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| | Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: XIII.--The Hula Úli-ulí |
 | | This mele is said to have been the production of Prince William Lunalilo--afterward king of the Hawaiian islands--and to have been |
 | | addressed to the Princess Victoria Kamamalu, whom he sought in marriage. |
 | | Both of them inherited high chief rank, and their off-spring, according to Hawaiian usage, would have outranked her brothers, kings Kamehameha IV and V. Selfish and political considerations, therefore, forbade the match, and thereby hangs a tale, the shadow of which darkens this song. |
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