Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XL, Number 11, 11 July 1945 — Haulepio O Okinawa [ARTICLE]

Haulepio O Okinawa

Mahope o ke kaua ana aku i ka enemi no na la he 82 1 lanakila mai nei na puallkaua Amelika ma ke kaua ma ka mokupuni o Okinawa a lilopio maila ua mokupuni nei. - *

Aole na'e hoi me ka maalahi ka lanakila ana o na Amelika, aka, me ka haaa nui no, Aole i like ke ano o ke kaua ana aku a na Amelika i ka enemi, e- Jike me ke kaua ana ma ka o Iwo Jima, O kela e naku ana iloko o ke- poho ame ka hihlpea o ka ulunaheie. E p!i ana na mauna, e hele ana iloko o ka wai, a ma kekahi mau wahi e au ana iloko o ka muliwai. Ma kekahi mau wahi ua hlki ole i na kaa ke nee imua. He aina "ua nohoi o Okinawa ke hoi mai ka ua.

īloko no na'e .oia mau mea e alalai mal ana i na pualikoa Amelika, ua nee aku no lakou imua me kela iini e lanaki!o. maluna o ka enemi. O ka hope o la hoomanawanui ana, oia no ka lanakila ana maluna o ka enemi a lilopio maila ua mokupuni la. Aole pu nohoi he uuku na ola i poino ma kela hooili kaua ana, aka, he nui m&oli no, a o k-a oi loa aku o ka .poino ma ka aoao o ka enemi. Aole nohoi, ma keia lanakila ana maiia o na Amelika, ua pau loa na Kepani i ka enake, aka, eia no he heluna kakaikahi i koe ma kekahi mau wahi kipuka uuku loa. Aole na*e i lilo ia i mea ano nui loa a no ka.mea ua kaa aku la ka hana i koe o ka hoopau loa ana i na enemi i ka mahele kaua o na koa Amelika. Ua hoomaha iho la n& mahele kaua e a'€, no kekahi manawa. mamua paha o ka nee hou ana aku no kekahi kahua hou aku o na enemi.

Ma kekahi inau wahi a na Amelika i nee aku ai, a no ka piiipu ana ona Kepani r i na kakalpali, ua lele aku na Kepani iloko o ke kai, me ka nana ole a'e i k& make. E aho ko lakou imake ana mamiua. q ka paapio «na.

E ilke me na m«a i holke ia mai, ua nvit no na koa eneml 1 paapio mai, eia na'e ua oi pak«Sa īoa kanuiona eneml l mak«. He manaka pokole wale no kōe a hoohana ia na kaKua mokulele ma Okinawa no ka hahau ana aku ia lapana. A!a kela mokupun! ma kahi © 852 paina mil« mai ka aina makua mai o lapana.

O kekahi kumu keia o lapana c ano kulanalana ne! 4 no ka ma o ka lilo ana maila o Okinawa, \m kokoke īoa kahi a na mokūlele Amelika e leie eku ai a hahau i koiia mau kahua.

EUa nialaio Iho nei ka papa holu o ua poino o na aoao a l elua ma na kuhua like ole e kaua ia ai:

Okinawa—he 57,3i0 Kepani i make a he 2,565 i paapio, Amelika, he 9,602 i make he 25,5T5 i hoeha ia.

Iwo Jima—he 23,244 enemi i make, he I,OSS i paapio, he 1,630 i make, a he 13,50S 1 ehā.

Saipaa, he 27,586 eiienn i make, he 1,035i Amelika, 3,42$ 1 m&ke, l eha.

Guam, lio 17,442 oneml i make. a he 553 i 'paapio, Amelika he 1,437 i a he 5,64S i eh&. Palau, 13,550 TKep»ani i make, he 455 i paapio,' Amelika, 1,505 i make, a he f.ltfc i eha. Tarawu, W ®>f»0 Kep&ni i mak<>, a ht> 15fc ! i |aapU\ Ameiika he 998 l m&ke, 4 je sirrs i c)w. Tinian, i rnako>, a ho 52S i psfe|>st\ Amptika. Sl< 1 amko a he 1