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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

Chapter 99: INDEX
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A curated anthology of traditional Hawaiian mele and hula chants presented with translations, musical transcriptions, illustrations, and explanatory annotations. Descriptive essays examine the hula’s ritual origins, organizational roles, ceremonial procedures, costumes, gestures, and musical instruments, and survey many named dance types and their performance contexts. Notes and a glossary clarify Hawaiian vocabulary and cultural references, while annotated renderings attempt to retain lyrical tone alongside contextual explanation, offering readers an integrated view of the songs’ themes, ceremonial functions, and expressive techniques.

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 íliíli 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 manó 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 halau 39

ALOHA wale oe: song with music IX 164

ALTAR-PRAYER—

at ailolo inspection: Laka sits in her shady grove 34

at ailolo service: O goddess Laka! 34

in prose speech: E ola ia’u, i ka malihini 46

Invoke we now the four thousand 22

Thou art Laka 42

to Kane and Kapo: Now Kane, approach 45

to Laka: Here am I, O Laka from the mountains 20

to Laka: This my wish 43

to Laka: This spoil and rape of the wildwood 19

ALTAR, visible abode of the deity 15

A MACKEREL SKY, time for foul weather: song for the hula ala’a-papa 70

AMI, not a motion of lewd intent 210

AMUSEMENTS in Hawaii communal 13

ANKLET SONG: Fragrant the grasses 49

AOLE AU E HELE ka li’u-la o Maná: mele for the hula pa-ipu 79

AOLE E MAO ka ohu: mele for the hula Pele 195

AOLE I MANAO IA: mele for the hula úli-ulí 108

A PILI, a pili: mele for the hula hoonaná 244

A PIT LIES (far) to the East: song for the hula pa-ipu 86

A PLOVER at the full of the sea: song for the hula kolea 220

A PUA ka wiliwili: a bit of folk-lore (note) 221

A PUNA AU: mele for the hula pahu 104

A SEARCH for a sweetheart: song for the hula ulili 247

ASPERSION in ceremonial purification 15

ASSONANCE by word-repetition 227

A STORM from the sea: song for the hula pa-ipu 78

AT HILO I rendezvoused with the lehua: song for the hula pa’i-umauma 203

ATTITUDE of the Hawaiian toward—

nature 262

song 159

the gods 225

AT WAILUA stands the main house-post: song for the hula Pele 192

AUHEA wale oe, e ka Makani Inu-wai? mele for the hula úli-ulí 110

AUWE, auwe, mo’ ku’u lima! lament of Mana-mana-ia-kaluea 212

AUWE, pau au i ka manó nui, e! mele for the hula manó 221

A ÚWEUWÉ ke ko’e a ke kae: mele oli in the game of kilu 240

AWA DEBAUCH of Kane 131

AWILIWILI i ka hale o ka lauwili, e: a proverbial saying (note) 53

AX OF BROADEST EDGE I’m hight: song for the hula pua’a 230


BAMBOO RATTLE, the puili 144

BEDECK now the board for the feast: song-prayer for the hula Pele 200

BEGOTTEN were the gods of graded rank: song of cosmology (note) 196

BEHOLD KAUNÁ, that sprite of windy Ka-ú: song for the hula Pele 193

BIG WITH CHILD is the princess Ku: song for the hula pa-ipu 81

BIT OF FOLK-LORE: A pua ka wiliwili (note) 221

When flowers the wiliwili (note) 221

BLACK CRABS are climbing: song for the hula mu’umu’u 214

BLOOM OF LEHUA on altar piled: prayer to remove tabu at intermission 127

BLOW, BLOW, thou wind of Hilo! old sea song (note) 65

BURST OF SMOKE from the pit: song for the hula pa-ipu 89


CADENCE IN MUSIC 140

CALABASH HULAS 102

CALL TO THE MAN to come in: song of welcome to the halau 41

CASTANETS 147

CEREMONIAL CLEANSING in the halau 30

CIPHER SPEECH 97

CLOTHING OR COVERING, illustrated by gesture 178

COCONUT DRUM, puniu 141

COME NOW, MANONO: song for the hula pa’i-umauma 204

COME UP to the wildwood, come: song for the hula ohe 136

COMRADE MINE in the robe-stripping gusts of Lalau: song for the hula kilu 241

CONVENTIONAL GESTURES 180, 182

COSTUME of the hula dancer 49

COURT OF THE ALII the recruiting ground for hula performers 27

CULTS of the hula folk—were there two? 47

DANCE, a premeditated affair in Hawaii 13

DAVID MALO, hulas mentioned by 107

DEATH, represented by gesture 178

DÉBUT of a hula performer 35

DÉBUT-SONG of a hula performer: Ka nalu nui, a ku ka nalu mai Kona 35

DECORATIONS of the kuahu—the choice limited 19

DISMISSING PRAYER at intermission: Doomed sacrifice I 129

DISPENSATION granted to pupils before graduation from the halau 33

DIVISIONS of mele recitation in the hula 58

DOOMED SACRIFICE I: dismissing prayer at intermission 129

DRESSING SONG of hula girls: Ku ka punohu ula 55

DRUM—

description of 140

introduced by La’a-mai-Kahiki 141

DRUM HULA, the 103


E ALA, e Kahiki-ku: mele for the hula Pele 196

E HEA i ke kanáka e komo maloko (mele komo): welcome to the halau 41

E HOOPONO ka hele: mele apropos of Nihi-aumoe 94

E HOOULU ana i Kini o ke Akua: altar-prayer 21

EIA KE KUKO, ka li’a: altar-prayer, to Laka 43

EI’AU, e Laka mai uka: altar-prayer 20

E IHO ana oluna: oracular utterance of Kapihe 99

E KAUKAU i hale manu, e: mele for the hula ki’i 99

E LAKA, E! mele kuahu at aiolo service 34

E LE’E KAUKAU: mele for the hula ki’i 98

ELEELE KAUKAU: mele for the hula ki’i 97

ELLIS, REV. WILLIAM—

his description of the “hura ka-raau116

his remarks about the “hura araapapa71

ELOCUTION and rhythmic accent in Hawaiian song 158

E MANONO la, ea: mele for the hula pa’i-umauma 204

ENGULFED in heaven’s abyss: song for the hula kilu 243

E OE MAUNA i ka ohu: mele for the hula Pele 194

E OLA IA’U, i ka malihini: altar-prayer, in prose speech 46

E PI’ I ka nahele: mele for the hula ohe 135

E PI ka-wai ka nahele: mele for the hula niau-kani 133

EPITHALAMIUM, mele for the hula ki’i: O Wanahili ka po loa ia Manu’a 100

E ULU, e ulu: altar-prayer to the Kini Akua 46

EWA’S LAGOON is red with dirt: song for the hula pa-ipu 84

E WEWEHI, ke, ke! mele for the hula ki’i 94


FABLE, Hawaiian love of 111

FACIAL EXPRESSION 179

FAME TRUMPETS your conquests each day: song for the hula ku’i 253

FEET AND LEGS in gesture 181

FISH-TREE, Maka-léi (note) 17

FLOWERS acceptable for decoration 19

FLUCTUATING UTTERANCE in song, i’i 158

FOLK-LORE, application of the term 114

FOREIGN INFLUENCE on Hawaiian music 138, 163

FRAGRANT THE GRASSES of high Kane-hoa: anklet song 49

FROM KAHIKI came the woman, Pele: song for the hula Pele 188

FROM MOUNTAIN RETREAT—

song for the hula ala’a-papa 64

with music VII 157


GAME OF KILU 235

GAME OF NA-Ú (note) 118

GENERAL REVIEW 260

GESTURE—

illustrating an obstacle 177

illustrating movement 178

influenced by convention 180

inviting to come in 179

mimetic 178

representing a plain 178

representing clothing or covering 178

representing death 178

representing union or similarity 178

taught by the kumu-hula 176

with feet and legs 181

GIRD ON THE PA-Ú: tiring song 54

GLOSSARY 266

GLOWING is Kahiki, oh! song for the hula pa-ipu 75

GOD—

of health, Mauli-ola (note) 198

of mirage, Lima-loa (note) 79

GODS, attitude of the Hawaiian toward the 225

GODS of the hula 23

GOURD DRUM, ipu-hula 142

GOURD-RATTLE, úli-ulí 144

GRADUATION from the halau

ailolo sacrament 32, 34

ceremonies of 31

tabu-lifting prayer: Oh wildwood bouquet, oh Laka 32


HAKI pu o ka nahelehele: altar-prayer to Laka 18

HAKU’I ka uahi o ka lua: mele for the hula pa-ipu 88

HALAU—

a school for the hula 30

ceremonies of graduation from 31

decorum required in 30

description of 14

its worship contrasted with that of the heiau 15

passwords to 38

purification of its site 14

rules of conduct while it is abuilding 15

worship in 42

HALAU HANALEI i ka nini a ka ua: an oli 155

HALE-MA’UMA’U (note) 229

HALL for the hula. See Halau.

HANALEI is a hall for the dance in the pouring rain: a song 155

HANAU ke apapa nu’u: song of cosmology (note) 196

HAUNT of white tropic bird: song for the hula ala’a-papa 67

HAWAIIAN HARP, the ukeké 147

HAWAIIAN love of fable 111

HAWAIIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 138

HAWAIIAN MUSIC displaced by foreign 138

HAWAIIAN SLANG 98

HAWAIIAN SONG—

elocution and rhythmic accent 158

characteristics 170

melody; rhythm 171

tone-intervals 158

HAWAIIAN SPEECH, music affected by peculiarities of 139

HAWAII PONOI (national hymn) with music XIV 172

HAWAII’S VERY OWN: translation of national hymn 175

HE ALA kai olohia: mele for the hula ku’i Molokai 207

HEAVEN MAGIC fetch a Hilo pour: song for the hula ala’a-papa 66

HE INOA no ka Lani: mele for the hula ku’i Molokai 208

HE INOA no Kamehameha: song set to music VIII 162

HE LUA i ka hikina: mele for the hula pa-ipu 85

HERE AM I, O Laka from the mountains: altar-prayer to Laka 20

HE UA LA, he ua: mele for the hula kolani 216

HE Ú-I, he ninau: mele for Kane 257

HIIAKA—

her bathing place 190

in a kilu contest with Pele-ula 240

See Gods of the hula.

HIKI MAI, hiki mai ka La, e! mele for the hula puili 114

HI’U-O-LANI, kii ka ua o Hilo: mele for the hula ala’a-papa 65

HOAEAE EXPLAINED 163

HOE PUNA i ka wa’a pololo a ka ino: mele for the hula ala’a-papa 70

HOINAINAU mea ipo: mele for the hula ala’a-papa 71

HOLE WAIMEA i ka ihe a ka makani: mele for the hula ala’a-papa 68

HO! MOUNTAIN of vapor puffs: song for the hula Pele 194

HOOLEHELEHE-KI’I 91

HOOPA’A, a division of the hula performers 28, 57

HOOPONO OE, he aina kai Waialua i ka hau: mele for hula ala’a-papa 60

HOW PLEASED is the girl maimed of hand and foot: song of Hiiaka 212

HOW PLEASING, when borne by the tide: song for the hula ku’i 252

HUAHUA’I: song with music X: He aloha wau ia oe 166

HULA—

degeneration of 14

intermission of 126

support and organization 26

HULA ALA’A-PAPA, THE—

a religious service 11, 57

company—organization of 29

dancer’s costume 49

democratic side of 26

remarks on, by Rev. W. Ellis 71

HULA HOONANÁ, THE 244

HULA ÍLI-ÍLI, THE 120

HULA ILIO, THE 223

HULA KAEKEEKE, THE 122

HULA KA-LAAU 116

its novel performance on Kauai 118

responsive chanting in 116

HULA KIELEI, THE 210

HULA KI’I, THE 91

HULA KILU, THE 235

HULA KOLANI, THE 216

HULA KOLEA, THE 219

HULA KOLILI, THE 246

HULA KU’I MOLOKAI, THE 207

HULA KU’I, THE 250

HULA KUÓLO, THE 73

HULA MANÓ, THE 221

HULA MU’UMU’U, THE 212

HULA NIAU-KANI, THE 132

HULA OHELO, THE 233

HULA OHE, THE 135

HULA O-NIU, THE 248

HULA PA-HUA, THE 183

HULA PAHU, THE 103

HULA PA-IPU, THE 73

HULA PA’I-UMAUMA, THE 202

HULA PALÁNI, THE (note) 202

HULA PELE, THE 186

HULA PERFORMANCE, influenced by instrument of accompaniment 113

HULA PERFORMERS—