Ka Hae Hawaii, Volume 5, Number 3, 18 April 1860 — He Makaikai. [ARTICLE]

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He Makaikai.

E na kamaaina o Honolulu, a me ka poe 0 na wahi e ao i iiele mai ia nei e ike i ke kulanakauhale ulii o keia pae moku a c launa hoi me na he wahi mea ka’u e hoikeike aku ia a na oukou e kaukau ai iloko o ka manao a loaa ia ka mea nana e hoololiloli ai, a e kinai ai paha. 1 ko oukou oni ana ma na alanui o ke kao- • na, mahope iho o ka napoo ana o ka la, ua lohe.paha oukou, ma kekahi wahi, i ke koiuiu ana o ka pilakaai, a me ke kupinai o ke paili kakani, e like me he hokeo la ka nunu1u; a ua onou ia paha uukou e hookokoke i ka wahi a ka walaau i alo ai, i ike oukou i ke kumu oia mea. A hiki aku oukou ilaila, ike aku la paha oukou he hale nui i kukulu pakui ia, me ka lanai haka nialuna, i paa ia i na puka olepelepe a maikai, a he wahi oluolu e luana’i a e nanea ai hoi i ka nana’ku. A hookokoke l.oa aku oukou i keia wahi, ike iho la oukou, o ka hale ma ke kihi o ke alanui, he wahi kuai mea ona ia, i paapu i na luina moku ooloku lua, e pupule ana, e hikaka ana, a e uwa ana, a e kanikani mau ana ka poe kani, a okipau ka walaau. A komo loa aku oukou iloko o Ta hnle, hopea mai la ke ala haka e hiki āku āi i kekahi keena maluna; a apo iho la oukou i ka puni e makaikai i kela wahi* a pii ae la paha oukou i ke alahaka. A hiki iluna, ike aku la'ia imua o oukou he lumi i piha loa i na kanaka o na hooluu a pau, me na wahineo Hawaii nei; e ku ana kekahi iluna, a e noho ana hoi kekahi ma o» pae.pae nolunolu e poai puni ana i ka lumi, a okeoke loa ke kamailio o lakou. Kahahu paha ko oukou manao i ka ike āna i keia mau mea, a ninau aku la oukou i kekabi mea eku kokoke ana. “ Heaha la u*Bei ke ano o keia lumi ? ” A pane rnai kela, i r mai la, “He wahi hoowalewāle kei«, kahi i \ akoakoa nui mai na w.ahine puni kolohe e.loaa ai i hoa kolohe ho lakou. Hele nui mai na wahine ino ia nei, a hele nui mai hoi na luina mnku e huli; a hilahila loa ka pue ana 0 kpkahi i kekahi. Aole o kana mai ka makaleho o keia wahi.” He oiaio keia; eia ho iwaenakonu o ke kulanakauhale, a ma ke alanui hoi i hele oi ia 1 ko na alanui e ae a pau, he hale kahi e ulua nui ai i ka po, na wahine moekolohe a e unuunu ai hoi lakou i na luina e ukali ia lakou, i loaa ia iakou kahi puka malaila. He mea maikai anei keia a ku i ka maemae ? Ke hai aku nei makou, Aole. Aka, heaha la kā mea e pau ai, a e kapae ai paha, i lohe hou ole ia ma keia aina ? Eia, —o ke Kanawai koikoi i hooko maoli ia. Makehewa loa na Kanawai olewa ino a me ke kaulei hoi, e like me naTfcanawai e noho nei. Ua kokoke loa ke kau Ahaolelo hou, a ke kauleo aku nei makou i na Lunamakaainana e hooholo i Kanawai kulea no ia mea. 1 ole ia, maluna i o lakou ke kapulu, aole e hikI ke kapilipili 1 aku ia hai. M*.