Chapter XXXVII: Canto X

Lawalawaihonua and company was the large calabash, They were cut up short as if for a small dish; 400. Cut up small and mixed together. They were stirred together in the gravy dish: They gave them into the gravy dish in clear water; Into the royal dish of the chief of Hilo. It was polished by Imoku till beautiful, 405. The wooden vessels [calabashes] of Kulukulua. Fetch the bambu, bring here the bambu, The sharp bambu of Lono. Bring here, bring here, Bring the [sharp] bambu of Lelepakalani. 410. Let the red flesh of the island be cut, It is dark colored flesh, it is sweet-tasting flesh. Let it be cut through the navel flesh where it is sweet. That is fat flesh, the flesh of the lower abdomen; Let the hinder part be cut, the tail of the land. 415. Wrap it up in ki leaves the first fruits of summer. Cut off the head and put it in the oven For a supply hereafter. Let fuel be brought from inland of Lanipae Where the kalo is small. 420. We two are dead by the large kalo, dead— Dead in the heated oven of the pious parent Who walks straight forward a Kukoae [as a god], He goes after [the enemy], he is dead, is dead indeed. Just now died the offender for breaking kapu; 425. Given up to the prayer of the priest The dead body in the sea, and mutilated in death. Thou are dead, O Hainalua, The land is slain, Ku is fled abroad; Fled together sinking and rising [as gods fly]. 430. Thou art flying hence, O Kupalena. The red tail of Hahomea Breaking through indeed the forces of the leaders; Thou art jumping to the upland of the island; Thou art leaping to the Hikiku; 435. Thou are leaping to the Hikimoe; That land is left behind. The land has become the favorite’s, Its breath even belongs to him; The people all adhere to him; 440. Their food indeed is baked kalo. They fetch the stones from all the island round. His master comes in the presence of Wakea. The thunder on the ground, the thunder in the air, It moves along over Punaluu and Papakiikii, 445. Over the plain where Kane was worshiped; On the plain where Ku along with Lono [was worshiped]. There was adorning, the mixed sweet food of the land Was given into the mouth of Hainukulani; There it was gathered, collected, 450. By Luakaimoana [god of that place]. They were gathered in sufficient abundance; The awa was prohibited by Kukailimoku; It was the god’s kapu through Malela; The kapu also by the male gods; 455. But they ate together with the female gods. But his awa was prohibited Ulunae; [The priest] proclaimed a kapu, the adze rests; The adze that was hewing at the eternal thought, At thy offence of inward evil thought. 460. There is the breaking of the kapu At the stand of the god pardoning offence of Wakea. The assembly of worshipers of Iku, by the power of Kihawahine, Greatly desiring to consume the land of Puna. That is food for that many bodied woman. 465. For the fish lying on the surface of the water; the milo below; For the mullet swimming in the lake Waiwela, Passing thence to Waiakea, Through Kula, through Kapoho, through Puehu, through Kumukukui. The houses stood at Walekawahine, 470. The capacious house built by the chiefs. Let him live forever. O let him live; Let the chief live, the royal festoon of Kiha. This chief is thine, O Ku! Let the little chiefs under him live, 475. Let the father chiefs live under his protection; Let the soldiers live who fought in former times, Let the mass of people live—the common people; Those who make the collected body of the island Who prepare and put in order the feasts. 480.