Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXIX, Number 16, 9 August 1944 — Hoomanao Ia [ARTICLE]

Hoomanao Ia

Me ke aliiahi o iiela Poaii.'iia aku nei i malamaia ai na hana hoomanao no ka piha keneturia o licnry Berger ke alakai mua ioa o ka Bana Hawaii ma keia maii paemoku aloha o Ilawaii nei, ma o ka -malama ia ana o kekahi ahamele e na Ilui Puhi Ohe o Honolalu, mai ka Bana Hawaii a hoea aku i na bana o ka oihana kaua o Amelika a hoomaoana nei rna Oahu. Ua haola ia mai nohoi na hoomanao ana i keia k-anaka no kana mau hana i hoala ai a i hookumu ai i na makahiki k)ihi i kaahope [■aku. O na poe o ke.au kahiko j 3sai ike a maopopo.i keia kanaka, [oiai oia e alak'-ai ana i keia bana. j Aole nohoi i poina na poe kahiko j o ia au i kona mau manawa lehulehu i hoea mai ai me kana mau keiki puhi ohe i Hilo nei, a wehe Ihe mau ahamele ma Niolopa, a i kamaaina ia kakou j keia mana-i. wa ka Hilo Hotel. Ua paa oi-a i ke kulana alakai puln ohe no kela Bana kaulana malalo o eha mau Alii Hawaii, a oia no o Mai K-amehameha V. Moi Lunalilo, Moi Kalakaua ame Moiwahini Liliuokalani—-a pela no malal.o v ke Aupu;:i Repubalika o H-awaii, Teritori o Hawaii, a hoea loa mai i ke Aupuni Kulanakauhale ame Kalana o Honolulu. Ua noho alakai nohoi oia i kela bana H-awaii no 43 makahiki.

Aole wale no o ke alakai 1 ka bana kana hana, aka, ua haku pu oia i kekahi mau mele Hawaii, a ua haku pu nohoi i na leo mele bana mai na himeni Hawaii. Ua j»iha nohoi ke kahua i hoomakaukau ia ai i na kanaka, mai na poe kahiko a hiki i na poe o keia au, oia hoi na poe opio, Ua mele ia mai kekahi o kana mau himeni i haku ai e n-a puukani kaulana o Honolulu, e like me Miss Mi riam Leilani, Miss ame Mrs. Lena Machado. Ua komo pu mai nohoi ka hui hookani pila o ka Bana Hawaii, Ua mele ia na himeni me ke ano eehia, a ua lilo nohoi ia i mau-mea ano nui iwaena o na poe i hele aku no ka ike ame ka hoolohe ana i na mea i ha.ua. is. a i mele ia mai. Iloko o kona ola ana he nui ha keiki Hawaii i komo aku maleko o ka Bana Hawaii a mahope mai ua lilo ae kekahi o lakou i mau alakai no ua barea kaulana ala, Ke hoomanao neinohoi makou i kona manawa e alakai ana i ka bana Hawaii o na wahine a makou i hoomaopopo iloko o ka bana ia manawa oia no ka Mā<3am Alapai i kaulana ia m-au .la i neia hana o ka himeni a he kohu manu 00 nohoi oia i na Ia opio, ame Miss Keliiaa, a mahope mai o Mrs. Alohikea ma. Mamuli o ke alakai ana a keia kanaka i kela b-ana ua kui aku kona kaulana ma na welelau o kā honua nei. O kekahi mea nana i hookaulana aku i kela bana ;ua hiki i na keiki Hawaii ke puhi 1 ka lakou mau ohe pakahi a pela me ka himeni ana, aole hoi e like me na bana o Amelika, ma ka hookani wale no, aole he makauIkau i ka himeni.

O kekahi o na himeni kaulana loa i liaku ai oia no ka himeni IvThuf o Hawaii nei, "HAWAII PONOI." Aole paha nai.a i haku i ka olelo aka, o k-a leo kana i hooponopono' al.

Oiai o ka hana maa mau a kela bana Hawaii o ka īho mau ana ma na uwapo ku moku no ka hoōkani ana i na leo hana no na poe kipa mai a pela hohoi na po? e haalele iho ana. Ua hoomau -'a kela hana a hiki walo no i n-a alakai mahope mai ona, a na keia kaua i hooki 5 ka haawi am (> ka bana i na ahamele ma m uwapo.

Ke nana ao I n-a hana a keia kahaka i hana ai, ho man nioa ia e hiki 010 ai ke hoopoina la, a o mau nno no ia iioko o ka puuwai 0 na poe i kamaaina iala, la ma« la nohoi ana o aiakai ami. i ka bana, ua lilo oia i moa nui i kann mnu koiki puhi ohe. Ua liio i tnakr«a a i kumn tnaikai r;V lakou. no ka moa, na loaa i» lakou ka ike ame ka makaukau ma na iōina huamole. Mo i<j mau iko 1 'oaa ia Wkou uu heomahuainia aku a hik| i ka lilo ni\a o kokahi o lakou / iimu looa ma na hana |haku a alakai bana,

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