He ʻiliahi, he lāʻau ʻala ia, he lāʻau waiwai i kēia wā. Ka Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi, 9:7
ʻO Manuia a me Mr. Rabati, he keiki haole na Boti mā no Beritania mai, ʻo lāua hoʻi nā luna nāna e lawe ka wahie ʻala i Makao no Kina. Akā, i ka lawe ʻana o nā moku hali lāʻau ʻala i Kina, ʻaʻole i lohe ʻia ka waiwai o ka lāʻau a ke aliʻi… Ke Aupuni Moʻī, Helu 72ii:13, ʻao 36
ʻO Waialua wale nō ka moku i hana ʻole i ka pāpū, no ka hōʻole nō o ke aliʻi o ia moku, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Kahekilikeʻeaumoku. ʻO ka halihali lāʻau ʻala wale nō ka hana a ko Waialua. Kumu ʻUlu, Helu 39:14:1, ʻao 187