Ka Elele, Volume 9, Number 18, 15 November 1854 — KANAKA MAKE I KA LELE KAWA [ARTICLE]
KANAKA MAKE I KA LELE KAWA
Ma ka la 9 Oel. ua hele kekahi poe kane a ine na wahine i ka uhuki pili hale.o kekahi kanaka ma Niumalu Kauai, a pau ka uhuki ana, hele keia poe a pau i ka lele kawa ma Kuikuihanahana, no ka wela i ka uhuki ana ike pili. Auau maoli kekahi poe, a lele kawa kekahl poe ma kahi i lele mua ai. Ao kekahi kanaka o Kalehua kona inoa hole oia a ma kahi i lele mua ole ia, hoao oia e holoholo e lele, a elua hoao ana; a i ke kolu o ka hoao ana, kahea mai lee keiki, aole j)ono elele mai malaila o make aūanei. Aole nae hoolohe o Kalehuu, holoholo no oia a lele aku no, a o ke poho noia ilokoo ka wai, aole ikeia a hala hapalua hora paha, loaa iho la, aole nae i make, lawe ia ma ka hale, a ma ka la 10 ua make loa ia. Nolaila, e pono kakou ke hoomanao i ka hopena o keia ola ana, aole i ike ia ka manawa e make ai wahi a ka o!elo a ke Akua, “O ka la o ka [īaku me he aihue la ia i ka po ” “ O ko kakou ola me he mahu la i pua iki ae aua nalo. Pela no ua Kalehua nei. Eia kekahi; he lealea ino ka lele kawa e aho e hoopau ia, e pau loa. Eia.kekahi; ua huikau na keiki kane a me na kaikamahine i ka lele kawa i kekalii manawa. He mea ino loa; he mea a ino wale” i papaia ma ke kanawai hoopai Kalaima; he mea ia e makau ole ai na kamalii i na mea hilahila; a ua pono no ke hoopaiia na kaikamahine a me na keiki kane hui, me ke kapa ole, i ka lele kawa.