Ke Au Okoa, Volume VIII, Number 13, 11 July 1872 — Ka Aie Lahui. [ARTICLE]

Ka Aie Lahui.

Ma ko kakou pepa o keia pule iho nei, ua hoopuka aku 110 makou no kekahi mau moa e pili ana i ko kakou Aie Lahui, e kamailio nui ia nei e ko kakou mau p«Je I Luna i hoounaia ai e ko kakou mau koho i balota ana i ka Hale Kuka Kiekie o ke i Aupuni. Ua hauoli no makou i ka ike ! ana. he ninau keia i hoomaopopo nui ia e i iia mau loea " nei o kakou a he uinau i nu-i no hoi ia i pili i ko kakou mau iwihilo j ponoi e ka lehulehu Hawaii. Ma o ko | kakou mau hoouna ana i ko kakou mau i Luna i ka Aha Kiekie.o ka aina, ua hoili kakou i ko ka'kou mau. manaolana, ma o ko lakou mau kuka a me na hooponopono olelo ana, e kaana a e loaahia mai ai na me.a e pili ana i ko kakou mau pono a me na pomaikai laulaha like mai o a o me ka maikai a me ka noho maluhia pono ana ; a o ka. mauao nui' hookahi maoli no ia i kuniia maluna o kela a me keia mea pakahi. Aka, miJio lakou mau noho ana nae e kukakuka, aia no he [>oe i kue nni i kahi mau hapai ana a ke Aupnni, ma o kona inaa Luua Hooko la, i manao ai lie kupono a lie pomaikai, aole no kahi poe kao'koa, aka, no ka -lelmlehu hōlookoa. Aole loa e hiki ia makou ko hauwi i ka niahalo a me ka hoapono ana mai ka mole aku' o ko inakou pūuwai— ina, o ke ano | liooponopono kalniia ana o ko kakou oi- | hana aupuni. ua pili wale aku 110 la ia, a j u;i imiia hoi uo ka pomaikai -t*;~kahi poe . kn'u.i'o, a no kahi -poe hoi i hōahu i na I naanao, e nu ana iloko no kali-i. mau kumu I okoa, a mahope pi mai. O.ka pono a ine : ka pomaikai kaulike o na mea a pau o ko kak"u one kulaiwi, ka mea kūpono ke i nana mua loa ia me na ano hookamani a hoopeepee ole. Ano, mahope iho o ka hooponopono ana 0 na Luua Hooko, a ma ka lakou hoike ana mai, aia hoi, ua noho aie ko kakou : Waihona Waiwai, a he aie kupono ia na ka Waihona o ka lahui e hookaa ai. Aole i nae o makou kokua, ina, o na hoolilo ame 'na hoaie ana o ua mau Luna Hooko nei, ua hanaia ma ka pomaikai a me ka pono me ka loaa ponoi o lakou wale iho no, a me kekahi poe kaokoa paha. Aole no o makou apono, ina, ua hoolilo wale lakou 1 kahi kenikeni o ka waihona, mahope wale 'iho.o ko lakou mau manao ahuai wale, e hoolumai ai i ka lahui iloko o ka nenelu o ka noho debita ana. A he ole loa no hoi ko makou haawi mahalo ana aku, ina, aole e hiki ia lakou ke hoike mai i na kumu o ia hoolilo ana, a me na mea hune j a makemakeia o ka lahui. Aka, ina ma ka lakou mau hooponopono aupuni ana, a ua konohia lakou e hoolilo a e hoaie aku paha i ka inoa maikai o ke Aupuni no na ' pono a me n* pomaikai o ka iehulehn a me ke aupuni—a ina, ua hiki kupono ia iakou ke hoike mai i na hana, na kumu, a me na mea a pau o ia mao hoolilo ana ; alaila, aohe e hiki ia makou ke au ae i na wahi e loaa ai i ke akea ke hookahaa i na maoao hoahewa no ia hoolilo ana, a me ka aie aua raa ka inoa maikai o ke aupuni. O na hoolilo a me na aie aupuoi ana no ka pono, ka pomaikai, a me ka holomua ana o ka lahui a me ke aupuni, he aie maikai ia na ke aupuni e hapai ai, a na ka lahui hoi e loaa ole ai kau wahi kumu kupono e kunukunu ai i ka hookaa ana ! A o ka haoa kupono hoi a na Luna i hoounaia i ka Aha Kiekie o ka aina, o ka imi, ke kuka,. a me ka noonoo akahele ana i ua kumM e hiki ai ke hookaaia ; a aole o ke kue®ookui mau wale ana i ke Aupuni, me na lumumanao e hookaopaopa ai i ka hapai »a o ua oihaua hou a me na hana holonnja! I na kau koho baiota aua o koia makaInki. ua lonoia na mana.i o na Lunae holo

balota ana ; e hele mai ana lakou ke puka, e hoiami i ka uka o na Laaa Aupuni, mai ko ka Moi a* i ka Luna kaahaa loa. Ua ikuwa na lono o keia ano i loheia mai, a me he mea la, ua puka io mai no ua mapuna o ia ano ma keia noHo nei; ua hoaoia na kalai kamailio ana e hoemi i na haawina a me na uku o na Luna paaI hana okv Aupuni. Aka, ua ala mai no lio ninau ano nui, E pau io alia anei ka aie lahui ma keia hoemi ana? Ma ka nanaina i keia ninau, me he mea la, aole paha rv pau koke ana i keia inau manawa pokole ke hdemiia me ka haahaa ole o na haawina ; a owai la anei ka poe makaukau kupono e makemake ana e paaua no ke aupuni me ua uku haahaa loa? He iehulehu no paha ka poe e akena waha wale ana, he hiki ke hooko i na hana; a me ho mea la nae paha he kakaikuhi ka poe e hiki kupono ana, ke noonoo a ke kaana maiau kupono no na hana. na kumu a ine na wahi e loaa mai ai o kahi maii loaa hou aku oke aupuni. E pili ana me keia, o ka hoemi ana i ka uku o na Luna Aupuni, m'e he mea la, e kaohi pu ia ana me ka hapai ana i na haawina i manaoia no na hana hou e loaa mai ai o kahi mau pomaikai e kaana ai ina lilo. Maluna o keia mea, he kuma no keia e kono mai ana e kupahu kakou no kekahi mau makahiki e hiki mai ana - aohe mea kupono ka hapai ana ae ī kekahi mau hou, a me ka hoolilo ana akn hoi i na dala; o ka Waihona no kekahi mau oihana okoa, e loaa mai ai paha o ka pomaikai; no ka mea, ina e manao ana ka hapaiia o kahi mau hana hou, alaila, he mea no anei e hookomo aku ai ia kakou i ka aie. Alaila, hookahi no ano nui o ia puana, e kupahu, a i ole ia e hoi hope kakou, aohe make holo imua, uo ka mea, mamuli no anei kunukunu liou ia ke noho aie kakou. Ho olelo maikni no ka puana ana, e hoolilo i na dala o ka Wnihona, o like me ka nui kupono o kona puipui ; aka, he aipakiko akamai a he kalaiaina noeau ka hoaie ana i ka inoa maikai o ke Aupuni, no kahi mau hana e loaa mai ai o ka pomaikai, e hele ai e hookaa i kona mau liio. Mai hookomoia na manao iloko o kakou. o ka noho a tne ka hooponoponoia ana o ke aupuni, aole e loaa ka holomua ana, ke ole e aie i kahi mau e pono ai. Nolaila, o ka mea kupono wale no a na Luna kamailio nui no ka aie e hana ai, o ka lawe ana mai i kahi mau kum' e hiki' j ai ko, kukakukaia ; a aole no hoi o makou j kanalua e iialiu mai ana no ua "kilo loea" I o ka uina.e nana pu ma ia mau mea.