Ke Au Okoa, Volume III, Number 6, 30 Mei 1867 — No Lahaina. [ARTICLE]
No Lahaina.
Ka ua .paupili. Kupono maoli no kona inoa, o keia ka makou ua e aloha ai, i like me ke aloha ana o ko Manoa keiki i ka ua o kona aina, he ua Kuahine, a me ko Nuuanu hoi i ka ua Haao, a me ko Waimea hoi i ka ua Kipuupuu, a pela ko Lele i ka ua o kona aina, he ua Paupili, i na e ua mai keia ua ma uka pnno mai, o ka iho mai la no ia a kapalena o kahi a ke pili e ulu ai, o ka paa aku 1a no ia, aole loa e hiki ana i kai, iuka wale r.o 9 ua ai, o ka wai nae ke iho la i kai, aole loa he mea nanii e hoonalowale ae ia mea mai ka hoomanao ana ae, a ke keiki o Laha-
ina.» ko makou naue ana aku e īke i kahi o makou i kiioa ia mai la e na lima menemene ole o ka make, lohe aku la no makou i kona hoa e paiauma ana, me ka hoopuka ana ae 00 i na huaolelo ma kooa uwe ana ae i kona hoa, penei: " Knu kane mai ka oa Paupili, Mai ka ua halii mai i ke kula; " a peia no ka ipo e poina ole ai i kona hoa ma kana mau palapala hoinainau aku ia ia, aole no ia be ua lanipili, aole no hoi e loihi loa ko□a ua ana, a oia kekahi i hawanawana mai ia makou e " aloha ia Lahaina," a na keia mau mea i aua ia makou e noho. Na Halepule. Ekolu hale pule ma Lahaina, he okoa ke ano o ka hoomana sna o kela a me keia halepule i ke Akua. HeKatolika Roma kekahi, a he Katolika i Hooponopono hou ia kekahi, a he Kalavinai Puritano ka mea hope loa o keia heluna, he poe mamona ka hoi kekahi, aole nae o lakou haie pule, a ua pau loa aia i Laie. I ka poe i koe ke hele nei no na kanaka a me na haole i ka aoao pulea lakou e koho ai i ka makou hooia ana no nae, o ka hale pule Katolika Roma no ka oi, ua piha mau na noho mai mua a hope, o Wainee ka oi mamua, a i keia wa ua polehe, a emi mai, ua ohaka na noho, a o kahi hale pule o Luaehu hoi, malalo iho ia, ua pono do . kona emi ana malalo o laua, aha wale no ona mau wahi makahiki, aneane no nae e hanaio ana paha, ke ulu liilii nei no, aole no nae he holo kiki loa, he akahele no. No, Lahaina-, he wahi kaulana loa keia mai ka wa mai o*ka hookumu ia ana o ke kula el hiki i-keia wa. a ua kapu ia "Ke Kulanui o Lahainaluna," ma keia kula e hoouna ia mai ai na keikikane a pau mai kela a me keia mokupuni, no ka imi ana i na mea hohonu o ka naauao, ke Ana-aina, Holomoku, Ao-hoku, a me kela mea keia mea, noloko mai o keia kula na kahunapule i hoo.unala i na aina e,a ke noho nei kekahi poe, no neia kula na Loio Hawaii kau.lana e noho nei, a me ka poe e noho nei ma na hana Aupuni, he inoa makau ia ka inoa Lahainaluna i ka wa i hala ae nei, 1 na.he kuaaina kekahi a kamailio pu me ka Lahainaluna, o ka ike koke mai la no ia o kekahi, a o ka pane koke mai la no ia me ka oielo mai, " Auwe ke kanaka naaupo e, mai kamailio aku oe nie ka Lahainaluna, o pilikia mai oe," aka hoi i keia wa, aole makau ia o ka Lahainaluna, i like me ke kaulana o ka haunnana i puka, a i rioho ma ke kulanui o Oxefoda ma Beritania, a me ka haumana hoi o lele ma Kenetituka i Amerika, a me ke kaulana hoi o ke kanaka koa, i komo i Wasepoina, pela no ke kaulana o ka inoa o Lnhainaluna, no keia kula kekahi mea i nobo Kiaaina no Hawaii mamua. Aia o Lahainaluna maluna o kahi kiekie, aia pono ma ke alo o Paupau, o ke kahawai o Kanaha ma kona aoaō akau, o ke kula o Kuia ma ka hema, a ke ' huli pono la konaalo i ka malu ulu o Lole, ke kilohi la i ka hono o na moku, o mea a ke keiki Liihainaluna e aloha ai ke pukaaku oia mai laila aku, o ke kiowai o A6waiawao, a me ka piina o Maunaihi, me ka ihona o Kanuha, o ka ohu o Kahili a mo na kukui o Kaukuweli, a me ka la kikiki enaena o ua wahi la, .a oia ibo la na mea nui a ke keiki i noho a kupae hoomanao ai, a oia n>au mea no na mea e komo pinepine ai, iloko o kn lakou eheu mele kanikau, ke hiki i ka wa e hoi ai kekahi poe, a koe iho kekahi; ua malnma ia no malaila e na kumu he ekaleaia okoa. Ka noho ana o keia mau la. I keia mau la 0 Lahaina nei, ua muniu, Du 11, wahia ka baole, aohe nui o na hana. ua kaKi ia keknhi poe kuniakahiki; ua pau ka manaolana ana e lgaa kahi kamau, e pau ana ka lele una o kekahi poe lupe, no ka mea, aole ao la ho kakaiapola, ke lopa walenei keUahi poe, aole wahi hana, aole no hoi i liko ka noho ana o keia wa mo ka wa ekolu makahiki i hala ne nei; ia wa he 25 pouna o ke. pai ai, a he emi ke kuni o na mea o pau, a i keia mau la a inakou e noho aku nei, nole i kana moi, he wi 100, hookuhi kanaka i hele aee aie i pai ai 1 kekohi o ko mokou mau kanako kalepa ai, ua loho pono au i ka i ona'ku o ka mea oi ao-
le e loaa, no ka apiki o kekahi poe, ia pane ia ana'ku no, o ko ia la kulu iho la no ia o na waimaka, o ka hu mai la no ia o ko'u aloha, a na'u no me ko'n aloha paumako, i haawi aku i hapalua, a i kuu ninau ana aku ia ia, no ke kumu o kooa hoohanini ana iho i kona waimaka', tai pono mai la oia ia'u, no ka manao ana ae ka aole e loaa ka ai ia la, alaila, o ke kolu ia o ka Ia ana i hookeai ai, ninau au ia ia no kona mahiai oie, hai mai la oia ia'u, no kona lilo loa i ke kumakahiki iloko o na malama eiwa, he hua maikai maoli keia no ke kanaka kumakahiki. Ke ano o kn noho ana ma Lahaioa i ke ao. 0 na wa maikai loa o Lahaina ke noho na kamaeina a me na malihmi, o ke kakahiaka a me ke ahiahi, he aina wela o ka Ia o Lahaina i ke awakea, a na na koaniani akamakani Maaa wale no i kaupale aku i ka ikiiki a ka wela o ka la, a ma ia mea i loaa ai ka olu, 1 ka wa mamua ae o ka puka ana o ka la, oia ka wa waianuhea a ka makani kiphau o ke kakahiaka e pa kololio ai, aia hoi na kuahiwi e ana, aole wahi mea nana e huna aku i ko lakou nani, ua ahuwale mai na kualono a me na awawa, ia wa aohe mea e au e hiaai ai a hiki i ka wa a ka la e kiei mai ai i ke kuahiwi, e maū ana no nae ke onaona 0 ke ea kakahiaka imua ou, aia hoi o na lau nahele o na maua, ua hoaiai ia e na kulu wai dala a ke kehau, a i ka wa a ka la e haalele iho ai ika piko poo o na kuahiwi, ua auhee sku na ku!u wai kehau. a ua lilo i wai nana e hoorr.au kumu a me na makalua, maloko o kalii a lakou i kau ai, a na lilo i mea nana e hnouln i na mea malalo o lakou, a oia kekahi kuma i momona loa ai ka lepo, a ulu nui na mea kanu. A hiki mai ike kopono ana ae o ka la i ke awakea, ua wela io no, ia wa e ikaika mai ai ka Maaa, a lilo iho la ka wela i mea ole, a oka olu o Himēla kau e nanea ai," a hiki i ka wa a ka la e kau pono iho ai maluna o ka mokupuni o Kaululaau, o ka hoomaka hou mai la no ia o ka olu loa, e like me ke kakahiaka, a pela mau wale no i kela a me keia la, he mea malihini loa ka makani ikaika no keia aina a me ka ua, a o ko Laheina mea mau he lai w'ale no, a no^ila 1 kapa ia ai o " Ka Lai o Lele." - No ka po mahina. Hemeamau loa no keia aina ke konane maikai o ka mahina, mai ka. po mai o Huna a hiki io Kulu ke konane maikai, aole no paha he aina eae i oi aku ka niaik&i o ka mahina, o ka oi loa no paha keia, aole. loa e alai iki ia kona papalinanohea e na ao a hiki aku i kona napoo ana, he mea malihini no hoi ia makou ka ike ona'ku i kekahi ao e alai ena i kona man maka, oiai oia e kilohi iho ana i ka honua nei, koe wāle no nae na po ua a me* ka makani, ua lohe wale no au i ke kaena o ke kanaka Italia, i ke konane maikai o ka mahina o kona aina aku. Ke hoole aku nei an, aole e loaa o Hawaii nei, ua olelo mai ia'u kekahi haole Amerika- ia maua e holotlblo mahina ana, aohe lahuikanaka a maa afca e ae a ke Akua i lokomaikai nui ai ma ka honua nei, o Hawaii wale nei no, penei kana olelo, ua pomaikai loa ko oukou aina a me oukou pu, no ka mea, -ma Amerika, he mau malama wale no e mahiai ai, a e hoolako ai i ko ka hale, el hooahu mua i ka wahie, ka ai a ka holoholona, a hi- | ki mai ka hooilo, paa loa ka aina i ka hau, malama no na holoholona iloko o ka hale, a ma ko onkou nei aina, aole luhi, hookuu wale no ma ke knla na lio, i ke kau me ka hooilo, momona ka lepo o ko onkou aina, aole kipuhi me ke (manure) lepo mann, he oia mau no, pela kana olelo, a o ka mahina kekahi ana i mahalo loa ai, a nana i hoike mai ia'u i ka nani ole o na po mahina ma Italia, e like me ua po la, a maua e holoholo ana, a malaila kona hiai los ia Lahaina, a ualioohihi loa oia, a ke noho nei ia Lahaina.
O ko Lahaina poe kamaaina, fae poe aloha aio?, a he hoomahui ma na bana maikai, ua kukulu ia'he mau Ahahui okoa eha, oa kukulu ia keia mau Ahahui, he mea kokua i kekahi a me kekahi, a me ko hoomaoao ana i nii la kaulana o Hawaii nei. O ka " Ahahui A'oha," ua hoomnka ia e kekahi mau keiki 0 ua lai nei ma ka la 31 o lulai, o ka 1862, i □ ka i ka wao o Maunahoomaha, aia keia wahi mauka loa, iloko o na ulu nahele, he wahi 1 noho ia a kamaaina e kekahi makua o kakou.i h(Ja i ke a'la hoi ole mai, oia o " Williain Rikeke," ka mea i noho LKuhina Ao-pa-lapula no keia Aupuni, a he elele hoi no Hawaii i ke Aupuni o Beritonia, Farani a me 6elegiuma, a oia ka hoomaka aoa, a o kekahi hoi iu i hookahua iu ai ia Hui, a oia no hoi ka Hui makua, & ke ku meu nei a hiki i keia la, a ke noho noi kona mau lala malalo o kooa malu, a ma ia hope mai, ma ia makahiki no, mu ka la 28 o Novemaba, ua ala hou kekabi poe o ua malu ulu la no, a kukulu i Āhahui okoa, ma ka inoa "AhahuiAnuenue," a ma ia mau la, he mau mea oi makon i mahalo ole ai kai hana ia, ma ke ano kanaka, ua hookelakela ae keknhi e oi mamua o kekahi, he mea keueue ka Ahahul, aka, o ke nae o;ka noho'na o na lala, he malu aialalo o kona. Ahahui iho. ho hoino aku nae i kahi HuL okoa, a ma kekahi mtH«abiki mai, ua pnapu wale da Ahahui o kela a me lieia. Ho Ahuhui do ka poe maauauwa kekahi na ka poe hoe wanpa, a o ka Ahaliui hopo loa iho o Lahaina, he " Ahahui Hoonaoi,'' ninau mni paha kekahi poe, hoonani I i ia wai ? Iloonani i na Ahuhui makua, o keia poe i kukulu ai i keia Ahahui hou, ua like no hoi lokou mo Li ma i hnnlele oi i ke Aupuni makun, a kipi ma ka Hem», pela keia, noloko aku no keia poo o ka Hui Aloha a me ka llui moowaa, a kipi aku o Kuokoa, hookahi ahaaina ana a makou i hakilo ai, a i hea t>
lakou kahi i Ahaaina ai, eia ka ua poleke, hoomanao ae ai makou i kahi olelo kahiko, " aohe kipi i ola," a he mea mau ke hiki i na lo nui o ke Aupuni, ua ane loaa ole mai o Lahaina i kel'ahi mau*mokupuni e ae, a o na Ia hiapo ia o Lahaina, i bana ka po i hana ke ao, ua makaukau ke keikikane a me ke kaikamahine o Lahaina i kona mau kahiko, aua i moe poli ai no ia la, ua hao wale a linohau, kau maluūa o ka lio, e kani ana na pahu, e hoene ana na ohe, a i ka owewehe o ke alaula, e ike aku ai oe e ka malihini i kamea nani o ko makou aina, i ua Ahahui o kela ā me keia, mao mai hoi kekahi Hui, mauka mai koi kekahi Hui, makai mai hoi kekahi, i kahiko ia kela a me keia i na aahu wai hooluu like oie, a o kekahi keia o na la o ko Lahaina keiki e hoomanao ai, mai ka la a po, he mau ahaaina, a ma ka po hoi he mau hula" haole a ao ka po, pela e hoopau ia ai ka hana oia mau la, a oia iho Ia kekahi ano o ko Lahaina nei noho ana, he maikai ahe naiii, a nolaila makou i ku a aloha loa ai ia-Lahaina.
He aina oiakani ikaika loa o Lahaina. I kekahi maeawa, he aina makani ino loa keia o ka makani, aole nae he mea mau, he makani no, aole e pa mau, hookahi wale no pa ana i ka makahiki, a ekolu a eha la e pa ai, alaila malie, a i keia wa hoi, he man maka-* hiki, alaila pa mai. O keia makani, he Kauaula, mauka pono mai o ke awawa o Kauaala e pa mai ei, o ka hoomaka ana o keia makani, ekolu a eha Ia e nu ai iuka, alaila, e puka mai ai i kai, e lohe ia no kona halulu ana iuka, e like rae ke poi ana a ke kai i kumupali, a i kona pa aua mai, he mea weliweli loa, pau na hale i ka hina, haihai na niu, 'pau na kumu ulu i ka poke ia, na pumaia kulaina lakou a pau ilalo e keia makani huba, aohe ona hoaaloha nana e hoonaoa, he aumakua lohe ole ike kalokalo aku, oiai e pai ana uamakani la, ua pani pu ia aka ka malamalama o ka la e ke'hu lepo a ua (nakani la, ua alai ia o Lanai, Molokai a me Kahoolawe, aole e ike ia'aku, ua ula pu ka lew2t i ka lepo. o kahi uioe hoi, ua ula pu, aoleeike ia ka maka o ka moena, ua nenelu i ka lepo, a no ia oiea, o ka oi no o Lahaina, aole no pela ma na aiua e ae o Hawāli nei, a oia kekahi mea nana i kono ia makou e aloha ia Lahaina, a o kekahi ia o na keiki o Lahaina e hoomanao ai. He aina hoomahui o Lanaina ma na hana 0 ke kino a me ko ka uhane pu i na wa a 1 hala, oiai o Tiruoteo, Moku a me Upai ma, e ola ana, aole paha he Apana i oi ae ma ka hapai ana i na hana o ko ke Akua aupunir Ke hoomanao nei no makou i kekahi mau makahiki i hala-aku nei, oiai e hookupu dala ana, maio a o'o ka aina, oia hoi o Timoteo, Keaweiwi me ka oo kopala, e hao ana i ke dala iloko o na eke, a i ko lakou pau ana'ku la ma kela aoao o ka luakupapau, aohe mea nana e ukali aku ia lakou ma ka lakou mau hana. ua pau. aku la no ka poanana e hoohoihoi ia Lahaina, a ke emi nei na hana oHkeisT wa, ia wa no i kukulu iaai a puni o Lahaina nei i na hale halawai, a i keia wa, ua maloo loa a ane aole loa i komo hia kekahi niau hale halawai no na malama he nui. He aina i kaulana o Lahaina no ka maluhia, he kue loa ko Lahaina i na hana pono ole, aka nae noi, aole no be maluhia io, he nuika ona o kekahi poe, a eia ka mea kupanaha, nohea ko lakou wai ona ? No ka mea, aole no he hale kuai rama liilii o Lahaina i ae ia, a nohea la ? Eia, he mau wahi hale kuai bia malu, a he hale kuai malu i ka rama, a ua ikeia iho nei ka lakou noa huna i keia mau malama i hala aku nei, hookahi tausani pohaku i pa ma ka lae o ka mea nona ka hale kuai rama, a he elua haneri pohaku pakahi ma na papalina, o na mea kuai oia, kai no o ka pau la hoi ia, eia no ka hoi keia 1010 ke kuai bia nei, a me kahi kanaka pauhakaki, puipui poupou o makou nei, ke kuai malu mai nei, a i na iho paha la i Honolulu, a i aku i kai o Kawa kahi i noho ai me Keoni Buraunu, oia na kahu o ua o Moo omole hewa, Oolea me ka newa, He hue wai ahi, I.aau e ikaika ai, 0 ka poe i puni, Ua wela i ke kuni, Pilihua ka manao, Ia mea manaonao. Ua lohe nae au ho kamaaina kahiko loa no ka keia no Lahaina nei, he nui wale ka i ka ,wa mamua, a ke emi loa nei i keia wa, ho raau mea no nae keia na makou i ike maka iho i na kau a kau, he mea no koe a'u e kamailio hou ai no ko makou nei wahi aina uuku, a he manoanoa nae na mea i hana iaJloko ona, a ke waiho nei au i ke koena o na mea o ko Lahaina nei noho nna, a mahope aku, a ke lana nei kuu manao e nanea ana poha oukou i ka makalkai ana ihoia Lahaina noi, ma ko oukou ike ana- iho i ko Lahaina nei noho ana, 4 ke hookuu aku nei au na oukou e kaana a e halo mao a mannei o na kaiaulu 0 Lahaina, a e hoomaha malailo 0 kona malu ulu a loaa ia oukou ka maha, a hiki i ka wa a'u e kamailio hou aku ai no koLahaina nei noho ana, mai kuu pau loa aku no au. aole hoi e hihi, moku e kahi kakai, a ke hookuu aei au ia'u iho e hoomaha non» hora ekekei, ke waiho nei au me ke aloha ia oukou. C k K. Lahaioa, Maui, Mny 16, 1867. E©"* "E Mnnin e," wahi a kauwahi keiki uuku i kona makuahine, " e oluolu oe e hoouna ae i kauka I" "No ke aha ?" wahi a ka mokunhino. I mai la ua wohi keiki uuku nei, nona na makahiki ekolu, "No ka mea, aia kahi keonimana iluko o ka nimi hookipa, e koi hu-a ana ia J«ne e mnre; a ina ka aolo makomoko oia, a ke hoole mai la no 0 Jane, aole makemake-/o maro ia ia."