Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIX, Number 34, 26 August 1921 — HE HOOMANAO ALOHA NO KUU KANE MR. JOHN KEKAWA, [ARTICLE]

HE HOOMANAO ALOHA NO KUU KANE MR. JOHN KEKAWA,

Mr. Solomon Hanohano; Aloha kauaa nui loa:—E oluolu mai hoi oe • ®oo* komo iho ma kekahi wahi kaawale o ka kauu lei hiwahiwa ka Nupepa Kuokoa, i ike mai ai na kini makamaka o lta mea i hala, ka'u mea aloha he kane, i ke ala huli hoi ole mai, mai ka ,la puk«a ae ma Kumukahi a ka welona a ka la i ka poli o Lehua. Luuluu wale au i ka nooneleia i ka mea aloha he kane. Ua hanauia kuu kane aloha Hanaula, Maui, i k» la 30 o Maraki, makaliiki 18S2, mailoko mai o na puliaka 0 kona mau makua, Mr. ame Mrs. Kekawa. Ua piha iaia na makahiki lrc 5, a haalele mai kona makuakane, iaia ame kona makuahine i keia ola ana. Ua hoohuiia mana ma ka berita o ka mare ma ka halepule Bt. Anthony imua o ke kahunapule Farther Juitin, 1 ka la 19 o lanuan 1918; Ua piha ia maua na makahiki he 3 a. oi ko maua noho maemae ana, a lawe aku la ka Makua mana loa i kana no ka mea Nana.no i hana a Nana no e lawe aku, elike me. s ka hoakaka a ka buke nui, Ua piha iaia he 39 makahiki, 4 mahina ame 17 la, o keia ola ana. Ua hoohuaia mailoko mai o ko maua mau puhaka, he eha hua, hookahi e ola nei, elua i haalele mai, a o- kekahi eia no ia iloko o ko'u pnhaka, he ehiku mahina a oi, a haalele mai la oia. ia'u ame ko'u kaumaha ame kona makuahine nawaliwali e kanikaa aku nonx i ka po ame ke ao. Luuluu walo au. Aole loaa hoi ia'u he makua kupono elike me kona ano ika oluolu. He mea nui au iaia, aohe leo aohe oia i hoopa'i mai ia'u, a lffele -«eale aku la no oia. Nui no hoi kona hoomanawanui i ka hana e pono ai kana wahine aine ka ohana. Ua noho hana oia malalo o ke lana, malalo o ka haku hana Mr. Antonio Garcia mamua o ko maua hui ana ae; mai Wailuku, hoi maua iuka O lao, na popilikia i loaa ia maua; o maua na makua ame ka maua keiki ka lei hoi ana i lei ai a haalele ilio la ihopo nei aohe makuakane.

Ua alnia e uiaua Jia wahi apau ame na popilikia he nni mc kuu kane ame ka maua lei, i na kualono o lao na pali hauliali o ke kuahiwi o Needlc Point, ka home aloha o maua i hoomanawanui ai i ka ua ame ka makani, j loan iaia ka eha ma konn iho j mai la sso y i Wailwku e ohi ai i man Tnearii nk inaleou iloko o na ame ka makani ame kaumaha, auwe knu kane, kun hoa pili o na pali hauliuli 0 Needle Point. Makahiki a oi, hoi mai maua i "Wailuku nei, a noho me na makua. Loaa ko maua makuakane i ka ma'i, h6omanawanui ke keiki me kona nawaliwali. Haulo ko maua maknakane, haalele iho la ihope nei ia makou, kana wahine maua na keiki ame na moopuna. Mau no ko makou noho hoomannwanui ana iloko o na popilikia. he nni, iloko o ka nawaliwali o kuu kane, ahiki i ka hoonui loa ana mai, a pau ka hiki ana ke hele i ka hana. Noho hoopiliwale aku )a no makou ine kekahi poe, ahiki i kona hoomanawanui ana e hele e ike i ke kauka i pino na kana wahine ame na keiki, no ka mea wahi r >•; kauka aohe hiki ke he?a fhou i ka hana -he ma'i puuw-ai. Loaa ko makou malama ola mai ke anpuni mai, olelo ke kauka e hoi iloko o ka halema'i, hoi i ka halema'i, oi loa mai ana. Iloko o īa nawaliwali a kupou'i ka ma'i, aolo poina ma kona lehelehe ka huapul» i ka Haku no kona uhane; wahi ana aohe oia nana no kona kino, he mea palahu ia, no kona uhaue ka mea aloha. Nolaila aole no oia i poina 1 ka pule ana ahiki i kona haalele ana mai la makou. Nui kana mau hana hoalohaloha ia'u, ahiki i kona hele ana aku la; aole hiki ia'n ke hoopoina i ka hmooanao mau ana i kuu kane i*ka po ame ke ao, no kana mau hana maikai, a ku i ke aloha ia'u. Mamua o kema hele anA uwe mua mai la oia ia, aloha no oe e kuu wahine ke hele nei au, pohea la. kou noho ana aku, mai noonoo oe i ke kane, he maka'u ka ili i ka eha, 'he kane maikai, he kane hanaino; ua loaa no kou malama ola mai ke aupuni mai. Ua hoapono au ia mau kauoha ana. Luuluu wale au i ko aloha. jj3oona ae ana au i ko alohā, pehea la e inaalili ai. Ua oi aku ko'u hauoli me oe e kuu aloha mamua o kuu noho ana ma keia ax> inea, ehaeha luhi. Aohe nou ua kuu kou luhi e kuu aloha, ua pau na auwe ana i na inea o keia ola ana. Haalele mai oia ia makou i ka po Poalua, hofa 12 p. m. la 16 o keia raalina o Augate. Ua lawa paha kaua makamaka ne keia mau hoomanao ana o ke aloha ho kuu me'a aloha he kane. Ke haawi nei makou i ka mahalo i ka poo apau i liele mai e kanikau pu me maua na wahine kane ole. Me ka lunahooponopono ka'u mau hoomaikai ana ame na keiki limahei o kou keena pa'i ko'u adieu. Me ka haahaa. Wahine kane make. MRS. MENNIE KEKAWA,