Hänau Ka Moku, Na Kama‘ehu
The Island is born, It is Kama‘ehu The
island child of Haumea (earth) and Kanaloa (sea) is born. Kama‘ehu
the red island child rises from deep in the ocean floor. Nurtured
and cared for in the benthic realm of Kanaloa. The first occupants
of Kama‘ehu are, nä po‘e i‘a, the animate
and inanimate creatures of the ocean who enjoy the deep, hot springs
of Kanaloa eastward in search of Haumea's womb where Kama‘ehu
is to be born. The new mountain child is Kama‘ehu, the substance
is Pelehonuamea but the matriarch is Haumea.
Fire and water, the elements for life.
When the fontanel of Kama‘ehu breaks the
surface of Kanaloa's ocean water, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kïlauea
will welcome Kama‘ehu to the family of island mountains.
An island emerges
From the bottom of the sea
An extraordinary island child
Gushing, surging, pushing
Rising, being drawn up
The steam blows, the sea rolls
The stones grow in agony
From under the dark sea, the light sea
Bursting on high, breaking the waves
Kama‘ehu, the red child is greeted
By Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kīlauea
The child is born, the family grows! |

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