Kaao no Hinaaimalama

Legend of Hinaaimalama.

The legend of Hinaaimalama is well known throughout Hawaii, for it was Hinaaimalama who turned the moon into food and the stars into fish. This is the way the legend is told to the people even at this time of writing. We must, however, look into the story and see if it is true or not. In this legend, it is said, that it was at the land of Kahikihonuakele, down in the bottom of the deep ocean, where it lies to this day, that the heroine of this legend came from, a land all in darkness, having neither sun, moon nor stars, and it was here that the parents and brothers and sisters of Hinaaimalama lived.

Ua olelo nui ia keia kaao ma Hawaii a puni, o Hinaaimalama ka mea nana i hoolilo ka mahina i ai a me ka hoku i ia, pela kona kaao a hiki i keia kakau ana. Nolaila, e pono e nana nui ia keia kaao ana, i maopopo ka oiaio a me ka oiaio ole. Ma keia kaao ana, ua olelo ia, o Kahikihonuakele ka aina, aia i lalo o ka moana hohonu ia aina, e waiho nei a hiki i keia la; he aina pouli, aohe la, aohe mahina, aohe hoku. A ma ia aina i noho ai na makua a me na hoahanau o Hinaaimalama.

The parents and ancestors of Hinaaimalama were gods and they sometimes changed into the form of fishes. So in this way the gods and fishes have entered into this legend of Hinaaimalama. But the ancestors and parents of Hinaaimalama were great chiefs and chiefesses, and Hinaaimalama was very pleasant to look upon. She had no equal in all the land of her birth.

He ’kua na kupuna a me na makua o Hinaaimalama, a he mau kino ia kekahi, a nolaila ua komo ke ’kua a me ka ia i loko o keia kaao ana o Hinaaimalama. Aka, he ’lii nui na kupuna a me na makua o Hinaaimalama, a he wahine maikai loa ia ke nana aku, aohe lua e loaa ma kona aina hanau. O Kaiuli ke kane, o Kaikea ka wahine. He mau akua laua, he paoo nae ko laua mau kino ia. Hanau o Hinaluaikoa na laua, he kaikamahine ia, mahope ona, hanau o Kukeapua he kane ia. Ia laua mai, moe pio laua, he kaikunane, he kaikuahine, na laua mai na keiki kane a me na kaikamahine.

Kaiuli was the husband and Kaikea was the wife, both were gods taking sometimes the fish form of the paoo. From these two Hinaluaikoa, a girl was born. After her came Kukeapua, a boy. From these two, who lived as husband and wife, the brother taking the sister to wife, several boys and girls were born.

O Kukeapua ke kane, o Hinaluaikoa ka wahine, hanau o Hinaakeahi, he wahine; Hinaaimalama, he wahine; Hinapalehoana, he wahine; Hinaluaimoa, he wahine; Iheihe, he kane, he moa ia; Moahalehaku, he wahine; Kiimaluhaku, he wahine; Kanikaea, he wahine, he moa ia; Kipapalauulu, he kane; Luaehu, he kane, he ia, he ulua.

By Kukeapua, the husband, Hinaluaikoa the wife gave birth to: Hinaakeahi, a female; Hinaaimalama, a female; Hinapalehoano, a female; Hinaluaimoa, a female; Iheihe, a male, who sometimes turned into a rooster; Moahalehaku, a female; Kiimaluhaku, a female; Kanikaea, a female, who sometimes turned into a hen; Kipapalauulu, a male; Luaehu, a male, who sometimes turned into the fish, known as ulua. The heroine of this legend was Hinaaimalama, who was the favorite child of the father’s and was his idol. She was the most beautiful of all the girls, and because of this fact, he made her queen and placed her under the strictest kapu; and her companion was her brother Kipapalauulu, the one next to the youngest, therefore their father placed Kipapalauulu as the guard of Hinaaimalama. Kipapalauulu had to go wherever Hinaaimalama went, whether at bathing or at any other place, which duty the brother faithfully kept.

O ka mea nona keia kaao, o Hinaaimalama ia, he punahele ia i ko lakou makuakane, he milimili, a he oi kona ui a me kona nani i ko na kaikamahine a pau o kona hanauna. A nolaila, ua hoolilo ko lakou makuakane i alii, a i mea kapu loa, a o kona hoanoho pu, o kona pokii kane, o Kipapalauulu. Nolaila, hoonoho aku ko lakou makuakane ia Kipapalauulu, i kiai; ma kahi a Hinaaimalama e noho ai, a e hele ai, e auau ai, e hana lepo ai, malaila o Kipapalauulu e kiai ai me ka malama loa.

Having thus been placed as guard, Kipapalauulu had to give up everything else and he went on with his duty, and for a long time he faithfully followed out the order of his father; but there came a time when he became negligent and finally one day Hinaaimalama went out bathing by herself. While Hinaaimalama was bathing their father saw that Kipapalauulu was not with her, so he became very angry and called for Kipapalauulu. When Kipapalauulu came before his father, he asked him: “Say, why did you fail to keep my order?” Kipapalauulu replied: “I have been faithful to my charge and this is the only time that I did not accompany her when she went out bathing. I did not accompany her while bathing because there were always a lot of servants who attended to her, so I concluded this time not to go out with her.” The father then said: “Because you have failed in this I am going to send you away from my presence. For had you kept my order and had been faithful, you would not have done what you did this day.”

Ma keia kauoha, ua hoolohe o Kipapalauulu a malama loa, aka, mahope poina loa ia. Nolaila hele hookahi aku la o Hinaaimalama i ka auau, a ma keia auau ana, ike mai la ko lakou makuakane, aole o Kipapalauulu i hele pu, nolaila, huhu loa iho la ia. Alaila, kahea aku la ia ia Kipapalauulu: “Ea, heaha kou mea i malama ole ai i kuu kauoha?” I aku o Kipapalauulu: “Ua hoolohe au a hiki i keia auau hookahi ana, aole au i hele pu, no kuu ike no, i na auau ana a pau loa, aole au e launa aku ana i ke ’lii, no ka mea, i ka wa e auau ai, he nui loa ka mea nana e holoi a e kawele ka ili o ke ’lii, nolaila, manao iho la au, aohe a’u hana e hele aku ai.” Alaila, pane mai la ko lakou makuakane: “No kou malama ole i ka’u kauoha, nolaila e ku oe a hele mai kuu alo aku; no ka mea, o ka hoolohe, aole e haalele i kekahi leo e like me oe.”

When Kipapalauulu heard that he must get away from his father’s presence, he turned to his sister, Hinaaimalama and said: “I am going, so here is your food and here is your fish.” The food was the moon and the fish were the stars. The sister then took these things and put them into a calabash, called Kipapalauulu, after her brother.

A lohe o Kipapalauulu i kona hookuke ia, alaila, i aku ia i kona kaikuahine alii haku, ia Hinaaimalama: “E, ke hele nei au; eia ko ai a me ko ia la, he mahina ka ai, he hoku ka ia, hoo iho la ke kaikuahine i loko o kahi ipu, o Kipapalauulu kona inoa, mamuli o ka inoa o kona kaikunane.

After the sister had imparted certain instructions to her brother, he proceeded to where his grandparents were living and told them of his going away because his father had banished him from his presence. After speaking about these things for a while, he asked his grandparents the way of getting out of the place to the surface of the earth, from the bottom of the sea. After his grandparents had heard what he wanted, his grandfather broke open the ocean and a crack was made from the floor of the ocean to the surface above, allowing the bright rays of the sun to reach the bottom. By this means Kipapalauulu climbed up until he arrived on the surface. Reaching the surface of the deep ocean, he looked about him and saw land, heaven, clouds, light, and a vast beyond. He then swam for the land and after a time landed at Kawaluna, a land at the outskirts of the great ocean. Konikonia was the king of Kawaluna, and he was without a wife. He was a king of very handsome appearance.

A pau ke kauoha a me ka olelo i kona kaikuahine, hele aku la ia, a na kupuna o lakou, hai aku la i kona hele, a me ka hookuke ana a ko lakou makuakane ia ia. Mahope o laila, nonoi aku la ia i alanui e hele ai, a e hiki ai ke pii mai i luna nei, mai lalo mai o ke kai. A pau kana olelo ana i na kupuna, ia wa, wahi ae la kona kupunakane i ka moana hohonu, a naha ae la mai ka papa ku o lalo, a ka lewa moana o luna loa. A komo iho la ka malamalama o ka la i lalo, alaila, pii mai la o Kipapalauulu a hiki i luna nei. A kau oia ma ka ili o ka moana hohonu, nana ae la ia, he aina, he lani, he ao, he malamalama, he akea, alaila, au mai la ia, a pae ma Kawaluna, he aina i ka lewa o ka moana loa. O Konikonia ke ’lii nui o Kawaluna, aohe ana wahine, he ’lii kanaka maikai loa ia.

When Kipapalauulu came ashore on this island, he crawled under some canoes and slept there. He was a very comely fellow, young, of commanding appearance and ruddy complexion. While he was sleeping the king’s immediate attendant, called iwikuamoo, came up to the place and saw a man with ruddy complexion sleeping under one of the canoes, and seeing that he was good, and handsome, he returned and told Konikonia. When the king’s personal attendant came in the presence of the king he told him how he had found a boy. The king then told the man to go and bring the boy to him. Upon the arrival of Kipapalauulu at the king’s house, the king took him to be his friend and from that time they lived on together.

A pae o Kipapalauulu i laila, kokolo hele mai la ia a moe ma lalo o na waa, ma keia moe ana, he maikai loa kona kino, he opiopio, he nani, a he memele maikai kona ili. Ia ia e moe ana, hele mai la ka iwikuamoo o ke ’lii, o Konikonia, a nana iho la i keia mea ula e moe ana, a ike iho la i ka maikai a me ka nani, hoi aku la a olelo ia Konikonia. A hiki aku la ka iwikuamoo i mua o Konikonia, hai aku la i na mea a pau ana i ike ai no ke keiki, alaila, kena ae la ke ’lii e kii a lawe mai. A hiki mai la o Kipapalauulu i ka hale o ke ’lii, lawe ae la oia ia ia i aikane nana, a noho iho la laua.

In this living together, Kipapalauulu felt under deep obligation to the king for the kind treatment he was receiving, so he decided that he would send for his sister, Hinaaimalama, and give her to the king to be his wife. When the sister of Kipapalauulu arrived in the presence of Konikonia he immediately fell in love with her and he took her to be his wife, and they all lived in happiness together. In course of time Konikonia and Hinaaimalama had sons and daughters. Following are the names of the children. The sons: Kaneaukai, Kanehulikoa, Kanemilohai, Kaneapua, Maikoha. The daughters: Kaihukoa, Ihuanu, Ihukoko, Kaihukuuna, Kaihuopalaai.

Ma keia noho ana, ua hilahila o Kipapalauulu no kona malama pono ia e ke ’lii e Konikonia. Nolaila, haawi aku la ia ia Hinaaimalama, i kona kaikuahine i wahine nana, a lilo ae la o Konikonia i kaikoeke nona, a noho iho la lakou. Ma keia noho ana, hanau ka Konikonia laua o Hinaaimalama. Eia ka inoa o na keiki a laua, na keiki kane, a me na kaikamahine. Na Kane: Kaneaukai, Kanehulikoa, Kanemilohai, Kaneapua, Maikoha. Na Wahine: Kaihukoa, Ihuanu, Ihukoko, Kaihukuuna, Kaihuopalaai.

By this and the following story we will know that some of the beings who inhabited this world were gods and some were fishes and this fact remains to this day. In this legend we will be made to understand their characters and their doings.

Maanei e maopopo ai ia kakou, he mau akua kekahi, a he mau ia kekahi, pela no a hiki i keia la a kakou e noho nei. Nolaila, ma loko o keia hoomaka ana e maopopo ai ko lakou ano a me ka hana ana.