Chapter III

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“Wakea was the old one of Luamea, and Papa giving birth to islands was the wife. Tahiti-ku of the rising sun and Tahiti-moe of the setting sun was born, The foundation stones were born And also the stones of heaven.” [45]

Therefore these were the first products of the union of Wakea and Papa; Hawaii was born afterwards, as told here below:

“Wakea lived with Papa and five children were born to them: First, Tahiti-ku (standing or rising Tahiti); Second, Tahiti-moe (setting or lying down Tahiti); Third, the foundation stones; Fourth, the stones of heaven; Fifth, Hawaii. Wakea was the husband, Papa the wife, } of Maui. Kane was the husband, Walinuu the wife, } Wakea lived with Papa; offsprings were Kane and Kanaloa.”

After the birth of these different children Papa went back to Tahiti and Wakea lived wifeless. Therefore Wakea took unto himself Kaulawahine who as a result gave birth to Lanai Kaula. Lanai was afterwards adopted. And thus runs the genealogy:

HUSBAND. WIFE. CHILD.

Wakea the husband of Kaulawahine, Lanai was the child. Wakea the husband of Hina, Molokai was the child.

Thus Wakea had two island children with his new wives. On Papa’s return from Tahiti she heard of Wakea’s escapades with the new wives and got jealous of them and was also angry at her husband, Wakea. Therefore Papa took Lua for a husband and they had for a child Oahu, known as Oahualua. Papa went back to her first husband Wakea, and gave birth to Kamawaelualanimoku, Niihau, Kaula, and also Lehua. They had four children after their reconciliation, and the genealogy reads as follows, according to Pakui’s chant,