Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LVIII, Number 8, 20 February 1920 — Page 5

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Ka Nupepa Kuokoa

KE KILOHANA POOKELA NO KA LAHUI HAWAII.

He Moolelo no

KEONI HANAFODA

 

Ka Hua Awahia o ka Uhauha me ka Puni

Lealea - Loaa Nae ke Kaulana

ma ka Hoomanawanui

 

            'O ka'u mau hooikaika ana e lanakila maluna o na kulana maikaiole i halawai mai me oe :kou hooikaika ana e lilo i pookela ma kau kalena himeni, a'u i lohe ponoi ai i kou himeni ana e ka Madame Foda, me ko'u lohe pu hoi i kekahi hapa o kou moolelo, kau mau hooikaika ana e loaa he inoa nou ame kau kaikamahine, he mau hana pono pololei wale no ia.

            He kuleana ko kakou, e huki i ko kakou have a kiekie, a e hapai ia kakou iho mai na anuu haahaa ahiki i na anuu kiekie, me na manao maikai a pololei. O na manao hewa, na manao nui no ka mea a kekahi i hana hewa ai, na hana no apau, a ha'i i hana ai me kou lihi launa ole aku ilaila, o kou manao ana, ua hoopilikia wale ia mai oe ma kekahi ano, aole ia he noonoo pololei iki, aka e kiolaia aku na noonoo o kela ano, in a i makemake kakou, e hoea aku i ka loaa ana o na noonoo maikai ame na ano kilakila o ko kakou ola ana. Penea ka maikai ame ke kupono o kekahi ma kona ano mawaho ke nanaia aku, in a aole he pololei maloko, ua lilo no na ano mawaho i maa mea maikai ole.

            "ua hoomaopopo au i kekahi mea o keia kunuhana a kaua e kauailio nei, ma kela la Sabati maloko o ka Halepule, me he mea la, he kukui malunalana kekahi i hookonoia mai iloko o‘u, ka mea nana i laua‘i ae i ka ike no kekahi moo nahesa e moe lolii ana iloko o‘u."

            "He mea pono i kela ame keia mea, e kalauaia kona mau ano, elike me ke kalauaia ana o ka huita auwe ka palaoa, a e hooheheeia hui iloko o ke ahi, elike me ka auka gula, e kiolaia aku ke oka ame ka iepo, a e koe mai ka mea waiwai maoli ka momi makamae, e pomaikai ai ke kino anie ku uhane."

            "O, e hoike mai oe ia‘u i ke alahele!" wahi a Helena me ka puha hoihoi. "Ua makemake au e maemae ma ka manao a ma ka hana, o ka mea paakiki uae i ke kiola ana aku, o ia no na noonoo hewa. Pehea la e hiki ai ia‘u ke hookaawale aku i na noonoo o keia ano!"

            "Eia no ke alahele e hiki ai ia oe, o ia no kou waiho ana aku ia oe ho, malalo o kekahi hana no ka pono o ha‘i."

            "Ma keia mea au e hoakaka mai nei ia‘u, ua pili anei ia i ka poe i hana hewa mai ia kakou, o lakou ka‘u e haawi aku ai i na kokua ana!"

            "Ua konola mai kakou e hana maikai aku ia lakou i kekahi manawa, in a ma‘ili mai maluna iho o kakou a ko‘iko‘i o ka hooluolu ana aku i ko lakou manao."

            "O, aole au i manao o kou noonoo maoli, o ia ko kakou hoihoi hou ana mai i ka poe i hana hewa mai ia kakou, a noho aku me he mea la,, aole loa i lawelweia mai kekahi hana hewa loa. I ka manawa i kueia aku ai na Kanawai o ke Akua, ame na kauawai i pili i ke ola ana o na kanaka, a kekahi mea, a kiolaia aku hoi ke aloha o ka noho oluolu ana iwaena o ka ohana malaila iho la, ua kaawale lua kekahi mea, mai ka paa ana aku malalo o na hana, i konoia mai

ai oia e hana maikai aku ia ha‘i, " me ka hooki ana iho o ka Heleua kamailia ana aku, me ka hele hoi o kona leo a haalulu.

            Ao‘e ipane koke aku o Mrs. Remona i kela mau hoakaka a Helena, aka ke noonoo la oia me ke akahele loa  no kekahi mau minake, alaila i mai la:

"E kuu Mrs. Foda aloha, aia he mai ninau lehulehu a kakou i konoia mai ai e hana aku eliko me ka kakou i ike ai he pono, a he hana paakiki no hoi a ku ole paha i ka naauao na kekahi, ka hoakaka aua aku i kona manao, no na ninau i loaa pono ole iaia ka ike no kama mea e hana aku ai, mamuli o ka hoea ole ana mai o kekahi pilikia inia iho."

            "O ka manao maoli o ia mea he aloha, o ia no ka hana maikai ana aku no kekahi i mea e hoopakelela ae ni oia mailoko mai o ka poino ame na hookaumaha ana, eia nae, i kekahi manawai, o ua hana aloha ame na hana kokua aku no ka pono o kekahi mea, he hana hoopilikia aku ia i kekahi, nolaila e hoomaopopo mai oe, aole loa he kulike o na mea e hana aku ai, ma na pilikia like ole, i halawai mai me ke kanaka.

            "He mea pono e loaa aku na kaumaah ame na ehaeha i ka mea hana hewa, pela wale no e loaa ai iaia ka ike no ke ko‘iko‘i o kana hewa i hana ai, a loaa mai ka manao mihi iloko on a; no laila o ka hoao ana e kokua aku, ma kekahi ano, i wahi e kaawale ae ai ka hoopa‘i mai ka mea hewa ae, aole ia he hana pololei. He hana hewa na kakou ka ae ana e hoihoi hou mai i kekahimea iloko o na hauoli aua, no na mea ana i keehi iho ai me kona mau kapuaiwawae, a i kiola aku ai, me ka ike no, he poino ke halawai mai ana me ia, ma ka hooko ana aku i na manao hewa apau, e alako ana iloko o ka poino. Penei ka ka Palapala Hemolele i kauoha mai ai ia kakou: 'Mai kiota aku i ka oukou momi imua o na puaa.'

            "He mea oiaio loa keia a‘u hoakaka aku nei imua ou e Mrs. Foda, nolaila, i ka lawe ole ana aku o kekahi i na a‘o ana, no kona pono, na alahele hoi apau, e pakele ae ai oia mai ua poino mai, malaila iho la pau ko kakou lawelawe ana aku i na hana nona: alaila e ili aku auanaei maluna o ka mea hookuli a paakiki, ma kona mau alahele o ka hewa ame ka poino, ke ko‘iko‘i o ka hooikaika ana e pakele oia mai na auwe mai o keia ola ana.

            "aole nae i ko kakou wa e hookuu aku ai i kekahi mea i hoolohe ole mai i na a‘o aua mai ia kakou aku no kona pono, ua pau iho la ka kakou hana malaila, aole pela, ua konoia mai kakou, e noonoo me na manao oluolu no lakou, aole e hoinoino wale aku, in a  he mau hana maikai kekahi a lakou, e mahalo aku ia mau hana, e loaa hhoi na manao kaumahu, ma kahi o na manao hoahewa no na haua hookaymaha, nana i umii ia lakou iloko o ka poino. Ma ka lawe ana mai i na noonoo o keia ano, pela wale no kakou e lanakila ai, maluna o na noonoo maikai ole apau; a i ka loaa ana o keia haawina ia kakou, alaia e ike iho auanei kela ame keia, ua kaawale, loa oia, mai koua lilo ana i hoahui no ia mea ino he hoowahawaha."

            "Akahi no au a hoomaopopo i ka manao o kau mau mea a kama-ilio mai nei i keia manawa." i pane aku ai o Helena me ka leo haalulu. "Me hea mea la, ma ka‘u noonoo iho, ua loaa mai la ia‘u kekahi malemalama ano hou loa, no ke ano oiaio o ko‘u ola ana aku. Ma keia mau mea an i hoakaka mai nei imua o‘u, ua ike maoli iho la no au. i ka hoauheeia ana aku o na manao maikai ole mai a‘u aku: a ke hanoli loa nei kuu uhane i kou ninini mai nei i ka aila oliva o ka maha i ko‘u mau manao liuuluu."

Ku ae la o He‘ena iluna, no ka hoomakaukau ana e huli hoi aku no kona home, me ka pahola ana aku i kona lima imua o Mrs. Remona no ke aloha ana, ua pane e mai la nae o Mrs Remona i ka i ana mai:

            "Aole au e hookuu aku ana ia oe e hoi koke i keia manawa, no ka mea he ui na mea i koe a‘u i hoakaka ole aku nei imua ou, " me ka hoonoho okoa ana aku ia Helena ilalo, a oiai ua lilo no kela nu‘a hou ana aku a Mrs. Remona iaia i mea maikai, ua noho hou iho la oia, me ko laua kamilio ana no hookahi hou aku hora i koe.

            "He keu aku a ko‘u hauoli, no kou hele ana mai nei e ike ia‘u  i keia la, : wahi a Mrs. Remona, ma ka manawa a Helena e hoomakaukau ana e haalele iho iaia. "Ke lana nei ko‘u manao, e halawai mau aku ana kaua ma keia mua aku, o ko‘u makemake loa ia, ke ae mai nae oe. Ua lohe au i kou himeni ana ma kekahi aha hoohauoli i haawiia ma ka home o Wa@a, he manawa pokole ma@ope mai o kela halawai mua loa ana o kaua maloko o ka halepule, me kuu makemake e hoolaunaia aku au imua ou, eia nae ua haalehe e mai oe-kela anaina, mamua ae o ko‘u koi ana aku i na kamaaina e hoolauna aku ia‘u me oe. He kalena aikai maoli ka o loaa ia oe e Mrs. Foda, me ka nani o kou leo i ka himeni, a ua konoia mai au, e noi aku ia oe, e hele mai e himeni ma kekahi aha hoohauoli e haawiia aku ana e a‘u.

            "Me kuu naau apau ke haawi e aku nei no au i ka ae, no ka hapa au i makemake ai ia‘u ," i pane aku ai no hoi o Helena. "Ma ko‘u manao maoli, ua aie nui lau au no kau mau mea apau i hana mai ai ia‘u i keia la, a no ka uku ana aku ia aie, ua makaukau loa an i na manawa apau e hooko aku, elike me kau mau mea apau i koi mai nei. Ia‘u e nana aku nei ma kou helehelena, me he mea la, aia ka maha, kamaluhia ame ka oluolu ke nohoalii mau la maluna ou, me ke kaawale hoi o na kaumaha ame na luuluu mai ia oe aku."

            Lalau aku la o Mrs. Remona ma ka lima o Helena, me ke ku like ana ae o ua mau lele nei iluna, ia wa i pane aku  ai ka lele kamaaina: "Aole he hookahi o kakou i nele ka loaa ana o ia mea he kaumaha ame ka luuluu," me ke kuhikuhi ana aku o kekahi lima i ke kii o kane koikamahine, e kau mai ana maluna o kahi kau kii a hooma@ hoa mai la i ke kamailio ana:

            "O keia ke kii o ka‘u  kaikamahine hookahi wale iho no. Ia @@@@@ e hana aku nei  iaia, aole kaua e kanalua iho aua ma ka olelo @@@@@ oia kekahi o na kaikamahine  huapala. Ua kailiia aku oia @@@@@@ aku iloko o ka manawa pokole loa, mamua o ko‘u hoomaopopo @@@@ ua koko‘ie mai kekahi poino. Elike me ka pa ana mai o @@@@@@@ puahiohio, e hoopuehu ana i ka opala, pela iho la ke @@@@@@@@@@ laweia ana mai ia“u aku, a o ka haawina i waioia oiho @@@@@@@ o ia no keia mau lauoho keokeo ma kuu poo.

@@@@@@@@@@@ ikaika loa ka i halawai mai me a‘u me ko‘u manao.

            maoli no, ua kokoke mai ko‘u hopena e ola ai ma keia ao, a o ka paio a‘u i hakoko aku ai, no kekahi manawa loihi, ua like pu uo ia me ka paio au e hoouka nei i keia la. me ka malie wale no e loaa ai ia kakou ka lanakila mai na kaumaha mai, aole me ka hele ululu, a o ia ka‘u e hooia aku nei imua ou, in a he kui‘o iloko o ko kakou uaau, he iini hoi e loaa i‘o ka maha, alaila e hiki ana auanei ia kakou ke hoauhee aku i na manao maikai ole apau mailoko aku o kakou, ia wa nuanei e nohoalii mai ai ka maha, ame ka maluhia, elike paha me kau hoomaopaopo ai ai ma ko‘u helehelena."

            Ua aneane loa o Helena e hookahe aku i kona mau waimaka, ua ke√a mau olelo ku i ka oiaio loa a Mrs. Remona e kamailio mai la iaia, me ka hapai ana ae i ka lima o Mrs. Remona, a hoopili mai a ma kona mau lehelehe, a no ka hoomama ana mai hoi i ko Helene mau manao kaumaha, ua hoao hou mai la o Mrs. Remona e kamailio

            "Ma ka manawa e ola ana ka‘u kaikamahine ua hoohauoli loa mai oia i ko‘u noho ana; o kana mau hana maikai apau, i kona wa e olaana, ua waiho iho ola mahope on a, a ua lilo ia i kiahoomanao na‘u e poina ole ai. Eia me oe kau kaikamahine u‘i ua ike pu no ana iaia, ma kela aha hoohauoli, o ka‘u wale  no e hoolaua aku nei i kou manao, ehoopoina loa i namea  o ka w i hala, a e hoomaikai ho kakou, ua koe no me kakou, he mau mea e hauoli ai ma keia ao."

            Ma kela wahi o ka laua mau kamailio ana, iho pu aku la ua mau lele nei no ka hale olalo, a ma ka puka owahi loa,; i haawi ae ai ko laua aloha hope me ka hooia ana aku o Helena e hoea hou mai ana oia i kekahi manawa, no ka hui pu ana me Mrs. Remona, no ka mea he nui no kekahi mau kumuohana okoa ae ana i makemake ai e hoakaka mai imua o kela wahine.

            Ma kela huli hoi ana akua Helena no kona homa, ua loaa maoli luia ka maha o kona noonoo, ka mea i loaa ole laia no kekahi mau ano, mai kela manwa mai, mahope iho o kona halawai pu ana me Keoni Hanafoda.

            Mokuna XVIII.

            Ma kela hoea aua aku a Helena no kona home, e noho puai ana o Mrs. Hadina, kela wahine nona ka hale hoolimalima, a ua o Helena i kauoha aku ai ia Keoni Hanafoda e hoi no kona hale e hiamoe ai ma ka po aku mamua, a ma ka helehelena o ua wahine nei, ua hiki loa ia He‘ena ke ike aku aia kekahi pilikia i loaa iaia, a o ia kana o ka ninau koke aua aku.

            "Heaha keia pilikia i loan ia oe e kuu hoaloha? Ma kou heleho‘ena, ua hiki loa ia‘u ke heluhelu aku ua makemake oe e halawai pu me a‘u maluna o kekahi hana ano nui."

            "Ae, i hele mai la au e ninau pono aku ia oe, in a paha mau i hoouna ae i kekahi kanaka  o Uilama kona inoa, e hele ae na ko‘u He e hianoe ai i ka po nei?"

            "Ae, owau i‘o ka mea mana i hoouna aku iaia, e he‘e ike ia oe," wahi a heiena. me kona ike ana iho, ua huna o Keoni Hanafoda i kona inoa oiaio, a he inoa okoa kana i horke aku ai i kela wahine o ka hale hoolimalima.

            "Ua loohia ua kanaka nei i ka ma‘i ma kela po, a i ke ao ana ae ma kekahi kakahiaka, i ko‘u wa i komo aku ai maloko o kona rumi, e olalau wale ana no kaua mau olelo, a no ko‘u hopohopo o poino auanei kona ola, ua hoouna okoa aku la au ia Kauka Wini e hele mai, a wahi ana, ua kupulikii maoli kela ma‘i, me kona hoike okoa ana nui i kona manao imua o‘u; he mea pono e hoihoiia kela kanaka no ka halema‘i kahi e loan ai iaia na malama kupono ia, me ka loaa pu hoi o na ea oluolu, aka nae no ko‘u ike malia paha ua kamaaina oe i kela kanaka ame kona mau hoaloha, no laila manao iho la au he mea maikai ko‘u hele mua ana mai e hui pu no keia mea, in a no ka pono o ka hoihoi ana aku iaia i ka halema‘i aole paha."

            "Ua pono kou hele ana mai la e hoike ia‘u i keia mea, : wahi a Helena, oiai e noonoo ana no oia i kana mea e hana aku ai, oiai o Mrs. Hadina e hakaka mai ana no ke ano o kaua misiona ma kela la.

            "Ua kamaaina au ia Mr. Uilama he mau makahiki lohi ae nei i hala, ma Ka‘eponi a ke manaoio nei au, aole i makemake kona mau hoaloha, e hoihoi iaia maloko o kekahi halema‘i. Ma kana mea i kamailio mai ai ia‘u ma ka po nei, ua paa loa kona manao e huli hoi polopei aku no Kaleponi i keia kakahiaka, no ka mea ua hoouna mai kona mau healoha i ko@a tikikiki ukukaaahi mai Nu Joka aku nei a hoea i Kapalakiko, nolaila aia paha kona mau hoaloha ke kakali mai la iaia.

            "Alaila ua kupilikii loa anei ka ma‘i maluna ona e loihi ole ai kona mau la e ola hou aku ai?" wahi a Helena me ka hele o kona kekahi hewa ko‘iko‘i loa maluna on a, pela iho la ko Helena noonoo, no kana mau olelo kupono ole i kamailio aku ai ma ka po aku i hala i kela kanaka, a hooholo iho la oia, aole loa e pono in Keoni Hanafoda e make, a e hooikaika aku oia ma na ano apau, i wahi e loaa ai ka ikaika i kela kauaka me ka nana ole ae i kaua mau mea i hana mai ai maluna on a, i na makahiki aku i kaahope.

            No ka noho hamau hoi o Helena, aole he kamailio koke aku, ua kamailio hou aku la o Mrs. Hadina i ka pane ana ae: "Ua oi loa aku ka ikaika o ka ma‘i maluna o kela kanaka, mamua o ka mea hiki i ke kauka ke hana aku nona."

            "I ka manawa hea o hoea hou mai ai o Kauka Wini, no ka ike ana i ka mea ma‘i?"

            " O kana i kamailio mai ai ia‘@ i keia kakahiaka, e hele hou mai ana oia e nana ma ka hora eono o keia ahiahi."

            "Ina pela, e hoea aku ana au @@ kou hale ma kela manawa hookahi, no ka mea, ua makemake pu au e kamailio me ka kauka."

            No kela mau hoakaka a Helena, ua hoomamaia aku ko Mrs. Hadina manao, o kona ku ae la no ia a huli hoi aku la o kona hale hoolimaiima, no ka nana pono ana i ke kanaka mai a no ka haawi ana aku i ka laau o ke kauka o ka waiho ana mai malalo o kana hoohana ana aku.

            I ka hala aua aku hoi o kela wahine noho iho la o Helena me ka noonoo nui naa i kana mea e hana aku ai, no ka pono o Keoni Hanafoda i kulike ai me na mea a Kauka Wini i makemake ai e hanaia aku uo ka pono o ka mea ma‘i.

            O keia hale a Helena o ka hoolimalima ana nona e noho ai me kana kaikamahine ho mau rumi kaokoa loa aku kekahi ana i hoolimalima pu ai, maloko o kela mau rumi, oia e a‘o ai i kana mau hauman, a e hoomaamaa ai no hoi i k@a mau himeni no na aha hoohauoli.

            I wahi e holopono ai na hoolala ana a ke kauka, ua manao ua o helena, ua hiki ke hooliloia kekahi o kela mau rumi, mawaho aku o kona hale, i rumi n Keoni Hanafoda e noho ai, o ka moe wale no ka mea e hoolako aku, ame kekahi mau mea kupono e ae, o ka pau no ia o ka pilikia, a e kii aku oia ia Mrs. Hadina, oia ka mea nana e makaala mai ia Keoni, a i kekahi manawa o hoi, e komo pu mai ai oia, ma ka makaala ana i ka mea ua‘i.

            Iaia i hele aku ai e hui pu me Kauka Wini ma ka Fio@@, ouno o kela ahiahi, ua hoakaka aku la oia i kana mau mea i hoolala ai, no ka hoihoi mai i ka mea ma‘i ma kona home e malamaia ai, i ka lohe ana o ke kauka i na mea apau ua haawi koke mai oia i kona apono, nolaila iloko o na hora ekolu wale u@, aia o Keoni hanafoda maloko o kekahi rumi nui maikai, o ka home o Helena kahi i noho ai, me ka ho@@ pu ana mai no hoi i Mrs. Hadina, ma ke ano oia ka mea malama ma‘i.

            Ua makemake no ke kauka, e lawe mai i kekahi mea ike i ka malama ma‘i, a ua hoole loa mae o Mrs. Hadina, me kona olelo ana aku, ua hiki iaia hookahi ke lawelawe i na mea apau e pono ai kela ma‘i, elike me na kuhikuhi ana a ke kauka, mamau o ka noho pu mai o kekahi mea malama ma‘i, e kau mai ai i kana mau @@@@ paukiki, no ke ano o na mea e hana aku ai i ke kanaka ma‘i. Ua kulike no hoi ko Helena manao me kona, me ka hooia ana mai nae, in a i lawa ole ko laua hoomanawanui e hana aku no ko Keoni Hanafoda pono, alaila ua makaukau no oia e hoolimalima aku i kekahi kahuma‘i akamai loa, malalo o kona mau hoolilo ponoi.

            Ua haawi mai no ke kauka i kona ae na laua nei e malama i ke kanaka ma ke ano hoao wale o nae, o ka moa nae anna i hookahaha aku i ka manao o kela kanaka, o ia no ka nui makee iloko o Helena no keia kanaka, oiai he kulana hoaloha wale no kona iaia,oiai nae aole on a kuleana e ninau wale mai ai no i na mea i pili ia ha‘i, ua hoopau ae la oia i kona mau manao hoohuoi.

            No ua pule elua o ka noho ana o Keoni Hanafoda ma ka home o Helena, aole he mau manaolana maopopo no kona palekana mai ka make mai. E lalau mau ana kaua mau olelo ke kamailio mai, a e waiho mau ana no hoi oia iloko o ke kulana pohihihi, me ka hiki ole iaia ke hoomaopopo ae i na mea e hoopuni aa iaia, aka nae i ke k@@@ ana i ke kolu o ka pule, na pii malie mai la kona ano maikai.

            O na mea apau e haawiia aku ana iaia e ai, he pono ai wale aku no kana no ka hooko ana i ke kauoha, a ma kekahi la a ke kauka o ke hoea ana aku, i mai la o Mrs Hadina iaia:

            "Ma ka‘u mau mea apau i hoomaopopo no keia kanaka ma‘i, aole loa he makemake iloko on a e loaa iaia ka oluolu."

            "Ua ike au i ka oiaio o kau mau mea e kamailio mai nei e ka malame, aka nae, he mea pono ia kakou ke hana aku elike me ka hiki ia kakou ke hooko, no ka hoopakele ana ae iaia mai ka make mai, a i loan ole iaia ka palekana, aole no kakou ia hewa."

            He mau la nae mahope mai, ninau okoa mai la ua o Keoni Hanafoda i ka wahine malama ma‘i, a o ka mua loa no hoi keia o kona ninau ana mai i kekahi mea: "Eia la au ihea kahi i noho ai?" me ka alaalawa ana ae o kana nana ana ma o a maanei nei oloko o kona rumi.

            "Eia oe maloko o kekahi rumi, i manaoia no kekahi poe, eia nae, no ka hoea koke ole mai o ke kanaka i manaoia e noho maanei, no laila ua manao o Kauka Wini, o keia kahi kupono loa e noho ai oe, ahiki i ka pau ana o kou pilikia."

            Ma kela hoi ana mai o ko Keoni Hanafoda noonoo maikai, ike iho la o Helena, aole he mea maikai nona ka hoikeike ana mai iaia iho imua o keia kanaka, nolaila ua hoomamao loa aku la oia i kahi e, a koe o Mrs. Hadina wale no ke makaala i ka mea ma‘i.

            "Aole he ema kupono ka noho aie ana o kekahi kauaka malalo o kekahi wahine," i kamailio mai ai o Helena ia Mrs. Hadina. "E hoomanawanui nae kaua ma ka hana ana aku i na mea apau e.

            pono ai ka  mea ma‘i, no ka mea ka inaiaoio nei au, in a e leho aku aha kona mau hoaloha, i koua pilikia, e hoouna mai ana no lakou i na kokua ma kekahi mau ano, e pono ai oia."

            I ka maikai loa ana mai uae o na o Keoni Hanafoda, me ka hiki pono ana iaia ke noho iluna, ike iho la oia, aole i loaa iaia ka oluolu, malalo wale no o na hooikaika ana a ke kauka, aka he mea okoa ae kekahi unawaho on a.

            Ke ike la oia i kekahi mau hana-a ka lima wahine, maloko o kela rumi e hiki ole ai i kekahi kauka malihini loa, ke hoolako mai i na mea maikai no kekahi mea ana i ike mua ole ai. Ua hoolakoia mai oia me na lolo maemae, o kauya mau meaai, he mau menai maikai loa, me koua hoohuoi no, he mea i kamaaina iaia ka mea nana kela mau hana.

            Aole on a kamailio wale me ke kauka a i ole me Mrs. Hadina paha, ma‘una o kekahi mau niuau aole no hoi on a ku e aku i na mea e hanaia mai ana nona e pono ai. I ka piha pono ana o na pule eha ua oluolu maikai maoli na o Keoni Hanafoda, me ka hiki iaia ke noho loihi maluna o kona noho, a i kekahi manawa e noho kokoke ana oia una ka puka aniani, me ke kilohi pono ana i na ano apau oloko o kona rumi, pela hoi ke ano o kahi i ku ai o kela hale.

            Aole he haawiia iaia o kekahi nupepa no ka heluhelu ana, a buke moolelo paha, aka nae e hoohala ana o Kauka Wini me ia he mau hora i kekahi manawa ma ka haha√i ana aku i kekahi mau moolelo, eia nae aole no i lilo ua mea a ke kauka e kamailio aku ana iaia, i mau mea naua√e hialaai ai, a i oe noke wale unai paha i ke kamailio. a o ka mea oiaio maoli, he nui na mea iloko o ko Keoni noonoo, e hiki ole ai iaia ke loaa na manao hoihoi no kaua mau mea e lohe aku ai. mai ke kauka aku.

            I kekahi la, oiai no ua o Keoni e noho ana ma ka puka aniani, iohe aku la oia i ke kikeke o kekahi mea mawaho o kekahi rumi okoa aku o keia ka rumi i noho ai o Helena, me kona lohe pu ana aku i kekahi mau leo walaau, aole no hoi i li‘uli‘u iho, komo ana no o Mrs. Hadina, me kekahi pa huaai, ame kekahi ho-ke pua, a i ka waihoia aua mai o kela mau mea maluna o ke pakaukau, ua ninau okoe aku la no o Keoni Hanafoda i ka i aua aku:

            "Owai ka mea nana i haawi mai nei ia oe i kelu mau mea?" wahi ana me ka hoikeike okoa ana aku i kona ano oluolu, me ka mamahalo pu, no ka laweia ana mai o kela mau huaai ame ka ho-le pua nana.

            "Na kekahi lele e noho kokoke nei ia oe, i haawi mai nei i keia may mea me kona manao, e lilo ana keia mau huaai, i mau mea nau e makemake ai." alaila hopuiho‘la oia i kekahi hua piki i hele no hoi a pala memele, alaila haawi mai la ia Keoni me ka olelo pu ana mai e ai aku oia i kela huaai.

            Lalau aku la ua o Keoni Hanafoda i ke pa i waihoia ai o na huai, a paa ae la iloko o kona lima, ia wa i hooikaika ae ai ‘oia iaia iho, a no ke manawa mua loa, i loaa aku ai ka ike ia Mrs. Hadina, no kea aku ka ikaika o ke kino o keia kanaka mavi, mamua o kana mea i koho mai ai, i kona ano maoli.

            I ka nana aku, ua hele maoli o Keoni hanafoda a piha me na manao pihoihoi, no ka mea aole e hiki iaia ke noho malie, a no kona makemake paha e ike i ka mea oiaio, ku okoa ae la oia iluna, me ka waiho ana aku ke pa o a huaai maluna o ke pakaukau, hele aku la ma kekahi puka aniani okoa aku, a nana aku la iwaho, e kilohi ana i ke ano o ka waiho ana o ka pa i ku ai o kela hale. No kekahi mau minuke loihi kela ku malie ana on a malaila, hoi mai la  a noho iho la maluna o kona noho, ia wa i huli aku ai imua o mrs. Hadina me ka ninau ana aku:

            " Ke makemake nei au e ninau aku ia oe, o keia hale a‘u e noho nei, o keia anei kahi i kapaia o Nohala?" me kona lalau ana iho i kekahi hua piki a paa ae la iloko o kona laima, eia, nae ma ka Mrs. Hadina nana mai, ua hale maoli o Keoni Hanafoda a piha me ka haalulu.

            "Ae, ua pololei kau koho ana mai la i ka inoa o keia hale."

            "Alaila, o Mrs. Foda anei ka le@e noho nei maloko o keia home?"

i uinau hou aku ai no ua o Keonia Hanafoda, no ka mea ua maopopo iai, mamuli o kona ike ana aku i ke ano o ka pa, o kela no ka hale hookahi aua o ke kipa ana mai e ike i kana wahine mua, ma kela po no au e ka makamaka heluhelu e poina ole nei.

            Ike iho la o Mrs. Hadina he mea makehewa wale no ka hoao ana mai e hoopunipuni, a hui pu iho no hoi me kona maopopo mua ole, i ke kulana oiaio maoli o ka mea ma‘i ame kona hakuwahine, ua ae mai la oia aia o Mrs. Foda maloko o kela home.

            "Ua ike no oe e Mrs. Hadina, o Mrs. Foda ka mea nana i hoouna ia‘u e hoi no kou wahi e moe ai, ma kela po i loohia ai au i ka ma‘i; nolaila ua makemake loa au e ike iaia. E oluolu anei oe e hele aku a hoike ia Mrs. Foda, e hele mai, no ko‘u ike ana aku iaia."

            Aole e hiki ia Mrs. Hadina ke alo ae mai ka hele an aku e hooko i ka makemake o ka mea ma‘i nolaila hoea aku la oia imua o Helena, aole e hiki iaia ke noho aku, o kona hele mai la no ia e ike ia Keoni, me ka haawi ana mai i kona aloha, me ka hoihoi hoi maluna o kona helehelena, a o ia ka Keonia Hanafoda i pane koke aku ai:

            "Ua ha‘oha‘o loa au i ke ano o ko‘u hoea ana mai ma keia hale e Helena, i keia la nae i loaa mai ai ia‘u ka ike, eia ka mamuli no ia e kau mau hana kokua no‘u pono."

            "Ina o keia iho kau mea i makemake ai ia‘u e hele mai e hui pu me oe, alaila aole au e noho ana, no ka mea aole he maikai iki o ka hoala ana ae i na mea e hoopihoihoiia aku ai kou noonoo e Keoni," wahi a Helena me ka leo oluolu alaila i hou mai la: "

            "Ua hiki loa ia oe ke hookuu aku i ke kauka, e lawe ia‘u no ka halema‘i o ko‘u wahi kupono loa ia e noho ai ahiki i ko‘u makeaua, elike me ka nui o na kanaka makilo e ae, i halawai like me na haawin pakalaki i kulike me ko‘u ano nei. Heaha ke kumu o koa lawe ana ae i ke ke‘iko‘i maluna iho o kou mau poohiwi, ma ke kokua ana e loaa ia‘u ka palekana mai ka make mai?"

            "Mamuli no ia o ke kokua ana aku i ka manao o Kauka Wini, maanei nei e loaa ai ka palekana ia oe, aole ma kekahi mau wahi e ae."

            "I kou hoihoi ana mai ia‘u maloko nei o keia hale, ua ko‘iko‘i maoli na hoolilo ma kou aoao, mawaho ae o ko‘u kuleana ole e hoopilikia wale aku ia oe e Helena ma kekahi auo."

            "Mai hoopilikia i kou  noonoo maluna o keia mea nu e kamailio mai nei. Ua hoouna aku au i kekahi leka i kou makukane ma Kaleponi. E hoakaka aku ana no ka hiki ole ia oe ke huli hoi koke aku, mamuli o kou loohia ana i ka ma‘i no ko‘u manao, e ha‘oha‘o mai ana oia no kou hoea ole aku mahope o kona hoouna ana mai i kou tikiki kapahi."

            "Heaha kaua i pane mai ai no kela leka au iaia?" wahi a Keoni Hanafoda me ka noho pono aua mai iluna.

            "O kana i kakau mai ai, e olelo mai ana ia‘u, e hana aku au i na mea apau e loaa ai ka oluolu maikai ia oe, a e  hoolako pu aku hoi i kou mau hemahema, me kona hoouna ana mai he kanalima dala."

            "Heaha auanei kela kanalima dala, he wahi huina mailuilu loa kela, ke hookukuia ae me ko‘u mau hoolilo o ka noho ana maanei, me ka hookomo ole mai i ka hila a ke kauka. Aole no nae he nui o na la i koe no‘u e ola aku ai, o ko‘u haalehe iho no ia i keia ao, a pau ka hoopilikia wale ana aku ia oe, a i kekahi poe okoa aku paha."

            "Heaha noa kumu ano nui o kou haoli loa ana e make e Keoni!" wahi a Helena me ka helehelena kaumaha.

            "No ka mea aole o‘u makemake e lilo i mea hookaumaha hou, aku i kekahi mea, elike me ka‘u i hana aku ai iloko o na makahiki lehulehu ae nei i hala. Mai kinohi mai o ko‘u ola ana. aole i loaa iki ia‘a he nohona holomua, a ua hele maoli au a uluhua i ke ano o keia ola aua; nolaila he mea makehewa wale no ka hoao ana aku e ola me ka manao, he mea ia e loli ae ai ko‘u ano, aole loa. Ua hoao au e lilo i kanaka maikai, ua ike nae au o kekahi ia o na hana paakiki loa."

            "Pehea i maopopo ai ia oe he hana hiki ole ke hoololiia ae kou mau ano, a lilo oe i kanaka maikai ma keia mua aku!"

            "E nana mai no hoi oe la," me ke kau ana ae o Keoni Hanafoda i kona mau lima iluna, a hoikeike aku la imua o Helena. "Ua nole au i ke koko, ka ikaika, ame ka iini e kau aku na manaolana nomua aku nei."

            "Aole anei ou manaoio, o ka hoao ana e  aku a paio me ka make, he hana koa loa ia mamua o kou haawipio wale ana aku no ia oe iho, malalo o kena mau manao pololei ole ou?"

            "Ua pono no hoi paha ia, in a he mea ano nui loa kekahi, a‘u e nana aku ai, alaila makepono keia ola ana aku. No‘u iho, ua lapiwale niaoli au ma na ano apau, e kupono ole ai ke ola hou iho aia keia honua."

            "O kena kekahi o na mauao kuhihewa loa ou e Keoni, no ka mea o ke ola, he mea loaa ole ia ke kuaiia me ke dala ame ke gula. E minamina kakou ia mea maikai; a uo ka mea no hoi, aole i pau ka kakou mau hana ma keia ao, aia a hoea mai i ka hopena o ko kakou mau la o ke ola ana, ia wa auanei kakou e ae aku ai i ka make, a lunakila mai maluna o kakou. Ina ua ike oe i ka hewa ame ke ino o kau mau mea i hana ai o ka wa i hala, e lilo ia i haawina a‘o maikai loa, no kou ola ana aku, ma ke kulana pono a pololei, e hookaawale ia oe iho mai na alahele mai o ka hewa, ke alahele nana e alako i ke kanaka e hana aku ahiki i ka loaa ana o kana mea i iiui nui ai.""

            "Ua lohi loa keia manawa e Helena no ka mea ke ike nei au, aole he manawa e hoi hou mai ai ka ikaika maikai i ko‘u kino, a ke manao nei au, ua loaa i ke kauka ka ike no ko‘u kulana oiaio maoli, he wa pokole wale no ko‘u e ola ai, o ka lanakila no ia o ka make maluna o ke ole."

            "Aole he kumu e ae e lanakila ai ka make maluna ou, o kou makemake ole maoli no e loaa ia oe ke ola. O ka olelo hoolana ia oe e Keoni, mai ae aku e lanakila keia ma‘i maluna ou, e kiola loa aku i kela mau manao hopohopo, ame na manao maikai ole apau mailoko aku ou, e ike auanei oe, e auhee aku ana ka make mai ia oe aku i kela ame keia minuke, a nohoalii mai ka maikai, me kou lilo aku i kanalia kino ikaika, ma keia mu@ aku.

(Aole ie pau.)

He Moolelo no

Keaka Tazana

Ka Weli o na Ululaau Mehameha o Aferika

a o ka Hoaloha o na Holoholona Ahiu

            He hokahi nae mea nana i hookauaaho mai i na mano pioloke o kela mau gorila oluna o na puu, o ia no ku moke ana aku o ua moi e‘ua, i ka hoomalielie ia lakou, me ka hele okoa ana mai o kekahi poe gorila e honihoni ia Koraka, a i ke kamailio ana aku a Koraka ma ka lakou olelo ponoi, ua hoopiha loa ia aku kela mau mapu me na manao kahaha, me ka hauoii pu, me ke kamailio okoa ana mai hoi o kekahi poe iaia, a hoolohe mai no hoi kekahi poe, i kana mau hoakaka no ka manao o ka lakou huaka‘i i hoea aku ai.

            Hoakaka aku la oia no Miriama, ame kona lilo ann i mea punahele iwaena o na mapu ame na keko, alaila i kau la: "O na paele na lakou i lawe aihue aku ia Mirinina, a e hoolilo mai nei aia he pio na lakou, he mau enemi iuo loa lakou no oukou. Ua hoopilikia mai kela poe Paele ia oulou, a i ko oukou poe, o na aina haahaa, a mamuli o ko lakou kakaikahi loa, aole e hiki ia lakou ke hoonahoa aku e hakaka me na kanaka Paele.  Na lakou i hoike mai ia‘u, i ko oukou lehulehu ame ko oukou maka‘u ole i ka hakaka, a ke ike nei au me kuu mau maka ponoi, ua like ko oukou nui me na lau o na laau ame na mauu o ke kula, a‘u uo e manaoio nei, aole loa e hiki i ua liona, ke ku mai imua o oukou, pela pu hoi me na eiepani.

            "na na gorila o na aina haahaa i hoike mai ia‘u no ko oukou hauoli e kokua mai ia‘u ma ka hoopakele ana i kuu Miriana. Ua hiki ia oukou ke hookau aku i ka make ma‘una o na kanaka Paele, a owau ka mea nana e hoopakele ae ia miriama mai ko lakou mana mai."

            I ka lohe pono ana mai o ua gorila o na puu i na hoakaka a Koraka, ia wa i ku ae ai ka moi iluna, me ka hookikakaha ana iho, me he mea la e hoikeike mai ana o lakou wale no ka poe koa a maka‘u ole i ka hakaka, pela pu hoi ua gorila pilikua e ae i ku liko mai ai iluna a hookahi o lakou i pane mai:

            "Ae he põe gorila makou no na puu, o makou ka i oleloia i ka poe maka‘u ole i ka hakaka. Ua maka‘u ka liona ia makou, pela me ka elepane ame ke tiga, a i ka manawa o na kanaka Paele e ike mai ai ia makou, he hoomamao ana mai ia makou aku. Owau keia o ke keiki hiapo a ko makou moi, ua hiki ia‘u hookahi wale no ke helu pu aku me oi Koraka, a luku aku i keia poe kanaka Paele." alaila pa‘upa‘u ae la kekahi lima i kona umauma me ka hookikakaha anu imua a ihope elike me ka ano o na pipi hulu.

            "O Gu ko‘u inoa," i pane mai ai hoi kekahi gorila, "me keia mau lima ame na maiuu ooi loloa, e haehae aku auanei au i ka i‘o o na kanaka Paele. Na kuu mau lima i haehae aku i na kanaka Paele he nui, a na‘u hookahi i pepehi aku i ka liona wahine a make," alaila hookikkakaha iho la no hoi kela orila mamua o ke alo p Koraka.

            Nana aku la o Koraka i ka moi o na gorila o napuu, a pane aku la: "Ke ike nei au i ke kulana ku i ka ikaika o kou mau kanaka, aka nao ua oi kela aku ke koa ame ka ikaika o ko lakou moi."

            No kela mau olelo pai hoi a Koraka, no ka ikaika ame ke koa o ka moi o na gorila o na puu, ua noke ae la ua moi nei i ke kahea me ka leo nui. e kope ana i ka lepo iluna, ke hele la a naka ke kuli o na gorila liilii, i kau a mea o kamaka‘u.

            Me ka nana ole aku nae o Koraka i ka noke o kela gorila i ke kahea, e kono ana i na holoholona o ka ululaau, e ku aku a paio me ia, o ke kahea aku la no ia o Koraka, i ka moi o na gorila o na aina haahaa i ka i ana aku:

            "Ua lawa keia mau kamailio ana, e huli hoi kakou no kahi o ka hana," o kona kaha aku la no ia, no kahi e ulu mai ana na laau, a nona hoi ka hele, he hookahi ka ukali ana mai o na gorila, apau mahope on a, me ka hokololohe ole aku o ke @@@ gorila mahope.

            Elike no me kela huaka‘i a Koraka ma@@@ puu, he elua la okoa a lakou i hele ai, pela no ka loihi o ka manawa a lakou o ka huli hoi hou ana mai, a ma ka auwina  la, o ka lua o ka la, hoea mai la lakou no kahi i ku ai o na kauhale o na kanaka Paele.

            Ua hoi aku na kanaka Paele maloko o ko lakou mau kauhale e hoomaha ai, a ke hoonanea la no hoi kekahi poe o lakou, malalo o na kumulaau nunui, iloko o ka nui o kela poe gorila, he mea ia la a loheia aku ka halulu oloko o ka ululaau, aole oa, aku he palanehe wale no ke auo o ka lakou hele ana ahiki wale no i ka hoea ana ma na palena waho o ka pa e hoopuni ana i na kauhale.

            Aia o Koraka ame na moi elua o na gorila ma ke poo o ka huaka‘i kahi i alakai ai, a i ka akokoa like ana mai o na gorila apau, ia wa i haawi aku ai o Koraka i ka hoailona, no ko lakou hahai aku mahope on a, o kona hele aku la no ia a kau ae la maluna o kela kumulaau nui, e luhe iho ana kona mau lala iloko o ka pa, i nana mai kona hana ihope, aia na gorila ke makaukau la no ka hooko aku i kekahi hoailona, e haawiia mai ana no ko lakou hooko aku i ka lakou mahele o ka hana no ke kokua ana ia Koraka.

            Ua haawi niua aku o Koraka i ke kauoha i na gorila apau, iloko o kela mau la a lakou o ke ka‘i ana mai, aole loa e hoopilikia wale aku kekahi o lakou i ke kaikamahine ili keokeo, aka no na kauka Paele, e hana aku lakou elike me ka lakou i ike ai he pono, in a no ka pepehi ana ia lakou a make, a no ka ai ana paha i mea e maona ai ko lakou opu, o ko lakou kuleana no ia.

            I ka ike ana o Koraka, ua makaukau oia ma kona aoao, o kona kahea ae la no ia me ka leo nui, ma ka olelo a na gorila, o ka manawa no ia i lele like aku ai na gorila iloko o ka pa mailuna mai o ko lakou mau kumulaau o kau ana, a iloko no hoi o ia manawa hookahi, i oili aku ai o Koraka a ku ana mamua o lakou, na kela haluku na gorila, me ko lakou mau leo nunulu, i kono aku i na kanaka Paele, e puka ae iwaho o ko lakou mau kauhale, o ka hoomaka iho la no ia o ko lakou hakaka ana.

            Ike mai la ua poe kanaka Paele nei, o kela kanaka opio no o ka paio hookahi ana me lakou, ma ke poo o na gorila, nolaila ua hookauia aku ka weli maluna o lakou, eia naeno ka hoopakele ana i ko lakou mau ola, ua ku mai la no lakou a paio me na gorila, me ke aua ia lakou ke omou ihu i na pua i ka lakou mau pa@@@, aia @@@ gorila maluna o lakou, e haehae ana i ko lakou mau i‘o me ke ku i ke weliweli, a o kekahi poe Paele, ua hoomaka aku la e holo, me ke ka no o na gorila maluna o ko lakou mau kua, me ka hoomau ana i kawawa‘u, ame ke nahu ma ko lakou mau a i, a ke nana aku, aohe he hailono no na kanaka Paele.

            Iloko nae o ke ku i ka weliweli o ka luku ana a na gorila i kela poe Paele, ua oi hela aku no ko Koraka ikaika imua o lakou apau, o na kanaka Paele, e holo ana no ka pakele o ko lakou mau ola, na haalele aku la o Koraka i na gorila e hookau aku i ka make maluna o kela poe, a holo aku la oia, no ka hale ana i hoomanao ai, malaila o Miriama kahi i hoopaaio ia ai. Nana aku la oia maloko, aole he waiho mai o Miriama, ia wa i ala mai ai kona inaina no kela poe Paele, nolaila komo hele aku la oia ma ke koena aku o na kauhele, aole no he loaa o Miriama iaia; o kona wahi i nalowale ai he ninau pohilihi loa ia iloko o kela manawa o ka mea aole oia i ike i na Paele e lawe pu ana ia Miriama me lakou, ma kela manawa e holo nui ana i pakele mai ka make mai.

            Oiai na noon like ole e oiliili ae ana iloko o Koraka no kaua Miriama, hooholo iho la oia, malia ua pepehi maoli ia no kela kaikamahina e na kanaka Paele, a ua aiia e lakou, no ka mea, ua kamaaina loa oia i ke ano o kela lahui kanaka, o keia ka mea i hooi loa ae i kona inaina wela, ke nanu aku ma kona lae, ua hele a kakau ke aa o ka huhu, maluna o ua keiki opio nei.

            Ke lohe la no oia i na leo nunulu o na gorila, pola hoi me na leo uwe kumakena o na Paele, mai na kane, na wahine ame ka lakou @@keiki, na kela mau leo uwe kapalili, i hoopii loa mai i kona inaina, o kona haalele iho la no ia i kahi o na kauhale, a kamoe pololei mai la kona alahele, no kahi e hooukaia ana ka hakaka me ka inaina, ke nana aku i na o Koraka, ua like pu oia me kakhi liona wahine i hoehaia, ka hele a have.

            Iaia i hoea aku ai no kahi a na gorila e akoakoa ana, ua hele ke aho o ua mau gorila nei a pau, aia hoi na kanaka paele i koe aku aole i make, ke hoomakaukau hou mai la e nee imua no ka luku ana i na gorila me ka lakou mau ihe, o ka wa nae ia i hoea aku ai o Koraka a lele aku la mamua o lakou, a me kona hoohakalia ole iho, a maka‘u aku paha i ka ihe a na paele, ua nea aku la no oia imua, a o ka Paele mua loa e loaa aku ana i kona  mau lima, he pio oia na ia nei, aole oia e hoopakele aku ana i kekahi mea, ua kohu holo holona maoli oia, i ka nanahu i kona mau niho, ma ka a i o ka Paela i ka wa i loaa aku ai o ka ike i ke koena aku o na paele, no k@@ ano o ka hakaka ana a keia kanaka, ua koho okoa iho la lakou, he akua keia i hoounaia aku no ka luku ana, a no ka hoopa‘i ana ia lakou, mamuli o ka nui o ko lakou hewa, nolaila, auhee aku la ka poe kakaikahi iho i koe me ka aa ole e hoonahoa hou mai i kela keiki opio me kana mau gorila.

            Ua lona maoli aku ka ike iloko o kela poe Paele, mamuli o kolakou manaoio i na hana hoomanamana, o keia luku nui i kau aku maluna o lakou, he hoopa‘i ia mai ko lakou akua mai, hooholo nui iho la, e haalele loa lakou i keia wahi, a e imi aku i kahua hou no lakou e noho ai, ma kahi mamao loa, o ka aina, i noho mua ole ia e na kanaka, nolaila ma keia ano iho la i noho pohihihi loa ai o koraka i kahi i laweia aku ai kana Miriama, oiai nae o kela wale uo ka lahui hookahi i hiki ke hoike mai iaia i kahi e loaa aku ai o Miriama iaia ke huli.

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