Ka Elele Hawaii, Volume IV, Number 4, 3 July 1848 — Na Palapala Maoli. KA HANA PONO OLE O AIKANE. [ARTICLE]

Na Palapala Maoli.

KA HANA PONO OLE O AIKANE.

— Kailua, Jīawavi;Mei 25, 1848. Aloha oe e ka Elele; Eia ko'u »wahi manao ia oe. E hoouna aku oe i ka Elele, ke kaa ahi mama i ka lawe i kuu wahi ukana ma kela walii keia wahi o ka moku puni Hawaii. Eia ka mua, i ka la 19 o Mei, oia hoi ka poaliiiia, la kula.oia hebedoma, i ke kakahiaka o ka poalima, loaa iho la i ka mai kekahi kaikamahine i ko kula ana, i ke kakahiaka, e noho ana kula ahiahi, hea aku la au i ka haumana, pau mai ka nui i ka hele a koe kela. Ninau w ? au, "auhea o Kanohoanu? 1 mai la ke kaihaina, <4 ua make i ka mai." Ninau aku la au, "Heaha ka mai?" <4 He nalulu, he lia, he o, he wela, oia ka mai." Alaila, kii ia aku la ke kalmna lapaau, 0 Aikane ka inoa, a i kona hiki ana mai i kahi a ua mai nei, hoomaka oia i ka hana; i ka hana mua ana, hanai i ka laau maloko a pau, hamo mawaho, a pau ia mau la i ka hana ia e ia; aole nae i loaa ka oluolu o ka mai, i kana hana ana.- Mai ka la 19 oMei a hiki la 25 o ia malama, alaila, ike makou i kana hana wahahee a me ka hoopunipuni nui; peneia, ninau aku la m 1 ka mai, i aku la peneia, "Mai paupauoho oe, ea," ae mai la ka mai me ka ike ole a me ka naaupo, aole oia i manao e hoopaaia ana kena hanu, a me kona ola. Alaila, ninau ua wahi kahuna nei i na makua o ua mai nei, i aku la, u aole o oukou kapa?" I mai la na makua, 'he kapa no/ Alaila, nonoi mai la ia, i mai la, yho mai."_ Alaila, hoouhi iho la oia i ke kapa iluna o ua mai nei; peneia ka uhi ana, he mau kihei loie pili maloko loa, a mawaho iho o ua mau kihei pili nei, he kuina kapa maoli. Eia nae ka nui ma ke kuina kapa hookahi, elima kapa ia, a elua hoi kuina, he umi kapa ia, pela ka uui ana a paa loa ua mai nei» a i kona paa ana i ke kapa, aole ona wahi iioomaha iki, aole loa no, a i kona paa ana iloko, hea mai la ia me ka leo nui, «pau kuy aho, pau kuu aho; >5 aiaila, hea mai hi.kela i ua kahuna nei, oia hoi o Aikane, la. 'ipau kuu aho, e Aikane, pau kuu aho," aole nae he ekemu o ua kahuna nei, 1 kanā hea ana mai; aiaila, hea mai la oia i na makua ona, peneia kana hea ana i ka makuakane, e īpunui, 4 <e wehe ae oe i ke kapa, make au.' Alaila, iho la ua kahuna nei i ua mai la, 'aole e hiki ia lakou ke wehe i kou kapa, aia na'u e wehe, alaila- hemo/ Alaila makau na makua a me ka nui o na makua e noho ana, i ka olelo a ua kahuna hoopunipuni nei, Kainoa he pono kana a he ola, aole ka! o ka make ka ka liope, i ka uhi mua ana !>ē hora paha o ka • V!, i' lo »»« o ke kapa, .< i ka wehe ana . e ua kokoke ia e inake: a kaiuau iki kona wahi

ola a hiki i ke ahiahi, uhi hou ua kahuiLa īiei i ke kapa, alaila, o ka.make iho la no kana olelo i ka make loa ana, <£ make ua akutr nei, aia a make loa/ia nei; alaila, na kuu kokoolua e hoihoi mgi, alaila, ola ia nei; M oia kana olelo hoopuni|>uni nui a me ka wahahee. Ua pono anei ka hana wahahee ana a Aikane? Ua hevva loa i kiiu manao, no ka mea, o ka hoopunipm*i, ka moe kolohe, ka aihue, ka wahahee, he mau kanawai nui keia e poino ai; m.ake ma keia v ao, a make ma kela ao. . , Na U. Leleahana. Auhea oukou, e na niea helalielu, ua pono anei ka lapaau ana o Aikane ? I ko'u manao, aole ; no ka mea, iiia pio ka makahi, aole lianu, o ka make koke no ia. Pela kana hana ana. E noop.oo oukou, a e lapaau ku pono ika mai; ina he wela ama ka haukelie, e imi a loaa koke ka laau naha, a emi ka wela. A pela ke kunu; mai hakaiia a mahuahua ka eiia. Mai hooinu i ka laau naha ikaika loa; mai moe ka mai ma kahi makani; mai moe malalo ma ka honua, e moe maluna ma ka hikie. Mai haawi ika ai kaumaha; e imi iai mama, a haawi uuku no hoi. Pela e hana'i i ka mai wela.