Ka Lei Momi, Volume I, Number 26, 22 July 1893 — Page 3

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This text was transcribed by:  Kate Motoyama
This work is dedicated to:  with love to mrs. mitchell, my first grade teacher

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

KELA A ME KEIA.

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            Ea, moe lolii loa mai nei ka hoi ka Pohaku i kela mau kakahiaka, kokoke ohiu ia me ke kolopu, kahi pohaku o Kawaiahao.

 

            Ua halihali mai ka Lehua inehinei ia hookahi ma'i lepera mai Hawaii mai.  A ua hoihoi ino ia aku no ka pa hoomalu aia Kalihi.

           

            He elua puke me hookahi haole i hopa i inehinei, no ka hoahuoi wale k@ lakou i aihua la @ a kekahi wahine Pake i kekahi mau la aku nei i Lala.

 

            I ka hora 2:00 o keia kakahiaka i ku mai ai ku Warrimoo mai Vakelowa mai me na ukana a me na ohua he @i na keia awa.  A i ke awakea @ keia la e holo aku ai oia no Kikane.

 

            Ke @hani loa aku nei ka h@ pu@opu ia ana o na ma'i lepera ma na awawa o i oauka nei.  Ua halui ia mai la o Nika o Kalihiuka a me kaua moopuna pu no, ana ao la i ka pa ma'i o Kalihi, pela mai ko makou lohe.

 

            I ka nana ia ana o na ma'i o Kalihi i ka Poalua nei, ua ike ia iho la he 40 poe ma'i lepera maoli, elua i hoohu i wala ia a he hookahi nohe ma'i.  O keia poe he 40 e hoouna ia aku ana no Kalawao o ka Poakahi maluna o Hawaii.

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Hoku Alii.

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            Aia mawaena o na hoku o ka poui lani, ua hoike mai kokahi poe ana hoku o ae, aia ka he hoku oi ae o ka hiehie ma ka lawa, e hoopuni mau ia ana e na Anuenue ekolu e pohai ana mawaho, a ua kapaia kona inoa o Hedegela.

            He olinoolino omaoomao kena malamalama e olinolino mai ana ma ka lewa, a ua oi iki no kona nui i ka honua nui.

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Waia a me ka Meli.

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            Heaha ka @u uwe wale o ka mehelehele ke kakia ia i ka pohaku?  "Kike ka a--la uwe ka mamane."

            O ka have hea o hale alii kai like loa me ka @ Kalaunu ka hiehie a @ aala loa aku nae kela hao?  "O ka have pua rose i hale ahi."

            Heaha ka pua i popo ia ma ke kuau a ka hou?  "He aloha kuu pua mikinolia, i lohia i ka wai kuau hoe."

            O ke manu hea @ i ka nuhou o Ewa?  "N@ iki manu i@ leo au i hui mai, aia Ewa ua hanaele i ka Mo@ na ohi howa i ka Iahaniauleo o ka aina.

 

Ko ke kai m@a Anoni.

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            Inehinei i ka @i ai ka mokupea hao Beritania @ mai Liv@pulu mai i'o@ na @holo he 119, me 17@ na waiwailike ole no ka Hai o T. H. Davies.

            O ka mokuahi Warrimoo, pa ku mai i keia kakahiaka he 8 ia mai Vaveke@w@ mai.

            Ua ku mai na mokuahi me na mokukuna hop@ piliaina o kak@ nei, oia o Iwalani, Mokulii, Bihopa, Lehua, Keoni, Ka@i,

Waian@n@la, Mahimahi, a me Mi@ Morris

            Me he mea la e hoouna ia aku ana he mokukuna i ka mokupuaai o Fanina iloko o keia mau l@ iho, me ka ukana.  A'i kona wa e hoi mai ai e lawe pu mai ane@ i na piu @loo i pau ka iwi o @ a me ka on a o ia mo@ a lawe loa aku no Ki@

            Aia ka mokupea hao Hawaii Andrew Welch i ka uwapo o ka i@ Auhao o Oahu kahi i hooili ka ai, a me he la o holo aku ana oi@ i ka la apopo no Kapalakiko.

            Ua kumai ka mokupea Tra@sit inehinei he 13 la @o mai Kapalakiko mai, me 400 tona ukana iloko o kona opu i hiki aku ka waiwai io i ka $10,205.

            O ke Kinau ua holo aku inehinei no Maui me Hawaii, a o ka moku Kalepa Glendale no Eureka.  I keia la ka Warrimoo no Kikai e.

            Ma ka la 10 iho nei o keia mahina, ua haulele iho la ka mokukaua H. B. M. S. Champion ia Esekuimala no ko Kai Berina e pani i ka mokukaua Nymphe.

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He Mele no ke Aloha.

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Kupouli ke aloha Kanehoa

Aole eu i ka hana a ku anu,

Ua oni wale i ko oho o ke kupu-

            kupu,

I na @aliko pua kouno'a i ka la,

I ka i'a loiele na o ka makani,

            Ae--hoi--e.

Hooholu--e--ka hau o Aipo,

Kaka i ka waimaka ele ka laau,

Hoohaihai i ka uka o Lihue,

He lea wale no ka iho i ka laula,

Olalo--o lalo--e,

            Ae--hoi--e.

Pehi anu ke kai lono Lihue,

Lono paiaku i ka uka o Malama-

            nui,

Kani ka poo a ko kai i ka laau,

Haulele ale i l'ulee,

He nahi mahu kai ma ke Koolau,

Olalo--o lalo--e,

            Ae--hoi--e.

He koo nui ia nei la he hopo ole

He w@e wale no a ka @huula,

@ ka hopu i ka huhu ilio

            na ka pahoa,

Ilo moa pale walo no na ianei e,

            Ae--hoi--e.

 

He Wahi He@ no ua

Manu o ka Le@

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KA IO.

 

            He manna nui no ka I@, e like me ka Pu@ a me ka@  He ono no kona i'o, @ he i'o mo@ loa me ka peluhu.  HE@ olelo kekahi ano lo, keokeo no kekahi a he ano ha---ehuehu @ kekahi me he hulu pueo la, a he opulepule kekahi me he moa opule @  Aole he like o kona poo mo k@ ka paeo, uka he ano like no me ko na mea e ae, a he ano like kona uuku me ko ka manu alala.  Aole loa loihi loa, aole no hoi he p@ole loa, aka he kikiwi nae e like me ko ka pueo.  He nuku oi kona a ikaika no hoi.  Aole he lolo@ loa o kona mau wawae e like me ka nene; aole no hoi i peke loa e like me ka moa ha@ he mau maiuu oolea kona, a winiwini no hoi.

            He manu lele koiuiu oia i ka lewa lani, o lele malie ana a nalowale iloko o na no kaalelewa.  Nolaila, ua hoohalikeia ko kakou poe alii kiekie e like me ia manu, e like me Iolani (Kamehameha IV), i hala aku.  Eia ke ano: Io, he lele iluna lilo loa, a o ka pili o ia inoa, "ke Alii malupa o na alii a pau>"  A o Lani i hoopiliia mahope he mau inoa ia hoopiliia mahope he mau inoa ia i hoopilia ia no na aliiaimoku wale no, aole i pili i na alii haahua loa.

            I ka ike ana aku i ka lo e lele kauaheahe ana iluna lilo loa, iloko o na ao a malalo iho paha, a iaia o kauaheahe ana, a e haka malie ana i kana mea e makemake ai malalo nei, o loaa ka iole, ka moa, ka amakihi, a pela aku, he mea i makemake a i mahalo nui ia kona hana ana pela e na kanaka no ke kiekie o kana lele ana a me kona iho pono loa no hoi i na mea liilii o ka honua nei mai ka iuiu mai, a me he la ua ike oia i ko ka honua hei a pau, nolaila i kapaia ai o "Ionuimakalanakukumoku."  O kona ano, penei:  Io, o lana lilo loa ia (Iolani ia).  Ka Io ani o naua ana me kona mau maka ma kela wahi keia wahi o ka aina, (ka Ionui@ akalaunaumoku ia).  A o ka hooholo pono loa ana o ka inoa o ka Moi Kamehameha IV, a "Iolaninuimakalanaumoku."  Oia ke Alii maluna o na alii a pau, ke alii nona ke aupuni.

            I ka manawa e lele ana, he mea e kona kanahe@ ana.  Ua kokoke no e@piha elua hora kona kauahoahe ana i ka lewa.  He maikai kona kaha ana ke naua aku, pela kona huli ana a me ka ha-lo ana iho, a no ia mea i puka ai kela mau huaolelo, "Kaha ka Io i ka malie."  Ina o loaa e a i @ maka@ @luh@ aole@ wikiwiki @ hoae.

            O kana kani ana, ua like me ka makani ka hoopoho o @ wapa, he @ lohelohe lalo a @hiakaui la ke lea@ ia ka wana, he "f@" ia.  N@ ua kapaia oia noloko mai o @ na kuni.

            @a e makemake na p@ kia manu, o hana no lakou i ke kono manu i ka hepapa.  He laau ia i kanaia me he kea la i hapa@ ia me@ ma na mana o na la papa la, me @a manu liilii i nakii pu ia malalo iki iho o ka nakina o ka huipa m@na o La hapapa.  A makaukau ia mea, alaila o e hookauwale i@i ao no ke @ mai ka hapapa aka.  Alaila, e kahea ae no ke kono-io i na l@ me ko ano kulike loa me ke kani ana o ka Io, me ka pololei loa.  Ina e akamai ole ke kani ana a ke kono-io, alaila, ua makehewa ka hele ana i ke kia-manu.  INa he akamai ka hoo hohe ana e like me ka Io, e ike no auanei oe i ka hele mai o na Io he nui wale me ka olioli.  A in a e lohe pono lakou no lalo nei no ke k@, he mea o ko lakou have a ma ka lele lukiwawe ana, me he poe la e hele mai ana e hoopakele i ka mea i pilikia.

            He manu aloha keia in a o haule kokahi o ko lakou hoa manu o lakou iloko o ka poino.  Ina e hoopaa ia kekahi Io i ke kaula, e hoomaka no oia e kapalili mo ke pio ana, a i ka wa e lohe ai ka @ manu o lakou, e lele mai no lakou e hooopakele ana, o puhalahiu no ia maua.  A in a he hawawa ka mea nana e hoopaa ana kela maau i ka wa e hoea mai ai ku nui manu, e pilikia anu oia.  Nolaila, o kan ahana pono wale no, i ka wa e poi ia ai ka manu i hikii ia i ka hepapa, e holo aku ka hapepamanu me ka pauku laau a haawi aku ma ko alo, a o puliki koke mai no ka Io me kona mau maiuu, a ia wa e owili aku ai me ka ikaika i hakihaki ai na wawae o ka Io, a pela.

Ilo manu kapaua@a loa keia, a he ike no hoi, aka i ke akamai o ke kanaka ua puhili oia.  Ilo manu halakau no hoi ka Io, aohe lala kau ole.

            O kona mau eheu he loloa, a he akamai i ke kii malu ana i kana mea o makemake ai.

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            Ua hopuia @mona (@ou, ho wahi keiki 16 makahiki ka nui i ka wa i pili mea ai ka m@kupea Landstock i ka uwapo.  Ua oleloia ua mahuka mai oia mai Livapula mai.