ad; the one selected by the pupils in
a school of the hula to be their agent and mouthpiece (p. 29).

_Pua'a_ (pu-a'a)--a pig; the name of a hula (p. 228).

_Puka_ (pu-ka)--a hole, a doorway, to pass through.

_Pule_ (pu-le)--a prayer; an incantation; to pray.

_Pulou_ (pu-lo'u)--to muffle; to cover the head and face (p. 31).

_Puniu_ (pu-ni-u)--a coconut shell; a small drum made from the coconut
shell (p. 141); a derisive epithet for the human headpiece.

_Ti_, or _ki_--a plant (Dracaena terminalis) that has large smooth green
leaves used for wrapping food and in decoration. Its fleshy root becomes
syrupy when cooked (p. 44).

_Uka_ (u-ka)--landward or mountainward.

_Uku-lele_ (u-ku-le-le)--a flea; a sort of guitar introduced by the
Portuguese.

_Uniki_ (u-ni-ki)--the debut or the first public performance of a hula
actor. (Verse 21 of mele on p. 17.)

_Waa_ (wa'a)--a canoe.

_Wahine_ (wa-hi-ne)--a female; a woman; a wife.

_Wai_--water.

_Waialeale_ (Wai-a-le-a-le)--billowy water; the central mountain on the
island of Kauai (p. 106).

INDEX

[NOTE.--All Hawaiian words, as such (except catch words), are
italicized.]

AALA KUPUKUPU: _mele kupe'e_ 49

A EULOGY for the princess: song for the _hula ku'i Molokai_ 209

A HAMAKUA AU: _mele_ for the _hula kaekeeke_ 122

A HILO _au, e_: _mele_ for the _hula pa'i-umauma_ 203

AIA I _Wai-pi'o Paka'alana_: old _mele_ set to music VIII 162

AI-HA'A, a style of recitation 58

AILOLO OFFERING, at graduation from the school of the _halau_ 32
eating of 34
inspection of 33

A KAUAI, _a ke olewa iluna_: _mele_ for the _hula Pele_ 189

A KE KUAHIWI: a _kanaenae_ to Laka 16

A KOA'E-KEA: _mele_ for the _hula ala'a-papa_ 67

A KOOLAU WAU: _mele_ for the _hula ala'a-papa_ 59

A LALO _maua o Waipi'o_: _mele_ for the _hula iliili_ 120

ALAS, alas, maimed are my hands! lament of Mana-mana-ia-kaluea
212

ALAS, I am seized by the shark: song for the _hula mano_ 222

ALAS, there's no stay to the smoke! song for the _hula Pele_ 195

ALOHA _na hale o makou: mele komo_, welcome to the _ha