| Hotu Matu'a's Native Land. A Cataclysm. Hau Maka's Vision. | Hotu Matu'a's Native Land. A Cataclysm. Hau Maka's Vision. | |
| Part I | told by Arturo Teao | |
| Te kaíga o Hotu Matu'a o Hiva te igoa Maori, igoa nuinui. Te kona noho o te Ariki Hotu Matu'a i Hiva Mara'e rega. | Maori was the name of the country of Hotu Matu'a of Hiva, the general name. The land where King Hotu Matu'a lived in Hiva was Mara'e Renga. | |
| Te matu'a o Hotu Matu'a Ko Taane Arai. Ko Hotu Matu'a te poki i-hakaariki. Te vî'e a Hotu Matu'a Vakai A'Heva. | Taane Arai was Hotu Matu'a's father. Hotu Matu'a, his son, came to be king. Vakai A'Heva was Hotu Matu'a's wife. | |
| Te taina tamahahine o Hotu Matu'a Ava Reipua. Te kona noho o te Ariki tamahahine O'Ava Reipua i Hiva Mara'e tohía. | Ava Reipua was Hotu Matu'a's sister. The place where Queen Ava Reipua lived in Hiva was Mara'e Tohía. | |
| He-û'i te Ariki, ku-garo-á te kaiga ki te vai kava. Tai u'a hegaro. He pae te mahigo, he-ma-mate te tagata, te vî'e, te poki, te korohua. | The king saw that the land had sunk in the sea. As the sea rose, it sank. Families died, men died, women, children and old people. | |
| He-oho-mai te tagata Ko Hau Maha, Ariki. He-moe i te pó Hau Maka, he-haúru, he-oho-mai te kuhane, he-tomo a te motu te kuhane o Hau Maka. | A man came, Hau Maka, an Ariki8 . Hau Maka lay down in the night, slept, and his spirit came here, arriving on the islets9. | |
| He-û'i Hau Maka ko te motu; he kî te kuhane o Hau Maka, he-nape te igoa o te motu: "Ko ga Kope tutu'u vai a Te Taana, a Hau Maka i Hiva". | Hau Maka saw the islets; Hau Maka's spirit said, giving the islets a name: "The Boys with their Feet in the Water, Sons of Te Taanga, Grandsons of Hau Maka in Hiva10." | |
| He-oho-mai te kuhane o Hau Maka, he-tomo kiuta ki te karikari, he-û'i ko te pú mahore A'Hau Maka, he-oho te kuhane o Hau Maka kiruga, hetike'a te rano. He-nape i te igoa o te rano: "Ko te Poko uri a Hau Maka i Hiva ". | Passing here, Hau Maka's spirit climbed up to the opening (of the circumference of the volcano); he saw (below) holes (small lakes) with mahore fish; Hau Maka's spirit ascended and saw the volcano: "The Dark Hole of Hau Maka (who lives) in Hiva." |
Note 9. The islets of Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kaokao opposite Orongo.
Note 10. The three islets (Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kaokao), which are only a short distance from the Rano Kau volcano, remind Hau Maka of his three grandchildren.