Chapter II: Boxing

It means two strong men fighting by striking at each other with the fists. The man who is not knocked down in this way rules the boxing field. The most noted of these boxing fields in this kingdom was Hinakahua, in Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii. It was famous on account of the chiefs living there and the thronging of the people thereto; also on account of its fair climate and its central location in Kohala. On this field handsome men and handsome women were to be seen.

The season of the boxing tournaments was from the beginning of the first month of the year, which is Welehu in the Hawaiian calendar. [265] About this time the makahiki god took its customary journey. Here is an explanation of the words regarding that matter. Count from the first day of Welehu to the very last day.

THE MONTH OF WELEHU.

DATE. NAME. DESCRIPTIVE CHANGE.

1. Hilo. Slender appearance of the new moon.
2. Hoaka. Refers to the shadowy circlet on the upper
side.
3. Kukahi. The moon rises higher.
4. Kulua. Larger than Kukahi.
5. Kukolu. The moon at its highest.
6. Ole. [266] The moon becomes larger in size.
7. Olekulua. The moon in its distinctness.
8. Olekukolu. Nearing its fullness.
9. Olepau. Moon loses its hollowness.
10. Huna. Corners of the moon are extinct.
11. Mohalu. Commences to be round.
12. Hua. The moon is completely round.
13. Akua. The moon commences to disorganize.
14. Hoku. The moon is stranded on this night.
15. Mahealani. The makahiki god is prepared.
16. Kulu. The girdle for the deity is beaten.
17. Laaukukahi. Small deities are all decorated.
18. Laaukulua. Decoration of the feather god.
19. Laaukolu. Decorating the wooden idol.
20. Olekukahi. Services of the feather god.
21. Olekulua. Services of the wooden deity.
22. Olepau. Each man holds services to the deity.
23. Kaloakukahi. The deity is out on the public highway.

Let us talk about this day so that it may be made plain. At Hikapoloa was the temple where the makahiki god was preserved, on coming up from Mookini. It was a large temple in the low lands of that name, in the ahupuaa of Puuepa, Kohala, Hawaii. At Hikapoloa two gods were set up. The gulch remains to this day. There were two gods, a wooden and feather god. The feather god goes mountainward along the cliffs; the wooden god goes on the inside. [267]

The day that the gods went out was sacred; no fires were lighted, no cultivating, no fishing, and no other work was done. Merrymaking, pride demonstrations and going to Hinakahua to witness the boxing were the occupations of the day. The makahiki god led the procession, the people following behind making merry, boxing along till they reached Hinakahua. When two men stood up to box, if one fell there were loud cheerings and huzzas. Then the voices of derision proceeded from one side against the other, the blows had been delivered with great force and struck the nose, the eyes, the chin; discoloring the eye, dislocating the nose and disjointing the jaw. This was the way they jeered at the defeated side: “Eat the manure of your chicken; the boar is biting; wait, wait, let the maniac finish eating; heua! heua!” roared the crowd. Thus it continued till sunset when everybody retired to his place.

24. Kaloakulua. The god journeys.
25. Kaloakukolu. The god journeys until it reaches Pololu and
stops.
26. Kane. The god repairs to Mookini.
27. Lono. Still boxing.
28. Mauli. The long god comes from Kona.
29. Muku. The long god arrives at the barren seashore.
30. Hoaka. The long god reaches Kohala.

THE LONG GOD. [268]

This was the deity which made the circuit of the island of Hawaii to completion. The body was of kauila wood, three fathoms long. A cross [piece] was affixed about its middle, and on the topmost end was fastened an ivory [ornament] with a girdle cloth about six yards in length. Whenever this deity made the circuit that was the time that the people paid their tributes [269] with goods, swine, cloths, feathers. If the products of the land was small the deity was displeased and refused to go on. If the deity is delayed till the close of the day, that land is dispossessed and the overseership discontinued. Thus [the god] continues till the circuit of the island is complete.

BATHING BY JUMPING.

It is a high precipice where a man jumps from. If the man makes a skillful leap, touching the water toes first, it is called iomo, which means “without splash.” [270]

KITE FLYING.

Kapa makes good material for the body of a flying kite, with hau for its cross-sticks. The kite is a fathom long and four and a half feet in width. Twenty times forty fathoms of cord are used, the tail being fifteen fathoms long. To start it two men are required to hold it, with a wooden stake. When the kite flies it is lost sight of in the sky and wet by the mist; [271] the frame is not so. If the cord breaks the kite drops into the sea.

SURF-RIDING.

A long board is hewn from the wiliwili [272] wood, four fathoms long, some three, and so on down to one fathom; the width is one yard. Here are the names of the boards and the surfs:

The board is alaia, [273] three yards long. The surf is kakala, a curling wave, terrible, death-dealing.

The board is olo, [274] six yards long. The surf is opuu, [275] a non-breaking wave, something like calmness.

If there is no surf, invoke seaward in the following manner:

Arise, arise ye great surfs from Kahiki,
The powerful curling waves.
Arise with the pohuehue, [276]
Well up, long raging surf.

When the surf rises and breaks lay the board on. The man has two places to slide in the surf, the foam, which is within the curl, or the end, which is outside the curl.

DANCING.

Laka, the god of dancing, is the god of all dancers. Laka is a powerful god. Here is the description: The body is of herb leaves, such as halapepe, [277] an herb like the ieie; [278] also all herb leaves of the forest, the maile, [279] the ginger, the fern, the ki [280] leaves, the ilima [281] wreath. Laka has an altar, a wooden platform whereon everything is placed. It is a place where the dancing-masters and pupils worshiped. This is the way to pray before the altar:

O Laka! Here is food.
O Laka! Who has swine, food, fish.
O Laka! Who has riches and all things.

Breast-slapping dance. The meaning is this: Slapping is made on the breast while the hands are moving, and the body in an undulating motion.

Calabash dance. It is a dance with a calabash accompaniment. Here is an explanation: A long calabash is furnished, similar to a hokeo, only the former has a neck and a round opening on top, with a string on its side. One teacher and two pupils are the performers, and so on to ten or more, with about six or seven or more substitutes.

Drum dance. The drum is made of coconut [wood] covered on top with shark skin; [282] a coconut shell is also used. The drum is held in one hand and the coconut shell in the other, the latter having been plaited with cords, the opening covered with kala (fish) skin. Here is the mode of dancing. First, the pupil is dressed with a loin-cloth, which makes her look chubby; a wreath rests on the head, and clasps are fastened at the ankles. Dog teeth and hog teeth (called hulili) encircle the hands, with ivory at the neck. The pupil then sings as she appears before the teacher and the substitutes:

Fond feelings arise for the friends of the lowlands,
Companions in the upper woodlands of Puna,
Some report of Kauakahi’s rage
At the absence of male friends on the night of invitation.
Many are the offspring of Kauahoa,
Many are the reports of chiefess Piikea;
The garland of the birds down at Halulu,
Soaring in the face of the cliff Kahakea.
Kalani works on the ornamented board,
Ornamented indeed! Put away for a moment the board of the chief
The high sea, the clouded sea,
The curling sea that came on the month
Of the summer, the month of Hinaakukele,
The loose sea, a wave of Kane,
The boisterous wave, the boisterous tide,
The ebb-tide, the rapid current, the strong-sucking current,
The transparent sea, the sea which reveals the bottom.

KONANE (CHECKERS).

Two kinds of pebbles are used in the game of konane, [283] white pebbles and black pebbles. Twelve pebbles cover the width, and fifteen pebbles the length of the checker board, and the number of pebbles used are one hundred and eighty; some boards are larger and more pebbles are used. The first pebble to be placed is paoa, thus:

First pebble. Three paoas, the sacrifice paoa, which is one, and two paoas which are not sacrifices. This one pebble has several appellations: Kalanimoku, Kaikilani, Pilikukikapiliahuula, Pilikahili, seven names and moves by this same stone.

From the first pebble to the seventh, in the seventh of the pebbles are several names and moves, and may be understood from the following: To one pebble there are twelve appellatives and moves. These are the names: Kamooinanea, Honu, Kaniupii, Panaewa, Hua, Kahikumanamana, Naku, Haunakahi, Kaikilani, Kaniumoe, Kalapana, Paoa.

The third pebble has two appellatives and two moves, Hawaiiloa, Eleeleualani. The following is pronounced during the game:

That is won; this is on the run;
The space is long; the top is falling;
Black is indistinct; the whites have won.

Here is the interpretation: The kui is the pebble which is moved forward and backward and from a corner to the middle of the board.

The holo is the jump made over two or three pebbles, and so on.

Vacancy is the distance of a pebble on the other side from the head of the board.

Pebbles in line mean that the edges and middle are pretty well guarded, like a narrow headland in appearance.

Hapala ka ele, the defeat of the black by the white.

Na ke kea ka ai, is the defeat of the black pebbles by the white.

CAT’S CRADLE.

A string one fathom long is required. The two hands are employed, but at first four fingers, two of the right hand and two of the left only are engaged. In case the ten fingers are all employed the teeth are required in biting. There are many cradles, and their name chants to be recounted, and it is full of merriment to hear them recited. Lands and people are mentioned in the chants which accompany the play. Kuehoopioekala is one of the most renowned, its representation by the string is like a turtle in appearance. It has a chant, as follows:

Arise and defeat the sun;
The sun at the field of Ahuena,
And enter the calm of Kailua.

Kona. With the same set, making only a slight change it becomes Kona, whose representation is like a spider:

That is Kona of the calm sea,
Which embraces the limits of Kapulau.
The ao is singing at Waiulaula,
At the path which there lies
That man may travel on.

Kau. Like a newly built ship is its representation. It also has a chant:

Great Kau, stormy back,
Standing alone; odorous with dirt;
The koae flies away, the odor remains.

Puna. Its representation is like that of a house in appearance, and has a chant:

That is Puna of the creeping sea,
Which groans in the pandanus grove;
It is the sea of Puna at Keaau.

Hilo. Its representation is like that of a four-fingered meshed net. It has a chant:

That is Hilo of the fire-quenching rain,
The unending rain of Hilo.

Hamakua is represented as a lounge, and has a chant:

That is Hamakua
Of the precipice—of the steep path;
The hand is holding the rope,
The teeth are retaining the gourd
At the cliffs of Koholalele.

Waipio and Waimanu. Their representation on the cat’s cradle is like the plains of Kamaomao, on Maui, lying desolate with the two hands up.

Kohala. It is represented as a level flat, like Nuuanu street from Kaopuaua to Maemae. It has a chant:

Small Kohala; great Kohala;
Kohala of the apaapaa rain.
The companion of Kalahikiola;
The hills which remain in the uplands;
Only the people wander away.

Pili and Kalahikiola, a desolate land between, a hill on each side.

Kinikuapuu is another cradle which actually represents a hunchback. It has a chant:

O Kinikuapuu,
The one who ate the banana of Kahuoi,
I ate not your banana.
When the sun rises there is warmth.
There are Ieiea and Poopalu,
The fishermen of Makalii;
They are whipping the long fish-line.
By fishing with the line, wife collects [the fish]
While the children climb the coconut tree.
That is the coconut, yet you beg;
It is not to be had, not even by you.

THE PUZZLE.

A long rope one fathom and over in length [is required]. It is a gambling game, even to one’s person being wagered. To lock and to unlock the puzzle were two calls. Choose either locked or unlocked, and if the call was correct and so forth, the wager was won. A song was first chanted:

There it is; there it is;
The well-known wreath of Hilo,
With the three-stranded line of Ikua.
Hanalei is grumbling;
Grumbling at the fish inlet
At Kawainui. Sluggishly
Lingers the Kualau rain
The weary enjoys a residence in Kaukaopua.
O my beloved husband,
A blossom of Mana,
With parents at Koolau,
With parents at the cliff of Honopu,
Parents at the beloved cliff.

Then one player says to the other: “Our beloved one, locked or unlocked, which do you choose?” If he chooses the unlocked and it is locked, then he loses, and so on.

GAME OF KOI.

It is a gambling game, and here is an explanation. A round stone like an iron ball, a sloping runway about an arm’s length in depth. A trench-like contrivance is made with a curve, like a water-course. When the ball comes to a stop without being overtaken by another, then the game is won. After winning and the stakes are lost to the other side, the winner exclaims in reviling tones:

Beloved is the cliff of Koloa;
The front facing Waihanau.
Alas, the brother
Returning to the long barren shore empty-handed.
Long! O how long is the returning.

ARROW-SLINGING.

It was one of the most enjoyable pastimes of old days. This is its description. That would be a good arrow if it dropped at a distance of three or four times forty fathoms from the place of slinging. There are various ways of slinging arrows and the kinds of arrows are many also, for selection. The flower-stalk of the sugar-cane is used for arrows. Here are the kinds of arrows: If it has no stems it is called the lehua eater; if the arrow has blotches it is a man eater; if the body of the arrow is twisted it is a roll; if the arrow is cut short it is a stump, and so on. As is the character of the body of the arrow so is its flight. A spiral knot is made at the fore end of the arrow to keep it enfolded and balance its lightness and steady it in the wind.

Arrow-slinging was therefore a gambling game to which everybody from all places could come. It was the pride of a skillful boy or man slinger. A very famous arrow of olden time was called Pua-ne. [284]

OF COCK-FIGHTING.

It was one of the sports and a source of gambling in the group of islands in olden times. A cock has a trait to be looked for, and by the features a powerful or weak rooster might be known. If the cock was of grey and white spots, or yellow, or of any other color, if the voice was despicable and the fowl looked weighty and big-bellied, it was called auha; he would run away from his opponent after the first round, thereby called “auha,” full of excrements. If the bird was of a whitish grey and the voice agreeable, like the voice of the wild duck, and the bill black, it was a bony black bill. It was very powerful for three rounds and long-winded during the fight. If a red bird and slow in crowing, it was a very long-winded cock before its adversary.

If the bosom of the rooster was straight that the breast could not be discerned it was a powerful bird and could not be hit by the spurs of an opponent. Cocks are of various kinds and characteristics. If property was wagered, or other things perhaps, then cock-fighting was kept up continuously, to keep the birds in practice for dodging and slipping under the wings [of opponents], that their combs might not be injured, nor [themselves] struck by the spurs.

Counts made by a rooster were of great importance. If the fowl was strong in kicking it was a count. If strong at pecking it was a count; if strong at striking with the wings it was a count; if the adversary ran away it was a count. If that one rooster possessed all the counts, it was a powerful bird, it could get three or four opponents.

The strongest birds were those smoked in the house. This is the method: Light a fire beneath the roost with the cock thereon directly over the fire. The smoke would ascend until it reached the eyes, the water poured out leaving the eyes dry and looking this side and that of the smoke. That was the cock skillful in foiling and dodging, and could not be pecked. Such was Kawauhelemoa, one of the celebrated fighting cocks of Hawaii nei in olden times.

E PILI ANA I NA MEA PAANI.

MOKUNA I.

NO KE KILU.

He papai loihi ia i kukulu lalani ia me na laau, e like me ka pa ke ano. Eono iwilei ke laula a oi aku, a he kanaha iwilei ka loa, a he la-ko a me ke pili mai o waho. O ke kino o ke kilu, he nukunuku huewai maoli, ua oki ia ma waena o ke kino o ka ipu. Ua hana ia a maikai, a pawehe o waho, e like me ko Niihau ipu. Ke kukui e malamalama ai o ka po, he uki a me ke uwiuwi, he mau laau ulu no ia ma Hawaii a ma na wahi e ae no o keia mau Mokupuni.

A o ka manawa e kilu ai, o ke ahiahi a hiki i ke kani ana a ka moa, a puka ka la, alaila, pau. He nui loa na kanaka e hele i ka wa e kilu ai, ko kela wahi, ko keia wahi, na kane, na wahine, na keiki, na luahine, na elemakule. Kahiko a maikai, alaila, hele i ke kilu.

Penei e kilu ai. Elua pahu i kukulu ia ma kela aoao a ma keia aoao, a waiho wale o waena o na pahu, aohe e noho ia e ke kanaka. O ka pahu, he ulei ia laau, ua haku ia o luna i ka hulu moa a paa. O ka eo ana o kekahi aoao i kekahi aoao, aia a pa ke kilu i ka pahu. Hookahi pa ana. Elima ia helu ana. Pela a hiki i ke kanaha, alaila eo. “A ina e eo kekahi, alaila hula,” oia ka uku.

No ke oli ana. I loko o ka wa e kilu ai, alaila, oli aku ka mea e kilu ana. Penei e oli ai:

Hoinainau mea ipo ka nahele,
Hookokoe ana ka maka i ka moani
I ka ike i na pua hoomahie luna,
Ua hihina wale i moeawakea,
Kai no ua poina ia Malio,
Aia ka ia pualei o Hao e!
I Puna no ka waiho ana a ka makani,
Ka-ele no ka malama ana a ka Puulena
I kahi mea hoalohaloha e!
Aloha—e!

Alaila, kiola i ke kilu, a i na e hala ke kilu ana, aole e pa i ka pahu, alaila pane mai ka helu ai:

Hala i hala loa,
Kapakapaka, aole ia o ka pahu.

A ina hoi e pa ke kilu i ka pahu, alaila, heluhelu waha aku ka helu ai:

Hene uha,
Koe ke kae,
Koe ke kae—
Kuehu ka la
Komo inoino ka la,
Alima kaua i lalo la!

A pau keia olelo kaena a ka helu ai, alaila, kahea hou aku i ka helu ai o kekahi aoao. “E lawe!” A pane mai kela helu ai. “E lawe!” “Eia mai o mea ke hele aku la.” A i haule ke kilu i waena me ka pa ole i ka pahu, penei e pane ai, “Ua makau i ke akua ua kio koke.” A ina e pa ke kilu i ka pahu, alaila, olelo aku: “Hoihoi ia mai ko’u hoa e ke ake niu o Waima.” Oia ke kilu pa mau i ka pahu, a hiki i ka eo ana, alaila, pane aku ka helu ai. “Hookahi ai i koe, ulaula ko hua i ka la.”

NO KA UME.

Ka Ume. He mea hoopili kane a hoopili wahine. Eia ke ano o ia mea, he laau loihi, ua haku ia i ka hulu moa, eha iwilei ka loa. A he hau ka inoa o ka laau. O ka wa e hana ai o ka ume, oia ka wa e pau ai o ke kilu ana, no ka mea, e mau ana ka paa ana o na kanaka ia wa, aole e hoi kekahi mea, he luna okoa ia. O ke kanaka nana e ume, he kanaka lea ia i ke oli, a nana e hopu ka laau a hele i loko o ka aha kanaka e huli i ka wahine maikai a me ke kanaka maikai.

A loaa keia mau mea i kona nana ana, alaila, oli aku:

Ula Kalaeloa i ka lepo a ka makani,
Hoonuanua i Apuakalamaula,
Ike aku manao ia’u Kulelua,
Hea mai Kaiolohia, e hoi maua.
Uwe aku o’u hoa i Kaana,
Ane aloha ke kula o Niniwai,
O’u hoa ia i ka lai a ka manu e!
Manuawa wale i ka hoa laukona a!
Ike ke laau aua ia e ka moe,
E kuhi ana ia’u he kanaka e!
Owau okoa no mai luna a lalo e!

A pau ke oli ana, alaila, hoopili ka laau i ke kane a me ka wahine. Mahope o laila, ku ke kane a me ka wahine, hele i kahi e moe ai. Mai ke ahiahi a ao ka manawa e moe ai. Iloko o keia lealea e lilo ai ke kane a me ka wahine ia hai. A ina e aloha, alaila, “hoao.” I keia wa e mare ia. Me keia mea, aole e huhu ke kane i kana wahine, a pela ka wahine i ke kane. He mea lealea wale iho la no ia, ia wa. Pela no keia kanaka e ume ai i na mea a pau o loko, i na kane i na wahine.

Aole nae i ka poe helehelena ino o ke kino, ke nana aku, i ka poe maikai no e ume ai, a ia lakou no e oli ai:

Kalaihi, kaha ka la ma Lehua,
Lulana iho la ka pihe a ke ’kua,
E a mai ka unulau o Halalii,
Lawe ke Koolau i ka hoa la lilo,
Hao ka mikioi i kai o Lehua,
Paiaia na hoa makani mai lalo e!
Hoonalonalo i ke aloha pee maloko,
Hai ka waimaka hanini i waho,
I ikea aku no i ka uwe ana mai,
Pela wale no ka hoa kamalii e!

Pau keia oli ana, hele keia mau mea moe.

Pohina luna i ke ao, makani ka lua,
Naue ka lehua ka pua o ka laau,
Hooa i ka ohia o oo kuauli,
Uli ke a i nahua e ke Akua,
Manuheu i ka wahine waena o Puna,
Pau ae la ka hala, ka lehua o Kaunu e!
Kauna wale mai no ia i ko’u inoa,
Hooili mai ana ka ia i ka moe maanei,
E aha ia no la ia e hoouka ia—a!
Kuua iho ke kanaka i komo i ka moe a!

Pau keia oli ana, alaila, oli hou:

Moa unouno o Puna i ke ’kua wahine,
Makali ka ohia o Moeawakea,
Ke nana mai i luna o Halaaniani,
Lohi mai ka papa ale ka pahoehoe,
Apiapi ka la o Kukalaula,
Ke hele i ka nahele loa o Maukele e!
Pakele ke aloha mai loaa i ka moe,
Aohe wa ua hiki mai hoi e!
O ka hala ana aku nei no keia e!
Hala ke aloha naue me ka anoai e!

Pela no e oli ai a ao ka po, alaila, pau, hoi kela mea keia mea i kona wahi.

KA PUU PUHENEHENE.

Ina e waiho ke kilu a me ka ume, a kaawale ka papai kilu, alaila, puu puhenehene Penei ke ano o ia. He umi kane, he umi wahine. He umi o kekahi aoao a me kekahi aoao, he kane nae, a he wahine, a pela a pau he umi, a pela kekahi aoao. O ka noho ana, elua laina, he umi ma ka laina hookahi. Hookahi kapa o na mea he umi, pela kekahi aoao. Alaila, uhi ka maka me ke kino i ke kapa. Ia wa, huna ka mea ia ia ka pohaku, i loko [o kekahi] o na kino he umi, e huna ai. A nalo ka pohaku, alaila, hoike mai na maka maluna o ke kapa i uhi ia, alaila, imi kekahi aoao, pela e hana ai a hiki i ka eo ana.

KA HEEHOLUA.

He papa ia i kalai ia a loihi. Eono iwilei ka loa o ka papa nui. O ka papa liilii iho, eha iwilei kekahi, a ekolu iwilei kekahi. Elua papa loihi, ua kukulu aoao ia. Ma ka aoao ka puka e hou ai e like me ke alapii ke ano, he laau liilii mawaena. O ke akea mai kekahi papa a kekahi papa, eiwa iniha ke akea. Ua hoopii ia mai o mua o na papa, e like me ka oo palau, ua hamo ia a hinuhinu i ke kukui, a pahee wale no. O ka wa e holo ai o ke awakea a me ka aui la ana, o kahi e holo ai, he puu, he wahi palipali e like me ka huli hema o Puowaina, e nana ana ia Waikiki. Ua kohi ia a awaawaa.

O ka loa o kekahi “holua”, hookahi mile me ka hapa, elua mile kekahi. Ua hoonoho ia ka lepo a maikai, haliilii ia i ka mauu a paa ka holua. I ka wa e holo ai i luna o ka “holua,” ina he kane, hume ka malo a paa, alaila holoholo elima paha anana ke kaawale. Ia wa, holo mai a moe i luna o ka “holua”, alaila, holo, imua ke poo me na maka e nana pono ai. Ina e hala ka nana ana, a pa paha ka wawae i lalo, alaila, hu i kula, eha ke kino i ka pohaku a me na mea e ae. Ina he wahine ka mea holo, kakua i ka pau a paa ma ke kikala, waiho wale no ke kino aohe kapa.

KE KUKINI.

He kanaka mama ia i ka holo me he lio la. Eia ke ano, elua kanaka e holo i ka wa hookahi, a ina e puka mamua o kekahi kanaka, a pela aku a hiki i ka elua o kanaka, e eo i keia kanaka hookahi, alaila, lawe ia ia i kukini. Penei e hana ai: E holo mau ia i ka la a po, a hiki i ke kau o ke aumoe o ka po pela no e hana mau ai a lele ka ulu o ka wawae, a mama, alaila pili.

Ia wa, heihei na kukini elua. Pili na waiwai o na aoao elua, holo me ka hoomaha ole, hoomanamana na kahuna, he puaa, he moa, he ia ula. Pela e hana ai, ua kukulu ia ka pahu eo mamua, o ka hoohalike ana mai ke awa o Kou a ka puu o Leahi ke akea, i laila ka pahu eo. O kahi ia e holo ai na kukini me na ukali eha, elua kanaka o kekahi aoao, elua o kekahi aoao; ua kapa ia he puhi.

A kokoke i ka pahu eo, he kanalima anana ka loa ma waena o na kukini a me ka pahu eo, alaila, kapu ia wahi, o na kukini wale no ke holo aku a hopu i ka pahu eo. Ina e hopu kekahi i ke kumu o ka pahu, a o kekahi hoi ma luna o ka pahu, alaila paiwale, aohe eo. Aka, ina e lilo ka pahu i kekahi, a loaa ole i kekahi, alaila, eo, uwa ka pihe, pau ka waiwai i kekahi aoao, nele kekahi poe. Ua olelo ia ke kukini, he mama i oi mamua o ka lio. E puni Oahu i ka la hookahi.

KA PAHEE.

He laau i kalai ia, eia na inoa. He koaie, he ulei, he o’a, he mamane, he kauwila, he uhiuhi. Hookahi anana ka loa o kekahi ihe a me ka hapa. He hailima kekahi, a he iwilei kekahi, a pela aku. O ke kahua e pahee ai, he kahua i hana awaawaa ia, he kaau anana ka loa o kekahi kahua, elua kaau anana ka loa o kekahi. O ke kanaka ikaika loa i ka pahee, elima kaau anana ka loa o ke kahua. He umi ai e pahee ai, alaila, eo kekahi. Pau ka waiwai i ka lilo. Pela no e pili ai a lilo kahi malo i ka hope, a o mua kahi mai i ka lima, alaila oki.

KA OLOHU.

He pohaku melemele i kalai poepoe huina ha ia, me he poka la ke ano, aka, aole ona huina ma na kae. Elua kaau anana ka loa o ke kahua o olohu ai. O ke kahua oi nae, aia ma Kohala i Hawaii, o “Hinakahua”. Oia ke kahua kaulana a hiki i keia la.

KA LELE KOWALI.

He kaula loihi ewalu anana ka loa, a he umi a keu kekahi, he niu kahi e paa ai, loihi a kiekie loa ka lele ana. I ka wa e lele ai, kahiko a maikai, ina he kane a he wahine; elua mea nana e ka ke kowali. A lele ke kowali, alaila, oli ka waha, oia ka mea e lealea ai ka lele kowali. A ua hoohiki hoi ka mea nona ke kowali, aia a oli, alaila, lele. Penei e oli ai:

A Kaula i ka palena o ke Koolau,
Pale ke Koolau, pale ka Hilo paliku,
Ku mai ka Hoolua me ka Moae,
Moae awaa i ke kai e palipali,
Palipali ke kai holeoleo i ka makani,
Ahu ke kupikipikio hana ka ale,
Ku kila ka la lea molale i ka ehukai,
Ehukai pii i ka pali o Okalakala,
Na mahamaha a ka ino,
Ola na hulu ai a ka makani,
Kaka ka Uhu o Hanalailai i ka malie,
Ka pali kui laau o Kealakehe kowea,
Keehi ia e ka makani,
Hai welau ka pali i manawa.

A pau keia oli ana, malu ka aha, aohe pane leo, alaila, oli hou aku:

Hole Waimea i ka ihe a ka makani,
Komo i na ’la a ke Kipuupuu,
Holu ka maka o ka ohai Ouli,
Niniau eha ka pua o ke Koaie.
Eha i ke anu ka nahele o Waikae e!
E aloha e! aloha Waika ia’u me he ipo la,
Me he ipo la ka makalena o ke Koolau,
Ka pua i ka nahele o Malule ia,
He wahi hele no ka nahelehele,
Hihiu pili noho i ka nahelehele,
O ka noho wale iho no ia Kahua e!
E aloha e! o ke aloha kai hiki mai i o’u nei,
Mahea la ia i nalo iho nei e!
E aloha e! aloha.

A pau ka lele ana a me ke oli, alaila, ahaaina na mea a pau loa, a mahope o laila, hookuu.

MOKUNA II.

KA MOKOMOKO.

He mau kanaka ikaika elua ke ano, e hakaka ana me ke kui aku kui mai, me na puupuu lima. O ka mea hina ole o laua ma keia hana ana, lilo nona ke kahua mokomoko. O ke kahua kaulana loa ma keia aupuni, oia no o Hinakahua ma Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii, ua kaulana ia no ka noho ana o na ’lii i laila a me ka piha i ka lehulehu; no ka maikai a me ke kaa i ka hapalua pono o Kohala. Ma ia kahua e ike ia ai ke kanaka ui, a me ka wahine ui.

O ka manawa e mokomoko ai, oia ka hoomaka ana o ka malama mua o ka makahiki o Welehu ia malama ma ka helu Hawaii. O ka wa ia e hele ai ke ’kua makahiki. Penei e maopopo ai ka olelo malaila. E helu mai ka la mua o Welehu a ka la hope loa.

WELEHU KA MALAMA.

KA LA. INOA. ANO KUHIKUHI.

1. O Hilo. Pua hilohilo ka mahina.
2. O Hoaka. Oia ke aka poepoe maluna.
3. O Kukahi. Ka pii ana ae o ka mahina.
4. O Kulua. Oia ka oi ae maluna o Kukahi.
5. O Kukolu. Oia ke kiekie loa o ka mahina.
6. O Olekukahi. Oia ka nui ana ae o ke kino o ka mahina.
7. O Olekulua. Ke akaka loa ana ae o ke kino mahina.
8. O Olekukolu. He kokoke ana e piha ka mahina.
9. O Olepau. Pau ka hakahaka o ka mahina.
10. O Huna. Nalo na kihi o ka mahina.
11. O Mohalu. Hoomaka e poepoe.
12. O Hua. Poepoe puni ka mahina.
13. O Akua. Hoomaka e puehu ka mahina.
14. O Hoku. Ili ka mahina ia po.
15. Mahealani. Makaukau ke ’kua makahiki.
16. Kulu. Kuku ka malo o ke Akua.
17. Laaukukahi. Ululaau na akua liilii a pau.
18. Laaukulua. Ululaau ke akua hulu.
19. Laaukukolu. Ululaau ke akua laau.
20. Olekukahi. Kauo ke akua hulu.
21. Olekulua. Kauo ke akua laau.
22. Olepau. Kauo pakahi na kanaka i ke ’kua.
23. Kaloakukahi. Ku ke akua i ke ala loa.

E kamailio kakou no keia la i maopopo. Aia ma Hikapoloa ka heiau o ke akua makahiki e noho ai, mai Mookini mai ke pii. He heiau nui ia aia ma kai o Hikapoloa, aia ma ke ahupuaa o Puuepa keia mau mea. Ma Kohala, Hawaii keia. Ma Hikapoloa e ku ai na akua elua. Ke waiho la no ia awawa a hiki i keia la. Elua akua, he akua laau, he akua hulu. Hele ke akua hulu ma ka pali iuka, hele ke akua laau ma loko.

I ka wa e hele ai ke akua, kapu ia la, aole ahi e a, aohe mahiai, aohe lawaia, aohe hana e ae. O ka lealea ka hana, o ka haaheo, o ka hele i ka nana mokomoko i Hinakahua. Mamua ke akua makahiki e hele ai, mahope na makaainana e lealea ai, e mokomoko hele ai a hiki i Hinakahua. I ka wa e ku ai na kanaka elua e mokomoko, a hina kahi, kani ka pihe, uwa, alaila puka mai ka leo henehene a kekahi aoao ia wa, i kekahi aoao, ikaika loa ke kui ana, ku i ka ihu, ka maka, i ka auwae. Uliuli na maka, kapae ka ihu, kapakahi ka auwae. Penei e olelo henehene ai i kekahi aoao. Aina iho kukae o ko moa! Kane puaa ke nahu nei! Alia! alia! i oki ka aina a ka Hewahewa. Heua! Heua! Uwa ka aha. Pela no e hana ai a po ka la, alaila, hoi kela mea keia mea i kona wahi.

24. Kaloakulua. Hele ke akua.
25. Kaloakukolu. Hele ke akua a hiki i Pololu. Alaila, pau
ka hele ana o ke akua.
26. Kane. Hoi ke Akua i Mookini.
27. Lono. Mokomoko no.
28. Mauli. Hele mai ke akualoa mai Kona mai.
29. Muku. Hiki ke akualoa i ke Kaha.
30. Hoaka. Hiki ke akua i Kohala.

KE AKUA LOA.

He ’kua poai puni keia i ka moku, ia Hawaii a puni. Ke kino. He kauila ke kino. Ekolu anana ka loa, he kea ma waena, i ke poo o luna loa, o ka laau, he palaoa kai luna loa, me ka malo loihi eono iwilei ka loa. Ina hele keia akua e kaapuni, ia wa e hookupu ai na makaainana a pau i ka waiwai ka puaa, ke kapa, ka hulu. Ina uuku ka waiwai o ka aina, hoohalahala ke akua, aole e hele. Ina e kali ke akua a hala ka la, alaila, hemo ia aina, pau ka noho konohiki ana, pela no e hele ai a pau ka moku.

KA LELE KAWA.

He pali kiekie ia, kahi e lele ai ke kanaka. Ina opu ka lele ana o ke kanaka a ku ka nuku o mua, alaila, “he iomo ia.” Ke ano o ia hua olelo, aohe pane kai.

KA HOOLELE LUPE.

He kapa ka lupe lele, he lako, he hau ka laau, he anana ka loa, he muku ka laula, he iwakalua kanaha anana ka loa o ke aho, he umikumamalima anana ka loa o ke kakaiapola. I ka wa e hoolele ai, elua kanaka e paa ai me ka pahu laau. I ka lele ana o ka lupe, ua nalowale i ka lewa, ua pulu i ka ua awa, a koe o na laau. Ina e moku, haule i ka moana loa.

KA HEENALU.

He papa loihi ia i kalai ia, “he wiliwili ka laau.” Eha anana ka loa, ekolu kekahi, pela a hiki i ke anana hookahi, he iwilei ka laula. Eia na inoa o na papa a me ka nalu.

He alaia ka papa (ekolu iwilei ka loa). He kakala ka nalu—he nalu poi, he aaka, he make.

He olo ka papa (eono iwilei ka loa). He opuu ka nalu, he nalu poi ole, he alaneo ke ano.

Ina aohe nalu, alaila, kahea aku i kai, penei e hea ai.

Ku mai! Ku mai! Ka nalu nui mai Kahiki mai,
Alo poi pu! Ku mai ka pohuehue,
Hu! Kaikoo loa.

I ke ku ana o ka nalu a hai, alaila, hoomoe ka papa, elua wahi a ke kanaka e holo ai i ka nalu. O ka hua maloko ia o ka nalu, o ka lala mawaho ia o ka nalu.

NO KA HULA.

O Laka ke ’kua hula, oia ke akua o na hula a pau loa. He akua mana o Laka, eia ke ano. He lau nahelehele ke kino, oia ka halapepe, he mea like me ka lau o ka ieie. O na lau apau o ke kuahiwi, ka maile, ka awapuhi, ka ieie, ka laki, ka lei ilima. He kuahu ko Laka, he holopapa laau, malaila e kau ai na mea a pau loa. O kahi ia a na kumu hula a me na haumana e hoomana. Penei e hoomana ai i mua o ke kuahu:

E Laka! eia ka mea ai,
E Laka i ka puaa, i ka ai, i ka ia.
E Laka i ka waiwai, i na mea a pau.

Ka hula paiumauma. Eia ke ano, ma ka umauma e pai ai, kuhikuhi na lima, ami o lalo. Ka hula paipu. He hula ia me ka ipu, eia ke ano, he ipu loihi me he hokeo la, he puali nae keia, a he waha poepoe o luna, he kaula ma ka aoao. Hookahi kumu, elua haumana, a pela a hiki i ka umi a keu, eono hoopaa, ehiku, a pela aku no.

Hula pahu. He niu ka pahu, he ili mano o luna, he puniu kekahi. Ma kekahi lima ka pahu, ma kekahi lima ka puniu, ua haku ia i ke kaula, a he ili kala ma ka waha. Penei e hula ai. Ua kahiko ia ka haumana i ka pau, a poheheo, he lei ma ke poo, he kupee ma na wawae. He niho ilio, he niho puaa ma na lima (oia he hulili), he palaoa ma ka ai. Ia wa oli mai ka haumana i mua o ke kumu a me na hoopaa.

Ke walina mai nei ke kini o lalo,
Na hoa i ka uka nahele o Puna,
Kekahi lono hua e Kauakahi,
Nonoho kane i ka po kolohia,
Halau lani pua e Kauahoa,
Halau e ka lohe lani e Piikea,
Ka lei na a ka manu i kai o Halulu,
Kaha i ke alo pali e Kahakea,
Ka hana o ka lani ka papa nionio
I Nionio ia la e! kala iki ha oia papa o ka lani,
Ke kainuu, ke kai opua,
Ke kai aweawe hiki ka malama,
I ke kau nei, ka malama o Hinaakukele,
Ke kaina luelue, he ale no Kane,
Ka ale kupiki au ke kupiki,
Au ko, au koieie, ke kai au mimiki,
Ke kai ao, ke kai ahu wale ka papa.

NO KE KONANE.

Elua ano iliili o ke konane. He iliili keokeo, he iliili eleele. He umi-kumamalua iliili ke akea o ka papa, a he umi-kumamalima ka loa, o ka nui o na iliili, hookahi haneri kanawalu a he oi aku kekahi papa he nui na iliili. O ka iliili mua o ke kau ana. O paoa ia iliili, penei:

Iliili mua. Ekolu paoa. Paoa hai, hookahi ia, elua paoa hai ole. He nui na inoa o ia iliili hookahi: Kalanimoku, Kaikilani, Pilikukikapiliahuula, Pilikahili, ahiku inoa a me na hahau ana ia iliili hookahi.

Mai ka iliili akahi a ka iliili ahiku, iloko o ka hiku o na iliili, he nui loa na inoa a me na hahau ana, penei e maopopo ai. Hookahi iliili, he umi-kumamalua inoa a me na papa hahau, eia na inoa: Kamooinanea, Honu, Kaniupii, Panaewa, Hua, Kahikumanamana, Naku, Haunakahi, Kaikilani, Kaniumoe, Kalapana, Paoa.

I ke kolu o ka iliili, elua inoa, a elua hauna iliili. Hawaiiloa, Eleeleualani. Penei ka hana i loko o ke konane ana:

O ke kui kela,
O ka holo keia,
Moe kawa,—
Niole ka luna,
Hapala ka ele,
Na ke kea ka ai.

Penei ke ano: Ke kui. Oia ka iliili e hoi ana imua a i hope, o ka papa iliili mai ke kihi a waena.

Ka holo. Oia ka holo ana o ka iliili maluna o na iliili elua a ekolu paha, a pela aku no.

Kawa. Oia ke kaawale akea ana o ka iliili ma kekahi aoao, a me ke poo paha o ka papa konane.

Niole. Oia ka waiho lalani ana o ka pae iliili ma ke kihi a ma waena iki iho. Me he lae kahakai oololi la, ke nana iho.

Hapala ka ele. Oia ka make ana o ka iliili eleele i ka iliili keokeo.

Na ke kea ka ai. Oia ka make ana i ka iliili keokeo o ka iliili eleele.

NO KA HEI.

Hookahi anana ka loa o ke kaula, elua lima e hana ai, eha manamana lima mamua, elua o ka akau, elua o ka hema. A pau loa na manamana he umi, alaila, aaki ka niho. He nui na hei a me na inoa e hana ai, a he lealea loa ka heluhelu ana; a ua komo ka aina, a me ke kanaka i loko o ka hei ana. Eia kekahi hei kaulana, o Kuehoopioekala, o kona kii ma ke kaula, ua like ia me ka honu, ke nana iho. He mele kona penei:

Ku e hoopio ka la,
Ka la i ke kula o Ahuena,
Komo i ka lai o Kailua la.

O Kona. Hookahi hei ana, a wehe ae o Kona ia, ua like kona kii me ka nanana:

O Kona ia o ke kai malino,
Ke hele la i waho o Kapulau,
Kani ka ao i Waiulaula,
A ke alanui e waiho nei,
A ke kanaka e hele ai.

O Kau. Ua like me ka moku hou o ke kapili ana, pela kona kii. He mele no kona:

Kau nui kua makani
Kukohana, hauna lepo,
Lele koae la, ku maea.

O Puna. O kona ano me he hale la kona kii ke nana iho. He mele no:

O Puna ia o ke kai kolo,
E nu ana i ka ulu hala,
Ke kai o Puna i Keaau.

O Hilo. Ua like me ka “Upena Mahae” kona kii. He mele no:

O Hilo ia o ka ua kinakinai,
Ka ua mao ole o Hilo.

O Hamakua. Ke ano o Hamakua, ua like me ka noho koki, he mele no:

O Hamakua ia,
O ka pali, o ka ulili,
Ke paa ala ka lima i ke kaula,
Ke aki la ka niho i ka ipu,
I ka pali e Koholalele.

O Waipio ma laua o Waimanu. O ko laua kii ma ka hei ana, he like me ke kula o Kamaomao i Maui, ka waiho alaneo a pii na poo i luna.

O Kohala. Ua papu iliwai like kona kii, e like me ke alanui Nuuanu mai Kaopuaua a Maemae. He mele no:

O Kohala iki, O Kohala nui,
O Kohala ua apaapaa.
O pili o Kalahikiola,
O na puu noho no i uka,
O kanaka no ke hele.

O Pili a me Kalahikiola. He alaneo o waena, he puu ma na aoao.

O Kinikuapuu. He hei no ia, he like no me ke kuapuu. He mele kona:

O Kinikuapuu,
Ka mea nana i ai ka ea maia a Kahuoi,
Ua ai la hoi au i kau ea maia,
I ka hikina ae a ka la pumehana,
O Ieiea, o Poopalu,
O na lawaia a Makalii,
E kaka ana i ke aho loa,
Kuukuu kaula, ohi wale ka wahine,
Na keiki pii niu,
He niu la hoi ia ia oe ka mali,
He mali loaa wale la ia ia oe.

KA PU.

He kaula loihi, hookahi anana a oi ae kona loa, he mea piliwaiwai, a pili i na iwi. O ka paa o ka hemo, elua ai. Ina e koho i ka paa, a i ole o ka hemo. Ina e pololei ke koho ana, eo, a pela aku. He kau mamua e oli ai.

Aia la! aia la!
Kumakalei Hilo,
I ke aho kaakolu o Ikua,
Wa Hanalei e!
Wa i na makaha ia,
A Kawainui, maoeha,
Ka apa a ka ua Kualau,
Kui aku ka luhi noho i Kaukaopua,
Aloha wale kuu kane,
He ao no Mana,
Makua i Koolau,
Makua i ka pali o Honopu,
Makua i ka pali aloha e!

Alaila i aku i ka hoa lealea: “O ka mea aloha a kaua, o ka paa o ka hemo. Mahea oe?” Ina i koho i ka hemo, a i hemo ole, “eo,” a pela aku no.

KE KOI.

He pili waiwai ana ia, eia ke ano, he pohaku poepoe e like me ka poka hao, he wahi palipali kamoe, he hailima ke kiekie a oi ae. A o kona wahi e holo ai, ua hana auwaha ia a uakee ae me ka moe pio, me he auwai la. Aia a hiki i ka pau ana o ka ulu, a loaa ole aku i kekahi ulu, alaila, eo. I ke eo ana, a lilo ka waiwai i kekahi aoao, alaila, puka na olelo hoonaukiuki a ka mea i ko.

Aloha ka pali o Koloa,
Ke alo huli i Waihanau la e!
Aloha ka hoahanau,
Ka hoi wale i ke kaha loa,
Loa! Loa ka hoi ana.

NO KE KEA PUA.

Oia kekahi hana lealea loa o ka wa kahiko. Eia ke ano. Oia ka pua lele i hiki kona haule ana i na kaau anana ekolu a eha paha, mai ke kahua kea pua a kona wahi i haule ai. He nui ke ano o ke ka “pua,” a he nui na loina o ke kino o ka pua ke nana, o ka pua o ke ko, oia ke mea e kea pua ai. Eia ke ano o na pua. Ina niau ole ka pua, he ai lehua ia. Ina puupuu nui ka pua, he aikanaka ia. Ina wili ke kino o ka pua, he owili ia. Ina e oki ia ka pua a pauku, he omoku ia pua, a pela aku no. E like me ke ano o ke kino o ka pua, pela no ka lele ana.

He omua mamua o ka pua, he mea e wahi ai i ke kumu, i ole e mama a olepelepe ka lele ana i ka makani.

Nolaila, he mea piliwaiwai ke kea pua, e hiki i ko kela wahi keia wahi ke hele mai. He mea kaulana no ke keiki akamai a me ke kanaka. A pela hoi kekahi pua kaulana loa i ka wa kahiko, o “Pua-ne,” ka inoa.

NO KA HOOHAKAKA MOA.

Oia kekahi mea lealea, a mea piliwaiwai ma keia mau pae aina i ka wa kahiko. He ano ko ka moa ma ka nana ana, a ma ke ano e ike ia ai ka moa ikaika a me ka moa ikaika ole. Ina he nene ka moa, a he puahau paha, a he moa e ae, ina inoino ka leo, a polupolu opunui ka moa ke nana aku, he auha ka inoa o ia moa. Hookahi ana ai holo i ka hoapaio, kapaia, “he auha kukae nui.” Ina he uakea keokeo ka moe, a he lea ka leo, me he koloa ke kani, a eleele ka nuku, he nuku uli lawa ia. He moa ikaika loa ekolu ai, a he aho loa no hoi i ka wa hakaka. Ina he ulahiwa a kohi ka leo ke kani, he moa aho loa ia i mua o kona hoapaio.

Ina pololei ka poli o ka moa a umauma ole ke nana aku, he moa ikaika ia, aole e ku i ke kakala o kekahi moa. He nui na ano a me na loina o na moa. Ina he piliwaiwai a he mea e ae paha, alaila, hoohakaka mau ka moa. I walea i ka alo a me ke palemo malalo o ka eheu i ole e pau ka lepe, a e ku hoi i ke kakala.

Na ai a ka moa he mea nui ia. Ina ikaika ka moa ma ka peku ana, he ai ia. Ina ikaika i ke kiko, he ai ia. Ina ikaika i ke pai o ka eheu, he ai ia. Ina holo ka hoapaio, he ai ia. Ina pau loa na ai ia moa hookahi, oia ka moa ikaika, e loaa no ekolu hoa hakaka, a eha paha.

O na moa ikaika loa, oia na moa i kau ia i ka uwahi i loko o ka hale. Penei ke ano. Kahu ke ahi malalo, maluna ka haka o ka moa me ka moa e kau ai. Nee ae ka uwahi a loaa i na maka, kahe ka wai, a koe ka maka me ka alo ma o ma o o ka uwahi, alaila, oia ka moa akamai i ke palemo, a me ka alo, aole e loaa i ke kiko. Pela no hoi o Kawauhelemoa kekahi moa kaulana o Hawaii nei i ka wa kahiko.

FORNANDER COLLECTION
OF
HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES AND FOLK-LORE

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

BY
ABRAHAM FORNANDER
Author of “An Account of the Polynesian Race”

WITH TRANSLATIONS EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NOTES BY
THOMAS G. THRUM

Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Volume VI—Part II

HONOLULU, H. I.
Bishop Museum Press
1919