Ke Kumu Hawaii, Volume III, Number 1, 7 June 1837 — KAHI MELE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KAHI MELE.

HE WAHIIIIMKM NO XA MAKL A I E na makua, mai o a o, He waiwai nani ko oukou; Ua lokomaikai ka Moi, A haaA mai t na kamalii. • A ia oukou e malama'i, E like me ke kanawai: <4 E na makua, e hanai | I ka oukou mau Uamalii. 3 Aloha, a kokua mai, E alakai i pololei. Mai waiho wale ia lakon, 0 auwana'e a mnke mau. 4 Mui iioonaukiuki ae 4 \a keiki liilii nuikamae; \-£. Uunii t ko oukou liuhu; E ahonui ia lakou. 5 E ao i na mer/ e pono ui, Ka heluhelu a maikai, A nte ka. pule ia lesy, 1 ko lakou Makua mau. 6 Paua i na lrr.ya o lakou: Pūipni i ko naau E ake, a e ht*le ae 'Na kula, me na halawai. I ; 7 E pule mau no lakou nei, I ola, a i pomaikai Ma kela ao maluna mau, Me ko ka lani poe a pau " ! ī». L.

&uuau«.oiu, Apenla 17, 1037. I ka'u Ma «aa m* Oioala, ika poalima, a hiki akn la aa ma kekaki aww kaU a»a Oto*lu, e oMoia ana kekahi maa vattaif elua i nake malaHa. E» ko la»a ata iaoa, 0 Makeokeo kekahi, a o Haa*pti» InkakL £ia ke kumu o ko laua mea i make ai, lapaau iho !a kekahi kahnna lapMui a-Keo kona i ioa, i kekahi mau wahine elhna. Eia ka inoa o ka laaa lapaan a ke kahma, He ipuawa, h« kukui, he ko, he uala, ha %ai maoli. oia kainoao ka laaa i lapaau ūi kela mau wahine elima, a wau iho la ke 1 ka ipuawa, a me ke kukui, a me ka uala, a me ke ko, a me ka wai maoii, a huipu ae la i ke{la mau mea i kahi hookahi, uwi iho la i ka wai o kela mau mea i huipuia ai a ke poi, a hano iho la i na wahine elima, a puka mai laj ko lakou mai he koko, i mai la oa wahine i make nei, "Ua ola oukou, ua pau ko oukou mai." Alaila hoi aku laua me ka olioli e lapaau ia laua iho, a hiki i ko laua hale, olelo aku la laua i ka laua mau kane, L aku la, "Apopo maua hele e lapaau ii maua iho," 1 mai la na kane, Heaha ka laau ?" I aku la na wahine,"He ipuawa." I mai la na kane, "Mai hele olua e lapaau o make olua." Imai lana wahine, u He akuai make olua, aole pahamaua enoho he maiko maua." I mai la na kane, Mai hoopaakiki olua, he laau make na he waiki, elua pihe o kela laau, he make, a he ola, i' mai la ke Akua make, I aku la na kane, "He Akua ola keia e uwao aku la ia olua." Alaila, aohe oluolu o ko laua nianao i ka laua raau kane, a lohe kekahi mau waliine no kekahi mau hale e aku, hr!e mai la lakou a hiki i kahi o na waliine e kamaiiio ana me ka latia mau kane, i mai la laua ia lak<>u, Ko maua mau Akua a, 0 ka mauamaii kane, e nanamai oukou aohe kino ola, i mai la lakou, "Healia la ko olua mai r" I mai la laua, ''He nahu, ina e haha mai kekahi oukou he puu okoa no iloko o ko'u opu. I mai la kekalii wahine, ll ('a like oe me au.." 1 mai la kela mau wahine, "Apopo kakou hele e lapaau ia kakou iho." A hele aku la lakou a hiki i kalii o ke kahuna lapaau, i mai Ia ke kahuna," Owai ka inai oukou ? I aku la ua mau wuhine la, "0 make nei o maua." I mai ke kahuna, Aole olua e ola he mai kaiiiko ko «>lua." llo<>pa;»'Kiki aku la ua mau wahine nei, alnila kuha mai la ke kahuna i ko laua aiai n»ai la, 'Hele pcla."~ : I loopaak,i.ki »';u h* rir» ua mau wahine iiei, a kii aku lu i-k a ipuawa, a wau iho la, ko«i ilio la i ka wai a piha ke poi, liele mai la ilu» i ua mau wahine la, a liuHU iki ili'ī, puka mai la ke koko aweawea 1 keokeo. I mai la, "Ola au, ua puka mai ka mai," I mai lai kekahi, "Ua ola kaua." A puka mai la ke koko eleele, alaila haalele kaikai ia laua, a koe iho ka make, a hiki ke awakea, make loa iho laua, i ka |a umi o Aperila. , Na Uaiwiiii.