Nā ‘Aumākua
Nā ‘Aumākua mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau,
Mai kaho‘oku‘i a ka hālāwai,
Nā ‘Aumākua iā ka hina kua, iā ka hina alo,
Iā ka‘a ‘ākau i ka lani,
O kīhā i ka lani,
‘Owē i ka lani,
Nunulu i ka lani,
Kāholo i ka lani,
Eia ka pulapula a ‘oukou ‘o *________________
E mālama ‘oukou iā mākou.
E ulu i ka lani,
E ulu i ka honua,
E ulu i ka pae ‘āina o Hawai‘i,
E hō mai ka ‘ike,
E hō mai ka ikaika,
E hō mai ke akamai,
E hō mai ka maopopo pono,
E hō mai ka ‘ike pāpālua,
E hō mai ka mana.
* nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai‘i
* nā mamo a Pauahi
* ka papa ‘I’iwi
ʻO Lono ʻoe
ʻO Lono ʻOe (Hula Kolani)
1.ʻO Lono ʻoe
He ua la, he ua,
He ua pi‘i mai
Noenoe hālau,
Hālau loa o Lono
‘O Lono ʻoe;
- Pā‘ā ‘ā nā pali
I ka hana a ‘Īkuwā
Pohā kō‘ele‘ele.
A Welehū ka malama,
Noho i Makali‘i;
- Li‘ili‘i ka hana.
Aia a ‘e‘eu,
He ‘eu nō ka lā hiki.
Hiki mai ka lani.
Nauweuwe ka honua,
- I ka hana ke ‘ōla‘i nui;
Moe pono ʻole ko‘u pō
Nā niho ‘ai kalakala,
(I) ka hana a ka niuhi,
A mau i ke kai loa.
He loa o ka hikina
A ua noa, a ua noa.
*This oli is from the Unwritten Literature of Hawaiʻi (p. 216)
This chant talks of the Makahiki season, which takes place during the months of ʻĪkuwā, Welehū and Makali‘i. This season was a time when the people rested from unnecessary labor devoted themselves to festivals, games, and the special religious observances.
- ‘Īkuwā is said to have been so named from its being the season of thunderstorms.
- Makali‘i was not only the name of a month and the name applied to the Pleiades, but was also a name given for the cool, rainy season.
*This oli will be incorporated into our celebration of Makahiki. It will be chanted during the opening on the week of November