[Translation.]
Altar-Prayer
Laka sits in her shady grove,
Stands on her terrace, at Mo’o-helaia;
Like the tree of God Ku on Mauna-loa.
Kaulana-ula trills in my ear;
A whispered suggestion to me,
Lo, an offering, a payment,
A eulogy give I to thee.
O Laka, incline to me!
Have compassion, let it be well—
Well with me, well with us both.
There is no stint of prayer-song. While the offering rests on the kuahu, the Joyful service continues:
Mele Kuahu
E Laka, e!
Pupu we’uwe’u e, Laka e!
E Laka i ka leo;
E laka i ka loaa;
E Laka i ka waiwai;
E Laka i na mea a pau!