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Mikihala Mahi
Amy Greenwell Botanical Gardens, Kona, Hawai'i
15/III/01

 

Wā ‘Elua

‘Aoa
Ma Uka

‘O kāne iā Wai‘ololī, ‘o ka wahine iā Wai‘ololā
Hānau ka Palaoa noho i kai
Kia‘i ‘ia e ka ‘Aoa noho i uka
He pō uhe‘e i ka wawā
He nuku, he kai ka ‘ai a ka i‘a
‘O ke Akua ke komo, ‘a‘oe komo kanaka

Second Epic

‘Aoa
Mountainside

Wai‘ololī the product of males, Wai‘ololā of females
The Palaoa gives birth, it is found in the sea
Guarded by the ‘Aoa in the Uplands
The night becomes tumultuous
Ranting, fish are sustained by saltwater
The Gods enter, man does not have access

Ka Hae o nā Pae ‘āina o Kamehameha IV

Mai loko mai ‘o Ka Nūpepa Kū‘oko‘a, Ianuali 1, 1862

Ua hana mua ‘ia kēia Hae i ka makahiki 1816, no Kamehameha I. No ka mana‘o o ke ali‘i e holo kekahi moku ma Kina, e kū‘ai i ka ‘Iliahi. ‘Imi pū ‘o ia me Olohana, ‘o Aikake, a me Alika (ma Kalihi e ola nei i kēia wā), i hae no ka moku, he wahi moku ‘ano manuwā, ua lako i nā pū he ‘umikumamāono, ‘o Forester ka inoa. ‘O Kamehameha I, ka mea nona ka moku.

A i ka pa‘a ‘ana o ka hae, holo akula ka moku ma Makao, ha‘oha‘o ‘ia ka Hae, ‘a‘ole i ‘ae ‘ia he Hae Aupuni. Ho‘ouku nui ‘ia ka moku no ke awa, a kū‘ai pohō ‘ia ka ‘Iliahi, a ho‘i mai i Hawai‘i nei.

Lohe ke ali‘i i kēia pohō, ‘ōlelo ‘o ia e kau i ka uku no ke awa o Honolulu e like me ko nā ‘āina ‘ē. ‘O ia ke kau mua ‘ana i ke uku kūmau no ke awa.

I ka makahiki 1813, i ka lā 25 o Feberuari, huki ‘ia i lalo kēia Hae e Lord George Paulet (Lo Keoki,) me ka mana‘o e lilo kēia pae ‘āina i waiwai no Beretānia Nui, a kau ‘ia ka hae Beritānia ma kona mau pahu hae a puni ka ‘āina, a hiki i ka lā 31 o Iulai o ia makahiki.
Na Admerala Thomas i ho‘iho‘i mai i ka Hae, no ka mea, ua hihia ‘o ia i ka hana a Lord George Paulet (Lo Keoki).

The Flag of the Lands of Kamehameha IV

From Ka Nūpepa Kū‘oko‘a, January 1, 1862

The Hawaiian Flag was designed for King Kamehameha I in the year 1816. As the king desired to send a vessel to China, to sell a cargo of sandalwood, he in company with John Young, Isaac David and Capt. Alexander Adams, (the latter now living at Kalihi, near Honolulu, and aged about eight years,) made this flag for the ship, which was a war vessel called the Forrester, carrying 16 guns and owned by Kamehameha I.

The flag having been made, the vessel sailed for Macao, China where the ensign was not credited nor recognized as a government flag. The ship was heavily taxed for the harbor, her cargo of sandalwood sold at a lost and she returned to these islands.

The King having heard of the loss attending his speculation said he would impose a tax on the harbor of Honolulu, similar to that of foreign countries. This was the origin of harbor dues at these islands.

On the 25th of Feb., 1843, Lord George Paulet hauled down this flag with the purpose of adding these islands to the sovereignty of Great Britain, and raised the British flag on flag-staffs throughout the group which remained up until the 31st of July, of the same year, when Admiral Thomas restored the flag, being responsible for the act of Lord George Paulet.

Pua ‘Iliahi

Mai loko mai ‘o http://www.huapala.org, na Bill Ali‘iloa Lincoln

He aloha nō he aloha
Ka liko pua ‘iliahi
E please mai ho‘i ‘oe ke aloha
‘Oiai ana ua meha.
‘Ano‘ai wale ke ‘ike aku
A ka malu ‘ulu o ka wehiwehi
Ke kai honehone nei i ku‘u poli
Ke hone nei ku‘u poli.
Pehea kāua e ka hoa
Ka‘ano‘i a ke aloha
Ka maile lau lipolipo i ka wao
Ka hanu ‘a‘ala o ku‘u ipo.
Ha‘ina mai ka puana
Nā dew drops ke aloha
Ha‘ina hou ka puana
He aloha no ke aloha.

Pua ‘Iliahi

By Bill Ali‘iloa Lincoln, from http://www.huapala.org

Truly loved, yes truly
It is the bud of the sandalwood
Won’t you please return my love
Or I shall be lonesome.
How delightful it is to see you
In the shade of the breadfruit grove
The sea caresses my bosom
Speaking softly to my heart.
What shall become of us, my friend?
The desire of my heart
The dark green Maile leaf of the uplands
The fragrant breathe of my love.
The refrain is told
I love the dewdrops
Tell the refrain again
Of true love.

 

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