kakou, aloha oukou a pau.

A SONG FOR LAHAINALUNA.

You are Lahainaluna,
The parent of the educated,
You were organized with wisdom.
And thy works therefore are indeed good.
You are the foremost in Hawaii here, 5.
You are in an elevated place,
Your several buildings also are always clean.
Your fence and roads are good.
You are, Lahainaluna,
The father of the orphans, 10.
A friend of the friendless,
A light to shine in the dark place,
A guide for the unknown places.
You provide the food for famine lands.
You are, Lahainaluna, 15.
You are a sharp two-edged sword,
Separating the darkness
Of all these islands.
Alas, O Lahainaluna,
You are filled with wisdom, 20.
You have the knowledge and the skill.
You are Lahainaluna, the one I love,
You are also desired
By all the well educated people.

April, 1841.

HE MELE NO LAHAINALUNA.

O oe e Lahainaluna,
Ka makua oe no ka naauao,
Ua hookumuia oe me ke akamai.
O kau mau hana hoi he maikai no ia.
O oe hoi ke pookela ma Hawaii nei, 5.
Aia hoi oe ma kahi kiekie ae,
O kou mau hale hoi he mea maemae no ia.
O kou mau pa, a me na alanui, he maikai no ia,
O oe hoi, e Lahainaluna.
Ka makua no ka poe makua ole, 10.
He makamaka no kahi makamaka ole,
He kukui hoi no kahi pouli,
He alakai no oe no kahi ike ole ia,
Ia oe ka ai no kahi ai ole.
O oe e Lahainaluna, 15.
He pahikaua oilua oe,
E hookaawale ana i ka pouli
O keia paeaina a pau.
Auwe oe, e Lahainaluna,
Ua piha oe i ka naauao, 20.
Ia oe no ka ike a me ka noiau.
O oe e Lahainaluna, ka mea a’u i aloha ai,
Ua makemake ia hoi oe
E ka poe naauao io a pau.

A SONG.

BY KAMAKEA.

Beautiful Lahainaluna, the great school
Where students are mingling,
And the red dust is blown
By the fickle upland wind,
And the cold dews of the dawn from above 5.
Cried out, asking, who were the teachers?
Andrews and Clark were the teachers.
Beautiful Lahainaluna the great school
At the gathering of the students
In the cool sea-breeze 10.
And the hot sun glittering at noon.
Students look well dressed in their best
In their uniform of the seminary
As they are parading about.
A day for the students 15.
[Was] the first Monday of the week,
Friday was composition day,
Thursday and Friday were trial days.
My thoughts go back to Lahainaluna.
To the enlightening flowers of the mind. 20.
Wisdom reverts to Lahainaluna,
The receptacle where teachers were stationed.
Beautiful Lahainaluna the seminary.
The white dining halls,
And the glistening of the windows 25.
At the rising sun from Pa’upa’u,
And the clouds facing the windows.
Beautiful are those red clouds,
At the parting of the rain was seen
Lahainaluna nestled in the pili grass, 30.
Whitening the plain of Lele,
Glorying over lower Lahaina.
The thought was lost,
[It] almost returned to America,
The place whence it came. 35.
The sea is before your eyes.
The bell rings early in the morning,
At the breaking of the dawn of day.
Awake, move, and go to devotion.
The bell rang, the teacher entered, 40.
After devotion a few minutes of rest.
The bell rang again, breakfast was ready.
Kamakau was weeping,
Having the routine tasks,
Resting and praying. 45.
After breakfast, time for work,
Working with our hands for food.

April, 1839.

HE MELE.

NA KAMAKEA.

Nani Lahainaluna, i ke kulanui
I ka hio a na kamalii,
I ka hao mai a ka lepo ula
I ka makani lauwili mauka mai.
I ka hau anu o ka wanaao mauka mai 5.
E uo e ninau, owai na Kumu?
O Aneru, o Kalaka, o na kumukula ia.
Nani Lahainaluna i ke kulanui
I ka uluaoa a na haumana
I ka makani olu makai mai 10.
I ka la ulili anapa i ke awakea.
Nani na haumana i na wawae paikini
I ke kapa komo like o ke kulanui.
Ka hookakahele a na haumana
He la no na haumana 15.
Ka Monede mua o ka hebedoma,
He la hai manao ka Feraide,
He la hookolokolo kiko ka Tarede a me ka Feraide.
Hoi ka manao i Lahainaluna,
I na pua hoolale a ka manao. 20.
Hoi ka ike i Lahainaluna,
I ka ipuholoholona a na kumu kahi i waiho ai.
Nani Lahainaluna i ke kulanui.
I ke keokeo mai a na halepuna,
I ka anapa mai a na pukaaniani 25.
I ka la hiki mai ma Pa’upa’u,
I ke ao pa pono mai i ka pukaaniani.
Nani wale ia ao ula,
I naha ka ua i ike
Lahainaluna noho i ke kulapili, 30.
Hoaiai ana i ke kula o Lele,
Kei ana iluna o Lahainalalo.
Ka manao ua nalowale,
Ane hoi i Mareka (Amelika),
I kona wahi i hele mai ai. 35.
Ke kai alo i ka maka.
Kani ana ka bele i ka wanaao,
I ka wehe ana o ke pewa o ke ao.
E ala! E eu! E hele i ka pule.
Kani ka bele komo ke kumu, 40.
Pau ka pule hoomaha i na minute,
Kani hou ka bele he bele aina ia,
Ue ae nei o Kamakau,
E mea ka paluku haina ma,
Hoolai ka noho e pule ana, 45.
Pau ka ai, hele i ka hana,
Ka hanalima no ka ai.

A SONG OF LAHAINALUNA.

BY KIAIKAI.

Beautiful art thou Lahainaluna,
The trees that are grown on good soil;
Grown and covered by thy leaves.
Under thy shade everyone rests,
Shading the places that were not shaded; 5.
Darkening where nothing green was seen.
Planted on uncultivated soil,
That is why we call you a tree,
Sheltering these islands.
Thou art standing alone on this barren hill, 10.
And this place was shaded by you,
You are famous for your shade
And loved also by the lands.
For you were grown in the dark.
The people of that place have raised you; 15.
They have fed you
With the things to develop you,
Your leaves have grown and are beautiful,
You must be stronger than all the plants.

March, 1839.

KAHI MELE IA LAHAINALUNA.

NA KIAIKAI.

Nani no oe e Lahainaluna,
Ka ka laau i ulu ma kahi lepo maikai;
Ulu a maikai kou mau lau.
Malalo o kou malu na mea a pau.
Ua hoomalu aku la oe ma kahi malu ole; 5.
Hoouliuli aku la ma kahi uliuli ole.
Kanu ia ’ku la oe ma kahi i kanu ole ia;
Nolaila hoi kapa ia aku oe he laau,
E hoomalumalu ana i keia paeaina.
Ku iho la oe ma keia kula panoa, 10.
A ua malu keia pae wahi ia oe,
Kaulana aku la oe no kou malu,
Ua aloha ia hoi ia e na aina,
No kou ulu ana iloko o ka pouli,
Na ko laila poe i hoala ia oe; 15.
Hanai mai la lakou ia oe
Me na mea e ulu ai oe,
Ua ulu a maikai kou mau lau,
E ikaika oe mamua o na mea ulu a pau.

LAHAINALUNA SEMINARY.

BY PAALUA.

Of the Seminary seeking knowledge,
It seeks to multiply, to subtract, to divide.
Located there on the grassy plain of Lele
[Is] the reflection of its glass windows.
The misty rain is falling on the Puopelu plain, 5.
The eyes of the people of Lahaina are attracted
[And] they inquire:
What is that object of Lahainaluna
That is glittering on the plain of Puopelu?
It is the first time this wondrous thing of Lahainaluna is seen. 10.
Turn, look at the wondrous object of Lahainaluna
Shining and glittering forth.
Go up and look, and see the beauty of Lahainaluna,
You will see the Seminary building and the wondrous things
Where the learned people reside, 15.
[And] will see the dormitory of the students.

March 8, 1839.

KULANUI LAHAINALUNA.

NA PAALUA.

O ke Kulanui imi akamai,
Nana i imi ka hoonui, ka hoolawe, ka puunaue,
Ke noho mai la i ke kulapili o Lele
Ka hulalilali a na pukaaniani.
Ke kewai la e kahe ana i ke kula o Puopelu, 5.
Kaha ka maka o ke kanaka o Lahaina
Ninau ae la;
He aha la kela mea o Lahainaluna
Ke hulali mai la i ke kula o Puopelu?
Akahi no a ikeia keia mea kupanaha o Lahainaluna, 10.
E huli, e nana i ka mea kupanaha o Lahainaluna
Ke alohi anapa mai la.
E pii e nana, e ike i ka nani o Lahainaluna,
I ike aku au i ka hale Kulanui a me na mea kupanaha
Kahi o ka poe naauao e noho ai. 15.
I ike aku au i ka hale moe o na haumana.

A LAMENTATION.

BY KAAUEPAA.

Affection,
Affection, my companion,
My companion in the cold and the chill;
My companion in the heat of the day;
My companion of childhood; 5.
My companion from the floating land;
Love, my companion, weep.
My companion of uninhabited region;
My companion seeking things mysterious,
Seeking American people of education; 10.
Brought hither from foreign lands.
Love to you, O my companion;
My companion peopling the uninhabited region.
Beautiful are the proud flowers,
Beautiful are the shade grown flowers. 15.
When well opened
The patch owner rejoices
In his flowers here.

July 13, 1840.

HE UWE ALOHA.

NA KAAUEPAA.

Aloha,
Aloha ku’u hoa,
Ku’u hoa i ke anu a ke koekoe,
Ku’u hoa i ka wela o ka la,
Ku’u hoa pili kamalii, 5.
Ku’u hoa mai na aina lewa,
Aloha ku’u hoa u.
Ku’u hoa o kahi kanaka ole,
Ku’u hoa imi i na mea pohihihi,
I imi ia e ko Amerika poe naauao, 10.
I lawe ia mai mai na aina e mai,
Aloha oe e ku’u hoa.
Ku’u hoa hoolau kanaka o kahi kanaka ole.
Nani na pua hoomahie,
Nani na pua ulu malu, 15.
I mohala maikai ai
Olioli ka mea kihapai
I kana mau pua nei.

LUNALILO.

Moving, the heavens fell by the rolling of Kieleula,
By the sweet voiced lunihini in the woods.
By right the chief could not say anything
From within Hinawaikolii.
The central precious tax of the upper Haea 5.
To raise up red Malani so as to be heard.
He was from Kalanipulei;
As the chief stood forth, nine prostrated,
Divided through the prostration they escaped this,
The eyes reverted not on seeing clearly, 10.
I went on, tired of him.
Here you are.

Kona was lazy for the sun was hot,
Huehue was enjoying the gentle land breeze,
Not wearied by the hand of Hikuhia. 15.
The standing staff of Mailehahei
Shielding only those having confidence.
What are you doing there, Keawaawa?
You came back by the aalii leaf road,
Kamakuhi smelling fragrant flowers of Kapuulena. 20.
Let us look, he is here;
He was meek, gentle was his living
In receiving these good things, sitting quietly.
Here you are.

LUNALILO.

Naue hina ka lani na ke kaa Kieleula,
Na ka lunihini leo lea i ka nahele.
Na ka pololei kani kua ole na ’lii.
Mailoko mai o Hinawaikolii.
Ka onohi palalahiwa i ka uka Haea 5.
Ka ea Malani ula i kau ka lohelohe,
Na Kalanipulei ia nei.
Na ka lani ke ku mai eiwa ka moe.
Moku loko i ka moe a ua ola onei
Hoihoi ole ka maka ke ike aku, 10.
Hele hoi au a molowa iaia,
Eia la—oe.

Molowa Kona ua wela i ka la,
O Huehue kai apo’a e ke kehau,
Kaumaha ole i na lima o Hikuhia. 15.
Ke kalele ku a Mailehahei
Hilinai wale iho no i ka hilinai.
Heaha kau e Kaawaawa o laila?
E hoi mai oe i ke ala lau alii,
Kamakuhi hanu pua ala o Kapuulena. 20.
E nana e kakou, eia ianei,
Ua akahai, ua kakuu mai ka noho.
I ka hiki o nei mea maikai he noho malie,
Eia la—oe.

BEAUTIFUL LAND OF HAWAII.

BY NUUANU.

You are pleasant toward strangers;
You are kind and loving,
Your nights have no rain, it is calm also,
A safe refuge art thou for ships;
You give them rest in their troubles. 5.
Hawaii has gained a victory, yet only an island,
Bare above, nothing growing,
Jehovah caused things to grow,
He produced the growing plants.
Beautiful and lovely are the isles, 10.
He distributes benefits;
The soil is rich;
Every plant is growing well,
The taro, the potato, the yam,
Whereby hunger is appeased. 15.
The water-melon and the cane are good,
They are desirable products;
The cotton is good,
It brings riches to men,
Hope for Hawaii’s future. 20.
Have a mind to go there,
The people are kind, not angry,
It is finished to crumbling.

September, 1839.

NANI NA AINA O HAWAII.

NA NUUANU.

He oluolu kou i na malihini;
He lokomaikai me ke aloha,
Aole ou po ua, ua noho malie hoi,
He puuhonua maikai oe no na moku;
Ia oe no e maha, lakou pilikia. 5.
Ua ea Hawaii he moku wale no,
Olohelohe ko luna, aohe mea kupu.
Na Iehova i hoopuka mai,
Nana hoi i hana i na mea ulu.
Nani he maikai ka aina, 10.
Ua hookupu maikai mai oia;
He momona ka lepo;
He kupu maikai na mea kanu,
He kalo, ka uwala, ka uhi,
He mea ia e maona ai. 15.
He maikai ka ipu, ke ko,
He mau waiwai maikai ia,
He maikai ka pulupulu,
Ko ke kanaka pomaikai ia,
Lana ka manao ia Hawaii. 20.
Manao e holo ilaila,
He oluolu na kanaka, aole huhu,
Ua pau a elu.

SONG BOOK OF KALAIKUAIWA.

IN HEAVEN IS POLOULA.

BY KALAI OF KONA.

There in heaven is Poloula, the chief star,
The twinkling star,
Fluttering in the cross of the sky.
Keawe and Kalanikauleleiaiwi,
The line of chiefs from out of the East, 5.
The banana field that stood in the time of Pukea,
The small parent who radiates Kahualoa.
Kalanikupuapa the high chief, the ancestor,
Springing forth the joy and desire
To seize the hand, confirming the voice 10.
That this is my lehua field.
Here you are.
There in Mana [is] the shadow, the mirage,
Searching for Kalama Kopii,
Found at the fifth of Ainaike, 15.
A work of the residents of Limaloa,
Erecting houses at Papiohuli.
The house of the thick cloud at Kaunalewa was finished,
The ridge bonnetted by Kalauamaihiki.
So you have come over here, 20.
I have gone to seek food
For our house warming,
Here you are.

BUKE MELE NA KALAIKUAIWA.

KA LANI POLOULA.

NA KALAI O KONA.

Aia i ka lani Poloula, ka hoku alii,
Ka hoku maka imoimo,
I hulili ma ka pea o ka lani.
O Keawe o Kalanikauleleiaiwi,
Ka lalani alii puka mai ma ka hikina, 5.
Ka e’a maia i ku i ka wa o Pukea,
O ka iki makua nana e kaa Kahualoa,
O Kalanikupuapa i ka laninui, ke kupuna,
Kupu mai nei ka olioli me ka makemake
E lalau ka lima e hooko i ka leo 10.
O ka’u kula lehua noia,
Eia la oe.
Aia i Mana ke aka! ka wai liula.
E imi ana ia Kalama Kopii,
Loaa i ka hapa lima o Ainaike, 15.
He hana ka ke kamaaina o Limaloa.
E kukulu kauhale ana i Papiohuli,
Paa ka hale a ka naulu i Kaunalewa,
Ke kaupaku ia la e Kalauamaihiki.
Ua hiki mai ka oe ianei, 20.
Ua halaau i ka imi mea ai
I mea komo no ka hale o kana,
Eia la—oe.

HAKALELEPONI.

The bitter gourd had protection of chiefly kapu,
The fragrant shrub of the stream,
The chief’s pillar it was of Kaka’e.
A retinue, gathered compassionately for the Kakaalaneo,
A water-course dam for the noisy place. 5.
There was the wonderful chief’s residence
For the kapued stream of Kamakaalaneo.
The house was silent and empty, no people;
The bed was not used,
Perhaps onward in the small room, 10.
Here you are.

The heavens turned back, the chief turned front,
Turned from Keaka the chief’s tree,
The ancestral ohia from the woods,
The mamaka sprouting field of Piilani, 15.
Plucked [by] the resident the leaves call.
The overturned leaf of the kapu;
Kapu of Kauwaunui, the flute.
Go [thou] according to the urging of the desire;
The mind leading the body, 20.
But you would be tired of the love,
Here you are.

Here am I, the kuahine rain,
Raining in the woods of Kaau,
Joining friendly the dews of Keehu, 25.
The dew drops of the misty cloud,
Dripping to flood, floating the nene blossoms,
For the teasing kupukupu in the Waikoloa,
Working craftily on the plain of Kanoenoe,
Deceiving the native born resident of that place; 30.
The many above Kokoloa.
When you called the meal was finished,
You were famished with hunger,
You had better have some salt,
It is the best there is. 35.
Here you are.

HAKALELEPONI.

O ke kamanomano alii kapu ka uhi,
Ka aala makahinu o ke kahawai,
Ka pela ’lii noia a Kaka’e.
He kini haehae ahu no ke Kakaalaneo,
He pani mano wai no ka halulu kahi, 5.
Nolaila mai ka noho kupanaha ’lii,
No ke kahawai kapu o Kamakaalaneo.
He neoneo wale no ka hale, aohe kanaka.
Waiho wale iho no kahi moe,
Eia ’ku paha i na rumi liilii, 10.
Eia la—oe.

Kaakua ka lani, kaa alo ke ’lii,
Kaa mai Keaka ka laau alii,
Ka ohia kumakua mai i ka wao.
Ka hoowaa ulu o mamaka o Piilani, 15.
Kapaipai ke kupa oha ka lau;
Ka lau kahulihuli’a o ke kapu,
Kapu a Kauwaunui ka ohe.
O hele i ke koi a ka makemake;
Ke kono a ka manao i ke kino, 20.
O oe no nae ke luhi ana i ke aloha,
Eia la—oe.

Eia ’u e ka ua kuahine,
E ua nei i ka nahele o Kaau,
Au hoolaua o Keehu wai kehau, 25.
Ka huna wai kehau a ke kiowao,
I kulu kio, halana i ka pua o ka nene,
Ne ke kupukupu hone i ka Waikoloa,
Hana maalea i ke kula o Kanoenoe,
I puni ke kupa, ke kamaaina o laila; 30.
Ke kini mauka o Kokoloa.
Ea mai nei oe ua pau ka ai ana,
Oki loa oe i ka pololi,
E aho no ka pu paakai a’e,
He ma’u noia, 35.
Eia ’la—oe.

KAIAHUA.

Fly above the relentless path of the wind,
Sickened by [the] head rain of Ikuwa,
Treading the borders of Kaawela,
At the eyeball of Manohina at Makalii,
The women above Nuumealani, 5.
At the heaven cross of Kuhana heaven
In the flowering thicket of Laumalahea
That called me to you in your day [of] rejoicing.
If you got angry your chin was firm;
Becoming indignant your mouth closed, 10.
Extended the long lizard tongue.
This man was displeased with you.
What kind is it? the thing is rubbish,
Here you are.

Perhaps scattered 15.
There at Kaukini [is] the bird-fearing fire,
A fire bewildering birds for Pokahi
That were snared above Kaawana.
A fish-net it is of Kamaino,
A bag (of Hasai) gathered fog from the mist. 20.
The net is spread in the smoke,
The fish is seized by hand of Puawalii,
A chief whose love is a curiosity to us,
An awa passer, an accuser,
A river-mouthed lobster for him and I. 25.
Here you are.

KAIAHUA.

Lele iluna ke ala ino a ka makani,
Hooliliha i poo ua o Ikuwa,
Hehi hele i ka lihilihi o Kaawela,
I ka onohi o Manohina a Makalii,
O na wahine iluna o Nuumealani, 5.
I ka pea lani o lani Kuhana,
I ka uluwehiwehi lau pua o Laumalahea,
I hea mai oe ia’u i ko la lealea.
(Huhu iho oe ku ko nuku),
A hiki mai ka ukiuki paa ko waha, 10.
(Hemo ke lelo loa o Pelo),
Wahawaha keia kanaka ia oe,
(Heaha ke ano, he opala ia mea),
Eia la—oe.

(Puehu paha). 15.
Aia i Kaukini ke ahi kanai manu,
He ahi kanalio manu no Pokahi
Ke hoohei ’la i luna o Kaawana,
He upena mahae ia na Kamaino,
He eke (a Hasai) hului ohu na ka noe. 20.
Ke kuu ’la i ka upena o ka uwahi,
Hei ka ia lauahi lima o Puawalii.
He alii ke aloha he milimili na kakou,
He a’e awa he pii poo,
He ula ai nuku na maua me ia nei. 25.
Eia la—oe.

KEOHOKALOLE.

BY MAKUE.

The chief’s girdle is sacred to a chief.
Liloa was girded with the girdle of great power,
The girdle that compassed Umi the chief.
Chiefs outspread to ten descendants;
Descendants set aside for Kanikawi 5.
Whose were the four burning ancestors.
A sacred chief’s countenance had Kauhi, governor of Kama.
You are from Kamalua, the love discerning man.
Because he had many friends he went forward,
He went forward and backward. 10.
Here you are.

Kawaikini resembled Waialeale,
Resembled and agreed at Maunalima,
Boasting of the fine lehua buds,
Wishing perhaps to hear Hauailiki 15.
Regarding the work of Kukalakamanu.
I have affection for Aipo,
A longing for a sight of Kahelekua.
The hunger troubles of Koianana
Measure it, place its full length, 20.
Covering the width and breadth
To completely satisfy your desire.
Here you are.

KEOHOKALOLE.

NA MAKUE.

O ke Kaailani kapu na he ’lii,
Kaa mai Liloa ke kaa i ulu nui,
O ke kaai mawaho o Umi ke ’lii.
Na ’lii lau manamana i umi ka pua;
He mau pua wae ia no Kanikawi, 5.
Nona na kupuna ahi eha.
He maka lani kapu no Kauhi aimoku a Kama.
Mai Kamalua oe ’ke aloha i ke kanaka,
I na ia na la he hoa lehulehu
He hele imua, hoi ana i hope, 10.
Eia la—oe.

Hookohu Kawaikini i Waialeale.
Ua hookohukohu i Maunalima,
Ke kaena ’la i ka lehua maka noe,
E ake paha e lohe Hauailiki 15.
I ka hana wale a Kukalakamanu.
He aloha ko’u ia Aipo,
O ka ike wale aku ia Kahelekua.
Ka haiki pilikia o Koianana
Anana ia kau i pau ka loa, 20.
I pau ka laula me ke akea
Pau pono iho ’la no kou makemake,
Eia la—oe.

MOEHOLUA.

The chief is the chosen warrior, skin-striped by the kapu,
The kapu of Kukona of Ahukinioloa,
[The] sacred road from Kahiki
Comes [to] the chief, the eatable rough fish skin.
Kaulua-heavenly-altar-sacrifice, the chief. 5.
The fish of the fish-pond of Kinilau
That were caught by the hook of Manaiakalani
Do not praise the men.
The one who desired
The maile as a bed room for the auhau. 10.
The resident is signaling at the fire-place;
The all-absorbing altar of the fire at Makuaiki,
Seeking the swelling Pueo, the decoration.
Odorous mokihana, the fragrant plant of Makana
With my companion Kaana at Waialoha. 15.
There is at Honopu, Waikanaka,
A man to love should you see [him],
A companion for the lonely place,
The close companion who is residing here.
Here you are. 20.

MOEHOLUA.

O ka lani ke koa ili ohiili onionio i ke kapu,
Ke kapu o Kukona o Ahukinioloa,
Alalaa mai Kahiki
Hiki ka lani ka ia ili kalakala ili ai.
O Kaulualelemohailani ke ’lii, 5.
Na ia o ka pa ia a Kinilau,
I hoolou ai i ka makau o Manaiakalani.
Mai hoolanilani i ke kanaka,
Ka mea nana i makemake
He lumi moe ka maile no ka auhau. 10.
Ke kuehu mai ’la ke kupa i ka momoku;
Ka lele makawalu a ke ahi i Makuaiki,
E imi ana i ka liko Pueo, ke hei,
Noenoe mokihana ka ihu anu lauae o Makana
Me o’u hoa Kaana i Waialoha. 15.
Aia la i Honopu i Waikanaka,
He kanaka ke aloha i ike oe,
He kokoolua no kahi mehameha,
O ke hoa pili no ia e noho nei,
Eia la—oe. 20.

KANAINA.

The kaona flower befogs the sky,
Hanging in the smoke-house of Kanaloa Kuaana.
The red bird with two sharp defenses,
Struck by the spurs of Makakaualii,
The red makoko octopus in the deep sea. 5.
Bones of Maka hung out in the rain.
The weapon that excelled in length
Was Kane of the Iwilani rain,
Like the great heavens was the love.
The beating of the heart pained, 10.
The twisting hurt across the man’s back,
Here you are.

Nuuanu is turned to the wind;
The hands have seized the kiowao rain
Contending with Leleaanae. 15.
Waipuhia was well pleased,
The haao rain resounded with laughter;
[The] kukui consorted with the ahihi;
With the kamakahala wreath of Malailua.
I am exceedingly ashamed of you 20.
By your going around taking my name
When I flew by as a runner.
Here you are.

KANAINA.

Ka pua kaaona maka uwahi ka lani,
I kau i ka hale uwahi o Kanaloa Kuaana.
O ka moa ulahiwa i paku lua ka oi,
I ku i ke kakala o Makakaualii,
O ka hee makoko ula i ke kai eleele. 5.
O iwi kau i ka ua, a Maka,
O ka hia i pakela ka loa
O Kane i ka ua Iwilani,
Me he lani nui la ke aloha.
Ke kuikui i ka houpu a eha. 10.
Eha ka hilo ka pea kua o ke kanaka,
Eia ’la—oe.

O Nuuanu ua huli i ka makani;
Ua lalau na lima o ka ua kiowao.
E aumeume ana me Leleaanae 15.
Ua komo ka lealea ia Waipuhia,
Ke kani nei ka aka a ka ua haao;
Kukui haele me ka ahihi;
Me ke kamakahala lei o Malailua.
He lua ole kuu hilahila ia oe 20.
I ko lawe hele i ko’u inoa
Pulelo ana ’u me he wahi kukini ’la,
Eia la—oe.

LOVE CHANTS.

Kalolou is another chief who stands visible,
A cudgel is the quivering fish-line of Kanaloa;
A gasping for breath of Kane.
The contending forehead that day;
Kanehoalani of Kauahoa, 5.
My companion which accompanied Kihi of Kauahoa was he,
Not an assistant; you are the one who seeks knowledge.
With you as companion the tears would flow,
Shortened is the sleep for spiritual possession.
He is indeed sleeping, 10.
Careless and to no purpose,
Just listening here and there
And retaining much that is worthless.
Love is what he should keep,
To rejoice should he touch flesh; 15.
A dazzling leaf, a concealed veil of his;
A skin which strikingly resembled Mano’s.
It is Mano of the sacred awa-root,
The sacred hill, to be appeased when the kapu is properly observed.
Where is the station that will give him peace? 20.
The bosom only is satisfied by union,
With its being touched by man
And in the confusion takes on the color of his skin.
Ruddy is the war crier on the day of battle,
The skin is [like] that of Kama; 25.
A countenance of a most sacred child-chief, a wonderful chief.
Hard indeed is its sacredness when it is used,
Deprived of the seizure of the night, is destitute;
Thou art gone, the true sun.
When the excitement arrived I fell with thee, 30.
We fought and came near rebelling,
We came near fighting on your account,
But you are not behind me,
Yet I am unduly excited for your love.

A lover is the large headed cloud on the plain of Kema,
It is hanging above Kamahualele,
Simply appearing hitherward
Is the spirit of my lover.
I thought it was your voice making reply; 5.
It came to me wet and weak with flowers in its hand.
Return, look after me, lest you regret
And say it is for him to look after his own.
How I love the call of the young geese,

It cried on account of the cold as it crept along; 10.
It is thoroughly wet with the cold of the dew.
It is simply waving from below the sea,
And increasing is the kookoolauwahine (wind),
My companion in the calm of Puna,
Of the plain of Kahunanahai; 15.
A lover in the house—the long house,
From the pili flower-treading rain of waahila.
Makahuna is ashamed,
I hid it so as to be secure,
But my tears revealed it and it became known. 20.
We are known, my love,
The love was known without any voice,
Yet I longed for your coming;
On your coming a house is here,
Let us enter where it is warm. 25.

The expansion of the smoke;
When it smokes there are birds, if it’s bird smoke,
This is a night for smoking birds on Kaukini.
The multitude of fowlers of Pokahi
With nets without hoops by Puawa’lii. 5.
A chief is the bird-fire for Kaauana indeed.
I cried until I was short of breath
When I heard that my lover had a companion;
On my arrival the companion was gone,
My bed was given for their desire 10.
Which caused this person to dwell with love.
At Apua is the lama bud,
It is being covered over by this misery,
The light mountain fog of Kaolina
At the cliff of Hakuna in mountain fastnesses, [it] is crying, 15.
Repenting and offering my body a recompense
For the endearment which we have enjoyed;
For the endearment which rejoiced my heart toward you and
Possessed me with gentle love
And made me love the person in the presence 20.
Of the lover! Here is a lover, a woman who talks of evil.
I see that my companion has become strange,
He does not recognize me, his companion in sin, yet here I am.
I am going to meet my wind companion
In the days at Kualani kini, 25.
[A] companion at Waikupolo.
I am saddened, for evil lurks within.

Loving is the water which moistens
the edge of the cloud,
It is welling over in tears,
Weeping at the beach until out of breath;
Weeping from the beach to the uplands to be quieted.
The cry is a rain, it is raining from the beach to be quieted in the uplands, 5.
Quieting the bud of the wild kalo;
A rain which feeds the baskets of kalo blossoms,
The kalo with hard roots standing in the lehua,
Lehua kalo at the lehua uplands in Kona.
Laukona cane is the cane growth above, 10.
Here it is, born and held on high;
It is the wonder of yesterday,
Gladdened long ago for the attachment was great,
Entangled outside of the vine.

The heavens are darkened, greatly darkened by the rain,
Covered with blackness is the mountain,
The mountain of Leleanae.
The head of Lanihuli is crown turned;
Is facing the wind. 5.
O ye wind, there is fragrance.
What would you, haao, the rain wreathing the kamakahala
Which has matured above Keki?
The leaves grow, the flowers develop large,
Nurtured by the rain of Nuuanu. 10.
O thou cold, what is it?

The shadow of the chief arose lobster like,
Bathing in the water of the clouds in heaven.
It has grown large and is trailing,
The rain cloud is a benefactor to Kona.
I feel sorry for Kona, it is hurt, it is sweltered by the sun. 5.
The plain of Kailua is sore,
It is struck on the side by heat as
a child untied and left to himself.
The rocks toward the sea lie by themselves,
Nothing to disturb them,
The breast of the calm is not panting, 10.
The face wet and slippery with dew,
The dew of the ice from the mountain,
A water without body by the wind,
Just simply wetting the food
To give life to the food of Wainae. 15.
Let there be a resting so that
The pangs of love would be assuaged,
And the weariness of desire
That is yours,—to desire until it is placed in your quiver,
When within there is a friend, a call 20.
issues forth, here I am.

HE MAU MELE ALOHA.