The land is fed by each hill, small or big,
By each scrap of bread[13] and of meat—
Food that is ravaged by Kuli-pe’e.
Plant deep the foundations of peace,
A peace that runs through upland and lowland.
Deep, deep the tabu, deep be the peace!
Peace fall on the land of the Goddess!
[1] “I hana ia ka ihu i mea honi.” [↑]
[2] Muliwai o Lena. There is a stream of this name in Waianae, it is said. Lena is also said to be the name of a place in Kahiki. The word lena, yellow, strongly suggests the thought of sulphur. [↑]