The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-09

IN the heavens,
Strewed. fine seeds OF god, Tho .,n ~
came god -
Strewed the seeds from Hina; Lonoma-
ku was formed like jelly,
The food on which subsisted Hinahana,-
kamalama or Waka
Sought for by Wakea in the deem blue
sea. 49,
In the coral mound, 'mongst rough
Causing Hinaiaa Kamalana to float
spriE,
Twas lung into his canoe. she was
thereby called Hina the sprir:
IaHen ashore and warmed by the Are
Here We have reference to we'll
Known incident in ancient Maori lerend
The Hinaiaakamalama mentioned above
would be named Gin Maori translation1
F,ss q rse aaan ;i,na e. Hina. the
POLYNESIA: connected with the moon, IN
fact, she 10 hAsself the Lunar Goddess. "a
her name denotes, mahina vr.n9-a com
the Fish," because of her long swim,
In the Maori legend OF Rupe we and that
Hina threw herself into the sea, disgust
90 with the unkind behavior of Maui.
Sne noated for months, and was at last
thrown up on the beach. Rescued BY two
men and restored to consciousness she
told them that her name was STRANDED
This explains the above allusion in the
Hawaiian poem to ''Hina the sprig."
tSee Grey's Polynesian Mythology, D. A.
The last few lines devoted to this era
awake strange thoughts as to the real
and esoteric knowledge formerly held nv
the ancient Hawaiians, and concealed be-
speak of
The seed of Kaeoeo
That climbs in space.
The heavens did swing
The earth does swing
In the starry space"
UNDERSTOOD REALITIES.
If we compare this idea WIN that of
the Maori in his cosmogony as presented
by White, we shall find the earth de-
scribed as floating in space" ere 40 i.
teretere noa anal. Whatever the ordi-
nary native may have held as his opin-
Ion concerning the fiat earth over which
the sun and stars moved, it is highly
probable that some educated minds
among them had more scientific and
soundly based ideas upon the subject,
and understood truths long hidden from
our forefathers. II is far from unlikely
that the ancient Polynesans, such bold
and obseryant mariners as they were,
would deduce from the sinking of lands
ton of the earth's curvature and of the
worlds movement as an orb floating in
space"
With the pedigree continued into the
Fifteenth Era, we get into the full tide
of the heroes and demi-gods of Polynesia
If we translate the Hawaiian into Maori
we find Tawhito, Ruanuku, Tiki. Mahui
to New Zealand's hero Maui is so inter
esting that | make no excuse for quot
ing the whole long passage:
''Waolena was the man and Mahuie was
his wife.
Akalana She man and Hinaakea hi
was his wife,
First Maui was the man and Contra!
Maui was born.
Crouchfng Maui was born; Maui with g
mslo (girdle) was born.
The malo with which Akafana girded
his loins,
From which Hina was pregnant, and by
fire brought to life a fowl.
An egg was that child, which Hina
brought forth.
Her husband was not fowl,
Yet a chicken was brought to life
When the child cooed Hina asked
L have no husband, yet a child is born;
A brave child is born to Hinaakeah hi
Hina OF the fire..
1t reused the anger of Kialoa and Kisa-
kopoko tall post and short post:
They are Hina's brothers.
The two posts that guarded the low
cave:
They fought hard with Maui and were
thrown,
And red water flowed freely from Maui's
forehead.
This was the first shower by Maui
They fetched from the sacred Ava bush
OF Kane and kanaloa,
Then came the second shower by Maui.
The third shower was when the elbow
Of Ava was broken.
The fourth shower was the sacred
bamboo Of Kane and kanaloa.
The fifth shower was the edge Of the
umu (oven).
The sixth shower was the first rise
Their
Hina denied that he had father.
Ihat the maio OF kalana was his ia
Then he longed fer ish for Hinaakeahi.
Go hence to your father;
It's there you will find line and hook
That Is the hook, tbs called Manaiaka-
Iani-
When the hook catches land twill
bring the old seas together,
Bring hither the large Alae Ga bird of
Hina.
The sister bird
OF the great fiery showers caused by
Maui.
He is the great magician that caught
BY the mouth and fins Pimoe
The royal fish that raise commotion
in the sea.
Pimoe was wooed and won by the Ina
But pity sprang for Mahanauluehu,
The children OF Pimoe.
They were taken ashore eaten by Maui.
all but the fins
So Pimoe was saved by the fms
Mahanauluehu was saved sby the tail.
Hinakeka was abducted by Peapea the
bat),
So showers in plenty were sent by Maui.
Which scratched the eyes of Peapea
with eight eyes.
They fought battle with Aoemoe
Maui became restless and fought the
sun
For the moose that Maui laid.
And Winter (Makalii-Maori--or Aata-
riki) won the Sun;
So summer was won by Maui.
They drank of the yellow waters to the
dregs
OF Kane and KanAloa.
BY strategy the war
hnbraceA Hawaii, encomprssed Maui
(the Rlnnd of MAUD,
Kauai-around Oahu.
At Kahaluu was the affsr-birth; at Wal
kane The navel:
1t dropped at Hakipuu, at Kuloa-
FOR this is Maui of the halo.
Yes; Of the land
THE MOTHER OF MAUI.
We may notice that though in Maori
legend Taranga is the mother of Maui,
In the above poem Akalana "a TaranRa)
Is the hero's father, as given in the pedi-