O ke ama hau la akahi,
O ka iaku hau la alua,
O ka ilihau la akolu,
O ka laau hau la aha,
O ke opu hau la alima,
O ka nanuna hau la aone,
O ka hau i ka mauna la ahiku."
A land of many _hau_ trees is Kohala
Out of a single _hau_ tree I have counted out
And found seven _hau_.
The _hau_ for the outriggers makes one,
The _hau_ for the joining piece makes two,
The _hau_ bark makes three,
The _hau_ wood makes four,
The _hau_ bush makes five,
The large _hau_ tree makes six,
The mountain _hau_ makes seven.
"Say, young man, you will have no _hau_, for we have used it all. There
is none left. If you find any more, you shall live, but if you fail you
shall surely die. We will twist your nose till you see the sun at
Kumukena. We will poke your eyes with the _Kahili_ handle, and when the
water runs out, our little god of disputation shall suck it up--the god
Kaneulupo."
Says the boy, "You full-grown men have found so many uses, you whose
teeth are rotten with age, why can't I, a lad, find other uses, to save
myself so that I may live. I shall search for some more hau, and if I
fail you shall live, but if I find them you shall surely die.
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