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Projects >> Kū‘ula Homepage >> Kumulipo Introduction >> Pule Ho‘ola‘a Ali‘i: Wā ‘Akahi (First Age) | Wā ‘Elua (Second Age)
Wā ‘Elua Aku Hānau ke Aku, hānau ka ‘Ahi i ke kai lā holo, |
Second Epic Aku The Aku gives birth, the ‘Ahi gives birth in the sea swimming |
Ka lawai‘a ‘Ana me Palila Ha‘i hou ‘ia e Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds “Aloha e ke hoa, he kama hele ‘oe no kekahi mokupuni?” “Aloha, ‘o Palila ko‘u inoa no Kaua‘i au.” “Ei‘a! ‘O Palila no Kaua‘i! Ua lohe mua au no kou ikaika ma ka ho‘omake i ke kanaka manō ‘ino a nāu pū i ho‘ololi i ka pilikua weliweli i kuahiwi me kāu newa nui! Welina mai e Palila i Wailupe. ‘O wau ‘o Kahului, he kama‘āina no O‘ahu. Mai, mai e ‘ai!” “Mahalo, e Kahului, ua ‘ike au i kekahi mau kānaka e ho‘omākaukau ana i ka palu?” “‘Ae, e hele ana lākou i ka holoholo i ke kakahiaka nui.” “Makemake pū au e hele akā nō na‘e he wa‘a nui ko‘u a ‘a‘ole lawa ko‘u ikaika e ho‘olana i ka wa‘a.” “‘A‘ole e hopohopo na‘u nō e kōkua iā ‘oe!” I ia pō ua ho‘omākaukau ‘ia nā pono holoholo, a ma hope o ko
lāua ‘ai ‘ana ua hiamoe lāua ma ka moena lau hala. I ke kakahiaka,
ua ala mai lāua a ho‘olana a‘e i ka wa‘a. Ma muli o ko Palila
ikaika, ua hāpai ‘o ia i ka wa‘a a me kona hoa ‘o Kahului a
kiloi i loko o ke kai. Ua pū‘iwa ‘o Kahului i ka ikaika o Palila
iā ia i kau ai ma luna o ka wa‘a. ‘Ōlelo a‘e ‘o Palila: “Auē nō ho‘i ē ua haki ka hoe!” wahi a Kahului. “‘A‘ole e hopohopo” a me kēlā ua ho‘okomo ‘o Palila i kāna newa nui i loko o ke kai a hoe aku ‘o ia i ke ko‘a. Ho‘omaka ‘o Kahului e lawai‘a akā, ma muli o ka hoe ikaika ‘ana o Palila ua haki nā makau a pau koe ka makau hope loa. “Auē!”, wahi a Kahului, “ho‘okahi wale nō makau koe o māua.” “‘A‘ole e hopohopo nāu nō e hoe i ka wa‘a a na‘u e lawai‘a.” A me kēia ‘ōlelo ua naki‘i ‘o Palila i ke aho i kāna newa. ‘A‘ole ka makau i iho i ke kai lele mai ka ‘Ahi i loko o ka wa‘a. Ho‘ā‘o hou ‘o Palila, lele hou mai ka i‘a i loko o ka wa‘a a piha i ka ‘Ahi. Ma hope o ka hala ‘ana o kekahi manawa ua ‘ike ‘o Kahului i ke kaumaha o ka wa‘a a iā ia nō a huli i hope ua ‘ike ‘o ia i ka nui o ka ‘Ahi ma ka wa‘a. “Kupaianaha!! ‘A‘ole i loa‘a mua ka
nui o kēia mau i‘a ia‘u.
Mahalo a nui loa e Palila, mai kēia mua aku e ha‘i ana wau i
kēia mo‘olelo i ka‘u mau mo‘opuna no ka lawai‘a ‘ana me Palila!” |
Fishing With Palila Retold by Keonaona Kapuni-Reynolds “Aloha friend, are you a visitor from another island?” “Aloha, My name is Palila I live in Kaua‘i.” “Here! Palila of Kaua‘i! I’ve heard much of your strength such as killing the mean shark man and you are also the one that turned the scary giant into a mountain with your club! Welcome Palila to Wailupe. I am Kahului, a native of O‘ahu. Come, come and eat!” “Thank you Kahului, eh, I saw some men preparing bait?” “Yes, they are going Aku fishing in the morning.” “Are you going to participate in this fun? My desire to fish is great.” “I would like to go also but all I have is a huge canoe and we couldn’t possibly set the canoe in the water.” “Don’t worry I’ll help you!” That afternoon they prepared all the items necessary
for fishing, and after they had their meal they both
slept on the lauhala mat. In the morning they went to
put the boat in the water and because of Palila’s strength,
he lifted up the canoe and his friend Kahului and threw
him into the sea. Kahului was amazed by Palila’s strength
as he entered the canoe. Palila says, “Aww man you broke the paddle!” said Kahului. “‘Ah, don’t worry” and with that Palila put his great club into the water and paddles out to the spot. Kahului then starts to fish but because of the speed for which they were traveling, every hook that kahului set in the water broke under the preasure except for the last hook. “Oh no!” yelled Kahului, “We only have one more hook.” “‘Don’t worry about it, you paddle and I’ll fish.” And with that Palila tied the line to his club. The hook didn’t even reach the surface of the water and an Ahi jumped up and bit the hook. Palila tries again, and another Ahi jumps into the canoe, filling the canoe. After a while Kahului was aware of a great weight in the canoe and as he turned around he saw all the Ahi in the canoe. “Amazing!! I’ve never caught so many fish before. Thank you so much Palila, from this day forth I’m going to tell my grandchildren about my fishing adventure with Palila!” |
e KĀNE I KE AU HULIHIA Mai loko mai ‘o Hawaiian Antiquities, na David Malo E kū ka i‘a mai Kahiki mai, |
e KĀNE I KE AU HULIHIA From Hawaiian Antiquities, by David Malo Drive hither the fish from Tahiti, |
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