Transcription of PELE AND HIIAKA-A
1 PELEANDHIIAKA-AMYTHINTRODUCTIONIXISCCORD INGtoHawaiianmyth,Pele,thevolcanicAfire- queenandthechiefarchitectoftheHawaiiangr oup,wasa foreigner,borninthemysticallandofKuai-he -Iani,alandnotrootedandanchoredtoonespot ,butthatfloatedfreeliketheFataMorgana,an dthatshoweditselfattimestotheeyesofmysti cs,poetsandseers,agardenland, (Kukulu0 Kahiki), 'smotherwasHaumea,anamethatcropsupasanan ces-torinthehoaryantiquityoftheHawaiianp eople, 'sfireplaceincompanywiththefire-keeperLo no-makua,everwatchfulofhisactions,studio usofhismethods-anapprenticeshipwellfit-t edtoserveheringoodsteadsuchtimeasshewast obecomeHawaii' 'i,a sea-goddess,who,fathomingthelatentambiti onofPele, ,return-ingfromoneofherexpeditionsacross thesea,foundthatPe1e,takingadvantageofhe rabsence, ;butmotherHaumeabadehertakerefugeinthefo ld(pola)ofKa-moho-alii' deityofgreatpowerandauthor-ity,aterrible character, onlybetemporary,andsafetywastobeassuredo nlybyPele'sremovalfromherhomeintheSouthl and, ,includingsuchgodlikebeingsasKa-moho-ali i,Kane-apua,Kane-milo-haiandmanyxPELEAND hiiaka -AMYTH otherrelationsofPele,theyoungest,butnott heleastimportant,ofwhomwasthegirlHiiaka, destinedtobetheheroineofthestoryhereunfo ldedandofwhomitwassaidthats~ewasborninto theworldasa clotofbloodoutoftheposteriorfontanelle(n unoi)ofhermotherHaumea, 'scompanybroughtthemtosomepointnorthwest ofHawaii,alongthatlineofislets,reefs, ,asiftoholdtheplaceforherortobuilditupin tofitnessforhumanresidence,foritwaslittl emorethana ,buttheresultbeingun-favorable,shepassed ontotheinsignificantisletofLehuawhichcli ngslikea ,Pelewasmovedtocrowntherockwithawreathof kau-no'a,whileHiiakacontributeda chap-letoflehuawhichshetookfromherownnec k.
2 KEKAAOAPELEIHAAWIIAKA-MOHO-ALIIIKAHAALEL EANAIAKAHIKIK umakoue helemeku'umaupoki~ialoha,Kaainaamakoui ikeoleaimalaloakunei,A'emakoumeku'upoki' i,kauikawa'a;N o'iaukahoea Ka-moho-alii;A'ea'e,kauikanalu-Henaluhak ikakala,Henalue imianaikaainae ihoakaainaamakoui paemuaakuai:Lelea'eneimakou, ko'upoki'i,a Kane-apua,akahooiliikaihu0kawa'a anoui 'iaukahoea Ka-moho-aliiApaei ;Weboarded-mykinsmenandI -ourcraft,Ourpilotwellskilled, 'ermountedandmasteredthewaves;Theseawasr oughandchoppy,butthewavesBoreussurelyont oourdestinedshore-TherockNihoa,thefirstl andwetouched; ,Kane-apua,Heloadedthebowtillitduckedint hewaves;Ka-moho-aliimaroonedthelad,Leftt heboyontheisletNihoaAnd,pilotwellskilled , ,Ka-moho-aliiwouldhavesteeredforNiihau,b utPele,ina spasmoftendernessthatsmileslikeanoasisin herlife,ex-claimed,"HowIpityourlittlebro therwhojourneyedwithustillnow!" 'thepoettellthestory:Hui(a)ihoneikawa'aa Ka-moho-aliiEkiianai kolakoupokii,iaKane-apua, 'a0Ka-moho-aliiiukanei0 Nihoa,Kaheaakuneiikolakoupokii,iaKane-ap ua,Ekauakurnakapola0kawa' 'a0Ka-moho-alii-Hewa'ae holoanaiNiihau,Kauakunei0Ka-moho-aliiika laau,hepaoa,(b)(a)Hui,anelidedformofhuH, thelbeingdropped.
3 (b) (PauloHokii.)ThePaoamentionedinverseeigh twasadiviningrodusedtodeterminethesuitab ilityofanyspotforPele' ,thePaoastatrwasplantedinPanaewaandbecam ealivingtree, 'sinformantsaysthatitisatreeknowntothepr esentgenerationofmen."Ihaveseenstickscut fromit,"saidhe,"butnotthelivingtreeitsel f."XIIPELEANDHIIAKA-AMYTHE imianai kolakouainaenohoai,0 Kauai:Aolena'ei loa' ,hepaoa;OAhu(c) 'akai,Aolena'e 'scoast;Theyshouttothelad,toKane-apua,Co meaboard,restwithusonthepola.(.d)Ka-moho -aliiturnsnowhisprow, ,TotestifKauai'stobetheirhome; ,TotryifOahu'sthewishedforland:Theythrus tinthestaffatSaltLakeCrater," ,Ka-moho-alii,whostillhadPeleinhiskeepin g,leftthecanoeinchargeofHoloholo-kaiand, withtherestoftheparty, ,asatAlia-pa'akai,Puowaena(PunchbowlHill ),Leahi(DiamondHead),andlastlyatMakapu'u Point,butnowherewithasatisfactoryrespons e.(ThewordsofPeleinthesecondverseoftheka aonexttobegivenleadonetoinferthatshemust foratimehaveentertainedthethoughtthatthe yhadfoundthedesiredhavenatPele-ula-asmal lland-divisionwithinthelimitsofthepresen tcityofHonolulu.)
4 Letthepoettellthestory:Kekuneimakoue imikahienohoalAloa'arnaPele-ula:oKapo-ul a-kina'ukawahine;(c) , (d)Pola,theraisedplatforminthewaistofthe canoe, 'ai kalaekapu0 Maka-pu' ;ImiiaKane-hoa-Iani,Aloa' ,0 Puna:Eluakauai ,walohiawale:EKane-hoa-Iani,e-e!EKane-ho a-Iani,e-e!Alohakaua!Kaukahokuhookahi,he Iei kealaloa!Alohakamakukukapaakawahine!Hewa hinelohiau,nanaikamakani;Hemakanilohiau, haupumaioloko!TRANSLATIONW ewenttoseekforabidingplace,Andfoundit,we thought,inPele-ula-DameKapo-sheofthered- piedrobe-Founditinthesacredcape,Maka-pu' u; ; ,suchsadness!Whereartthou,Kane-hoa-Iani? oFatherKane,whereartthou?Hailtothee,0 Father,andhailtome! ,girlwhobeatsouttapaforwomen-Thehome-com ingwifewhowatchesthewind,Thehauntingwind thatsearchesthehouse!XIIIT hesurveyofOahucompleted,andKamoho-aliiha vingre-sumedcommandofthecanoe,Peleuttere dherfarewellandtheyvoyagedontothecluster ofislandsofwhichMauiisthecenter:Aloha,Oa hu,e-e!EhuHanamakouikaainamamuaaku,Kahia ,Oahu!Wepressontolandsbeyond, ,Paoa,madeonthewest-ernpartofMauiaswella sontheadjoiningislandsofMolokaiandLanaip rovingunsatisfactory,Pelemovedontotheexp lora-tionofthenobleformofHale-a-ka-latha tdomesEastMaui, ,Ka-moho-alii:"Onegirdleyetservesforyoua ndforme,"wasthenotethatstillrangoutasaco nfessionofdependence, ,herinveterateenemyN a-maka-o-ka-ha'i,whohadtrailedherallthew ayfromKahikiwiththepersistencyofasea-wol f,appearedintheoffing, ,asNa-maka-o-ka-ha'ipassedthesand-spitof Moku-papapa,Kane-milo-hai,who,itwillbere membered,hadbeenleftthereinchargeastheag entofPele,hailedherwiththequestion:"Wher eareyougoingsofast?
5 ""Todestroymyenemy,todestroyPele,"washer answer."ReturntoKahiki,lestyouyourselfbe destroyed,"wastheadviceofKane-milo-haLPe le,acceptingthegagethrowndownbyN a-maka-o-kaha'i,withthereluctantconsento fherguardianKa-moho-alii, ,aidedbyherdragonconsort, 'sbodywerecastupatKahiki-nui,wheretheyar estillpointedoutasthebonesofPele(naiwi0 Pele.)(Shewasonlybruised).Ka-moho-aliiwa sdismayedthinkingPeletohavebeendestroyed ;-but,lookingacrosstheAle-nui-hahachanne l,hesawthespirit-formofPeleflamingintheh eavens, 'i,sheretiredfromthebattleexultant,think ingthatherenemyPelewasdonefor:butwhenshe re-portedhervictorytoKane-milo-hai, ,butKane-milo-haidis-suadedherfromthisfo olhardyundertaking,saying,"Sheisinvincib le;shehasbecomeaspirit." ' ,a goddessnow, ,aloha,e!Aloha0 Moloka'i,aloha,e!Aloha0 Lana'i,aloha,e!Aloha0 Kaho'olawe,aloha,e!Kumakouehele,e!oHawai ika kaainaAmakouenohoaiamauloaaku;Kealaho'ia makoui hikimaiai,HealapaoaolekQKa-moho-alii,KoP ele,koKane-milo-hai,koKane-apua,KoHiiaka -kano'iau-ikapoli0 Pele, 'SFAREWELLTOMAUlFarewelltothee,Maui,fare well!
6 Farewelltothee,Moloka'i,farewell!Farewel ltothee,Lana'i,farewell!Farewelltothee,K aho'olawe,farewell!Westandallgirdedfortr avel:Hawaii,itseems, ;-'TwastherouteofKa-moho-alii,OfPeleandK ane-milo-hai,RoutetraveledbyKane-apua,an dbyHiiaka,thewise, ,a placewhichtheynamedMoku-aweo-we()-,-nott hesiteofthepresentcraterofthatname, ,"because,"saidthey,"ourjourneywaslong." ,whentheelepaiouttereditsnote, , ;amongthemavarietyofkalocalledaweii,well suitedforuplandgrowth;theulu(bread-fruit );themaia(banana);thepala-a(anediblefern );theawa(Pipermethysticum) ,beingintherainbelt, ,however,thatKilauea,oritsvicinity, , ,onherhumansideatleast, ,inthenarrativethatfollowsherrelationsto humanityareofthatexceptionalcharactertha tstraddle,asitwere,thatborderlinewhichse paratesthehumanfromthesuperhuman,butfort hemostpartoccupytheregiontotheothersideo fthatline,theregioninto \1 YTHT hencomesmyheraldofpeace,withItsear-tingl ing(b)messageoflove, ,Revealingthetricksofthemerfolktwain,The irbodiesdeadasthecorpseofKingLog,Andwith themthatoftheMermaidQueen;Forarayhaspier cedtotheirrestingplace, 'recaught,myfellows,you'recaught!
7 NeitherKuanorKahole-a-Kanewererelievedof theirguiltyfearsbyHiiaka' ,whenatlastshecameupwiththemandfoundthem penitent,coweringinthebrush,wastheirreti rementfromtheocean:notalightstroke,howev er,beingalmosttheequivalentoftakingawaya mariner'scommission,thusseparatinghimfro mhischosenelement, ,who,afterahotclimb,isstandingonthesummi tofPohakea;sheisgazingwithraptandclearvi sionfarawayinthedirectionofherownhome-la nd,hermokulehua, ,undertheinspirationofthemoment,disregar dtheoceanforeground,onwhosegentlyheaving bosommightbeseenthecanoethatholdsLohiaua ndWahine-oma' :aswellingmountainousmassofflame-shotclo uds, ;but,saddestandmostheart-rendingofallist hethoughtthatherownHopae,thebeautiful,th eaccomplished,thegenerous,thedarlingofhe rheart-HopoePELEANDHUAKA-Al\ ,whoseacceptedem-blemandfavoritepoetical metamorphosiswasatalllehuatreeinfullblos som, ,howevermuchshewouldputitaside,remainedt ofesterinherheart.( )Thesongnextgiven-bysomedubbedapule,beca useofitsseriouspurpose,nodoubt-seemstobe entitledtoadmissiontothenarrative:Alunaa uaPoha-kea,Kuau,nanaiaPuna:PoPunaikauaaw aawa;PohinaPunaikauanoenoe;Helekea ikai0kaLa-hiku0a'ulehua,oa'ulehuaiaina(a )kamanu;Ilahui(b)aia ,kehuki'a(c)lai kai0 Nana-huki-Hulale'awalei kai0 Nana-huki,e !
8 TRANSLATIONO ntheheightsofPoha-keaIstandandlookfortho nPuna-Puna,peltedwithbitterrain,Veiledwi thadownpourblackasnight!Gone,gonearemyfo rests,lehuasWhosebloomoncegavethebirdsne ctar!Yettheywereinsuredwithapromise! !Amerrydanceforthemtothesea,Downtothesea atNana-huki! ,onlanding(a)Aina,tofurnishfood.(b)Lahui ,wholly,entirely.(c)Huki,tofetchawidecou rse; , , ,theoceancalmed, ,feelingthewarmbloodofyoungmanhoodswellt hecocklesofhisheartandfindingopportunity athand, 'sandusedeveryargumenttobringhertoaccept hispointofview.\;Vahine-oma'ohadamindofh erownandthoughtnotatallaversetoloveandit sdoingsandthoughverymuchdrawntothislover inparticular,shedecidedlyobjectedtocompr omis-ingherrelationswithHiiaka,butabovea ll,withthedreadmistressoftheVolcano, ,Wahine-oma' ,knowingthatpassiongrowsbywhatitfeedson, shepresentlycutshorthisrationsandtoldhim tobe-havehimself, ,asonemightplacerawmeatbeforeahungrydog; bysomewitcheryofpsychologicpowershestirr edhimuptodoanddare,yetatthesametimesheim pelledWahine-oma'otoaccept,butonlyacerta indegree, ,beitunderstood, ,itneededbutaglancetotellherthattheconta giumplantedinthesoilofLohiau' :Alunaau0 Poha-kea,Wehekailio(a)ikonakapa;(a)Ilia, , ,iftotheeast, \h.
9 \.-Al\IYTI~165 Hanaialualu(b)ikekulaQl\1iki-kala,(c)Ike kula0 Puha-malo(d)Hakaka,kipikipi0 Kai-a-ulu(e)mekekanaka;Uaku'i-ku'iwaleah a'ina(f)naihu;Uakaikaumekawaimaka,1kekul a0 Lualua-Iei,(g)e !KU\1leialohanooluano,e!TRANSLATION1stan dahighonPoha-kea;Thedogofstormstripsoffh isrobe;AzephyrfansyonheatedplainofMiki-k alaandPuha-maI6:-\;\Tildstrife'tweenthem anandtheSeabreeze:I seenosesflattened,broken,Fountainsbecome ofwaterandtears!Thismygarlandoflovetoyou two! hiiaka 'svoicehadthepreciousqualityof carryingherwordsandmakingthemaudibletoag reatdistance, ,therefore,didnot,onthisoccasion, \;\Tahine-oma'ocalmedtheirpassionatecont entionsandproceededdiscreetlyontheirwayI -lavingpassedKalae-loa,(h)theircanoeswun gintothatinvertedarcofOahu'scoast-line,i nthemiddleofwhichglisten,liketwopartedro wsofwhiteteeth, ,Hiiakaindulgedherfancyinasongthatwasofa different~ ,shedescribestherivers,swollenbyheavyrai ns,rushingimpetuouslyalonginboundingtorr ents,(b)H(( (c,Ii)J1r'iki-/':alaandPuha-malo,namesof placesalongthecoastofOahuintJwregionunde robservation.))
10 (e)Kai-a-?tln,awindfeltontheleewardsideo fOahu.(f)Ha'ina1/(/' (/. ,ashere,therefore,meansexcessivekissing. (g)I,?/a/lla-lci,til('nameofaplaininthis region.(h)Barber' :AmakaniKua-mu(a)lehuakouka;Keho'o-wa'a- wa'aa'elaEuaiHana-kahi,(b)e-e:Keuala,uam ailaHiloAmokukahawai,pihaakulaN ahaleLehua(c)akekai,e-e!TRANSLATIONKua-m upaystolltotheforests-Cloud-columnsthatv eerandsway,FreightedwithrainforHila, 'scaverns, 'spausesheresumed,thoughInquiteadif-fere ntstrain:Aianoke'kualaiuka;Kehoalaikapap aa enaena,Apulelo(d)maikaohi'a0kalua;Maewa( e)kepo'0,pu'u,newaikamakani,I kahoonaueiaekaawaawa,e-e!TRANSLATIONT hegodisatworkinthehills;Shehasfiredthepl ainoven-hot;(a)Kua-mu,saidtobethenameofa wind,theblowingofwhichcausedheavyrainint hewoodsbackofHilo.(b)Hana-kahi,anancient kingofHilo, (c)HaleLehua,anevidentallusiontothegodde ss,ormermaid, , (Seeaccountgivenonp.(d)Pulelo,aworddescr iptiveofthetremoroftheflamesthatwrappedt hetrees.(e)Maewa,tofork,orbranch, \-A1\1 YTHT heforest-fringeofthepitisaflame;-Fire-to ngues,fire-globes,thatswayinthewind-Thef iercebitterbreathoftheGoddess!))))
