Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 170, 28 February 1893 — ROMELIA [ARTICLE]
ROMELIA
MOKUNA XVII. KA CI KOMELIA. Aka nae, ua paa ka manao o kona mau makaainana, e like me ka nui o ko lakou aloha nana. Ina e paa loa ana o Alavaieza i ka ole, aole e hoopau i kona pohihihi no ka mea e pili aua i keia wahine kamahao o na ululaau, alaila e make kanu oia e pono ai. 0 Keia na mea a ka aha kuka malu oua moiwahine la i hooholo ai. He mea oiaio, ua huikalaakea ia na powa a pnu e hela lanakila ma o a maauei. Aka nae, mamuli o ka makemake oka moiwahine e ike i kekahi mea ana i iini nui ai, a he mea huna hoi ia na maua, nolaila ua hopuia o Dou AIavareza, ke kavalia opio. Mahope iho o kona paa aua, a waiho ia aku la hoi imua ona na uinau i makemakeia uana e pane mai. Aole loa oia i paue mai i ka mea pololei e like no me kekahi poe powa e ae. 0 na powa e ae nae, ua hoike no lakou e like me ko lakou ike ole. Aka oke kavalia opio, aole oia i hoike i kekahi mea e pili ana i ke aliiwahiue powa Romeliu e like me kana i hoopaa ai imua oua. Nolaila, ua lilo keia i mea hoopuikaika i ka noonoo o ke aupuni. No ka mea aole he makemake oke aupuni e hoopai a hana paha i kekahi mea pono ole i ua aliiwahine powa la. Aka uo ka makemake waleno e ike iaia, a e haawi aku hoi i na hauo'i a pau o keia lanakila ana maluua ona. Nolaila, ua hoik'e aku ka aha kuka malu o ke kaulio opio, aole iakou e hoopai ana i ua wahine powa la. No ia mea he mea pono iaia ke hoike i ka mea oiaio, i hookuu ia ai oiu, a mawaho ae oia o kona ola ka moepuu. Aole a’u mea e pane aku ai imua o keia aha hanohano, no ka mea ua hooholo au aele • hana pela. Ina ua makemake ua wahine powa ia e hoike iaia iho, wahi hon a ua kaolio opio nei.