Kohala

“ At Aiwohikupua's words, one of Cold-nose's backers came up behind Aiwohikupua and said: "Here! do not speak to Cold-nose; he is the best man in Kohala; the heavy weights of Kohala can not master that man." ”

“ No one shall stay behind except those that are unable to walk. Ask for all the men, women and children and let all the canoes of Kohala be furnished for this voyage.”
A hiki o Kepakailiula i Kohala, moe a hiki i ka wa ala, ninau aku keia i kahi wahine opiopio, ia Kapuaokeonaona: “He punahele no oe i ko makuakane?” Ae mai kela: “Ae, ma ka’u e olelo ai malaila kela.” “Ae, e olelo oe i ko makuakane, o na kanaka a pau o Kohala nei, e holo i ka makaikai me a’u i Maui; aohe kanaka a noho, o ka mea ku ae a hina iho ke noho; o na kane, o na wahine, na keiki e hele; o na waa a pau loa o Kohala nei.” ”

“ This fires the gaze of men, and the hero of the day with flaming eyes, springs and clasps his love, crying as he bears her away: “Thou shalt dance in my hut in Kohala for me alone, forever!”
At this, a stout yet grizzled man of the isle lifts up his voice and wails: “Kaala, my child, is gone. Who shall soothe my limbs when I return from spearing the ohua? And who shall feed me with taro and breadfruit like the chief of Olowalu, when I have no [163] daughter to give away? I must hide from the chief or I die.” And thus wailed out Opunui, the father of Kaala. ”

“ If I had won the battle I would have gone to Kohala and put every man, woman and child to the spear, save Aelani and Hiwa and Kaanaana and all of noble birth, whom I would have kept for the sacrifice; I would have made Kohala fat with slaughter; I would have drenched Ku’s altar with the blood of the goddess-born. Then Ku would have had [Pg 95] more cause for rejoicing than in the sacrifice of one old man. ”

“ Kamalalawalu made answer: “Kauhiakama says Kohala is depopulated; the people are only at the beach.” To this remark of Kamalalawalu, Lanikaula replied: “You sent your son Kauhiakama to investigate as to how many people there were on Hawaii. He returned and made his report to you that there were not many people there, but Kauhiakama did not see the number of people in Kohala because he traveled on the seashore, reaching Kona from Kawaihae and arrived on the heights of Huehue. ”

“ Thus the chief is killed. Then Kaulanapokii sings an incantation to the various fires burning her brothers' flesh, to tell her where their bones are concealed. With the bones she brings her brothers to life, and they all return to Kona, abandoning "the proud land of Kohala and its favorite wind, the Aeloa."
PUPUHULUENA The spirits have potatoes, yam, and taro at Kalae Point, Kau, but the Kohala people have none. Pupuhuluena goes fishing from Kohala off Makaukiu, and the fishes collect under his canoe. As he sails he leaves certain kinds of fish as he goes until he comes just below Kalae. ”

“ When Ihuanu heard this from Aiohikupua, he made reply: “You are a very conceited man. I am the best man among all the people of Kohala, and here you have asked that there must be three of us on one side to meet you alone on your side. You are the most conceited2 man that I have ever seen. What are you to me?”
A pae o Aiohikupua ma Kohala, pii aku la lakou e ike i ka mokomoko. A hiki lakou, oili mai la o Ihuanu, a kahea mai la: “Owai mai ma kela aoao e mokomoko mai me a’u,” aohe kanaka aa mai, ua makau ia o Ihuanu e na mea a pau loa. ”

“ Because of these words of Aiohikupua, one of the strong men in Kohala who had come to witness the games came up behind Aiohikupua and said to him: “Say, don’t get Ihuanu angry, for he is the strongest man in Kohala; there is nothing kept away from him when he asks.” At this Aiohikupua pushed him to one side3 whereby the man was killed. Upon seeing this, one of the warriors came up behind Ihuanu and said to him: “Say, Ihuanu, we see that our side will not be victorious this day. I am sure the stranger will win out, because one of our companions is killed by just receiving a mere push. ”

“ She swam northwesterly, down the coast—that is, with the prevailing winds—until she came to Niulii, which is just beyond the mountains of Hamakua and on the edge of Kohala. It was only four or five miles; but [Pg 67] when she reached Niulii she knew not whether her journey was nearly ended or only just begun, for Kaanaana, not leaving the control of his affairs to others, travelled much within his domains. So she went to a hut and wakened a fisherman, who told her that the Lord of Kohala was camped not a mile away with a hundred fighting men. ”

“ And she said: “The Lord of Kohala is the wisest and greatest of the nobles. He and the lesser chiefs have spoken well; but fear now dwells in the heart of Aa and in the hearts of his followers. My manao is to strike before it passeth away, that the hearts of the chiefs in the south may also become like white wax of cocoanuts, and [Pg 77] that they may turn from him in the beginning.”
“As Hiwa hath said, so be it!” exclaimed Aelani. “We march to-morrow at break of day. The thunderbolt is swifter than the thunder.” ”

“ The rebellion was organized with extraordinary rapidity, and when Kalapana suddenly made his appearance in Kohala at the head of a large army, Kamaiole was in no condition to meet him. He hurriedly despatched his lunapais, or war-messengers, to the chiefs of Kohala, Kona, Hamakua and Hilo, commanding their prompt assistance, and summoned the priests and diviners of the heiau of Mookini to make unusual sacrifices to the gods and to bring him at once the auguries of the uprising. ”

“ The banks are quite low and often cultivated to the river's edge. But across the flat valley there is on either side a splendid panorama of mountains. From Baramiila the character of the Jhelam suddenly changes, and for the next 70 miles to Kohala, where the traveller crosses by a fine bridge into the Panjab, it rushes down a deep gorge, whose sides are formed by the Kajnag mountains on the right, and the Pir Panjal on the left, bank. ”

“ In a large double canoe, painted red, and at its masthead flying the pennon of an aha-alii, Iwikauikaua, with a score or more of attendants, set sail from Kohala in quest of adventure. Passing Maui, he spent some time in visiting the small island of Lanai, where he was entertained in a princely manner by the leading chiefs. Proceeding thence to Molokai, he remained a week or more in the neighborhood of Kalaupapa, and then sailed for Oahu. ”

“ Life is made up of trifles, and I desire my book to represent my life. A number of people—ladies, men, and children—came into the bungalow at 2 o'clock, having made a double march and overtaken us; so we are very closely packed, even the verandah being occupied.
SEPTEMBER 10th.—To Kohala, six miles, nearly all the way down a terribly steep and rough hill to the banks of the Jhelum—which river has taken a great bend among the mountains and now runs at right angles to its former course. ”

“ It seemed so funny at first for us grown people to be taken up like children; but we got accustomed to it, the men lifting us easily, and placing us in the boat as dry and comfortable as possible. By three o'clock in the afternoon we were off Honoipu, where we were to disembark. This is the landing for Kohala. Mr. Bond met us, and a kind German was there with his wagon to take grandma and the baggage to Mr. B.'s house. The rest of us went on horseback. Before grandpa mounted his horse, the natives gathered about him, and asked by an interpreter how old he was. ”

“ Early that morning Kepakailiula boarded his canoe and set out on his journey back to Kohala, where he arrived in good time and went to sleep.
Hoi aku la o Kepakailiula a pae i Kohala. Komo aku la i loko o ka hale a moe iho la, a ao ae la lakou paina a pau loa.
At daylight the next day they came together and had their morning meal. At the end of the meal he said to his young wife, Kapuaokeonaona: “Say, I have a word for you and it must be between ourselves only. Are you a favorite with your father?” “Yes,” said she. “I am a favorite. Everything I will ask he will do.” “Yes? ”

“ KUAUAMOA At Kawaihae, Kohala, lives the great trickster, Kuauamoa. He knows Davis and Young after they are made prisoners by the natives, and thus learns some English words. On the plains of Alawawai he meets some men going to sell rope to the whites and they ask him to instruct them what to say. He teaches them to swear at the whites. When the white men are about to beat the peddlers, they drop the rope and run away. ”

“ No Kohala o Uma, o Puehuehu kona aina i noho ai. Malaila aku kona hele ana a hiki i Puuhue, he puu noia e ku la ma ka hema o Kohala, he wahi paapu i na laau a me ka nahelehele. A hiki o Uma malaila, he wahi io paakai kana wahi ukana e lawe ana, ia ia i hoomaka ai e komo i ka nahelehele, loaa aku la ia ia eha kanaka e noho ana, oioi, oia hoi he hoomaha. Elua kanaka ma ke kapa o ke alanui, hookahi mawaena, hookahi e ku ana iluna. ”

“ On the morning on which Liholiho sailed in his canoe for Kohala, the chiefs and people mourned after their manner on occasion of a chief’s death, conducting themselves like madmen and like beasts. Their conduct was such as to forbid description; The priests, also, put into action the sorcery apparatus, that the person who had prayed the King to death might die; for it was not believed that Kamehameha’s departure was the effect either of sickness or old age. ”

“ To-morrow morning there will be a tabu, and, if the sacrifice be delayed until that time, forty men must die.’
“Then the high priest, Hewahewa, inquired of the chiefs, ‘Where shall be the residence of King Liholiho?’ They replied, ‘Where, indeed? You, of all men, ought to know.’ Then the priest observed, ‘There are two suitable places; one is Kau, the other is Kohala.’ The chiefs preferred the latter, as it was more thickly inhabited. The priest added, ‘These are proper places for the King’s residence; but he must not remain in Kona, for it is polluted.’ This was agreed to. ”

“ No keia make ana o Halepaki, ke kumu i ao ai o Kaipalaoa i ka hoopapa. He akamai o Wailea kona makuahine ia mea, ao iho la laua a pau ko Wailea ike. Olelo aku la o Wailea ia Kaipalaoa: “O hele a ko makuahine i Kohala, aia i ke ’lii ia Kukuipahu, o Kalenaihaleauau ka inoa, nana e ao ia oe a pau loa.”
When he arrived in Kohala his aunt began her instructions. She taught him all she knew relating to the profession: the things above and the things below, in the uplands and in the lowlands; the things that happen by day and the things that happen by night; of death and of life ”

“ Noho aku la laua hookahi hana o ka moe, a haohao na makua i ka ike ole ia aku o Makolea, no ka mea he wahi kaawale ko laua. Hele mai la laua e nana, a ike iho la laua, he kane ke kumu o ka nalo ana. Lawe ae la laua ia Makolea a kau iluna o na waa, holo i Maui, haalele aku la ia Kepakailiula e moe ana. Ala mai la o Kepakailiula [505] a na makua, hele mai la mauka a Kohala, makai na waa me ka wahine. A hiki i Kohala, holo loa na waa i Maui, noho lakou i Kohala. ”

“ Waika, a place in Kohala. ↑
237 Kaka i ka hau, etc., strike off the dew, the water of the day. ↑
238 Makili loa, very high is the sun, above in the upland of Kaipuhaa. ↑
239 Haa na makani, the winds dance, pa, etc., strike and contend together. ↑
240 Paio i ke alo, etc., contending in the presence of Makanipalua, (lit. two-fold divided wind) . ↑
241 Aoi for aole lua, there is no second, none like the goodness of Kohala. ↑
242 Kuipeia, struck upon or pounded by the wind Apaa, name of a north or northwesterly wind. ”

“ A pae aku la lakou i Kawaihae, lele aku la kela mea keia mea i uka, uwe ka wahine, uwe ke keiki, ilaila lakou i lalau ai, poina loa iho la ke keiki. Noho iho la o Kuapakaa i na waa o lakou, i ke ao a me ka po, malalo o na waa, ma keia noho ana, aohe makamaka, o kana ai, o ka ai i maloo a lakou i holo mai ai. [127]
Some time after this, Kuapakaa heard that the season for flying-fish had commenced at Kohala, so very early one morning he came upon a couple of fishermen, who were fastening on the lashings of their canoe, making preparations for going out fishing for flying-fish. ”

“ I aku o Kuapakaa: “Aohe o Keawenuiaumi waa o laila, no’u ia mau waa, he ee waa lakou, no ka mea, owau no ia e kiai nei, ina no lakou ka waa, ina ua noho mai lakou e kiai.” I aku lakou i ke keiki: “Aohe o makou makemake i ka waa, o na kino no o kakou ka waiwai e pili ai.” Ae mai ke keiki: “Ae, heaha la hoi ka hewa.”
The result of the first race was spread abroad about Kohala, Hamakua and Hilo. In the arrangement for the second race the men said to the boy: “The race must take place in Kau. Each canoe must be six fathoms in length.” ”

“ Aka, ike ole aku la o Kauhiakama i ka nui o na kanaka o Kohala, no ka mea, ma kahakai ka hele ana; a hele aku la a hiki i Kona, hele aku la mai Kawaihae aku a hoea iluna o Huehue, aole no e ike i na kanaka olaila, no ka mea he a-a wale no; aka, hele aku la ma Kona loa a hiki i Kau, ina i ke kakahiaka nui ka hele ana ma Kona, aole e loaa kanaka ia wa, no ka mea, ua pau na kanaka o ia wahi iuka a o kekahi poe, ua pau i ka lawaia, a o ka poe koe iho he poe palupalu; a nolaila ka loaa ole o na kanaka o Kona ia Kauhiakama ma ia hele ana. ”

“ The lepers obeyed, crawling away to their lairs in the cliff, until only Koolau remained, sitting motionless in the moonlight, his rifle across his knees, as he gazed far down to the boats landing on the beach.
The far head of Kalalau Valley had been well chosen as a refuge. Except Kiloliana, who knew back-trails up the precipitous walls, no man could win to the gorge save by advancing across a knife-edged ridge. This passage was a hundred yards in length. At best, it was a scant twelve inches wide. On either side yawned the abyss. A slip, and to right or left the man would fall to his death. ”