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The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Anonymous
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O ka pu lau-i a Malio;
Honehone, honehone,
Helu ekahi o Hopoe.

"E nanea, etc."

Behold Laieikawai
On the uplands of Paliuli;
Beautiful, beautiful,
The storied one of the uplands.

REF.--Perhaps resting at peace,
To the melodious voice of the birds.

Laieikawai rests here
On the wings of the birds;
Beautiful, beautiful,
The storied one of the uplands.

She has heard perhaps the playing
Of Malio's ti-leaf trumpet;
Playfully, playfully,
The storied one of Hopoe.]

[Footnote 4: Dr. N. B. Emerson's rendering of the myth of _Pele and
Hiiaka_ quotes only the poetical portions. Her Majesty Queen Liluokalani
interested herself in providing a translation of the _Laieikawai,_ and
the Hon. Sanford B. Dole secured a partial translation of the story; but
neither of these copies has reached the publisher's hands.]

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