Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

That monster shark, Maka’u-kiu;

Aye, the shark-god Maka’u-kiu!

The women were not yet convinced and still persisted, a stubbornness that drew from Hiiaka another remonstrance:

Me he uahi máhu, la,

Ko lalo o Kaka-auki,

I Maka’u-kiu.

He kiu, he alele aloha,

Eia i o’u nei, e!

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