k44 Au'a 'Ia E Kama I Kona Moku kanaloa> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colSpan="2"> <p><center><font size="+2">Au`a `Ia E Kama I Kona Moku</font><font size="+1"> </font>- <font size="-1">by Keaulumoku</font></center> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <dl> <dt>Aua ia e kama e kona moku <dt>E kona moku e kama e aua ia <dt> <dd> <dt>E kama kama kama kama i ka hulu nu <dt>Ke kama kama kama kama i ka huli au <dt> <dd> <dt>Huli hia papio a ilalo i ke alo <dt>Huli hia i ka imu <dt>O ku ka Makii lohelohe <dt>O ka hana ana i hiki ohulehule <dt>Kaa ia ka alihi ao pohaku <dt> <dd> <dt>Me ka upena aku ao ihu aniani <dt>O ka unu o Niu o lani o laa <dt>O Keawe ai ku ai alaa hia <dt> <dd> <dt>Nana i hala pepe ka honua o ka moku <dt>I haale ia i ke kiu welo ka i ka puu <dt>Kowelo lohi ao Kananloa</dt> </dl> </td> <td> <dl> <dt><font color="#d70423">Kama refused to part with his island</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">This is the land held back by Kama</font> <dt><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dd><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dt><font color="#d70423">The son Kama, the highest born</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">The son Kama, who reigns</font> <dt><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dd><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He turns his foes face down (kills them)</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He turns them into the imus</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">Then and lays them before his idols</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He rids the land (of foes) till none exist</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He rolls them aside as he does stones</font> <dt><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dd><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He draws them in as he does his nets</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">To his temple Niu-olani-o-La'a</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">(built) By Keawe, the most sacred one</font> <dt><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dd><font color="#d70423"> </font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He who ruled and made the island subject to him</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">His power arose to the summit of the hills</font> <dt><font color="#d70423">He (Kama) is the powerful descendant of Kanaloa</font></dt> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colSpan="2"> <p><font size="-1"> </font></p> <p><font size="-1">Source: </font><u><font size="-1">Hula Pahu</font></u><font size="-1"> Volume II by Elizabeth Tatar - This mele inoa for Aikanaka, maternal grandfather of Queen Liliuokalani, was composed by Keaulumoku, a priest, and published in the Hawaiian Newspaper "Na Mele Aimoku", 1886. Kama, short for Kamalalawalu was a chief of Maui. Imus are earthern ovens and makii lohilohi is the word for both the sacred cord and/or ritual. The chant refers to the rites of human sacrifice at heiau luakini. Translated by Queen Liliuokalani.</font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>REF: <a href="http://www.huapala.org/Aua_Ia_ami_.html">http://www.huapala.org/Aua_Ia_ami_.html</a></p> <p> </p> </body> </html> <script language="JavaScript" src="http://us.js2.yimg.com/us.js.yimg.com/lib/smb/js/hosting/cp/js_source/whv2_001.js"></script><script language="javascript">geovisit();</script><noscript><img src="http://visit.webhosting.yahoo.com/visit.gif?us1268738838" alt="setstats" border="0" width="1" height="1"></noscript>