he oli. In a dance and game of this sort,
which the author's informant witnessed at Kahuku, Oahu, in
1844, one contestant on each side, in turn, cantillated an
oli during the performance of the game and the dance.

_Oli_

Ke poha, nei; u'ina la!
Kani ole-olei, hau-walaau!
Ke wawa Pu'u-hina-hina;[495]
Kani ka aka, he-hene na pali,
5 Na pali o Ka-iwi-ku'i.[496]
Hanohano, makana i ka Wai-opua.[497]
Malihini ka hale, ua hiki mai;
Kani ka pahu a Lohiau,
A Lohiau-ipo[498] i Haena la.
10 Enaena ke aloha, ke hiki mai;
[Page 249] Auau i ka wai a Kanaloa.[499]
Nana kaua ia Lima-hull,[500] e.
E huli oe a loaa pono
Ka ia nei o-niu.

[Footnote 495: _Pu'u-hina-hina_. A precipitous place on the
coast near Haena.]

[Footnote 496: _Ka-iwi-ku'i_. A high cliff against which the
waves dash.]

[Footnote 497: _Wai-opua_. The name of a pleasant breeze.]

[Footnote 498: _Lohiau-ipo_. The epithet _ipo_, sweetheart,
dear one, was often affixed to the name of Lohiau, in token,
no doubt, of his being distinguished as the object of Pele's
passionate regard.]

[Footnote 499: _Kanaloa_. There is a deep basin, of clear
water, almost fluorescent in its sparkle, in one of the
arched caves of Haena, which is called the water of
Kanaloa--the name of the great God. This is a favorite
bathing place.]

[Footnote 500: Lima-huli. The name of a beautiful valley that
lies back of Haena.]

[Translation]

Song

The rustle and hum of spinning top,
Wild laughter and babel of sound--
Hear the roar of the waves at Pu'u-hina!
Bursts of derision echoed from cliffs,
5 The cliffs of Ka-iwi-ku'i;
And the day is stirred by a breeze.
The house swarms with women and men.
List! the drum-beat of Lohiau,
Lohiau, the lover, prince of Haena--
10 Love glows like an oven at his co