She is the goal of my passion.
If love be the targe of thy aim,
And I that targe, ruin awaits thee!
[1] Kua-o-ka-La (the back of the sun), a personification and deification of that orb. [↑]
[2] Kowelowelo, to sink into; to be submerged. [↑]
[3] Haupu, a famous hill on Kauai, visible from Oahu. When it was capped with a cloud, Hawaiians said, “Ua kau mai ka pua’a i Haupu; e ua ana.” If that occurred in the rainy season, they said it was about to clear. [↑]
[4] Waha, the same as haawe, i.e., a load for the back. In this case it was a bank of mist or clouds. [↑]
[5] Ke-olewa, a hill, smaller than Haupu, on the side towards Kipu-kai. The word also applied to the floating clouds about the mountain. [↑]
[6] Lawa-kua, a precious object bound to the back; applied, therefore, to a child, a dear friend and the like; the local name applied to a wind at Ka-lalau. [↑]