Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-miki / The Heart-Stirring Legend for Kamiki
Transcription
Waiting for papakilo link
Translation
The Heart-Stirring Legend for Kamiki
The Hero of the Calm Pohu Wind of Kona with Its Billows— The Wonder Who Thwarted Luanuʻuanuʻupōʻelekapō and the Godly Council of Heha Waipiʻo’s Nine Cliffs, Shrouded in the Mist— The Expert that Took Away the Famous Cowry of Kalokunu, the Dust-Stirring Wind of Puakō.
“Which of you two are related by flesh, by bone, by blood, with a true and inseparable relation to this old female kahuna?”
Kapāihilani answered, “She is my very own grandmother, the mother of my mother to whom I belong, namely Wailoa. Her name is Kauluhenuihihikolo, and another name of hers is Kauluokamalamaikekihiokamahinanui whose name song is—
Kaulua is the day,
Kaulua is the rain,
Kaulua is the wind,
Kaulua is the sea,
Kaulua is the calm,
Kaulua is the star above,
O Kauluhenuihihikoloiuka,
Answer your name chant.”
The wind roared and shook their entire house, breaking the branches of the ʻōhiʻa, the ʻōpiko, and the kamanomano until they were scattered below, and it was the leaves from these trees that were scattered all about. That was the moment in which they clearly heard from a distance the following reply.
“It is I. What is this, my dear child, forever on my mind, and whom I miss? I miss your voice, my dear child, my heart’s adornment. O Kapāihilanipōʻeleikekihiokamalama of the following name song,
ʻIkuā the voice of thunder,
ʻIkuā the voice of the sea,
ʻIkuā the voice of the birds,
ʻIkuā the voice of the wind,
ʻIkuā the voice of God,
The sun rules over Kona,
ʻIkuā is Pohakōʻeleʻele,
Answer your name chant,
Kapāihilanipōʻeleikekihiokamalama.”
Kapāihilani responded, saying, “It is I! Greetings. Salutations.”
That was the end of her sickness, and she completely recovered, and likewise the anxiety of the parents and relatives. Then, the kahuna Elepaio ordered Pōhakuokāne to make a royal residence for these children of his, a malo, lengths of cloth, and his own fine mats. This house was to be restricted, not to be entered by anyone until its restriction was removed through the presence of these boys.
“Plant kava, sugar, and sweet potato in a single garden and let it be kept under restriction until the restriction is lifted once they have eaten from it. That is what I, a skilled kahuna, am ordering of you, and you two must carry out my orders precisely.”
Pōhakuokāne fulfilled all of the kahuna’s commands and a sacred house was made, along a garden, and the sacred house was called by the name Kaʻaipuaa. That is the name that this place is called until this day in which we share the delight of the story of Kamiki, and the name of the garden is Kohanaiki, located seaward of the old government road leading to Kohala.
The garden was called by that name because of the restriction placed on the sugarcane, banana, kava, and the other things that were planted there. Because the guards would regularly offer sacrifices of sugarcane, banana, and kava, Kaʻaipuaʻa became famous, and that is its name until this day as the tale of Kamiki in the famed calm of Kona Kai ʻŌpua i ka Mālie stirs our hearts. And here, the writer shall clarify some things concerning this lively boy living in the high uplands where the sounds of the land shells of Kaukahōkū are heard.
At this point of our story we shall continue on from where we left off in the very first issue of Kamiki. This is where Kamiki was being embraced by his foster parents, and he was about to go to his famous kahuna grandmother to request a path upon which he can descend to Kohanaiki.
The grandmother replied to her name chant from within the house, saying, “It is I, what is this strong desire you are stirring up?”
O Nana, the sun is flutters,
O Nana, the rain is flutters,
O Nana, the wind is flutters,
O Nana, the storm is flutters,
O Nana, the sea is flutters,
O Nana, the calm is flutters,
O Nana, the birds are fluttering their wings to fly,
O Nanaikauluokamalama,
Here comes the path upon which you can descend, it is the pointing hand of your kupuna grandmother of many powers,”
And then she called out:
O Kahuliilipapahonua,
In the presence and the belly of Lono,
O ʻŌhiʻa that lies about in the daytime,
Let your ʻōhiʻa body,
Fall down seaward of Apoula,
With the foster child who is from Kapuka,
Kapukakapu, the house that belongs to you and me,
As a path for the child of
Kapāihilani and Kapōhakuokāne,
My foster child,
The child of Kauluhenuihihikoloiuka.”
Immediately this massive ʻōhiʻa tree fell and laid down towards the sea, and this lively boy of ours climbed up to travel upon the far-reaching branch of that ʻōhiʻa tree. As the grandchild was descending, the grandmother called out to one of her manifestations, Kaʻohukolo [creeping fog], to completely hide the grandchild, and immediately the rain fell from the inland forest to the sea.
As Kamiki was perched on ʻŌhiʻa-moe-awakea, in the blink of an eye he was in the open country and encountered his shape-shifting older brother, Makaʻiole, and so these lively boys descended to Kohanaiki upon their marvelous and extraordinary path. As they reached the shore, there were many children running about, playing and swimming in the sea.
They played with the children of that place, having fun together, as the children shouted in wonder at the skill of these two boys in body surfing, jumping in the water from high on the cliffs without a splash, and running by gliding across the surface of the water.
As the children were shouting, the aku fishing canoe of the chief Kapukalua returned, and when the canoe came close to landing ashore, through a chant the boy requested an aku fish, saying:
O Kapukapuikekihiokamalama
Hikiʻimakaʻōunulau,
The door of the house,
of my grandmother,
Kauluikekihiokamalama,
Kaulua is the sun,
Kaulua is the rain,
Kaulua is the wind,
Kaulua is the sea,
Kaulua is the calm,
Kaulua is the star above,
O Kapukapuikekihiokamalama,
O sacred door of the house,
Uninhabited, it is sacred.
O Kapukalua,
Foster of Apoʻula,
Give me an aku,
An aku first for me,
and my lordly elder brother,
Makaʻiole,
It is the boy and I,
Birthed by Kapāihilani,
Left abandoned in the parentless forest,
You are the only parent to have arrived here.”
When the father heard the chant of the boy, he grabbed him, embraced him, and tearfully greeted him, and then, he asked, “Where is your grandmother?”
“She’s at our house.”
“Does she know you came down here?”
“Yes,” Kamiki replied.
“And where is your elder brother that chanted with you?” At that moment, Kamiki pointed, “He is standing on the prow of the canoe.”
The father grabbed this boy again and chanted over him with tears. When he had finished, he pulled the canoe ashore, and collected the fish and went into the canoe house.
Kapukalua commanded his steward to send Eia, his runner, to take the boys’ aku fish inland to Kauhola, namely Pohokini and Kalamaʻula, that is Kaukahōkū.
When the runner was ready, and the boys had finished eating, Kapukalua and Kauhionahua kissed them and chanted:
Returning to the ʻilima field,
Burning hot in the sun,
The sun situated above,
Beloved are you my boys,
Beloved children of Kapāihilani,
My lordly sister,
O Kapāihilanipōʻeleikekihio[ka]malama,
ʻIkuā the sound of the thunder,
ʻIkuā the sound of the sea,
ʻIkuā the sound of the birds,
ʻIkuā the sound of the wind,
ʻIkuā the sound of the God,
When the day of Kona is Akua,
Then ʻIkuā breaks forth in storm.”
“Take care of the boys until they reach the local settlement, leave them there and come back. Then take the fish of our lordly chiefess, the chiefess of Kapāihilani and Pipipiapoʻo.
As they began to ascend and reach Puʻukīlea, that is when one of the manifestations of the grandmother, Kaʻohukolomaiilunaokalau, shielded them.
The Increase of Children
The heat of the sun was shielded, the “cold mountain rain” came down as a cover, and it began to rain from the shore to the mountain. Then the branch of ʻŌhiʻamoeawakea, the supernatural grandmother, grabbed the grandchildren and embraced them, and when the ʻōhiʻa tree rose back up to stand, these lively boys were at home.
Makaʻiole stayed at the house in the ʻilima field with his foster parents, and told his mother that an aku fish was being delivered to us by their father’s runner.
When ʻŌhiʻamoeawakea released the grandson and stood back up reaching all the way to the door of the house of Kamiki and his grandmother, Kamiki saw his grandmother asleep, and called out:
O Kauluokamalamaikekihiokamahinanui,
Kaulua is the sun,
Kaulua is the rain,
Kaulua is the wind,
Kaulua is the sea,
Kaulua is the calm,
Kaulua is the star above,
Rise, awaken,
O Kauluhenuihihikoloiuka,
Answer, it is I.”
The grandmother answered, “It is I, greetings. You have returned.”
O Nana, the sun flutters ,
O Nana, the rain flutters,
O Nana, the wind flutters,
O Nana, the storm flutters,
O Nana, the sea flutters,
O Nana, the calm flutters,
O Nana, the birds flutters flutters as they fly,
O Nanaikauluikekihio—
KohokuoHiikiimakaounulau,
You have returned— greetings.”
The grandmother asked, “What is your chiefly father, Kapukalua, up to?”
“He still reigns,
he is still sitting in the canoe enjoying his aku trolling,
In the lehua blossoming at the shore,
The sea that salts the finger-tips,
Binding together the first catch of aku,
Kaukahikalimaohaleohiu is the fishing ground,
There where the sun that rises over the island and sets at sea,
In the twisting waves of Apoʻula,
Where the waves break ashore and returns out to sea.”
His grandmother asked again, “Where has your lordly elder brother gone off to?
Kahuelokuikekihiokāʻelo,
It is Kā’elo the moon is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the day is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the rain is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the wind is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the sea is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the calm is soggy,
It is Kāʻelo the star above is soggy,
O Kahuelokuikekihiokāʻelo,
What are are you up to?”
(To be continued.)
Citation: 1914, Jan 22. “Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-Miki.” Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume VIII, Number 33, Page 1, Column 3-6. Retrieved from Papakilo Database http://papakilodatabase.com. Translated by Emmanuel Kilika Bennett, Uʻilani Au and Kapali Lyon, Institute of Hawaiian Language Research and Translation, 2018. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi.
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