Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXI, Number 15, 14 April 1922 — He Moolelo no PITA NIKOLA A I OLE Ke Duke i Haalele Aku i Kona Kulana Hanohano a Lawe Mai i ke Kulana Makaainana [ARTICLE]

He Moolelo no PITA NIKOLA A I OLE Ke Duke i Haalele Aku i Kona Kulana Hanohano a Lawe Mai i ke Kulana Makaainana

"Heaha la hoi, aia no ia i kou manao, he nui loa ka manawa nou e noonoo ai. Iloko o ka maliina hookahi, a i ole eono paha pule e hoea hou mai ana no au no ka ike ana ia oe, a ina ua' hoololi ae oe i kena manao ou, alaila e komo pu mai oe iloko 0 ka ohi ana i na pomaikai a'u i hoomakaukau mua ai nou; a 1 hoole mai no oe, o kou kuleana no ia. Ua hiki no ia'u hookahi ke hooko i ka'u hana, aka no ko'u manao hoi, o oe ka mea e maalahi ai ia hana, pela wale no au i ake nui ai, i elua kaua ma keia hana hookahi." "Aole loa o'u makemake e komo hokai wale aku no iloko o kau hana, a oki loa aku hoi ko'u lilo ana i mea ku-e"aku ia oe." "Ke kaumaha loa nei au, 110 kou paakiki e Nikola, aka ua hiki no nae, malia aole no he pilikia ma ko'u hana hookahi ana aku. He lio ko'u ua makaukau, aia iloko o ka ululaau kahi i ku ai, a ma ke kaaahi lawe waiu o keia kakahiaka nui, e kau aku ai au no Pilikelepia. Pehea e hoike aku ana anei oe i ko'u wahi e hele nei?" "Aole he pomaikai e loaa mai ia'u, ma ka hoike ana ae i na mea e pili ana ia oe." Ua pono e Nikola, o ke aloha no kou, a hui hou aku kaua i ka wa pono!" Aohe a Nikola pane aku no ka haawi ana mai o Kimo Koka, i kona aloha, aka nae i ka hala ana aku o ua kanaka nei, wehe ae la oia i ka puka a hamama, pela hoi me na puka aniani, no ka hookomo ana mai i na ea oluolu iloko o ka hale, me he' mea la, ua hele oloko o kela hale, a piha nie na ea haumia, mamuli o ka noho ana o Kimo Koka maloko olaila. I kela noho hookahi ana iho o Nikola, ke noonoo la oia, no na olelo apau a Kimo Koka ikamailio aku ai iaiia, pela hoi kekahi mau meahuna, a kela kanaka o ka hoike ole ana niai. Ma kana koho iho, aia kekahi meahuna pohihihi i pili ia Beni Kamerona, ua ike maoli oia i ka hele o ka helehelena o Kimo Koka, a kunahihi, i ka wa i lohe mai ai i kela inoa. O ka mea nae ana e pohihihi loa la, o ia kekahi hana pohihihi loa, i lkwelaweia ma kahi o ka lua keleawe, a kela mau kanaka a elua i aa ole ai e kamailio ae, a hooholo iho la oia, he mau kanaka kela i komo aku iloko o kekahi hana karaima puuwai eleele, ana nae e hiki ole ai ke hooiaio i ke ano o ke karai«ia i hanaia. Oiai no ua o Nikola e noonoo la, kani ana no ka bele o ke kelepona, o kona ku ae la no ia, a hopu aku la i ka ohe hoolohe,' a pane aku la: Halo, ua hala aku nei kela kanaka; ua hookuu aku nei au iaia, elike me kau kauoha ia'u. He manawa loihi kona i noke mai ai i ke kamailio. Aole oia e hoea hou mai ana a hala ka mahina hokahi, a malia paha oi aku mamua o kela manawa. Aole e hiki ia'u ke hele aku e hui pu me oe i keia po, e hoomanawanui a ke kakahiaka o ka la apopo, ua lawa ka'u hana no keia po, nōlaila o ke aloha no kou," o ke kau ae la no ia o Nikola, i ka ohe hoolohe o ke kelepona, me kona hoihoi ole mai la, 110 kona alakaiia ana iloko o kekahi hana pohihihi. MOKUNA XII. Iloko o na hana hoopihoihoi noonoo ma kela po, aole ia i lilo i- kumu e hoohiaaia ai o ke kanaka opio, i liakalia "no a kau kona poo i ka uluna, o ka lilo aku la no ia, a na ke kani kapalili o ka bele o ke kelepona, i hoala ae iaia, o ke ano nui o kela kelepona, e kauoha mai ana o Makuaia iaia e hele koke j aku ma ia kakahiaka, no ke kukakuka ana no na mea i hanaia | ma ka po aku i hala; ua hookahaha loa ia mai nae kona noonoo, no ka hoakaka ole mai o Makuaia e pili ana i ka hana s ki pu i lawelaweia ma ka po mamua aku. Mahope nae o ka noonoo ana iho o Nikola i kana mea e pane aku ai, hoike aku la, e hoea aku ana oia no ka hale o kona haku, ma ka hora umi o kela kakahiaka, no ka mea he makemake kona e liui pu ine ka makuahine hanauna o Beka Kamerona a e niele aku i kana mau mea i ike no Kimo Koka. I kela kau ana aku o ua o Nikola, i ka ohe hoolohe o ke kelepona, ia wa i kamailio wale ae ai no iaia iho: "He keu aku no paha a ka piha maalea o kela kanaka, me ka manao e nalo ana kana hana ki pu malu o ka po nei, e ike ana oia, i ke ahuwale o kana mau hana i keia la. I kinohi o ko'u noho hana ana mai no keia kanaka, ua makaukau au e hana aku no kona pono no, aka iaia i hoao mai ai i ka po nei, e komo hokai wale mai ka'u hana, ua pau ko'u nana ana aku no kona pono." Komo awiwi iho la o Nikola i kona mau lole, me ka holo ana aku no ke kahawai e holoi ai i kona maka, afaila hoi mai la no kona hale, me ke kau ana aku i kona ipu kope iluna o ke kapuahi, a noho iho la e kahi i kona umiumi, aia no hoi iloko o kela manawa hookahi, ke noonoo pu la no oia, i na hana o ka po mamua aku, i mau ai 110 ka makamaka o na mea apau iloko o kona noonoo, i ka wa e hui pu aku ai me kona haku. Me he mea la kaila hoomaopopo iho, ua oi loa aku kona kulana me Beka Kamerona, mamua o na mea e ae. Malia paha, mamuii mai ia o kona manao kuhihewa e hooliloia ana ka hauoli o kela kaikamahine, i mea ole, ina nei no ka oili ae, eia ka o Kimo Koka, o kona makuakane ponoi loa ia. Ma kekahi ano nae ke noonoo ae ke pohihihi loa la no kona noonoo, no ke kumu i hookauia aku ai o ka weli maluna o Mrs. Bekena, ka makuahine hanauna o 3eka Kamerona, a iaia hoi i hoomanao ae ai no ko Kimo Koka ano, iaia i hoopuka ai i ka inoa o B«ni Kamerona, ua hele maoli ka helehelena o kela kanaka a kunahihi; nolaila ua hoopohihihi maoli ia aku koifa noonoo, ma kana mau mea apau i ike ai. Ke~ hoomanao pu la no hoi ua o Nikola, i ka nana pono mai o Kimo Koka iaia, me he mea la, he akua lapu eia. Ina o Beni Kamerona i'o kona inoa, alaila heaha ke kumu o kela kanaka, i ae ole mai ai imua ouao Nikola, iaia i ninau aku ai ina oia kela kanaka? ' Aole he hoohewahewa ana i koe iloko o Nikola, ina he pili kekahi o Kimo Koka ia Beka Kamerona, alaila aole loa kela 0 ke kanaka kupono, e kaa aku ai o Beka malalo o kona malu no ka mea ua komo kuhohonu kela kanaka iloko o na hana karaima nui, eia nae, ina o kela makuakane ponoi o Beka, he kuleana nui kona e koi mai ai e hoi aku kana kaikamahine me ia e noho ai, a alakai aku iaia, iloko o na hana karaima 1 maa iaia iloko o kona ola ana. ' I ka makaukau ana o ua o Nikola, haalele iho la oia i kona hale, a pii aku Ia no ka hui pu ana me kona haku. Ma kahi nae o kona hele pololei aku ma ke alanui e moe ana mamua mai o ka hale o Mr. Makuaia, hoolalau wale ae la no kana hele ana ma kekahi moali alanui, maloko o ka uiulaau, a hoea no

kahi Ikuai o ka hale kaa, mailaila mai noloko oka halekuke ( kahi ana i makemake ai e hui pu aku me Mrs. Bekena. Maloko no o ka halekuke kela wahine, i ka wa i komo uku ai o Nikola, a ia ike ana mai iaia nei, nana mai la ka helehelena kuoo, & ike koke aku la no o Nikola, aia ka manao pee iloku o kela wahine, e hunakele , i kana mau mea apau i ike ai, i,■>. laila o ka hana pono wale no ma ko Nikola aoao, o ia k.i hoohele ana mai i kana kamailio ana ma ke ano hoolalau, ahi ki i kona ike ana, ua nanea loa o Mrs. Bekena, o kona wa auanei ea i pahu pono mai ai i na ninau, i pili loa i na niea a kela wahine, i ike ai no Kimo Koka. "I hele mai la au e hui pu me oe e Mrs. Bekena, no kuu makemake e kamailio pu kaua no na mea e pili ana ia !>rka Kamerona," i hoomaka aku ai o Nikola e kamailio, me ka piha hoihoi. Haawi mai la o Mrs. Bekena i noho no Nikola e nolio iho ai ilalo, ua hoole mai la nae ke kanaka opio, me kona ku iluna, a hilinai aku la ma ka paepae o ka puka aniani, nir ka nana ana aku iwaho, ma ke ano hoolalau. Hoakaka akū la ua o Nikola, i kona hoomaop>no ana i ka maikai o ka leo o Beka i ka himeni, a oiai o kekahi ia o kana kalena i a'o ai a lehia, ma kona manaoio, he niea pono e l.ua na hoonaauao kiekie ana ia Beka, ma ka ike himeni aine hookani piano. Iloko o kela mau kamailio a Nikola, ike mai la oia, i ke auhee ana aku o keta nanaina uahoa maluna o ka helehelem o Mrs. "Bekena, o ke kumu mai, no ka maopopo ole iaia o ke kumu oiaio, o kela hoea ana aku o Nikola, e hui pu me ia ma kela kakahiaka. Hoomau aku la no o Nikola i ke kamailio ana, no na mea e pili ana i ka hoea ana aku o Keka Wala 110 kona hale, ma ka la aku a koi ikaika aku la ia Beka, e iioi no kona wahi, a oiai o Mrs. Bekena ke kuleana nui maluna o kela kaikamahine hoike mai Ia o Nikola, i kona ni4ketnake e a'o ia i ka ike himeni, ke ae mai oia me ka maikai. a mahope aku o kekahi manawa kupono, e hoi aku ai o Beka ma Nu loka, no ka hoomahuahua ana aku i kona ike ame ka makaukau ma ka himeni. Ke hoolohe loa mai la o Mrs. Bekena i kela mau olelo a Nikola e pili ana i ke a'o ana aku ia Beka, i ka ike himeni. a ma ka Nikola hoomaopopo mai, aole he hoihoi iki o kela wahine ia Keka Wala, no ka mea ua ku maoli ka hana a kela kanaka i ka hoouluhua, e hoohune mau ana ia Beka Kamerona, no na makahiki elua i hala aku. Ua hiki loa ia Nikola ke ike mai, ua komo aku ka makemake iloko o kela wahine, e loaa i'o ka ike himeni ia Beka, oiai ua moapopo no ia Mrs. Bekena, he oi ae ka maikai ame ka u'i 1 o ko Beka leo i ka himeni, mamua o ka nui ae o.ka poe e noho ana ma kela wahi; a ua hoike okoa mai Ia 110 hoi ua wahine nei, aole he mea kuleana e ae i na mea a Beka e hana ai, o kela kaikamahine wale no, oiai ua kanaka īiiakua oia, aia ma kahi 0 ka iwakalua-kumamahiku, ua ike oia i ka mea pono e hana ai, a pela pu hoi me ka hewa. "Ua luahine au i keia manawa e Nikola," i pane mai ai o Mrs, Bekena, "a ua ike au i na ano pilikia like ole, o kela ame keia ano. Ina aia iloko o Beka ka makemake anie ka hoohilii ia oe, alaila he mau kumu maikai loa ma kou aoao, e honhauoli ia ai kou manao no ia mea. Ina ua makeniake io o Beka e hele aku no kou hale, oia ponoi no ka lunakanawai nana e hoohofc> ia ninau, me ke kuleana ole o kekahi mea e ae, e paa mai ai, a e kauoha mai ai paha i kana wahi e hele ai. Ina he makemake a makemake ole kekahi iloko ou nona, eia no ka i ike i kana mea pono e hana ai, me ka hiki ole ia'u, ma ko'u ano makua ke komo hokai wale aku ma kana mau k mea apau e inanao ai e hooko aku. "Ma kau hoomaopopo nou e Nikola, ua kaokoa loa ae k« u mau ano, mai ka nui mai o na kanaka e noho nei maanei, aole a'u mau mea e hoohalahala ai nou. Ina he oiaio kau mea 1 hoike mai nei, no Kou makemake e kokua aku ia Beka, ke manaoio aku* nei au i ka oiaio o kena aka ina he manao kanaka kekahi iloko ou, no kela kaikamahine, e ao oe o hoea mai he la nou e mihi ai me ka walania loa." "Ke manao nei au, o kela noonoo hope ou, he noonoo kuliihewa wale no ia, a ke noi aku nei au ia oe e Mrs. Bekcna. e hoihoi hou aku ia mau olelo," wahi a Nikola, me ka luliluli ana iho o kona poo. "Malia ua pupuahulu loa ko'u hoopuka ana aku nei i kela mau olelo, a ke ae nei au t hoihoi hou mai, me ka nonoi aku i kau mau huikala ana niai. Ua ike au, aole o Beka launa nui me kela ame keia mea ana i kamaaina ai, a o oe wale no ke kanaka a u i ike, i kona hoopipili mau, a ina aia i'o iloko o kela kaikamahme ka.hoohihi ia oe, alaila oia hookahi wale no ka mea i ike, i na kumu maikai o kona hoohihi ana, aole o kekahi mea e ae." He makemake wale no ko'u e kokua aku iaia, i lilo ai kona ola ana i mea waiwai loa," wahi a Nikola i pane aku ai me ka leo kuoo. "Aole o'u wahi kanalua iki, no ka holopono o ka'u mau mea i noonoo ai no ka pono o kela kaikamahine; a ua • ike no hoi au, he kaikamahine aapo loa o Beka, i kaokoa mai kekahi poe kaikamahine mai." "O kau mau mea e kamailio mai nei e Nikola no Beka. ua kamaaina mua au i kona ano, a o ka mea oi loa aku, e heluhelu mau anā oia ina buke o kela ame keia ano. Aia iloko o Beka ka makemake nui, e loaa iaia ka naauao ma na tnca apau. Mea kau la i ak pau ana o kona manawa e hele ai i ke kula. a pau kona huli ana i ka naauao, aole pela, eia no oia ke lieluhelu nui nei 1 na ano buke like ole e loaa aku ana iaia.' "O kena maoli ka makemake iloko o'u, o ia no ke kokua ana aku, ma ka hoonaauao ana ia Beka, e lilo oia i puukani kaulana loa ma ka himeni. Ua hiki loa ia'u ke hapai aku iaia iluna, a hlo i wahine kaulana ma keia hope aku, ke ae mai oe me ka maikai, e lilo au i mea e ku aku ana mahope o ke kua o Beka, a onou aku iaia imua," manao maikai no kena ou e Nikola, aka aihea aua- « neika u aala, e hiki ai ke hoonaauao iaia?" • Aole a kaua noonoo ana no ka ninau dala i keia manaua. ua hiki loa la'u ke a'o aku iaia ma na loina mua loa o ka ike himenv a īloko o ka wa pono, na'u e noonoo aku i ke alahele, C "ai ? hoomah uahuaia ae kona hoonaauaoia ana." c ] . awe aku ana anei oe ina ko'iko'i apau oka h.*>na ?? a ° £"? 1& Bcka malal ° 0 kou mau hoolilo ponoi?" walii a Mrs. Bekena, me kona piha loa i ke kahaha. Ina aole he alahele e ae e loaa ai iaia ka hoonaauaoia. ala,la °. wa " P° n . ol no ka mea nana e kokua aku, ma ka hoolilo ana la Beka, i wahine kaulana loa i ka himeni, a o keia kekahi kakahiaka ° mak cmake loa ana e kamailio ia oe i keia mr^ a ° ,e n - e *f e kUa Walc an * no ia Bcka Kamcrona. kn m!! n iJ ! t ? ? Uakal ' hoea mai nci ' aka no kc kokua ?» , a . U j kckahl īa oe e Mrs. Bekena. Ua loaa mai ka ike p., '. ao c , ! ka noho oluolu ana, me ka maluhia ma Pohaku oiain k,nohl > aole he mea i maopopo ia'u no ke kulana T'?° ka makau Mr. Makuaia, aka mahope o ka noii akahele ana, ua o. aku ka ike i loaa mai iau. mamua o kekahi M»ti.aS 0 - . i!. 1 T? an ?' a koe wale ak « 1,0 P«ha °Mr ° ,° ka 0 mau mea • 'ke. o ia no ak loaa olt4 ou ia akn l ia °» ! noho ana maane > nei, aua hopilikia P li f " 01 ° Bcka ma kckahi »n°. M ae la^ k M^\ ole,o , hOPC & Nik ° la c kamailio ak « nei, k « uahoa. W—^ n f mC ka hoi hou ana mai 0 kc,a hionl ole m a r„ a ; lh °. la ma una o . k °na helehelena, me ka pane ana . » a o ia ka Nikola i hoomau aku ai i ke ka*iaili" (Aole i pau)