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146 Hema voyaged to Tahiti to fetch the red coco nut— Hema secured it, but it was caught by the 'A'aia, He fell in Tahiti, in Tapatapa-taua, His body was deposited at Uru-paupau.

"Hema's descendants reigned over Hawaii and Maui; Puna's over Oahu and Maui.

"Kaha'i (Maori Tawhaki), the son of Hema, was born at Ka-halulu-kahi (Te-haruru-tahi in Maori), Wailuku, Maui, and died at Kaili-ki'i, in Ka'u. His bones were deposited at Iao, Maui. He voyaged in search of his father's bones, to which the following chant has reference:—

O ke anuenue ke ala o Kaha'i, Pi'i Kaha'i, koi Kaha'i, He Kaha'i i ke koi-ula a Kane, Hihia i na mata o 'Alihi. A'e Kaha'i i ke anaha, He anaha ke kanaka, ka wa'a. I luna o Hanaia-ka-malama— O ke ala ia i imi ai i ka makua o Kaha'i— O hele a i ka moana wehiwehi, A ka'alulu i Hale-kumu-ka-lani. Ui mai kini o ke akua. Ninau o Kane, o Kanaloa, He aha kau huakai nui, E Kaha'i! I pi'i mai ai? I 'imi mai au i ka Hema, Aia i Kahiki, aia i Ulu-pau-pau, Ala i ka 'A'aia, haha mau ia, E Kane, Loa'a aku i Kukulu-o-Kahiki