Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXII, Number 16, 18 Kepakemapa 1928 — MOOLELO KAHIKO NO HAWAII [ARTICLE]

MOOLELO KAHIKO NO HAWAII

Ai Hooaiakaokaa ia • J.M.Poepo« ai Booy(ibcDOQc hoo ia e ka Mea ctaaa e Kakau ako nei keia Moolalo Kahiko oaa Knrona o Eawaiiaai) Hoopnka hoa ia uo ka Poa»aikai o k- Haoanaa hoa o Hawaii.

MOKUNM NA KUIUHAO KAHIKO K HOIKE AKA X NA KUMU I LOAA KAt K4 FAK MOKUOHAWAIINKI Noi Maui, ninaā i ka niakua— hine, Hook Hina aOle •« makua, O ka jfMlo-o K«k«a o ka makn* ia, Onoi ka fa aa Hiaa-keāhi, Ao i kft lawaia, kena Hinakeahi, E kli oe i ko mAkualeaae, Aia ilaila ke «ho, ka makan, O Manaiakalani •ka maka« ia, O ka lo«na o ea moko e huf i ka moana kahiko, KiiuA ka Alae nei a Hina, Ko kaik«ahine manu, O kaua ahiu ua a Maui, O ke kupuen nanft i hoolou, Ka a, ka waha, ka opioa o Pii—> moe, O ka ia ai moku e halul« ai ki moaua, Lilo Piimoe moe i kai-na a Ma«i, Ulu aloha o M>haaaulnehu. O Kama a Piiinoe. *O ka taoolelo kahiko o Hawaii nei e pili ana f ka lioolou ana o Mani, oiā hoi o Maui-a kalaaiwahi e kekalii poe paa moolelo kah{ko, ao Maui ft«Kamalo i ka ke— kahi poe paa moolelo kahiko o Hawaii nei ( ki hoao ai hoi t hoolou ia i kekahi mau Moknpuni o Hawaii nei. No ka haaauua helu 33 mai la mahope iho o flTakea, a eia no hol ke keiei uiuli ioa a Akalana (k) nie Hinftka«ea, ao ka hanĀuna 103 mai a mai ao k& wahine aaua loa hoi a k« kanaka mua loa i koike la ma ka Moolilo Kumalipo, aoiahoi keia maa olelo pili no Ma«i oie kona mau hoahauāu.

Mām«li oke kamaaina o keia Māul i na moolelo kahiko mai kona maii kupnna mai, uo jca aina maloo wale no o keia Paeaina, he hoo— kaki wale no aina o keia Paemoku i ka maoAWaa o na aanaka mna loi.ua ttlu iho la ka manao iloko o Maui e hoolon hou i keia mau paemoka, ae hoelilo hoii i hookahi aina honua like o keiā paeaina, a uiamuli oiā manao ua kii aku laoia i kaua mrfVau aanlāna, oia hoi o "Manai a-ka-lani" ae makemake ana hoi e hoolon i ka ia i kapa ia o Pihnoe, ai hoine ia ae ne'» hoi ma kekahi ūian lalani uieie i hoike mua ia ae nei. (Oia hoi kela ia i menao ia, oia no ka aiua i m*e aku la iloko o ka hohouu, ae hookui-— kui hou ae ia lakou a Mo hou i aina hookahi,)

Ua hele pu oia oiē kon® niau kaikiihāna »o lakou keiā aau iuo«. 0 Mfiat mua, Maui-hope aaie Maui ho lakoa k«i hel« like e hooleu i keia ia tuS Hamakua ae ati. 1 ka lou aua • oa ia nei. ua ao ikaika aku la o Maui a &alana i koua kaikuaana mai no lakou a huli hope enani ai. Ia lakou e hoe ana no ga heolana keu ia Pii-— moe ka ia alAa mli loko uiai o ka hohonu o ke kai, ua halawai ae la lakou me kekahi ki wift • Una hele mai ana uift kahi kokoke loa i

ko l«ketr vu. tt keia ka nie e UaA hele mai nei a kokoke ik* lakou waft, aole ia he mea okol &ku. aka, be wahioe kapaa neaa ka inM o "Hiea-ke ka." I kei kokoke loa aaa mai •ua k«-waā i aei i k*k( o Maui-a-kaUna e pta aaa ike aho lawaia, ae baki aoa hol ia Piiaioe tuai ka kohoaa aiai alaila, ua lalau koke aku la ao o, Maai-a kaiana i ka-lia-waa aei, a hookau mfti la iiuaK •k« waa, alaiia, aa li<o ae ta aa ka«liu.waa nei i wakio? oi poOkeia loa, aaa hele no hoi koaa helehelena a la— maiama i kona ui, a pihee ao hoi koaa ili uie ka napi maeli ao U»| lilo kda ku»a-wahine ana o Hiua— ke-na, i niea no na kaikuaana e hali laai ai i hope ai ko l«k*a ike aaa i keia wahiue ui pookela, ua hoōiaaka iho la ua poe kaikaaana oei o Mftuī e amueaiue i keia wa— hiue ui, me ka nana hou ole ae i keia eielo a ko lakoa kai— kiiua ia lakou.

• MaoiaU 6 keia «niaemue ana o na o Mftni m Hina ke— k«, ut hemo ak« li o << PHmoe''« hoi bo« »ktt Uno ua irk*ptta aet i koua wahi ma ka hohoaa, a «& hoi nele mai lā o "Manaiakalani" me k& nele. Oia kekahi mahele o kela nioolelo kaao o Mani i hoike ia eka pōe kahiko. Ma kekfthi uiahele hon no hoi o «eia Moolelo 0 MBui a kalana, ua haaleie foe hoahanan nei i ke one o Hilo, a «a hi»)« aku )a e lawaiu i kahl kokoKe 1 Ma«i. Ua hooliei ia o fflatii mOknpunl me ka Maka« aum&iakalani aua lo« io mai la uo hoi o Maui— mok«p«ni i ka wakau a Mauj»a— kalana, a ua kanoha ikaika loa aku la o Maui i kona niau kaikuaaui, aole loa lakou e huli e «aaa i kope a hiki ika pae ana © i&kou ika a lna.

Ua hoolohe no ua mau kaikuiana nei i ka manawa niua, ak». ika hele aaa oka hoe ana o lakou a kokok'e i ka wānaao o kela po lawāia o lakou/a uo ke ano pupupu maoli oka holo ana o ko lakou waa, aiai hoi lakou e hoe ikaika ana, ua koaio iloko o lakou ka manao hoohuoi 110 leeia ia uui ake kaikaina o lakou e huki niai nei, tta hoomaka l&kon e auo ohumu'— hnmu iwaena iho o lākou me ka olelo aku o kenahi i kekahi.

"Ea, heahe )a keia ia nui ake kaikaiua o k.akou e huk> °ci? Aole i kana uiai ka pupu o ka waa o kakou. E huli ae pahā kahi o kakou e naoa ike ano o keia ii e aoo pouli ināi uei inahope o kt waa o kakoo.''

Ua hoole aka la kekahi mau hoa hanaK i k«la uianao o kekahi Maui o lakon, aka, niāmnli no paha o kona mauao ake e ike i kela ia nui e pouii mai nei mahape o lakou, ua hoolēke ole iho ia oia i ke kauohaa ko lakou Pokii, a ua liuli aku la e aana i hōpe. ao ka hope oia hookali aim t na nahae māi ia ua nn| u«, a ua lon mai la nae he wahi āpaisa ona ia nei, a oia • nokuol* e waiho nei ma ka poli o ke Kai — | knono uaai o Hilo oei, a aia uo ma"kā aoao aawaho 0 Mokuola jke waiho nei no aahi o k» luakan i I lon ai kela aina, ao na aina nei i j nahae aku ia a hoi hou akn lā i | kona wahi iku mua ai, oia no ka ; Mokupuni o Maui. Ua aueane loa no hoi o Maai e hui nie Hawaii, aka, maiuuii • ka hookuli o keiāi uiaa hoākāuan o Maui-a-kalana, ua nahae mai !a kekahi apana uaku loa o Maui a aueane uo hoi e piii me Hawhii. Mamuli ® keia ko ole ana i kā uiakemake o Maui e hoōhni ia Mani me Hawaii, ua ulu hou ae la no ka uianao iloko o Mani-a-kalaua e kii hou uo iakou e naoiou uiai ia Kauai, ae h6ohni mai hoi me Oāha eōlaila, ua haālele hoi no iakou īa Hilo uei, a holo loihi aku U iaa moana kai mawaeua o Maui, Moiokai, Oahu, a hoeā loa ākn ia iuā aekai o Kānai,

Ua hofti«i i« 4k« la na e KiuaU moltQpniir e Ma*»i-a-k*lm, aloa hou ao ika m»k>* kauWiM ana o "Maaoiak«'ani," • «« kan<ma ho« io mh koma niaa k&tk«w*oa « koe mr ka naiw koa ole i ho]w, a kiki 110 hoi ua hoi ika ma»awft ana e oleio aktt ai e naaa, alaila, aia ka hoi ka lakou mauwa e hali ai i kope. ;■. ; Ua hookō no oa aan kaikwaa— 1 ud ika nxann«ra iuua o Wia po, i ;Kka, ika hoea ana no ( ka weheu& I u*ai ok« ao, (laila, na itlo hou uo iloko o kci« m«u kaikauma o Maai kela uianao hoohui 00 ka pnpn toa oka wm o ia£OU, uolaila, nft hoomaka no Ukoa « kamaiiio ohuain* humu iwaena iho o lakon, ao ka hope oii ohumuhuiuu ftna, ua uhai hoa no lakou i ka olelo fea«oha ko lakou Pokii «a iakoa, aa huU hoa no lakou e nana ike ano o keia ia nui a ka Pokii o lakoa e hnki mai nei. Oka hope oia maaao hookuli o lakou, ua hoi hou aku la 80 o Kauai i kona wahi i waiha mua a{. akft, ua nahae uiai la k«k*ki pnhaku nui, m kahi hoi 0 ka marau a Maui i ai, a no ke kokoke ioi na hoi o Kauai ma Oaha ia manawa. na lela mai la aa pohaka nei a kam i «ka oka Lae o ILaena, a eia ao koia pohaku ke waiho hei a hiki i keia la ai kapa iahoi aa kooainoa, "Ka Pohaku 0 Kaual." a ina no ka mea heluheiu e ainaa i na poe kamaaina e kokoke ana i ka aina 0 ka« bmo kapana, oia hol o "Ka Moena Pawehe o Mokuleia," alailo. e kohikahi ia mai ana no aapohako nei neaa kela inoa i hoike ia «e la malana. Oia ke— kaW mea pili i kela kapa o ka Moolelo 0 Maoi a-kalana. !

0 k«fe<Sit mea ktxp«Saxiaka no mak«a Moole o o Mani. he mooielo no ko ka Lahai Maori o Nukuilani e pili ana ne Maui r ai kaixa ia hoi ka inoa o Maui-a— kalana ma ka lakon oleloo "Maui potiki " Ua lawe no hoi keii Maui i kona maa hoahanau a heie pa no e lawai'a, ai ko lākou lawaia ana, ua hei'mai la kekahi ia nui ioa inai ka hohonu mai, a ua hoomanawanui lakou e huki i heia ia a hiki i kona hoea ana ika ilikai, a oia ia i lou ai ia "Maui— potikl,'' oia no ka aina o Nuki— l*Di i keia la. ai kapa ia hoi koaa inoa kahiko iwaeaa o ka Lahui Maoi "Ka Ia a Maui," āi ka lilo ana hoi i ka Lahui Pelekane mamuli eke ano limanui ia, ua kapa ia aku )a kona inoa oNu Kilani. mamuli paha o kekahi haku alii oka poe Pelekane, e like no hoi me ko lakou kapa ana ia Hawaii nei "Sanwich IsJand" mamuii no' hoi o Lord Sanwich kekahi o na Hakualii o En£lani.

Ua olelo na kupuna o ka poe Maon, mamuli e ka hooiohe « keia mau hoakauau o tiki l ke kauoha a ko lakou kaina i loaa ai kela pomaikai i ko iakou lahm, a lilo kela mokupuni nai o Nukuiiani l aina no lakou Ke hilinai ia nei ao keia meolelo iwaena,o kela Lahui Maori a hiki wale no i la.

Ma aeia mooleio «no kaao no hoi o Ma«l, me he ala ua loaa kekahi ma« hoike • hoike mai ona, o keia ma« Paemoka o Hi— wāi> nti, he aina pnni ole keia e like me Amerika akaa am« Amerika hema, aka, mamuli o kekahi mau hana paha ake olai. a me ha pii ana o ke "'Kai a Kahina— I iii." «a poholo aku ta keia ainal puni ole mai kona kulana mua iloko oka hohonu o ka moana kai aeea. Aole i p«u

Poahaoka pule i hala ak« la, ua haia aku la na Paalikoa Lahui o Hilo nei no kahi hooiulu ma Paakukaio, Wailuka, Maui.