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I mai la o Aiwohikupua, "Ua makemake au i ke Alii wahine, no ka mea, ke ike lea nei au i ka oi loa o kona maikai mamua o ka'u mau wahine mua nana i kumakaia; aka, ua lohe oe i ka'u hoohiki paa ana, aole au e lawe mai i kekahi wahine o keia mau moku i wahine na'u."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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I mai la o Kaonohiokala, "Ua hewa ko Laielohelohe ma noho ana me kana kane, ua lilo o Kekalukaluokewa i ka wahine e, a oia ka'u mea i noho loihi ai."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Kekalukaluokewa ke kane a ka'u hanai, ua pono no, aka, i keia noho aupuni ana, ua lilo ka pomaikai i na mea e ae, nolaila, ua nele wau.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"He oiaio ka'u olelo ia oe, he kaikamahine ka'u, kuu Haku hoi a'u i imi ai, ka mea nana keia mau iwi."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"Ina e hoolohe oe i ka'u olelo, alaila, e pakele oe i ka luku e hiki mai ana, a oiaio; ano e hoomakaukau oe ia oe."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"Ae paha," wahi a Laielohelohe, "aka, i ka'u ike aku a maua e noho nei, he oluolu ko maua noho ana."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Ia manawa, olelo aku ka Makaula, "E a'u mau kaikamahine, ua hiki mai ka hoohoia'na o kuu wanana e like me ka'u olelo mua ia oukou."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Olelo aku ka Makaula, "Aole he mau waa maoli, ma ka opua ka'u ike ana aku la, apopo e ike kakou he waa Alii."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"Auhea oukou, e holo hou ana wau i Hawaii, aole au e nele ana i ko'u makemake, no ka mea, aia'ku la i o'u mau kaikuahine ke kiai o ka'u mea e manao nei."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A ike aku la o Kekalukaluokewa ia Hinaikamalama e hele ana me ka maka kukona, alaila, i aku la, "E Hinaikamalama, e holo ana oe i ke aha, me kou maka inaina, mai kuhi oe i keia wahine he wahine e, o ka'u wahine mare (hoao) no keia."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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