HIIAKA LEARNS OF THE DEATH OF LOHIAU
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Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
Source notes
Noho ana Kama-pua’a i ka Halau-a-ola.
Kama-pua’a finds refuge in the hall of life.
10Hala-aniani, a small lake of fresh water in a cave at Haena, in which the writer has bathed. ↑
11Koa maka-iwa, idols with eyes of mother o’ pearl. To this class belonged Ku-kaili-moku, the famous war god of Kamehameha. ↑
12Halawa, the largest valley on Moloka’i, a stronghold of priestcraft and sorcery. “Ua o’o na pule o Moloka’i,” the incantations of Moloka’i are ripe, became a proverbial expression. ↑
13Hea, a stream near Haena. ↑