E ola, e, e ola Lohiau-ipo,
I ka pali o Keé, i Haena, e!
TRANSLATION
Destruction and turmoil in the Pit:
The fires of the Woman have done it—
Consuming the forests of Ku-lili—
Fires that boil from the depths of the Pit,
Shaking the stone-plates till they rattle.
It’s furnace-hot in that House-of-fern,
But there’s shelter at Ka-au-eä.