Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume VII, Number 15, 11 April 1868 — Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. He mele no Kualii, Kulanipipili, Ku-LANIOAKA, KUNUIAKEA & c. [ARTICLE]

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa.

He mele no Kualii, Kulanipipili, KuLANIOAKA, KUNUIAKEA &c.

I haku ia e Kumahukia a me Kaiwiokaekaha, na kahu ponoi o Kualii; ma ke kaua i Kunia, ma Keahumoa i Lihue. Ua hanau ia o Kualii ma Kalapawai, ma Kailua, Koolaupoko, i ka A.D. 1555. O Mahuluanuiokalani ka makuahine, a o Kauakahi a Kahoowahaokalani ka makuakane. Ua waiho aku au i ke Kumuuli me Kumulipo no ka mohai ole ka! Pela paha oukou. S. M. KAMAKAU. 1. Hanau koia Kalani, He 'Lii he ulahiwa nui, O Pineaaikalani ko kupunakane, Hanau Kalani ke alii, Hua mai nei a lehulehu, Kowiliwili ka hua na Kalani, Lele wale mai nei no maluna, Ka leina a Kalani weliweli, He alii pii aku, koi aku, a-e aku, Wele aku a loaa i ka lani paa ka ! Ke Alii—e Ku—e he inoa— 2. Ina no ka oe iona e Ku, O Ku o ke koi maka lani, Kakai ka aha maueleka na Ku, Koia kai la emi la e Ku, Kai Makalii, kai Kaelo, Kai a-e Kaulua, Ka malama hoolauai a Makalii, O ke poko ai hele, ai iwi na, O ka pokipoki nana i ai, O ka iwi o alakapoki—e, O ka iwi o alakapoki—e, O niele, o nieniele, o launieniele, O kanaka o ka wai, O Ku—o ke Alii o Kauai—o Ku. 3. O Kunuiakea, o Kumahakea, O Kumahakea ke Alii, Ke puka alii mai pakela, He puna kaa moku ka lani, O ke oki o Nanaiea, o Luamea, O Kamehameha o Luahaohaokapo, O ka po ana no ka po e moe nei—e, He hao wale hoi ka po i ka moe ana, He nalu e haki, E poi ana i ka hau ka! Aipo, He kulana kaha Kapualei, He pala au kalo i kai e Pule—e, He uka waa ia la la Kaiaka, He nahele huna kauaka na'u o Lehua, He halau ko Kakaina—e, He uka Kapapale, he kai Kawaahaki, He papa limukohu E apo ana i ka lima ka ! Luakini, O Kalani o ke kua i ka puohelani, O ka puohelani i ke kai o Peapea, O Maui ke kikoolani, Nana i helea ka la—e, O ke opu ohe i ka honua, O ka punohu i ka moana, O ke kino ia o ka onohi, E kau ana i Hanakewa—e, O ka maka o Kuaiahi, O ke alii nona ka uli, Nona ka moku—la. 4. O ka hauli o kuu akua ia o Manuhi, Lele Ku he omea lani, Hele aku la he kawa ke'lii, He mauna i kiekie Kalani, He pali loa alii Kuihewa, He anaha Kane, He kaiewalu Kahoowaha, He papaholahola Kauakahi, He niaupio Ku no ka aina—e. Hc kohola Nuuanu, He koa ka i kai, He poi ka puao i Malailua, He nalu hooili waa Leleaanae, He uka lilo ia la Kepani, He ki ko laila mea nui, He moolehua Kamakahala, E kapili ana i ka manu paala—e. He uka Kawainui, He nahelehele laau, He kai i ala Waiauia, He uka lilo i ala o Kea, He kahakai o Uli, E ala ana i ka po iki Waiha—e, Ke hoohae ae la Kaiaiki, Ke paio ae la me ke Kiu,

Pela ke kiu ana i ka puu, Aia la oe i ka aina—e. O Kaha ia nei o Kawelo, O na kamalua ia a Kaioe, Hana ka aukuku a ka ua i ka lani, Hana kuapoi ke kaupaku o Hilo, I malu ka hale i ka u—a o Kauai, O Kauai nui mauna hoahoa, Hohola ana ilalo o Keolewa, Inu mai ana o Niihau ma i ke kai—e, O Kiki ma ka ! kai Keolewa. O ka laau maka owahi ka ! kai luna–e —O Hawaii— 5. O Hawaii mauna kiekie, Hoho i ka lani o Kauiki, I halo ia ka hono o na moku i ke kai, E hopu ana o Kauiki—e o Kauiki, O Kauiki ka mauna i ke opaipai, E kala e hio, e hina o Kauiki, O Kauai—e o Kauai— 6. O Kauai nui kuapapa, Noho i ka lulu o Waianae, He lae Kaena, e lae hala Kahuku, Kua mauna holo i ka hau Kaala, E moe mai ana o Waialua ilalo, O Waialua ia o Mokuleia, A Mokuleia ka hala, Ka ipu ia mano, He loko ia mano lawalu, Hiu lalakea o Kaena, Mano hele lalo o Kauai—e, O la––lo o Kauai ko aina— Ke holo nei o Ku i Kauai—e Ke holo nei o Ku i Kauai, E ai i ka oopu maka poko O Hanakapaiai—e, Ke hoi nei o Ku i Oahu, E ike i ka oopu kuia, Ia hilahila o Kawainui, Ke lana nei la iloko ka wai, A pala ka hala ula i kai—e, He hoailona ia no Ku, Ua pae mai—la, O Kauai— Aole i pau.