Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIX, Number 12, 25 March 1921 — Page 5

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa

KE KILOHANA POOKELA NO KA LAHUI HAWAII.

 

 

He Moolelo no ko

Helena Simoa Lanakila Ana

A I OLE

Ka Hoowalewaleia Ana ‘o Halebatona

 

@ o Helena i ka akaaka no nei mau olelo a Makoli @:

            @: ke manao nei au o ke kaikamahine e mare aku @ ke kauaka e hiki ole ana ke haawi mai iaia i home he @mahine naaupo maoli oia; mamo au he mea hiki ole @ aku a he kanaka noonoo ole a he hana hewa loa @ na kekahi kanaka ka mekemake ana e mare i kekahi @ me kona ike no aole e hiki ana iaia ke hoolako i home @ wahine, a he mea maikai ole no ia kanaka ke noi @mai i kekahi wahine no ka mare aku me ia, ina ua mao@ mua iaia aole e hiki ana iaia ke hoolako i home no @ wahine.

            No na home a’u i hoakak ae la o ko’u manao ma ia @ ana aole o ka hale elike me kekahi halealii, aka, ke @ kupono nei no hoi paha la e hili ai i ka wahine ke @ho he punana kona e noho aku ai me ka hauoli, a e kona poo mai ka ua a mai ke anu mai, a ina ua nui @ kekahi kanaka a ua makemake au e lilo aku @ kekahi hale o ke ano kupono nei ua lawa loa ia i @ manao, a oiai ina paha no kona halawai me na popili@ ke au o ka mananwa iloko o ko maua manawa e noho @ aole loa au e maka’u ana i ka hana ina ua makemake aole loa au e maka’u ana i ka hana ina ua makemake mai oia i ka’u kokua ana aku iaia no ke kukulu hou @, ae iaia iluna mahope o kona hina ana, oia hoi, kona @ ama ma kana hana o ka lawelawe ana.

            “Aole no au i maka’u ana i ka holoi, ka aiana, ke kuke ame ka hana ana i na hana e ae, e laa ka hii keiki, ka ma@ ana i ka poe ma’i, elike me ka ike ame ka makaukau i @ ia’u, ina na ko’u koiia mai e hana aku ia mau hana, a @ ka mea he makemake no au e paa mau ko’u manawa @ ka hana, i loke mai oe e Makoli, o oka palaulelo he @ hilahila loa ia na’u ina e ike aku ana au ua luuluu ka’u @ i na kaumaha he nui o ke ola ana,” wahi a Helena.

            @, no’u iho, aohe hiki ia’u ke hoohaa ia’u iho ma kela ano o ke ola ana.” wahi a Makoli o ka pane ana mai. Ua ka hapai ana ae i kona mau poohiwi, a he helehelena @ o ka hoowahawaha ma kona mau maka a e pinana ana no hoi kona ihu. “O, aole loa, aole o ke ola ana o ke kanaka maikai loa!  Aole au e mare aku ana i kekahi kanaka ma he ilihune oia, aka i ke kanaka waiwai wale no, a no ka mea, ma kau mau mea o ka hakaka ana mai la i ike aku la au he auamo ko’iko’i maoli no na kekahi wahine ka lawelawe ana i na ano hana au i hoakaka mai la, e kupono mua mau hana na ke kauwa e hana mai.

            “Eia hou, aole o’u makemake e noho maloko o kekahi hale o ke ano haahaa, o ka hale nani wale no, me ka lako i na kauwa lehulehu na lakou e lawelawe mai i na hana apau, a mawaho ae o ia, makemake pu au i mau aahu nani wale no ko’u e linohau ai i na manawa apau, me na mea hoonani like ole.”

            “Ua pono no ia i kou manao ana, aka, pehea, ina i kou noho ana aku me kau kane a lahawai olua me na ulia popilikia o ka manawa, a hooneleia oe ame kau kane i ka home. o kela kulana hanohano a waiwai o olua i na la mamua aku aole ia me olua ia manawa, pau na waiwai o olua i ka lilo, a holo oloheohe olua, pehea ana kou pono, a pehea ana oe o hana ai i loaa kou pono o ka noha ana, oiae ua maa oe i ke ola ana na ha’i e hana mai kau mau mea apau e makemake ai, a i ko olua ilihune ana, heaha ana kau e hana aku @ wahi a Helena.

            “O e hana mai paha oia i kekahi mea e pono ai no ka malama ana mai ia’u ma kekahi ano,” wahi a Makoli.  “A oia hou oi akane a’u e mare aku ana i kanaka u’i naauao.  @ ma na ano maikai no apau?  Ke ike mai la oe e Helena ka nui ka’u mau mea i manao no ke ano o ko’u haku e loaa aku ana.”

            “Ae hoi, ke ike aku la au.” wahi a Helena o ka pane ana aku. “o kou manao hope i hoakaka mai la oia ka’u e kokua ku ana. oia hoi i kanaka maauao ia a hoopono pu, no ka mea, aole o’u makemake i ke kanaka maauao, a u’i, a nele ke ano hoopono; a o kekahi he kanaka haipule pu oia aole hui he kanaka puni lama a puni lealea a o kekahi he—“

            “Heaha?” i ninau mai ai o Makoli.

            “He kanaka oia me ke aloha oiaio iloka no’u, elike me ka’u i makemake aku ai iaia e loaa mai ana ia’u.  O ka mare ole ia he mea liilii wale no, e Makoli, he aelikeia e hauhoa na i ka wahine ame ke kane a o ka make wale no ka mea ana e hookaawale ia laua; aole ka ilihune, aole ka wi, aole aku ana ka wahine i ke kane e hooko mai ana oia i ka hana e kane e hana aku ana ka wahine i ka hana ma kona aoao ka ma’i ahulau, o ka make wale no. He aelike e nana mau ma kona aoao, a pela hoi me ka wahine e nana mau mai ana kulike me ko ke kane makemake, elike ka panai ana aku me ka panai ana mai ma na aoao elua.  Ma kekahi ano e he aole loa e lokahi a e oluolu maikai ana ko laua noho ka.” wahi a Helena.

            “He kaikamahine piha noonoo maoli ka oe,” me ka noke ka ae la o Makoli i ka akaaka.  “Maikai maoli no kau mau wehewehe a ua hoonaauao mai la no hoi oe ia’u maluna keia kumuhana “ka mare”!  He panai kupono maoli i’o no kela!  O ka’u kane o nei mua aku no ka lima, ka auwai ame ka waiwai a’u e upu aku nei i loaa mai ana e mai iaia mai?”

            “Eia wale no, a ke manaolana mau nei au pela, oia kou haawi aku i kou aloha oiaio, kou naau oiaio iaia ke hele ma oia e kii ia oe, kela aloha au i makemake ai e kaana pu @ ia iloko o kela ame keia mau hoao e hiki mai ana, elike me kona holomua ma kana mau hana iloko o kona ola ana. no ka mea, aohe aloha oiaio i nele ke kakooia mai e ka uhane haawi iaia iho no ha’i, a no ka hoao ana e hapai ae ia ha’i a i kou enemi paha, mailoko ae o ka lua i haule ai @.”

            “O, dear, he ola kaumaha maole ka kela, ina a lawe ana kekahi a hooko aku elike me kau i hoakaka mi la!” i nui iho ai ko Makoli hanu me ka hapai ana ae i kona mau poohiwi, me ka pii pu ana ae o ka ula ma kaua mau papalina.  “Ke mamao nei au o kau paha e manao nei la he lepelepehina waiwai ole maoli au e ola nei maluna o keia ili honua. ahe papau loa hoi ko’u noonoo no ka hana ana aku i kekahi mea.”

            “Aole pela; ke manaoio nei au malalo o kou mau anohoihoi apau ame kou mau ano maikai no hoi apau e holo la iloko o kou mau aakoko, aia no he mau hunahuna gula maemae i huhaia iloko ou, o ka hana wale no o ka hoike ae ka mau ano maikai iwaho. i lilo ai ia i mea hoolamalama ae e hoowaiwai hoi i kou ola ana, a pela hoi me ko’u.”

            “E Helena Simoa, he manaoio no anei kekahi  iloko ou aia kekahi o ia mau mea maikai iloko nei o’u?” wahi a Makoli a ka ninau ana mei, me ka huli pono ana mai e nana pono ia Helena, a kau mai la no hoi i kona mau lima maluna o na poohiwi o Helena. a haka pono mai la kana nana ana i ka helehelena o ke aikane.

            “Ke manaoio loa nei au pela, e Makoli, elike no me ia a’u o ka hoike ana aku la ia oe,” i pane ake ai ke aikane me ka hooiaio ana aku, “ua ike oe i ko’u ame ko mama manaoio ma ka nana ana aku no na mea maikai loa iloko o kela ame keia poe.  Ke hoomanao la no oe i ka pahiolo kahiko, ‘ke noonoo oe no kekahi kanaka, he mea aihue, e kokua aku ana oe i mea nona e lilo i’o ai oia i mea aihue.’  Pela no hoi, maluna o ia loina like, ina e noonoo mau aku ana oe mo ka mea maikai, oi ae o ka nani, a maemae hoi iloko o na kanaka, e kokua aku ana oe ia poe i ka lawe ana mai ia mau ano maikai iloko o ko lakou ola ana.”

            “E, ke ike nei au i ko’u makemake e noho mau me oe.’ wahi a Makoli.  me ka leo e hoike mai ana aia i’o no iloko ona ka iini e loaa ia mau ano maikai iaia, me ka hao’ilo pu ana mai o na waimaka ma kona mau lihilihi.  “He manaoio nui ko’u pela e ulu ana au a lilo i mea maikai ke noho mau aku au imua o kou alo, me ka lohe mau aku i kau olelo a’o naauao.”

            O ko Makoli manaoio maoli no ia, elike me ia ana o ke kamailio ana mai la; no keia manawa mua loa. ua hoalaia ae la ka uhane o Makoli, ua hoonui ia aku ka makemake iloko ona e lilo i’o oia i kaikamahine maemae a oiaio ma na mea apau, elike me kona ike mai i ko Helena mau ano maikai apau.

            “E ka ipo nohea,” i pane mai ai ua o Makoli, a lele pu mai la ia manawa e honi ma na lehlehe o Helena,” he mea pono i’o no i kela ame keia kane a wahine paha ke hana a ke hooikaika hoi e wehewehe i na nenau pohihihi a pau o konaola ana, aohe no hoi ana kii ana kii ana aku i ka aila mai kona hoalauna mai.  Aia i’o no he mea maikai iloka o kela ame keia mea me ka hanu ola. ae ulu i’o ae ana no kekahi kane a wahine iloko o naano maikai, maemae a oiaio, maka mahele i kupono i kela ame keia, elike me kana a hooikaika ae mahi ai i loaa ka maikai oiaio, oiai aia i’o no he makai iloko o kela ame keia, o ka hoohana ole ia.

            “E pono i kela ame keia e hana maloko iho o kona pohai ponoi, owau kekahi o ia poe, a ke manaoio nei au, ina he poe hoopono oiaio kakou, e hauoli ana no kakou ke ike aku ua ulu nui ae ka maikai iloko o kela ame keia mea pakahi i ko kakou manawa e hui hou aku ai.  E pono i’o no i kela ame keia e hooikaika nona iho i lilo i mea maemae a oiaio a i lilo ‘ai no hoi i mea hoopona oiaio, elike me kau i hoakaka mai la.”

MOKUNA XII—Ke Kipa Ana Ae o Mrs. Satevana.

 

            Ma ka la mamua iho o keia he palapala ka i loaa mai ia Mrs. Stevana mai a Mrs. Elawoka mai, ka makuahine o makoli, a malokoo ia palapala kekahi mau nuhou e hoohauoli mai ai i ko Mrs. Satevana noonoo.

            Oiai o makoli e hoolohe aku ana i ka Helena mau olelo aia iloko ona ka manao huna kahi i hana ai a e ninau mau iho ana oia iaia iho no ko laua hopena, ilalo wale no kona mau maka e nanan ai me he mea la he hewa kana i hana ai ka paweo, ooiai oia i hoomanao iho ai i ka manao o ka leka a kona makuahine i kakau mai ai ia Mrs. Satevana.

            Maloko o ke kulanakauhale o Sana Morita kahi i hoohala hoomaha o ke kau, a mailaila oia o ke kakau ana mai kana leka e haokaka ana no ka loaa ana iaia o kekahi manawa ai o Mrs. Elawoka, ka makuahine o Makoli, i kona mau la hauloli loa me kekahi poe lehulehu, na Pelekane ane na Amerika pu.

            He wahine kanemake o Mrs. Elawoka no umi-kumama-lua makahiki, ua make kane kane iloko o ka manawa e ike-ia ana ka holomua loa o kana oihana a ua ikeia no hoi ka nui o na pomaikai ma ia hana ana o ka lawelawe ana.

            Mahope o ka hala ana o ka makahiki o ko Mrs. Elawoka noho kanikau ana no kana kane, ua huikau pu hou aku la oia ma naanaina a ka poe ko’iko’i, no ka mea, wahi ana iaia iho, oia wale no ke ano o ke ola waiwai, a mai ia manawa mai ua like kona puni ma na hana hoohauoli elike me kekahi kaikamahine nona na makahili he umi-kuma-mawalu.

            He mau loaa makahiki kona, a me ia mau loaa makahiki i hiki ai iaia ke ola me ka houoli e loaa ole iho ai ia mea he kaumaha no ka hune o ka noho ana, me ka ulakolako loa a e hoolawaia ai hoi kona mau makemake ma na aahu nani, a ua maopopo iaia e loaa mau mai ana kana dala i ka pau ana o kela ame keia hapha makahiki mai na loaa mai o na waiwai a ke kane o ka hoahu ana nona.

            I ke kaahope ana ae o na la kulolia o ke aloha kane, ua hoihoi aku la oia ia Makoli i kekahi kula kaikamahine nohopaa maloko o Kapalakiko, ke kulanakauhale ana o ka noho ana iloko o kona mau la o ka noho mare ana,  aohe ana noonoo hou ana ae he mea akeakea hou kekahi iaia, a he mea hou aku no hoi kekahi ana e noonoo kaumaha aku ai, oiai ua kaawale aku la ke kaikamahine i ke kula, ia manawa ua ku kaawale oia e hiki ai ke oni i o a ianei elike me kona makemake.     

            Ma na aina e oia ilolo o ka makahiki hope a kana kaikamahine i noho ai maloko o ke kula, a mamua ae o ko Makoli me ka anate, Mr. Stevana, ke kaikoeke, ka mea nona kekahi home nani maloko o ke kulanakauhale o Bufalo, ma Nu loka, a ma kekahi manawa kokoke mamua aku ua kukulu ae oia he home hou nona ma kahi kokoe aku i na kuahiwi Adirondaka.  Ma ia ano ke ike nei kakou i ke kumu. i lilo ai oia he hoanoho pu ma kela wahi me Mrs. Simoa ame Helena, kana kaikamahine.

            Ua hoolala pu o Mrs. Elawoka e hui aku o Mrs. Satevana ame Makoli me ia ma na aina e i ka haulelau, ka manawa ana i hoolala ai no ka hoomahuahua ana aku i ko Makoli ike ma na olelo like ole o Europa, no ka hoomakaukau ana ia Makoli e lilo aia i kaikamahine naauao a i kupono ai hoi oia no ka mare ana aku i kekahi kanaka waiwai a i ole i kekahi kaukaualii paha o Europa, a i ka manawa e loaa ai ka Makoli kane, a noho aku ai oia me ia, a kaa aku hoi nana ka malama ana ia Makoli, a kaawale mai ua o Mrs. Elawoka mai na mea hoopilikia mai apau i kona noonoo, a oia ka manawa ana e huli aku ai i wahi piliaoao hou nona. a ke loaa ka hoi ia. alaila e lana hele ana oia maluna o na ale o ka houoli, ka lako ame ke kuonoono a hoi iho ka noonoo a lana malie.

            E hoi hou ae ka kakou nana ana ihope i ka manao o kana leka o ke kakau ana mai ia Mrs. satevana.  Maloko o ia leka i hoakaka mai ai oia ma ke ano ulumahiehie o kona mau manao, no ka nui o ka hauoli ma kana wahi oka noho ana ame ka nani no hoi o’ na wahi apau e hoopuni mai ana. O Sana Morita kekahi o na wahi nani loa maloko o ia mokuaina. a he wahi hoi i piha i ka poe hanohano a waiwai iloko o ia kikina.  Ua lilo na holokaa lealea ana ma o a maanei. na huakai makaikai ma kela ame keia wahi, me ka lehulehu o na anaina hookipa hoohauoli no hoi, na ahamele ame na aha hulahula, i mau mea hoohoihoi mai i ka noonoo, e ike ole iho ai ia mea he meha meha a he kaumaha, no ka mea, ua nui a lehulehu wale na mea hoolana mai i kona manao.

            Ua hoakaka pu mai oia maloko o ia leka i ka lehulehu o kana poe i hoomakamaka a i hookamaaina aku ai, a mawaho ae o ka poe i malihini loa iaia a i lilo mai hoi i mau hoaloha nona ia mau la, he poe kekahi i kamaaina mau no laia. he mau hoaloha kahiko no nona, a ua hoea aku hoi ia kulanakauhale no ka hoomaha ana a no ka hoohauoli ana ia kakou iho, a he poe no hoi i ike a e kamaaina ia Mrs. Satevana, ke kaikoeke.

            “E hookaakaaia ana kou mau maka, i ko’u manawa e hoike aku ai ia oe eia o Mr. Halebakona Lanakasa ianei, a ke noho mai nei maloko o ka Hokele Moana aole i mamao loa mai keia hale aku.” wahi ana o ke kakau ana mai maloko o kana leka.  “No elua manawa ko;u halawaiana me a, he kanaka oluolu loa oia a he kionimana oiaio, no ka mea, iloko o ko maua manawa o ka paee ana ma ka maua manawa hope o ka halawai ana, aole oia i hoomau i kona huhu, me he mea la heaha la ia mea iaia.

“Ua like pu ia mai ia’u he kanaka waiwai loa ka oia. a @ oela i’o no i ka nana aku. no ka mea iaia e noho mai nei maloko o ka hokele he mau kauwa wale no ka poe na lakou e lawelawe mai kana mau hana apau.  He kanaka opio pu kekahi e noho mai nei me ia, he keikikane hanauna ka nana a oia no hoi kona hooilina, pela ka lono i loikeia mai ia’u—he kanaka opio u’i oia. he kanaka i hoonaauao maikai ia, a @ona ka inoa i lhikeia mai ia’u o Robaka Egelakona ka, a @ ka nana aku aia maluna o ia kanaka opio ka  paulele ame ke aloha nui o Mr. Lanakasa, a ua nana mai no hoi ke kanaka opio i kona anakala ma ke ano oia kona puuhonua, a @ia lilo maoli i mea aloha nana.

            “Ua oo loa kela kanaka, no ka mea, ua like ke aiai o kona oho me ka hoau, eia nae, ke nana aku oe i kona helehelena me he kanaka u’i a opio la no oia nona na makahiki he kanalima a oi iki, oia mau no ka ikaika o kona kino, ka pololei no hoi o kana hele ana. a he kulana kona o ke kahaka hanohano a waiwai.  O ka’u e iini nei e loaa kekahi manawa no Makoli e hui ai me kela kanaka opio Egelakona, malia o kona ike aku iaia ka mea e komo iho ai ka makemake iloko ona a o ka lili no ka hoi ia o kela kanaka opio iaia.

            “Pehea la, o ka’u e makemake nei a e pono hoi ia oe e hooko koke mai, oia ko olua haalele koke ana aku i kela wahi i ka manawa e loaa aku ai akeia leka ia oe, a holo mai e hui me a’u ianei, elike me ka hikiwawi e loaa ana ia olua, no ke kukakuka ana a hooholo iho i ka mea pono e hava aku ai ma keia manawa maikai loa, malia o lilo ka kaua hoolauna ana aku ia Makoli i kela kanaka opio i mea no laua e komo iho ai ke aloha iloko pakahi o laua a o ka loaa no ka hoi ia o ka kaua mau i-a gula iloko o ka kaua ipu aniani, a ke hui ae ka hoi laua la, kohu ka pili ana he mau mea waiwai like, a pau no hoi ko kaua hoopilihuaia ana no ka kaua milimili.

            “Eia hou, he makemake pu no au e ike olua i keia wahi paredaiso nani maluna a keia ili honua, aohe nui ino loa o ke anu i keia manawa, elike me ko na manawa e ae mamua ua hoolala makou e noho iho maanei ahiki i ke kipaku ana mai a ke anu ia makou mai keia wahi aku. ame he mea la e hoomaka mai ana ia ano maloko o ekolu pule mai keia la aku, no ka mea ke hoomaka liilii mai la ka ike ia o ka hau ma na wahi mamao mawaho aku o keia kulanakauhale.”

            Mawaho ae o keia mau mea ae la a Mrs. Elawoka o ke kakau ana mai. he mau hana kekahi ana i make make mai ai  i ke kaikoeke e hooko aku nona maloko o Nu Ioka mamua o ko laua holo ana aku ma ka moku no europa, a pela hoi me kekahi mau kuhikuhi no ke alahele a laua e kau aku ai maluna o ke kaaahi mahope o ka hoea ana aku i Europa, @ mea no’ laua e hoea pololei aku ai i Sana Morita me ka hoohakalia ole ia.

            He wahi apana pepa e ae kekahi i hookomo puia mai maloko o ka wahi leka nana i hoala ae i ka manao hoouluku i lloko o Makoli a e heluheluea ia ilike me keia:

            “Maopopo noanei ia oe ko Keoni wilekona hopena ame ko kela kaikamahine? Ua like ka lapu o ko laua mau helehelena ia’u i nei manawa me he mau akua lapu la.”

            “Owai o Keoni Wilekona, e anate Eliza?” i ninau ae ai o Makoli i ka anate, i ka manawa ana i opiopi iho ai i ka leka mahope o kona heluhelu ana me ka noonoo nui loa iloko ona.

            Haikea ae la ko Mrs. Satevana helehelena ia manawa me ka maikai ole o kona noonoo.  Ua poina loa oia i ka hapa hope o ka leka a Mrs. Elawoka o ke kakau ana mai ma kekahi apana pepa okoa, ina la aole oia e haawi aku ana ia Makole e heluhelu ia leka nona iho, me ka ae ole aku ona. a no ka mea, o ka mea pili ia Keoni Wilekona, he mea huna ia a he buke hoi i uwepaia a paa iloko o ko Mariene Elawoka ola ana.

            “O, he kanaka opio oia a ko makuahine i haulehia ai i ke aloha iloko o kona mau la opio,” wahi a ka anate o ka pane ana aku ma ke ano o ka mea e noonoo nui ole aku no ia kanaka.

            “A owai hoi kela kaikamahine?” i ninau hou mai ai ke kaikamahine me ka pupuku ana ae o kona lae iaia i ninau mai ai kela kaikamahine.

            “O me he mea la, o ke kaikamahine oia a ko makuahine i enemi ai, kona hoa paio hoi no ke aloha hookahi.” pane aku ai ka anate me he mea la aohe i maopopo iaia, oia @ae ua maopopo no iaia na mea apau, aka he hoonalonalo wale no kana ia Makole.

            “Owai kona inoa?”

            “Mai noonoo aku oe no ka inoa o ia wahine o kaikamahine paha, e Makoli, “i pane aku ai ka anate me ka pokolo@ oa.  “Ke manao nei au he hana maikai ole na ko makuahine ka hoike ana ae ia meahuna i kupono oia wale no k@ ke iho ia mea, a ke manao nei no hoi au aole kupono ieaia ehu’e hou ae ia mau mea i hanaia he mau makahiki @ehulehu i kkahope aku la, a e hoala hou mai i ka noonoo  @me ke kamailio ana no ia mau mea i popopo.

            “Nolaila heaha kou manao no ke noi a ko makuahine,”i ninau aku ai o Mrs. satevana no ka hoololi ana ae i ka @aua mea k kamailio ai. “e pili ana i ke paniku ana i keia @ale a haalele ana iho ianei @ holo koke aku no Sana Morita. elike me ka manao a ko makuahine o ke kakau ana mai nei?”

            Aohe i pane koke mai o Makoli no nei ninau a ka anate i noonoo ana oia i ke kupanaha maoli o ka halawai ana @ ipo aloha a Helena Simoa me kona makuahine, a i lilo @ i mea na kona makuahine e hoike mai ai i kona makemake o Robaka Egelakona kana kane i makemake ai nana.”He mea kupanaha pu no hoi i kana noonoo iho ka haule@ia koke ana ona i ka makemake no Egelakona opio, oia @ala kanaka opio he mau kau kani mile kona mamao i kah@e a mamuli wale no o ko ua o Makoli ike ana i ke kii maloko o ka buke alabama a Helena i ike mua ai oia i ko Robaka helehelena a komo koke no ke aloha iloko ona.

            Ma ka mea oiaio ua lilo o Helena i mea makemake loa ana ia manawa elike ka nui me ka hiki i kona noonoo pa @ a’u, alunu a nana nona wale iho no e noonoo aku ai no a’i, no ka mea, ua hoalaia ae kona mau noonoo makemake @a o kona mau makemake oi loa aku ia, o ka hookomo aku @ia iloko o ka hana e hoohoka aku ai i kona hoaloha oiaio Helena Simoa, i mea e kailiia mai ai kana aloha mai iaia @a’i.  Ka hoomaka ana keia e ulu ka manao paonioni iloko Makoli e lilo o Robaka Egelakona iaia, a e lilo hoi i kymu @oopoino i ke ola o kona hoaloha.

            Ma keoa manawa hookahi ua hoalaia ae la kona mau ma@ao haakei e apono koke aku i ka manao a kona makuahineo ka hoakaka ana mai maloko o kana leka, nolaila mahope o kona hakoko ana me na manao paio lua like ole iloko ona o ke aloha hoi i ke aikane, a o ka hooko aku hoi i ka manao o kona makuahine.  ua hooholo iho la oia i ka manawa hope loa, e hooko aku i ka manao o ka makuahine, a olelo iho la oia i kona anela maikai. “e hele oia makona alahele no keia manawa.” a olelo aku la i ka anate i pane no kana ninau i ka i ana aku:

            “Ke manao nei au aohe a’u hoole ana, e anate: ina ua holo ia i kou manao, oia hoi, e haalele koke iho ana kaua i keia wahi aole ia he mea na’u e ahewa iho ai, aohe a’u ake’ake’a wale ana aku i kou manao.”

            “O, ina pela, ua pono ae la; aohe a’u kumu kaolhi iki ia kaua a’u e ike nei no’u iho, koe wale no keia, aole o’u apono iki i ka manao a ko makuahine i hoike mai nei e pili ana i ka mea i hanaia i hala hope loa, oia hoi ka mea e pili ana i kona mare ana.  Ma ko’u manao he mea maikai ole nana ka hoakaka ana mai i na mea i pili i kona mare ana, a pela aku.” i pane aku ai ka anate.

            Nee ae la o Makoli i ka akaaka no nei mau olelo a ka anate ona eia nae, aole kela ula ma kona mau papalina a kaanate e ike aku ana no kona hoouluhua a hoano-eia ana ae paha o kona noonoo ma kekahi ano, aka, no ka mea no ia e piliana i ka halawai ana o kona makuahine me Robaka Egelakona, ke keikikane hanauna a Mr. Halebakona, ke kanaka wai wai, ana no hoi e kuko nui ana iloko iho ona e hiu a wela a e lawe a lilo i kekahi la e hiki mai ana.

            Mamuli o ka holopono ana o keia manao mawaena iho o laua. ua hooholo laua iloko o hookahi pule mai ia la aku e holo aku ai laua no Sana Morita no ka halawai ana aku me Mrs. Elawoka.  O ka Poakolu ia la a laua e kukakuka nei no ka holo ,a me kekahi Poaono mai e haalele iho ai @aua i ko laua home ma Adironadaka a holo aku no Nu Loka. a o ka la hookahi no hoi ia a Mrs. Simoa ame Helena i hooholo ai no ko laua hoi aku no Nu Ioka, kahi o ka laua hana.

            Ia manawa koke no ko laua hoomakaukau a liuliu ana no ka holo aku. a ua laha okoa ia laua ia la m ka hoomakaukau ana i ko laua mau pono aahu apau o kela ame keia ano.

            Ma iaahiahi loa ana iho, me kona kamilio ole aku nae ia Makoli no kekahi mea, oiai o Makili e hoomakukau ana no ka hele pu ana aku me kekahi poe i ka holoholo, oili ma@lu aku la o Mrs. Satevana, a kamoe pololei aku la kana hele ana no ka hale o Mrs. Simoa a ku mai ana ma ka hu’a mawaho mai o ka ululau, no ka hooko ana i kana olelo e hele aku e ike ia mau lede ana o ka hoopaneenee ana no kekahi manawa loihi me ka hooko ole, a o keia iho la kana manawa maikai i manao ai no ka hele ana aku e hooko ia manao ona, no kona makemake loa e hui a e halawai pe me Mrs. Simoa ame kana kaikamahine maloko o ko laua home ponoi.

            Heaha la kamea nana i hoeueu ae i kona noonoo e hele aku e ike i na Simoa me kona hoike ole ae ia mea huna ia Makoli aole hiki iaia ke hoakaka ae nono iho, aole no hoi he wahi hoohuoi iki iloko ona no ka mea ana e halawai aku ana ma ia hele ana.  Elike me ia i ike muaia ma kekahi wahi o ka mokuna i hala, ua lilo ka Makoli mau hoakaka no nana omaikai oapau o na lede Simoa i mea hoouluku loa i ko Mrs. Satevana noonoo e ake no oia a ikemaka aku, a ma nei manawa ana o ka hele ana, me he mea la he mea mana loa kekehi nana i hookokono loa ae iaia e                                                                                                                                                                                                   olelo hoonau i laeia mai ai no Mrs. Simoa, i ka wahine kulana lede, u’i hiehie no hoi, me kana e ikemaka aku ana.

            Iaia i hookokoke aku ai i ka hale o na Simoa, nana aku ‘a oia me he mea la aohe kanaka oloko, he meha wale no ka hale i kana hoomaopopo aku,a ulu koke ae la no ka manao iloko ona no kona hoohoaia aole oia e halawai ana me na lede Simoa ma ia la, a he mea hoomake loa mai hoi i kona manaolana no ka hui a kamailio pu ana me na ona o ka hale.

            Aka nae, iaia i kokoke loa aku ai i ka hale, o kona ike @ku la no i ai keaiai mai o ka lole malalo o na mea hihi e @lu ana mamua o ka lanai a h eminuke ma ia hope iho. he lede o ke kulana hiehie a kilakila, i like me kekahi moiwahine, a i kahikoia hoi me kekahi lole nahenahe a ‘ia’i loa o ke ano maikai loa. a he kaila maoli no hoi kona kulana ke @anaaku iaia e kahilo mai ana iaia iho me ia aahu nani, o ke ku ana ae a hele mai la imua no ka hui a haawi ana mai i ke aloha iaia.

            Ia manawa a Mrs. satevana o ka ike pono ana aku ‘ia Mrs. Simoa me he mea la ua lele ae la kona puuwai a kau i kona kania-i: o kela helehelena nani, hoihoi a ohohia ona oia hele ana mai ua lolo loa e la a haikea.  oia no oe o ka mea ua make ke keokeo pu, elike me kekahi halii moe a ‘ia’i loa, no kamea. i ke sekona no i kau aku ai ka ike a kona mau onohimaka maluna o ka helehelena o Mrs. Semoa, me he mea la ua okka kona puuwai.

            “Auwe!  O Makaleka Wilekona ka!” wahi ana o ka hooho ana ae, a o kona hehee iho la no ia a haule iho la ilalo ma na wawae o Mrs. Simoa, maluna o ke alapii, me ka nawaliwali loa e hiki pono ole ai iaia ke ku ae iluna maluna o kona mau wawae ponoi.

            E ninau iiho ana paha oe, e ka makamaka heluhelu, i ke kumu o kone ano e ana iho la ia manawa, oiai akahi no hoi aua a halawai, ahe mea mau ina malihini i makemake e ke aku kekahi i kekahi eohaoha aku ana i ka manawa e nui ae ai, i nei wahine nae hoi, hakalia no ka iaia a ike mai a Mrs. Simoa. o kona ano-e ae la no ia a hehee iho la a haule ana iluna o ke alapii.  He manao hoohuoi kupono no a a e loaa aku ana no nae ka hoakaka mahope ae hoomanawanui iki iho.

            Aole i lilo keia hehee ana iho la o Mrs. Satevana i mea hoano- e ae i ko mrs. Simoa noonoo, aka aole oia i hoomakaukau iaia iho no keia halawai ana ona me keia wahine, no ka mea, elike me ia a kakou i ike ae nei, ua loaa mua no ka hoohuli iloko ona me he mea la hekaikuahine o Mrs. Satevana no ke kanaka e mare ai me kona enemi ino loa, ka mea nana i kaili aku i ka mea ana i aloha ai mai iaia aku, e ua hoalaia ae no hoi ia manao iloko ona ma ka manawa o ka hookamaaina ana o Helena me Makoli.

            “ae, owau i’o no keia.” i pane aku ai o Mrs. aSimoa. mahope iho nae o ka hala ana o kekahi manawa kupikipiki-oloa o na manao paio lua iloko ona a i hooikaika ai hoi oia hiki i ke akakuu ana mai, a no ka mea. ua piha oia i ka naina i kona manawa i ike mai ai i ka helehelena o kekahi i kona mau enemi. “o Makaleka Wilekona, aka, ua manao @ oi au mahope o ka hala ana o kekahi mau makahiki lehuehu o ko’u noho kaawale ana me ka halawai ole me kakahi mea a’u i kamaaina mua ai. aole la au e hui hou ana me ‘ekahi o ia poe, eia ka e halawai ana no me ka mea i kamaaina i ko’u mau ano o kela mau la i hala loa a’u i manao i aole la e hoala hou ia mai ana kekahi hoomanao ana no a mau la a ka ehaeha i noho ai.

            “Ua halawai au me na popilikia he nui of keia ola ana.  O, hoike aku au ia oe. mahope o ko’u noonoo hohonu ana ua ke iho au i ka uuku loa o ke ao nei no’uu ame ko’u mau kaunaha,” a hooko iho la o Mrs. simoa i kana kamailio aua.  “He mea kupanaha no hoi i ka noonoo iho, ko kaua halawai mua ole ana iloko o keia mau la o kekau wela, aka nae, a loaa noia’u kekahi mau manao hoohuoi mamulio na mea lilii a Makoli e hoike mai ai ia’u ma kana mau mea apau i hoike mai ai no ka mea e pili ana ia olua, ma kana mau manawa apau e hoea mai ai ianei, fi mamuli no hoi o ka wahine a ko kaikunane i mae ai.  Oia paha ea?” i ninau iho ai o Mrs. Simoa.

(Aole i pau.)