Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume V, Number 6, 10 February 1866 — O ka laau paha a Kekuaokalani? [ARTICLE]

O ka laau paha a Kekuaokalani?

£ ka Nupepa Kiokoa e ; Aloha ok :— Manonnoa pepeekue no hoi ua mea o k.t puni wale o ke kannkn (Uwnii, paulehia lua i ka inakani, hoholo lua t* apo i ka pualiiohio, i kuhi paha he mea kiuo ia, o kau iu«m o la hoomano o ke alualu. Ma ka Poi\lima, la 2(5 o Innumi iho ia maua e hele ana mai Honoluhi nku, a i ke Koolau ; he lehulehu wale o na ka«u» & me na wahine i loaa'ku m mnun, e hoi mai ana mai ka makaikai iaau mai i ka Pali o Nuuanu ; ma a mf na wawae kekahi, i like paha ka nui kanaha a oi aku. Ninau aku la o S. Ili o Waialua, i hea oukou ? Pane mai la lakou, ♦« I kn makaikai laau ula aku nei hoi." A pehea mai la ua laau ula nei. ua ike ia alra la ? Pnne mai la kekahi poo 0 lakou, "aohelaau, aohe ike ia aku." 1 iho la hoi au iloko o'u, "0 kn l.iau aku la kena a Kekuaokalnni, ke nhu la ka hoka ia oukou." A ma ia huakai kanaka e hoi mni ana, elua mau kanaka me na ohe*nana ; 0 J. Kaunamano kekahi, ninau aku la 0 S. Ili 1 kekahi mea ohenana, pehea kau ike aku i ka laau u)a ma ka ohe-nana ? { mni la ia, "he keokeo ke kumu, he (ike hoi ka Jau tnt ka lau 0 ke kamani." AWa-iki iho la maua, a hele aku la no. A hiki maua ma Kahuwallanawai, loaa hou no ia miua kekahi puulu kanaka, e nana ana no i ua lanu la a Kekuaokalani. o ko lakou nui, he iwakalua a 01 aku. Ninnu aku la no 0 S. Jli, auhea ka laau ? Pane mai ia no •« hoi lakou la, aohe laaa, aohe ike ia aku ; alaila, hoomanao ae la wau i keia mau wahi lalani himeni, penei 110 ia ; " Aloha ko na mauna, 1 paa mau i ka hau, A me ko Aiiiopa, Kekahi po« hoi 0 Honolulu, Ua puni i ka laau ttla, t r a hopu ika iaau a Kekuaokaiani, E hoolehelehe kii oukou e,alo(\a wate. rt O keia laau he mea wiwa nui ia ia, ma Honolulu nei, ke hele nui nei kekahi poe e makaikai, a ke noke mai nei hoi kahi poe 1 ka hooiaio, me ka liki pu iho no hoi i ka oiaio ; aka, Iw kahea leo nui aku nei au ia oukou, he hoopunipuni! Mai noho a manaoio iki mai i keia wawa hoopumpuni wale no. 0 ke kumu nui o ko u kamailio ana no keia, i mea leeakea aku i kekahi poe e noho mai la ma kekahi mau moku e aku, 0 pau* lehia mai aoanei Ukou i keia hoopunipuni, 0 kuhi mai auanei, he oiaio. Aole! aole loa no. E aloha auanei. E. K. 'Wahinkiii'iio.