Ke Au Okoa, Volume VII, Number 43, 8 Pepeluali 1872 — E kanu i na Laau. [ARTICLE]

E kanu i na Laau.

' Ma ke Kau Ahaolelo i hala iho nei, ua hoonohoia kekahi Komite e noonoo a e hoike aka ua Komite la imuao ia Aha nc | na mea e pili ana i ko kakou nei mau ulu- [ laau. Ua hoomaopopoia i keia maa ma- | kahiki hope mai nei, ua nne oneanea a | kaknikahi ke kupinai anao ko kakou mau ( ululaau ; e hele m;ii ana i ko lakou mau mauawa e neenee loa aku ai ka hoomalu ana o na ulalaau nui ma na wahi kikiapali. He kumu kupono no ia kakou ka baliu ana e noonoo ma keia mea, oiai, ke hooneleia ko kakou mau awaawa, na kualono a me na kualapa me ko lakou mau alu & hoouliuli nnn, e loaa mai aua he mau poino i ko kakou noho lehulehu ana, e hoomaopopoia ai_no e kakou i keia manawa ; a o -keia no hoi kii inanawa kupono ia kakou e hoomaopopo ai no ia mea. No ka mea, o ka hoopoino a me ke kua ana i na laau, he mea emole wale no ia ; aka, e ka hooulu a me ka hoopuipui ana mai ia mau mea, he lohi loa.

Me he men la, ma jca hooinaopopo ana--0 ka hansi holoholona nui ana kekahi kumu o k.\ hoookakaikahiia o ko kakou nei mau ululaau. Aolo makou e hoao ana e hoohoihoi ole aku i ka hanai holoholona ana ; aka, ina oia kekahi kumu nei o ka hoopoinoia o ko kakou mau ululaau wehiwehi, he mea kupono no ke hapaiia kekahi mau kumu e pale aku ai i ka hoopoino loa ia ana ona ululaau. Owai ka mea i moeuhane mua i na makahiki he umi a keu i hala aku nei, o na hau wlli punohu o ke awaawa o Nuuauu, e koo ae ana a hakahaka loa ko lak»u mau ulu pili ana ? Pehea hoi ke awaawa o Kalihi e hele aku ]a e oneanea loa ? Ame kekahi mau wahi eae no hoi he lehulehu wale. Me he mea la, i keia mau la, ua hooneeia uiai ka ululaau ike kaona nei. Kekahi kumu paha o ka houukuia o ko kakou mau ululaou, oia no ka nui a me ka lehuiehu ana mai ona mahu ma na n»hina ko. Aia nae ma na apana hiolo nui o ka wai, na hookaaia ko lakou'mau wm ana e ka mana o ka wai ; e like paha me na apaua o Hilo ma, a aohe oki nui loa ole ta o ka uiulaau r like me ko na ;wabi wai ole.

0 ka hoonln ana i na lanu lua kahi o nn ultilaau i pau i ke kuaia, be mea knpono ia no ka lelnulehu e hoouaaopopo «i. He mea hiki ole i ke aupuui ke papa & ke hoomnlu nku i ka hoopoinoia o ua mau' ululaau nei, ke oie e haawiia ka inana pa> pa a e hoomaln ; aka ; he mea kupouo iu> nae Uoi i ka lehuiehu ko noonoo pu no ia mea ; oiai, ina aole e malama pono ka lehulehu, a ke kuia mai ku lehulehu e k* noonoo pono ole, alaila, u& ka{i nui no ia nr 'una o ka makaala ōie ana o ka lehulehu. Aia ma na apana knaaina he nui wāie na eka aina e n*aiho wale aiia ; a ina e lo heieiei ia na hua iaau 'kupouo o kela ano keia ano, e ulu makawalu waie mai ana no lakou me ka nui ole o ka Uiu i ka malama ana ; o uku panai ia mai no hoi ke hala kahi mau makahiki ioihi lo« ole. O ka hooulu uai ana i ua iaau o keU ano keia ano he mea no ia e hoopomnikai mai ai i ka poe mahiai a me k« poe hsnai hoioholona ma ka hoomau mau ia aoa o k»

bonua e ulu'mai ai o na me'a kanu a me na wenweu no na holoholona. Ua hiki mai a eia mawaena o kakoa he lehnlehu wale na ano laau e hiki ai ke hooulnia me ka nnioleo ka luhi a me ka lilo ma ke kahu ana a me ka malama ana.

Mawaena o na laan kupono i ke kanu a me k* lu helelei ana «ku ma kela a me keia wahi, aia ka laau Inia a me ke Kieioehe mau laan keia i hiki ke ulu wa!e ma o a maanei, ko lakoa © kanu a® kiokia ako. Aia no hoi ka Ohai haole, ak», he ano hopohopo iki no nae hoi ka malama aoa o ua la kinohi, a hiki wale i ke koii loa ana ae. Aka, oka laau IHeioe, ua kupono loa ia ke lu helelei ia aku ma na wahi papaala, o like me ke ala lon i Waialua a ma kahi mau wahi e ae, me ka makemakeia nae i wahi mn-a kupono. e hookōii loa ae ai ika ulu loa ana ae. O ka poe mea aina nui, c hiki no ia iakou ke holo maluna 0 ko lakou mau Ho me ka lu helelei ana I ma o a maanei, a he manawa loihi ole no | e oili mai ai lakou a e hoomau i ka aina e : hooulu mai ai i na weuwen no ka pomaikai ona holoholona. Ma kekahi mau wahi o Hawaii nei, ua nalowale nui aku na laau kamaaina, a pela no hoi me na weuweu. Aia ma Hilo, ua nalowale aku ke ano wenweu kahiko, a ua ulu mai kekahi ftn&-wēnwēti lo'R 1 ole ia maīnma. Ano. ma Kona Hema, ma Lahaina a me Waialua o keia mokupuni, ua nalowale nui aku ka ulu, a ua kakaikahi loa ; a pePla no hoi me kahi man laau kamaaina e ae o kahi man wahi. Ma keia mau inea, me'he la he mea kupono loa ke hoomao | popoia ke kauu nui ia ana o na laau ma 1 kela wahi keia wahi.