Footnote 262:[ (return) ] Palamoa. The name of a virulent kupua that acted as errand-carrier and agent for sorcerers (kahuna ánaaná); also the name of a beautiful grass found on Hawaii that has a pretty red seed. Following the line of least resistance, the latter meaning has been adopted; in it is found a generic expression for the leafy covering of the island.
Footnote 263:[ (return) ] Mauna-kea and Mauna-loa. The two well-known mountains of the big island of Hawaii.
Footnote 264:[ (return) ] Maile-hahei. Said to be a hill in Kona.
Footnote 265:[ (return) ] Kilohana and Hu’e-hu’e. The names of two hills in Kona, Hawaii.
[Translation.]
Song
Kahiki-nui, land of wind-driven smoke!
Mine eyes gaze with longing on Kona;
A fire-wreath glows aback of the district,