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  • August 18, 2009 at 8:32 am waiwai♪ ai got beaautiful flowwor bouqueet♪

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  • "Aole he hala hoomau, kainoa ua hai mua iho nei no wau ia oukou, no ka oukou waiwai ole, oia kuu mea i haalele ai ia oukou, ina i loaa iho nei kuu makemake ia oukou, alaila, aole oukou e noho, oia iho la no ko oukou mea i laweia mai ai."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Olelo aku la ke Alii i kona hoa kuka, "Ma keia ona awa o kaua, aole i waiwai iki."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ia laua i hiki aku ai, aole laua i ike ia Mokukelekahiki ke kiai nana e malama ko Kaonohiokala waiwai, kona Kuhina Nui hoi iloko o Kealohilani, elua anahulu ko laua kali ana, hoi mai o Mokukelekahiki mai ka mahina mai.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Mahope iho oia manawa, hoomau aku la ke Alii i ka inu awa a hala na la he nui, ua like paha me hookahi makahiki, aole nae ke Alii i ike i ka waiwai oia hana ana, nolaila, hoopau iho la ke Alii ia hana.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Olelo mai o Kapukaihaoa, "Ua pono ka puaa, nolaila, ke hookuu aku nei wau i ka'u hanai nau e malama, a loaa ia oe ka pomaikai, a kui mai i o'u nei ka lono ua waiwai oe, alaila, imi aku wau."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Mahope iho o ka manawa i hooleia ai ko ke Alii kane makemake; alaila, olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua i kona Kuhina, "E hoi kaua, a e noho na kaikuahine o'u iuka nei, a na lakou no e imi ae ko lakou wahi e noho ai, no ka mea, aole a lakou waiwai, ua nele ae la no ka mea i manaoia ai e loaa ia lakou."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Mahope iho o ka lilo ana o ua wahi kanaka nei i mea nui imua o ke Alii, me he Kuhina Nui la; a oia ka hoa kuka mau o ke Alii ma na mea e lealea ai ke Alii, me ka manao aku o ka poe e, e kuka ana ma na mea pili i ka aina, a me na waiwai e like me ka mea mau i ka noho Alii ana.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Olelo aku o Aiwohikupua, "Aole a kakou hana i koe, ua pau, eia wale no ka olelo i koe, o na kaikuahine o kaua, e noho lakou i ka nahelehele nei, no ka mea, aohe a lakou waiwai."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ke waiho nei au i kēia hue wai 'olu i mua o' oukou, e nā hoa heluhelu o Kauakūkalahale, i inu 'oukou a kena ka pu'u, a i ola ho'i kākou i nā waiwai a ke Akua i ho'olako mai ai no ko ka honua nei.

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