PELE AND HIIAKA-A - SOEST

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.

2 ButmotherHaumeabadehertakerefugeinthefol d(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, :KEKAAOAPELEIHAAWIIAKA-MOHO-ALIIIKAHAALE LEANAIAKAHIKIK umakoue helemeku'umaupoki~ialoha,Kaainaamakoui ikeoleaimalaloakunei,A'emakoumeku'upoki' i,kauikawa'a;N o'iaukahoea Ka-moho-alii.

3 A'ea'e,kauikanalu-Henaluhakikakala,Henal ue 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!

4 " '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.(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.

5 (.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.)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!

6 EKane-hoa-Iani,e-e!Alohakaua!Kaukahokuho okahi,heIei 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!

7 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?

8 ""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.

9 " ' ,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!Farewelltothee,Moloka'i,farewell!Fa rewelltothee,Lana'i,farewell!Farewelltot hee,Kaho'olawe,farewell!Westandallgirded fortravel:Hawaii,itseems, ;-'TwastherouteofKa-moho-alii,OfPeleandK ane-milo-hai,RoutetraveledbyKane-apua,an dbyHiiaka,thewise, ,a placewhichtheynamedMoku-aweo-we()-,-nott hesiteofthepresentcraterofthatname, ,"because,"saidthey,"ourjourneywaslong.

10 " ,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!