Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXII, Number 7, 15 February 1923 — Page 6

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Ka Nupepa Kuokoa

KE KILOHANA POOKELA NO KA LAHUI HAWAII.

 

O na wahi a ka poe huli i noke ai i ke kuekaa ialoko o ka muliwai. ma ka aoao no ia makai o ka uwapo, ma kela wahi o ke poo o ka uwapo, i ikeia ai ka hele o ka lepo a hohonu, me he mea la he hoalilona  kela no ka hakaka ana o keahi mau hanaka elua. pele hoi ka hemo ana o kekahi kaola o ka @@apo. a i loaa aku ia he kulu koko ma ua kaola nei; o na mea apau e haule ana iloko o ka muliwai, e laweia ana e ka wai no ka nukuo ka muliwai, a hala loa aku iloko i ke kai, nolaila aole he noonoo i ala ae iloko o ka poe hilo, e hele e hu@i ma ka aoao mauka o ka uwapo. @oko nae o kona nanea i ka hoohikilele loa ia mai kona noonoo, i kona ike ana aku i keahi mea i ka onioni @oko o ka opala. i laweia aku e ka wai a paa ma kekahi o-pi mahe@@hele ma kapa o ka muliwai. Kuloa iho la oia ilalo. me hopu ana aku i ka opala, i iaia i hapai ae aiiluma. o ka mea mua loa i halawai mai me ka ike a kona mau maka, e lewalewa ana he kaula uwaki, no-@@@@a wehewehe pono ae la oia i ka opala, a ike iho la he uwaki gula. Ma ka malamalama i ka mahina e konane ana i kela ma-nawa. ua ike iho la oia he kaula uwaki kela i kamaaina i kona mau maka, nolaila wehe ae la oia i ke pani ohope o ka uwaki a ike iho la i na haukumu H. N., ua kuniia, me kona hooho ana ae me ka piha i ke kahaha: "Auwe no ka hoi ka mea kupaianaha c. o keia ka uwaki gula a Habaki Naika Pehea la i hoea ia keia uwaki, ma keia wahi?" Noho iho la ka Rev. Edimona ilalo me ka noonoo nui ana i ke ano o ka hoea ana o kela uwaki, ma kahi i loaa aku ai @aia, a no kekahi manawa loihi kona noonoo ana, akahi no oia a hooho ae: "Na kekeahi mea i kiola i keia uwaki iloko o ka wai, aka nae o ka mea nana i hookahha loa mai i ko@u noonoo, o ia no ka hoao ana i ka mea hana ka@aima, a nalo kana hewa i hana ai, ma ke kiola ana i ka uwaki ma kaho papa@u o ka wai. "Me he mea la, ua kiolaia keia uwaki mauka aku o kahi o ka luawai e ku nei a na ka wai i lae mai ahiki i keia wahi. a o ke kumu o ke kaula i ka opala." Me kona wehewehe ole ae i ka hihia o ke kaula uwaki i na @alalaau liilii, opeope ae la poa i ka opala ame kau uawki a akoa-koa i kahi hookahi, o kona ku ae la no ia iluna, a huli ho@i aku la no kona home. Aole he mea i halawai mai me ia me ke alanui ahiki wale no i kona hoea ana i kona home, me kona hoi pololei loa ana aku noloko o kona @umi, me ka hiki ple iaia ke hiamoe mai-@ai ahiki i ke ao ana ae ma keahi kakahiaka mai.I hakalia no a pau kona aina kakahiaka, hele pololei aku ia oia imua o ke keena o ka meia o kela kulanakauhale, a hoa-kaka aku la i na mea apau e pili ana i ka loaa ana o ka uwaki iaia. elike me ka kaua e ka makamaka heluhelu i ike mua ao nei, me kona waiho pu ana aku hoi i ka uwaki imua o ka meia. Ua hoounaia mai la keahi mea e kii ia Keoni Naika, a i ka hoea ana aku o ua kanaka nei a ike i ka uwaki, ua hooia koke aku ia oia, o ka uwaki a kana keiki, a no kela ike ana mai i ua uwaki a kana keike,ka a no kela ike ana mai i ua uwaki nei, ua aneane maili oia e maule, i ka ua mea o ka piha i ka manaonano hookamani, no ka hopena i kau aku maluna  Habaki Naika. I ka wai hoikeia ae ai ka loaa ana o ka uwaki gula a Habaki Naika. ua hoopiha hou ia ka lehulehu me na manao pihoihoi, me ka hooiaia la ia aku o ka manao o kekahi poe, no ka hana maoli ia ana no o ke ka@aima pepehianaka maluna o ke kaaka opio; a ua hooi loa ia mai hop ko lakou mau ma-nao hoohuoi, no ka likp ana na Gai Wakona, i pepehi ia Ha-baki a make. Ua hoomaka hou ia ka muliwai e hili mai kahi mai i ku ai i ka luawai hooki@o ahiki i ka uwapo, oia nae aohe no he mea i loaa ma kela huli ana, aole la i loaa aku ke kino o Ha-baki, a i ole ia kekahi mau hoailona e ae paha no ka hanaia ana he ka@aima. Mamuli o ka loaa ole ana o keahi hooia maopopo loa, no ka make ana o Habaki Naika, ua hookuuia o Gai Wakona mai ka halepaahao aku. me ka nanai aku hoi o kela nalowale ho nua ana o Habaki Naika me ka hikiwawe, ma ke ano o ke-kahi ia o na meahuna pohihihi i kiki ole ke kuekaaia ae. I ka wa i hookuuia mai ai o Gai Wakona mai ka halepaa-hao mai, ua hele kona mau papalina a hohoma, aia hoi ke kaumaha ame ka ehaeha maluna o kona mau maka, me ka lilo o kela ano o ke kanaka opio, i kumu e hoehaeha loa ia aku ai o ka noonoo o ka Rev. Edimona. Aole nae i lilo kela hookuu lanakila ia ana mai o ua o Gai Wakona mailoko mai o ka halepaahao, a mai ka@aima pe-pehikanaka hoi, i kahihi wale ia aku maluna on a, i mea hoo-luolu aku i kona noonoo, no ka me mea iloko o kona ia mua o ka hono lanakila ana, ua nana aku ka hapanui o na kanaka iaia me na maka paweo, he kakaikahi wale no ka poe nana aku iaia me ka maikai, o ka haanui, aia iloko i o lakou na manao hoowahawaha no ia nei. I kona wa e hele ai ma ke alanui a ke ike mai na kanaka makua iaia, e kaha aku ana ka lakou hele ana ma keahi aoao:a pau pu no kela haawina hoowahawaha iloko o na kamalii, ke ike mai iaia, e kuhikuhi okoa mai ana ko lakou mau manamanalima. a c hoopukaokoa ae ana keahi poe i na olelo, a ahewa mai ana iaia nei i ke kanaka hana karaima.No kela mau ano a ka lehulehu i hana aku ai iaia, ua hookaumaha maoli ia ka noonoo o ke kanaka opio, me ka i wale ana iho no iloko on a, ua oi aku kona noho ana maloko o ka halepaahao, mona noonoo, amua o kona hele lanakila ana, me ka nui o na hana hoomaewaewa a ka lehulehu maluna ona. Aohe poe kamailio mai iaia ke hahawai ma ke alamui, a haawi mai la hoi i ka lakou minoaka ana iaia nei, nolaila ke nana iho oia i kona ano, ua like pu oia me kekahi kanaka i kekahi lahui malihini loa. Aole mae o kela wale ae la no na hana nana i hohaeha aku i ko Gai Wakona noonoo, aka ua kakau okoa mai la i Mr. Kalipa, kona kahu malama waiwai mai Ladana mai, e hakaka mai ana, ua pau loa kona nohokahu hou ana nona ame kona kaikuahine, no ka mea ua oi loa aku kona hoowahawaha iaia nei, mamua o ka mea hiki iaia ke koomanawanui hou aku, a e holoi ana oia i kona mau lima, mai kahapala wale ia aku, mamuli o na hana ma ko Gai aoao: e hoike pii mai ana hoi ua o Mr. Kalipa. e koho aku laua i mea okoa, ma ke ano i kahy waiwai, nana e hooponopono i ko laua waiwai. Aole nae i lilo ka leka a Mr. Kalipa i kakau mai ai ia Gai, i mea e hoehaehaia ai kona noonoo, oiai aole no e kala kahiko i loaa ai na manao hoowahawaha i ke kanaka opiono Mr; Kalipa, nolaila ma kekahi ano, ua hoohauoli loa ia mai kona manao: no ka waiho ana mai o kela kanaka, i ka hooponopono ana i ko laua mau waiwai, a oiai ua kokoke no oia e oo ma ke kanawai, hooholi iho la oia, ua hiki no iaia ke hooponpono aku i na hana apau, i kaa aku ai na kekahi kanaka okao, ma na mea pili i ko laua may waiwai. Mahope o na kuakuka ana me ka Rev. Edimona, ua hooholo iho la ke kahunapule, e hoouna ia Gai, e holo i Ladana, no ka hooponopono ana i ko laua mau waiwai, a no ka hoomay ana aky no hoi, ma ka huli ana i ka naauao, a i kela ame keia manawa, e holi mau aky no ka Rev. Edimona e ike iaia. Mamua nae o ka haalele ana akuo Gai i ka home o ka Rev. Edimona, ua kakau mua mai la o Mr. Edimona ia MR. Kelekolio i Ladana, e noi mai ana iaia e huli aku i may rumi hoomalima no Gai, a ilolo o ka manawa pokole, ua loaa mai la ka pane a Mr. Kelekolio, e hoike mai ana, ua loaa kekahi mau rumi kupono loa no ke kanaka opio, iaia maloko o ka hale i ku ai o kona keena loio, me kona hoakaka pu mai hoi, no kona piha i ka hauoli, ke hoi aku o Gai a noho malaila, e hooia pu mai ana no kona makaukau, e haawi mai i na kokya ana ma na mea apau e pono ai o Gai. Ua maikai loa kela mau hoolala ana i ko Gai manao, a ke hauoli oa la hoi oia, no kona kaawale aky i kahi okoa e noho ai, mamua o ka hoomau iho i ka noho ana ma keia wahi, i piha me ana hana hoehaeha a hookaumaha manao, nolaila he may la kakaikahi wale no hamope mai, ua hoi aku la oia a noho maloko o kona mau rumi, ma ke kulanakauhale o Ladana. MOKUNA X. O kela hale a Gai Wakona o ka noho ana aku la, he hale ia o ke ano kahiko i kukuluia he mau makahiki lehulehu mamua o ka laha ana ae o na ano hale hou, aia hoi maloko i kela hale, na haumana o na kula e noho ai, pela na loio na akenaame na kanaka o kekahi may oihana e ae. Aia kela hale ma ke alanui Hoborona kahi i ky ai, he hale i kupono no kela ame keia me e noho ai, mai ka pie kiekie a ka poe haahaa, a maloko o keahi keena o kela hale, ke keena loio o Hamona Kelekolio Esp., ma ka papahele elua e huli pono aku la i ke alanui, a mahope aku o kela keena na rumi nunui no ka hiamoe ana, ame  ka hookipa ana mai i na hoaloha.O ko Gai wakona mau rumi hoi, aia ma ka papahele ekolu, ne ka huli no nae i ke alanui Hoborona, ma ka aoao mamua, a he mau alanui liilii hoi ma na aoao, e nana la i keahi kuea iloko o ka pa o ua hale nei. He manawa hahope mai, a i kekahi holo ana aku a ka Rev. Edimona no Ladana ua kipa ae la oia maloko i ke keena o ka Loio Kelekolio; e noho ana ua loio nei ma kahi kokoke i ka puka aniani, ma ke ano hoonanea, no ke kamau wahi waina ana, oiai, aka he hana e ae no nae kekahi ana malaila, o ke kumu ai o kona hookokoke loa ma kaho o ka puka aniani, mahope pono aku o ka pale lihilihi manoanoa. I kela komo ana aku mae o ka Rev. Edimona, ku ae la oia iluna, a hele mai la imua o ke kahunapule me ka puha hoihoi me ka hopu ana mai i ka lima o ka malihini, a ninau koke mai la no i ke kulana o ke ola kino o Mr. Edimona, pele hoi me ke kulana o kona makuahine, ame ko Miss Ladana, ame kekahi mau meahou e ae. Ua pane aky la no hoi ka Rev. Edomona i kela mau ninay apau me ka maikai. me ka i hou ana aku o ka Loio Kelekolio:  "He manawa loihi ae nei keia, aole o@u ike mau aku i kaukeiki hookama nohomaiei maloko o kona mau runi, ke kumu emi mai o kona kino, mai kela ano kahiko mai ona?"

            "O ka mea oiaio maili no ia. Aia mau olijo o ke kanaka opio, ka manao hopohopo,ina no kona. hele holoholo i ka wa ao, halawai ana oia me kekahi poe ana i kamaaina mua ai, a maopopo hoi i kela karaima i imihala ia ia oia, aole ana e nele ko lakou nanakee mai iaia, a i ole kapa mai paha i ke kahi mau inoa hoohilahila maluna on a: o kona manawa wale no e hele ai i ka holoholo, o ia ka wa poeleele, aole nae i lawa kela holoholo ana, no ka mea aole ka la, mea nana e hooikaika mai i ke kino o ke kanaka."akahi no a

            "Nui ko ʻ u minamina no kela kanaka opio e noho ner, no ka hapala wale ia mai o na kikohukohu o na hana karaima maluna on a iloko o na la akahi no a pii ae ke kanakailoko o kona kulana kilakila; a o ka ʻ u e hopohopo nei, he uuku kela pilikia i hala ak la, eia aku ka pilikia oi ae, a hoena mai,"wahi a Mr. Kelekolio, me he mea la ua maopopo loa iaia ka manao o kana may mei i hoike mai ai imua o ke kahunapule.

            I kela hooki ana iho o ke kamailio ana kau a Mr. Kelekolio, kulou aku la oia iwaho o ka puka aniani, me ka nana ana aku ma kekahi aoao o kela hale, ma kana wahi mua no i nana ai, oiai oia e noho hoonanae ana mahope aku o k pale puka aniani, a komo mai ai ka rev. Edimona.

            "Pehea oe i manao ai, he pilikia oi ae kekahi e kau mai ana maluna o ke kanaka opio?" wahi a ka Rev. Edimona, me kona manao, ua loaa paha i ka loio kekahi mau ike, no kahi o kela pilikoa hou e hoea mai ana, maluna o kana haumana.

            "I ka manawa hea kau ike hope ana iaKeoni Naika?" i huli mai ai ka loio a kamailio ia Mr. Edimona, me ka pane pololei ole mai i ka ninau a kona hoa iaia, aia pu joi kona mau lima, ke pupu la i ka pale puka aniani, me he mea la e palulu ae ana manua on a, i ole ai e ikeia aku e keahi mea maiwaho mai.

            O ka manawa a ʻ u o ka ike hope loa ana aku iaia, he hookahi hora mahope iho o ko ʻ u kau ana maluna o ke kaaahi, a holo ai la no ladana nei.

            "Ihea kela wahi au i ike hope ai iaia?" i mua mai ai no o Mr. Kelekolio i kana ninau ana i ke hakunapule.

            "Maloko mi ia o kona keena hana, maloko i ka halepule, a o kana hana e lawelawe ana, o ia no ke kakau ana i na huamele, o kekahi himeni hou loa ana i haku ai. Mai kela manawa mai i nalowale ai o kana keiki, oloko o kela keena kona wahi noho mau, me ka hele ole i ka holojolo, a i ole ia, ae aky paha i na kono mai a kona mau hoaaloha. no ka hele ana aku he buke mele hou kana e hoomakaukau nei, a iloko o na aku ma na wahi like ole o ka honua nei."

            "Malia o kela manawa au o ka ike hope ana aku iaia, o kona manawa wale no ia i hoopapau loa ai kona noonoo, ma ka hana haku mele, aole iloko o kela manawa a kaua e kamailio nei," wahi a Mr. Kelekolio, me ka hookulana ana i kona kino ihope, me he mea la, ua hopohopo loa oia, o ike mai auanei kekahi mea iaia i ka noho ma kela wahi.

            "Ea, ke hoopohohihi loa. mai nei oe i ko ʻ u moonoo, am ke ano o kau mau olelo i kamailio mai la, e oluolu hoi oe e oomoakaka pono mai, i hoopauia ae ai ko ʻ u pohihi!"

            "I wahi e hoopauia ai kou pohihihi ea, e noi aku ana au ia oe e hele mai a noho mai keia noho, a nana aku oe iwaho, ma kela pukaaniani ekolu o ka papahele elua o kela hale e ku mai la ma kela aoao o ke alanui. O ka ʻ u noi wale no nae ia oe, o ia kou makaala loa ana, o ikeia mai auanei oe e kakahi mea."

            Ku i ʻ o ae la ke kahunapule iluna, a hele mai la no kahi i noho ai o Mr, Kelekolio, me kona nana ana aku iwaho, ma ka puka aniani ekolu o ka hale e ku mai la ma kela aoao o ke alanui. O ka ʻ u noi wale no mae ia oe, o ia kou makaala loa ana, o ikeia mai auanei oe e kekahi mea,"

            O ka mea a ka Rev. Edimona i ike aku ai, ua lilo i mea lookahaha loa mai i kona manao. He helehelena no kekahi kanaka ana i kamaaina loa ia, kana o ka ike ana aku e nana mai ana maloko mai o ka puka aniani, noluna o kekahi rumi, maloko o ka hale, a laua nei, e nohoana , Ua hele no hoi kela helehelena a hohoma me ka haikea, ua pukalaki hoi ka lauoho a kahi o kona lae, a o na maka keia ua hele a lo-o, kohu leleiona, o ia no oe o kekahi iliohae, e haka pono ana na maka maluna o kekahi enemi ino loa, me ka makaukau e lele aku maluna on a. O ka mea nona kela helehelena hoomaka ʻ uka ʻ u, aole loa ka Rev. Edimona i hoohewahewa, no ka mea o KEoni Naika no kela ma na ano apau, kela kanaka no ia e ike hou ana ma ke kulanakauhale o Ladana.

            "Pehea ua ike pono aku la anei oe, i ka mea e hoopauia ae ai kou pohihihi" waho a Mr. Kelekolio me ka minoaka ana mai.

            "Akahi a pau ko ʻ u pohihihi, ua ike aku la au me ko ʻ u mau maka ponoi," i pane aky ai no hoi ka Rev. Edimona, me ka aaki ana iho o kona mau ku ʻ i.

            Akahi no a hōalaia mai na hoomanao ana iloko o ka Rev. Edimona, no kana mea i hoomaopopo aky ai ma ka helehelena o Keoni Naika, oiai oia e hele ana me Gai Wakona, a halawai pu aku ai me ua kanaka mei i kekahi la, iaia e noke mai ana i ke kamailio me ka piha i ke pihoihoi, me kona ukali aky mahope o ka meheu o ka mea nana i pepehii i kana keiki a make, o na ano no ia apau ana e ike aku mai ka puka aniani aku.

            Mamua aky o kela manawa a ka Rev. Edimona i ike aky ai i ka helehelena kunahihi o Keoni Naika ma ka puka aniani, ua hoike mau ae oia i kona mau manao kaumaha me ke aloha no ke kanaka loea himeni, me kona manaoio maoli, o kela kaumaha o ua kanaka nei, akahi no a lilo ae kona manao nona, no ka mea, o kela ano maluna o Keoni Naika, aole ia mamuli mai o hoowahawaha ia Gai Wakona, na ia mau ano iloko on a, i kono mai iaia e lawlawe aku i na hana apau, e laa ka hooili ana aku  na hoohuoi ana, no ka pepehiia ana o Kanaki e Gai, a e auame hoi ke kanaka opio i ka hoopa ʻ i  make, e hookauia aku ana maluna on a.

            "Pehea kou noonoo, no ka mea i ike aku la?" waho a Mr. Kelekolio, ma ka nana pono loa ana mai na maka o ke kahunapule.

            Eia ko ʻ u manao, he kanaka ino lapuwale maoli o Keoni Naika, me ka paa o kona manao e hoopono aku i ke ola o kekahi kanaka hewa ole, no kekahi kumu looloo amo ole loa."

            "O kena maoli ka mea pololei e kuu hoaloha, Ke lokahi nei ko ʻ u manao me kou ma ka hapamua o na mea au i hoike mai la. aka no ka hapa hope, malaila koua i like ole ai," i pane aky ai ka loio, me ka hamohamo ana ae o kekaho lima ma kona auwae.

            "Heaha iho la hoi ke kumu o kou lokaho ole ana mai me a ʻ u. ma ka hapa hope o ka ʻ u mau mae i hoakaka aky la no ka hana a kela manaka?"

            "Ma kou manao, ke imi nei o Mr. Naika e hoopoino i ke olo o Gai Wakona, malalo o kekahi waho kumu looloo ano ole. Ma ka ʻ u hoomaopopo nae, aia kekaho kumu ko ʻ iko ʻ i loa, nana i kono aky i kela kanaka, e lae ae i na keehina e hookomoia aku ai ke kanaka opio iloko o ka poino, in a no ia e hookanaia mai ai o ka make maluna on a. No ka holopono nae o ka hana a kela kanaka i manao ai, a e hoolala mai mai nei paha, ke kanalua nei no ka hookoia o kona maemake.

            "Ke nanenane mai nei ke ano o ka ukamailio ana, aohe waho mea ahiki ia ʻ u ke hoomapopop aku i kou manao maoli e kuuhea. E oluolu oe e kamailio mai me ka maopopo loa."

            "Ke manzo nei au, mai ka manawa e ninaninauia ana ka hihia o kau keiki hookama imua o ka aha, ua hoikeia ae ka haulehia ana o ke kanaka opio i ke aloha no Miss Lanadda, aole anei pela."

            "Ae, ke hoomanao nei au no ai waho o na oleloike, i waihoia ae imua o ka aha," waho a ka Rev. Edimona, ma ke ano e hoike mai ana no ka makili ana ae o kekahi hoomapopo ana, no ka mamua iho.

            "pehea aole anei i loaa aku kekaho oke ia oe e Mr. Edimona, no ka loaa o ka manoa hoohihi a makemake iloko o Miss Lanada no Gai Wakona?"

            "Ma ia wahi, aohe a ʻ u mea i ike, koe wale no, keia i na manawa apau a Gai Wakona e hoea ai imua o Miss Lanada, he kakaikahi loa na huaolelo a Miss Lanada e kamailio mai ia, he kaikamahine hilahila wale oia, ma kela ano la, ke kanalua oa nei au, no ka hikeike ana mai o kela kaikamahine, i na hoailona no keona aloha ia Gai."

            "Malia paha o kena maoli ka mea oiaio e Mr. Edimona, aka eia nae ka ʻ u  mea i ike. I ka manawa o Habaki Naika e noho ai imua ona, a kamailio aku i kekahi mau olelo hookaau, aol oe e ike aku ana i ka puapua ʻ i mai o ka ula ma na papalina o kela kaikamahine, aka in a o Gai Wakona ke kamailio aky ana imua on a, o ka pii o ka ula ma na papalina, ka hoailona hikimua oa au e koho aku ai, aia iloko o kona puuwai. kekahi meahuna kahi i lolii ai, o ua meahuna la, o ia no kona kaylehia ana i ke aloha no Gai, aole hoi no Habaki."

            "Ma keia mau mea au e hoakaka mai nei e kuu hoaloha, ua hookahaha mai oe i kuu noonoo, a oi aku mamua o ka mea hiki ia ʻ u ke hoike aky imua ou."

            "E hooi koa ia aku ana kou kahaha, ke pau pono ka ʻ u mau mea e hoakaka aku anan kou kahaha, ke pau pono ka ʻ u mau mea e hakaka aku ana ia oe," i hoomau hou ai ai no o Kelekolio i kana kamailio ana. me ke kiei hou ana aku e nana i ka helehelena o Keoni Naika, e nana mai la maloko mai o ke aniani, no na rumi o Gai Wakona.

            "Mamuli o kekahi mau mea maopopo loa i loaa mai ia ʻ u, ua paa maoli na kuu manao, o Keoni Naika ponoi no ka mea u haulehia iloko o ke aloa kupouli no Miss Lanada; kela aloha kaawe, i loaa i kekaho poe kanaka kakaikahi o kakou, e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui iho,"

            "Ma ia waho e kuu hoaloha, ua aneane e hiki ole ia ʻ u ke @anaoio aku ia oe," whai a Mr. Edimona me ka helehelena @aikea.

            "O kou manaoio mai a manaoio ole paha, o oe wale no ke kuleana ma ia me, aka eia nae ka mea oiaio. He manawa ae nei i hala, ua kakau mai la o Miss Lanada i kekahi leka ia ʻ u, e nei mai e kakau au ia Keoni Maika, ua pau kona a ʻ o ana mai iaia i ka ike himeni, Aole o Miss Lanada i hoakaka mai i ke kumu o kona makemake ana e hoopau i ka noho ana aku malalo o ka Mr. Naika a ʻ o ana mai iaia i ka ike himeni, aka ua hiki loa nae ia ʻ u ke koho kau i kona manao kela hoopau ana.

            "Ma ko ʻ u aoao, ua huli au i ka mea oiaio, a ua loaa ia ʻ u ka ike no ke aloha i ʻ o ana o ua kanaka nei ia Miss Lanada, a mawaho ae olaila, ua loaa pu mai kekah ike ia ʻ u, oia kekahi o na kanaka lilo loa: a no kekahi manawa ae nei hala, ua hoopohihihiia mai ko ʻ u noonoo. no ke kumu o kona manao ana e hoopilikia ia Gai Wakona, a eia wale mai nei no, akahi a oaa ia ʻ u ke ike, ua hopohopo loa o Mr. Naikam i@a e mau ana ke ola o Gai Wakona. alaila aole loa e hookoia ana ka iini o ua kanaka nei, no ka liko aku o Miss Lanada i wahie nana. elike me ke kuko a Keinohoomanawanui."

            "Pololei i ʻ o cena mau mea au e hoakaka mai la," i pane aky ai o Mr. Edimona me ke kukonukonu ana o kona poo, a iloko no hoi o kela manawa, akahi no ua kahunapule nei a ike iho, no ka loaa ana no ka pane pololei o kekahi mau ninau nana i hppophihihi i kona noonoo mamua aku.

            "Alaila ma kou manaoio maoli, ame kau hoomaopopo ana" i hoomaumai ai ka Rev. Edimona i kana kamailio  ana me ke ano pihoihoi, ua kahamaha e aku la nae o Mr. Kelekolio iaia me ka i ana aku.

            "Auhea oe e kuu hoaloha, aole au e kalele ana maluna o ko ʻ u manao ponoi iho, a koho wale aku paha ma kekahi ano, aka nae a ka ʻ u manao ponoi iho, a koho wale aky paha ma kekahi ano, aka mae a ka ʻ u e hoike aku ana au i kana mau mea e hana ai, a aole e moe ana kuu mau maka ahiki i kona kaawale ana mai Ladana aku nei."

            Ma kela wahi o na kamailio mawaena o na keonimana aoo, ua nanea wale iho la no laua, ahiki i ka haalele ana mai o ka Rev. Edimona, i ke keena o ka loio, no ka huli hoi ana aku no kona home ma Welafika.

            He mau mahina ko Gai wakona noho ana maloko o Ladana, iloko nae o kela mau mahina, aole oia i noho ma ke ano hoonaninani, a i ole, loaa paha iaia ka noho hauoli ana.

            HE ekolu ana mau rumi i hoolimalima ai nona, me ka lawa ole no i na lako hoonani e like me ka mea maa i ike mau ia ma kekahi mau rumi e aku, aka mae ua lawa iho a no kona mau lako hale uuku, i kona manao, oiai aole he poe hele wale aku noloko o kona manao, oiai aole he poe hele wale aku noloko o kona mau rumi, no ka hoomanea ana me ia.

            Ua kaokoa loa keia wahi ana e noho la nai, ka home mai o ke kahunapule ana i noho ai no ekahi mau mahina loihi, a ua lilo no i mea hookaumaha mai i ka manao o ke kanaka opio, keia noho hookahi ana on a, me ke ku a mehameha maoli.

            He mea okoa aku no kekahi i hoolomalima i mau rumi nona maloko o kela hale hookahi, ua pili kokoke loa mai kona mau rumi, me ko ia nei, a ma ka Gai hoomaopopo aku, ua piha, maoli kela kanaka e ka hauoli, no ka mea e kani mau ana kana hokiokio i na manawa apau e hono ai oia maloko o kona may rumi, a pela no hoi i ka manawa e hele holoholo ae ae mawaho.

           

Ua kany pu kela kanaka i kekahi mau laau pua ame na laau hihi, iloko o na oahy, me ka hana ana i kekahi ma@ holopapa mawaho o kona mau puka aniani, a kau aku i na pahu meakanu malaila, a ke nana aku, ua oju malapua maoli i kanuia i ka lewa, e ka hoohihi maoli o Gai i ka nana o na pua a kela kanaka.

            Ma kekahi ahiahi nae, mahope i ka hele holoholo ana o Gai no kekahi mau hora, a iaia i hoi mai ai a hoea no kona may rumi ike mai la oia i ke ku o kekahi mea mamaua o ka ouka, He kanaka opio wale no kela nona paha na makahiki ma kahi o ka iwakalua-kumamawalu, o kona lole e komo ana, he lole o na luina moku, a ma o kela lole la, i koho wale aku ai no o Gai, he holomoku paha ka hana a ua kanaka mei, a ua haalele aku i ka holomoku ana, no ka hoohala ana i kekahi manawa mauka o ka aina.

            I ka ike ana mai mae o ua kanaka malihini nei i ka oili ana aky o Gai, wehe ae la oia i kona papalekapu, me ka pane ana mai ma ke ano hookauna iaia iho:

            "Ehuikala mai oe ia ʻ u," waho ana. "Owau kekahi mea e noho nei maloko o keia hale hoolimalima, a aia ko ʻ u mau rumi, ma ka akau aku nei o kou mau rumi. O ko ʻ u inoa o Mr. Kuene, Ede Kuene."

            "Ua maopopo no ia ʻ u, he mea kekahi e noho nei ma ka akau aky o ko ʻ u mau rumi, a ke hauoli loa nei au no ka hui ou ana me ie, nolaila e komo mai kaua maloko nei e noho ai," wahi a Gai Wakona, me ke wehe ana aku i ka puka o kona rumi hookipa, a panee mai la i kekahi noho, no ka malihini e noho iho ai ilalo, me ka nalu ana iho mae iloko ona, i ka hana nui a keia kanaka malihini o ka makemake ana e ike iaia.

            "Me ka mahalo a mui oe," i pane aku ai o Mr. Kuene iaia i hopu aku ai i ka noho, me ka wehe pu ana ae i kona papale kapu. a kiola aku la noluna o ke pakaukau. "Aole he kumu e ae o ko ʻ u hoea ana mai la e hookamaaina aku ia ʻ u me oe, mamuli no ia o ka loaa ana mai o kekahi ike ia'u, ua hoohihi oe no kuu malapua; no ia mea, i hoopa loa ia mai ai kuu uhane, a hele okoa mai la e hui kono me oe."

            "Ke haawi aku nei au i ko ʻ u mahalo mui ia oe, no keia hele ana mai la ou e halawai me a"u, a he maea maikai no ka hookamaaina ana o kekahi me kekahi, oi@i e noho like ana maloko hoi o ka ike iaia, i ka hana a kela kamaka malihini i ke kakali ana iaia.

            "Ina oe e ae mai ana, alaila e lawe mai no au i kekahi mau pahu o ka ʻ u mau pua hoonani, a kukulu mawaho o kou mau puka aniani, i uliuli hoi ke nana aku, aole hoi he olohelohe loa elike me keia e waiho mai nei," wahi a Ede Kuene me ka minoaka ma kona au paplina.

            "owai hoi ia mea makemake le i na meakanu uliuli ʻ ame na pua hoonani, aka nae, aole au i makemake he hoopilikia wale ia aku oe, no ka hana ana mai i kekahi mea e hoohauoliia mai ko ʻ u noonoo."

            "Aole loa he hana hoopilikia mai iaa ʻ u, ka lawe ana mai i kekahi o ka ʻ u mau pahu meakanu, aka e hoohauolooa mai ana ko ʻ u manao, no ka loaa o kekahi mea e hana ai, aole o a noho wale oho no, Ma ka ʻ u koho aku, he aumana oe noloko o kekahi kula," wahi a Mr. Kuene, iaia i nana aku ai na buke kula e ahu mokaki mai ana iluna o ke pakaukau.

            "Aae, eia au ke hele nei i ke kula, no ke a ʻ o ana i ka oihana loio, no ka mea ua paa loa kuu manao, o ka ʻ u hana au ana ia. i ko ʻ u wa e kanaka makua ai,"

            "Alaila ua pomaikai maoli ua, i ko ʻ u hele ana mai nei e hookamaaina aky ia oe, ua ikeia ak auanei ka noho ana o keia mua aky, i ko ʻ u wa e komo ai ilko o kekahi pilikia, ua hiki loa ia ʻ u ke kii mai ia oe i loio no ke kupale ana ae ia ʻ u ke kii mai ia oe i loio no ke kupale ana ae ia ʻ u ke kii mai ia oe i loio no ke kupale ana ae ia ʻ u, imua o na aha hookolokolo. Ma ka ʻ u nana aku. he keu aky a ka hohima o kou mau papalina, ua loohia ka paha oe i kekahi ma ʻ i ikaika, a o ka loaa koke ana ae nei no ia o ka oluolu; a i ole, ua loaa mai paha keia haawina ia oe, no kou noho paa loa maloko o kou mau rumi, aole he hele i ka holoholo."

(Aole i pau)