Kuokoa Home Rula, Volume VII, Number 19, 7 May 1909 — Hiiaka Chant. [ARTICLE]

Hiiaka Chant.

1 Aole au e hele ina lae ino b Koolau, 2 Ina lae rflaka kai' o Moeau, 3 Hele ana ka wahine au hula ana ona pali, 4 Nana ,uhu kai o Makapuu, 5 He ia ai na ka wahine o Malei, 6 Na ka e noho ana i kaulu aka makani, 7 I Koolau ke ola oka huakai malihini, 8 Kanaenae ika lau weuweu, 9 Ola ika pua oka mauu, 10 E Malei—e! E uwe kaual m#« * * « 1 I> will not go to the stormy capes of Koolau, 2 T6 the sea-beaten capes of Moeau, 3 There goes the woman thaf swims across the sea cliffs, 4 Th;e woman that watches the travelin'g uhu of Makapuu 5 A fish ,for the woman Malei, tō eat, 6 The woman that sits on a windy ridge, 7 To Koolau, the traveling strangers looked for £pod, 8 Offering up as sacrific, the hlaelea of grass, 9 Atid li've on the ,young stioots of grass, 10' 0 Malei! Let us, greet paeh other.

" The vaJueof a iegislator's service is not measured alone by the number of bills he passes, but raihei by the character of the measures he secures the enactment of anel hy his opposition to ill-considerd and unwise measuies Ihe fact about it is that some of the most valuable service 1 have seen rendered by legislators within the scope of my own experience, has been op'position—the defeat of un wise measure. A legfslator who has not upon the statute books at the close of the session any measure of bis own authorship need not feel disappointed if he stood with mtelligent resolution in opposition. to the enactment of some that were not though mtended, īn the large puhlie interest. Fairbank's Hiwaiian Lcgislative Speech.