Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Footnote 126:[ (return) ] Ilina. A sink, a place where a stream sinks into the earth or sand.

PAUKU 2

Hoopono oe, he aina kai Waialua i ka hau;

Ke olelo [¹²⁷] wale no la i ka lani.

Lohe ka uka o ka pehu i Ku-kani-loko. [¹²⁸]

I-loko, i-waho kaua la, e ka hoa,

I kahi e pau ai o ka oni?

Oni ana i ka manawa o ka lili.

Pee oe, pee ana iloko o ka hilahila.