I had thought her to be very woman.

Lo and behold, she’s a devil!

Apropos of the meaning of na’ena’e I will quote the words of a Hawaiian song by way of illustration:

Makalii lua ka La ia Ka-wai-hoa,[35]

Anoano i ka luna o Hoaka-lei:[36]

Lei manu i ka hana a ke kiü;[37]

Luli ke po’o, éha i ka La o Maka-lii,

Hoiloli lua i na ulu hua i ka hapapa.

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