Ke Alakai O Hawaii, Volume I, Number 34, 25 August 1888 — E LIMALAU KA PONO E HAWAII. [ARTICLE]

E LIMALAU KA PONO E HAWAII.

] kuu lahui ponoi niai Hawau o Keawe a Kauui o Mano, a newa wale a.ku hoi i ka moku kaili lā o lalo. He mea pahaohao paha keia nganaohai e hea ia aku nei imua ou e kuu lahui, oia keia. "E lima lau. ka pono o Hawaii. ,, He mea oiaio, he mea keia e hookuia ai i ka noonoo o kela a me keia mea pakahi, a e loaa ana he ninau na kona noonoo e huli ai no ka manawa, a pane iho paha oia no kona pohihihi a kanalua, heaha la ia mea he "Limalau?" E oluolu mai oe e ka mea e ninau ana pela, e hoakaka pokole aku au, oiā keia I ka wa kahiko o Hawaii nei, he olelo maa mau ia ia lakou, ma ke ano he hana i inanao ia e lakou e hana, he hana nui paha i kupono ole i ka mea hookahi ke hana, a i ole, he mea i kuka like ia e lakou pela e hana ai, aka, o ka manao nui no nae, he mau noonoo llke i hui ia a e kapaia nei i keia wa he poe hui ia a aole no nae i poina ia huaolelo a hiki i keia wa, oiai he olelo Hawaii ia. Nolaila, ina ua hoopau ia kou pohi'nihi e ka mea e ninau ana pela, alaila, e oluolu e kala mai no ka'u hoakaka pokole ana. Ē loaa hou ana no paha he mea na kuu Lahui e ninau nou mai ai ia'u no ia mea, e Limalau 1 ke aha? heaha ka hana e Limalau ai? E, auhea oe e ka iwi a me ka io a me ke koko o kuu Lahui ponoi, ua maikai ka ninau, aka, o ka noonoo oia ka'u e nonoi aku nei i kou oluolu e maliu mai, malia ua ulu aiai ia mau ninau ana iloko ou iho mamuli ona mea e ike ia nei i keia wa, aole pela, a aole no mti "kmnanao © ka mea e hoakaka nei i keia manaohai, a e kono aku i|ei i ko ka lahui noonoo e e ala n)ai rujia ano } aolo loa pela. Eia

ka makemake ame ka iini nui oka meae hoakaka ilei i keia kumumaiiao « hea aku ana i kela ame keia Hawaii ponoi mai ka nui a ka iki, e ala a e ku iluna e hopu i ka manao lokahi, lnookahi puuwai hookahi hana, a hookahi nm na mea a pau e hooholo mna ai i kekahi hāna e pono ai ka nolio ana ma ke ano he hookuonoono Lahui. He ninau nui no keia na ko'u noonoo ame ko'u lunaikehala e ninan mau ai iloko ō'u iho, a pane iho penei, Heaha la ka mea i hiki ole ai ika lahui Hawaii ke hoaheLA hookuonoono Lahui nona iho, aka, mamulli c ko'u noonoo akahele ana me ka malie a koho au no'u iho, a oia ka mea i hiki ole ai ke hana pela, oia keia mau kumu. 1 Aole i ao mai na m;,>ua misionari i ka lahui oiai ko lakou wa i komo mai ai e hoomalamalama i keia mau Paemoku. 2 Aole lakou i ao aku e ai me ka pa~ kiko. 3 Oko kakou mau Lani Alii ma k» Nohoalii ia wa, aole lakou i liio i mau alakai iahui ma ke ano hookuonoono ana. 4 Aolei lilo ka poe naauao mai ia manawa mai i ume nana e hapai ika noonoo o ka Lahui ma ia ano. 1 Aole i aj mai na makua misionari i ka Lahui oiai ko lakou wa i komo inai ai v e hooifralamalama i keia mau Pae» moku. lle mea oiaio ua hoea mai lakou i Hawaii nei eao ika pono oka uhane, a e hoomalamalama ike ano hookahi o ke Akua, a e haalele aku ina Akua kii o keia lahui mai ka wa mai i hoomaka ia mai ai keia lahui me ka i ana, aia ke Akua i ka lani, oia ka mea nana i hana i r<i niea & pau, a e hilinai aku iaia hookahi wale no, koe nae keia, aole i ao mai penei a penei ®:e ano e hookuonoono ai ka lahui, ua manao au a oia maoli no ko'u manao, me ka hoooko r a uhane, ina lakou e ao mai ana ma ia ano, e ike auanei keia lahui i ke ano o ka hookuonoono ana iko lakou mau loa, a nele lakou ika pomaikai maiunā o ka lepo aloha o Hawaii, nolaila, huna lakou ia mea, na ka lahui Hawaii e naku i o a ia nei, e iike me ka noonoo a ke Akua i hoonoho mai ai iloko o kela a me keia kanaka pakahi o kuu lahui aloha. Ua ike aua kamaaina lakou nia k"o lakou mau liome ma na aina ē, kahi no laila mai lakou. Nolaila lioomanao ae au i keia ao ana a ka Haku i kana poe haumana Penei; E noho malie oukou e like me na manu nunu, a e maalea hi e like me ka nahesa, e i maa palia auanei kuu lahui ame kekahi o na lahui e, aole lakou he mau nunu a he mau nahesa oiaio hoi, aka, e like ka hana me keia mau holoholona, pela au i kaupae.ia ai iloko o ko'u noonoo iho, a koho iho, oia ka mea oi^io. Eia hoi ka Vanecoua i i mai ai i ko kakou Lani Alii ia wa, e, mai malama oe i ka haole, eia iho la he poe ino, lie hoomakaulii aina ameka waiwai, ai elua wale no au haole e malama ai, oia o Kikeke me Olohana, ao ka nui ae, mai malama oe ; nolaila, mamuli o keia mau kumu e hoomaikeike ia aku nei imua ou e kuu lahui a me kekahi jnau mea eae he nui, pela i maopopo ai kb na makua misionari huna ana ia alanui oka malamalama i keia lahui kanaka, a ke ole au e kuhiliewa, ua maopopo i o'u mau hoa o ka lahui ponoi īa mea a hookahi no ke kaunu ana i Waialoha,