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Wā ‘Elua Halahala Hānau ka Halahala, hānau ka Palapala i ke kai lā holo |
Second Epic Halahala The Halahala gives birth, the Palapala gives birth in the sea swimming |
No Ka Makau Ho‘okalakupua Mai loko mai ‘o Kumu Kou I Kekaha, Hawai‘i i noho ai ‘o Kinoulu lāua ‘o kona makua kāne. He po‘e lawai‘a kūkaula lāua. ‘O ka lawai‘a kūkaula ka lawai‘a ‘ana me ke aho a me ka makau. Ho‘omākaukau mua ‘ia nā pono a pau e la‘a me ka pōhaku, ka maunu, a me ke aho. Ho‘omali ‘ia ka maunu i ka makau, ‘ōwili ‘ia a‘e ke aho i ka makau ma luna o kekahi pōhaku a hīki‘i ‘ia ke kīpukaholo, ‘o ia ho‘i ka hīpu‘u e hemo wale ana ke huki ‘ia. Ma kēia ‘ano lawai‘a ‘ana, na ka pōhaku nō e lawe iho i ka makau a me ka maunu i ke kai hohonu, ke lawa ka iho ‘ana, huhuki ‘ia ke aho a kaka‘a i lalo. ‘O ke aho me ka makau nā mea i koe e lana ana ma ke kai. Ke ‘ike ‘ia ke kiwikiwi ‘ana o ka i‘a ma ke aho, huki nō ka lawai‘a i ke aho a pa‘a ka i‘a i ka makau. Pēlā nō e loa‘a ai ka i‘a ma ka lawai‘a kūkaula, e like ho‘i me ke Kāhala, ‘o ia ho‘i he Halahala a Kāhalahala paha, a me ke Uku, ka ‘Ōpakapaka a he nui wale iho. I kekahi lā iā Kinoulu e lawai‘a ana ‘ike ‘ia ka lawai‘a hī aku o ke ali‘i. Ho‘oholo ‘o Kinoulu e lawai‘a pū me lākou, eia na‘e ‘a‘ole i makemake ‘ia ke keiki. ‘Ike aku ka makua kāne i ka hō‘ole ‘ia o ke keiki, a ha‘i aku ‘o ia iā Kinoulu, “E ho‘omake ‘oe ia‘u a ho‘ohana i ke iwipo‘i o ko‘u kuli i makau nāu. Kahiko au a e ho‘ohana ‘oe i ko‘u iwi a hana i makau ho‘okalakupua.” A pau ka makau ho‘okalakupua i ka hana ‘ia e Kinoulu, hele aku ‘o ia i ka po‘ina nalu a hō‘ike aku i ke aho i ke kai, ‘o ka piha akula nō ia o ka wa‘a i ke Aku. He aho kupaianaha nō kēia. ‘Ike aku ke ali‘i i kēia keiki e lawai‘a ana i ka po‘ina nalu a ho‘ouna aku ‘o ia i kekahi e ‘ike i ka mea āna e lawai‘a ana. Ho‘i hou mai ke kanaka a ha‘i aku i ke ali‘i, “ke lawai‘a aku nei ke keiki i ke Aku!” Holo aku ke ali‘i i ke keiki a ha‘i aku i ka lā ‘apopo e ho‘okukū kāua. I ia kakahiaka, ‘ike aku ‘o Kinoulu i ka wa‘a a ke ali‘i i ke kai, akā ‘a‘ole ‘o ia e hopohopo ana, Hiki aku ‘o ia i ka po‘ina nalu, ua piha hou ka wa‘a i ke aku ma muli o ka makau iwipo‘i ho‘okalakupua. Ho‘i hou ‘o Kinoulu i ka ‘āina a nāna nō ka lanakila. |
The Extraordinary Fishhook From Kumu Kou In Kekaha, Hawai‘i lived Kinoulu and his father. They lived by fishing in the kūkaula style, which is done with a line and hook. All the equipment is first prepared, such as rocks, bait and the line. The hook is baited; the line attached to the hook, twined around the rock, and a slipknot is tied. A slipknot is a knot that slips off when pulled. In this kind of fishing, the rock sinks the hook and bait down into the deep waters. Once sunk, the line is pulled and the rock rolls to the bottom. The line and hook are left floating in the sea. When the nibbling of the fish is felt on the line, the line is pulled and the fish is caught on the hook. That is how fish are caught by kūkaula fishing, such as the Kāhala, otherwise known as Halahala and Uku, ‘Ōpakapaka and so many others. One day while Kinoulu was fishing he saw the chief on his aku fishing expedition. Kinoulu decided to join them, however no child was wanted on the fishing fleet. His father saw the rejection of his child, and he told Kinoulu to kill him and use his kneecap as a fishhook. “I’m getting old so use my bones to make yourself an extraordinary fishhook.” Once Kinoulu made the extraordinary fishhook, he went fishing where the waves break and showed his fishhook to the sea. Not much time went by before the canoe was filled with Aku. This was indeed a special fishhook. This time the king saw the child fishing where the waves break and he sent a messenger to see what he was fishing. His servant came back and told the king, “The child is catching Aku!” The chief paddled to the child and told him that they will have a contest the next day. That morning, Kinoulu saw the chief’s canoe out on the ocean, but that didn’t bother him. He took his time and when he reached where the waves break, his canoe was once again filled with Aku, because of the incredible kneecap fishhook. Kinoulu returned to land and he was the winner. |
Holo ‘Ana na‘e Ho‘i ‘O Hiki‘ula Mai loko mai ‘o Ka Hōkū o Ka Pākīpika, Sepatemapa 26, 1861 Holo ana na‘e ho‘i ‘o Hikiula, |
Holo Ana na‘e Ho‘i ‘O Hiki‘ula From Ka Hōkū o Ka Pakipika, September 26, 1861 Hiki‘ula is running, |
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