Ko Hawaii Ponoi, Volume I, Number 22, 12 November 1873 — KA WAHINE A ME KONA HAKU. HE ULIA EEHIA NO KA MANAWA. [ARTICLE]

KA WAHINE A ME KONA HAKU.

HE ULIA EEHIA NO KA MANAWA.

I MOKUNA I. O oukou e na wahine—be ponawai ao ka hauoli, Me na maalea iao hoi, i hooikaika &i ookou «hoopio: A huli ae makou e holo—e hahai mai no oakou e hoopoino. A o kā hewa iloko o makoo, oia no oa haoa a oakou iaomuamaiai. MARLOW. He kanalima makahiki i hala aku nei, i ka wa akahi no a hoomakaia na alanui hao e hoau ma na papaiina nohea o Eneiaoi aloha, a o ka aianui mawaena o Colokeseta. a me Ladana,—oia ke ankoko nui ehuipa ai na uianai o aa mokmiaēi hikiaa rae ko ke kulanakauhale ke aianui hele pinepine loa ia ma ke aupaai holookoa, a aole no hoi i haule hope iho ka nani o ia wahi imua o ko kekahi mau wahi e ae o Eoelani. (Ja mahi nui ia ka aina ma kela a me ke« ia aoao ō ke alaaui, n>e oa kauhaie mahiai oluolu e hoopunana malie aoa ma kela a roe kela kuono lipolipo—o na kauhale nani, me ko lakou mau kaupaka wanaoa kahiko.a me na kiilohi o na halepule, e halawai mau mai no ia mau mea me na maka o ka mea kaahele ma kela a me keia kiekiena o ua aialoa la. O ua wahi nei a pau ke nana aku, me he wahi kii popohe maikai la noiae hiamoe ana ma ka uha o ka mea nui. Ua oiioii no hoi makou e hoike aku i ko makou poe helaheiu, o ua mau haie mahiai ta, na kauhale, a me na halepoie, eia no iakou ke ku nei a hiki i keia wa, a o ke alanui ua haaleie ioa ia, aohe hele hou ia maiaila, 0 na kaa n'ani hoi; me na iio hanohano nana e kauo, na kahukaa akamai,—a me na poe hanehano o ia mau ia, ua naiowale lakou i keia wa—o ka poe hope, " ua hauie ino iakou mai ko iakou kuiana kiekie maia e iike hoi rae ka Duridena i oieio mai ai, " no na ulia he nui o ka maoawa, ua hoohaahaa ia ko lakou kuiana," he poe malama haiekuai bia f —a ua hoolilo ia kekahi he poa kahuiio no na kaa e hoioholo ana mawaena o na kauAa iiiiii. O sßii nani wale no i koe o ua aianui ia, oia no ka hapa mawaena aku o Ekena Heti, he neoneo nae, he ulanaheie, aoie i mahi ia ka aina e hoomaka ana maikahi kokokeaku 1 Colokeseta. No na miie he nui ma keia mau wahi, he weuweu me ke kakalaioa waie no na mea kupu, me kekahi mau kumu iaau e ku kawaiawala ana ma o a maanei, a oia iho ia na wahi mea i ahona ikt ai ka neoneo o ua wahi uluwehiwehi la i na la i kaa hope ee. ' O ke kau wahi e pili ana i ka Heti, oia wale no kahi i kanuia i na laau, a o ka hapa nui a pau o ka aina, he kuia panoa wale no, a he mea hoi ia na ko makou poe heiaheiu e nune ai no kona kuiana mua, ina lakou e hiki aku ana ilaiia—a o keia kuiana neoneo, panoa, a me ka hoowahawahaia, ua -hoomaka mai no ia mai ka wa o ka hookumu ana o ko kakou moolelo. Ma ka la umikumamalima o Novemaba o ka makahiki umikumamawaiu haneri me ka makaiu» kumamakoiu, ua īkeia aku )a kekahi kaa « hol» a»a Lefeena Heli, a &ka mea nana e hookeie ana ua kaa la o Diki Gurune no ia i kapaia o " Diki Hoopono." O kona noau heleheleno ke nana aku mawaho, he uahoa.-a me ka maaua, aka, o kona puuwai o loko, he waipahe, me he huaai pa> la ia i hele a paia kahuki " ka ai o Makaukiu." He inakani puanuanu mai ka hikina mai ke kipehi.ana i na papalina o na ohua mawaho o ke kaa, a o ka poe hapauea o la-

' kou, ua hel® a kaaluln i ke aou, a o na poe j opiopio boi ua heie wale a huhulu loloa, ua i kikokohu ia iho la ko lakou mau papalina e ' na wai hooluu heioheio. E haule lokuloku mai ana ka ua—me ka i paki'paki koou ana maluna iho o na mama- | iu ili-aila, a e kaheawai ana boi maiuna iho ! o kaupaku o ke kaa, a ihikī i na noho'na o ioko. Ua ho'opuiu eloeio ia na kipoohiwi o ka poe iloko o ke kaa, a e noho pukukui ana iakou me ke pue aku o kekahi i kekahi, a e noho hoomianawanui aoa hoi " i ke aou o Hauaiiiki," me ka hiki ole ia iakou ke paie ae. . !■■', ■■ He ia anu awahia maoli no keia ; ua paapu ka'iaoi i na ao kaumaha moKumoku oie, aohe wahi kipooa maiaelae a ka ia e km iho ai,—a o ua Heti uiuaaheie nei i na iipoiipo 0 ka wao, ua kohu iike me he " huiaana " la ka neoneo. Aohe mea ola i ikeia aku e maaio ae ana,—a aoie no hoi he manu i hoi aku 1 ko lakou punana, no ka mea, ua huii aku kelaa mekeia i kahi kuono e ioaa ai ia ia ka malu. Iloko o ka ia e iike me keia, aoie e hiki i ke kaikamahine a ke aioha, ke hele aku ehaiihali i kana ukana o ke aioha a me ka manawaiea. i Hoomau aku la no o Oiki i ka hookeie ana i ke kaa a hiki i ke kauwahi uakee o ke alaōui, hookahi miie ka mamao mai ka hale mai i kukai hou ia ai na lio o ke kaa ; ma ia wahi i kaohi koke mai ai oia i na kauia huki o na lio, a ku ano e iho la ke kaa. He nui na iha i kieei mai ia mailoko mai o aa huluhuiu mehana o na ohua, a hookahi hoi leo i pae mai me ka nir.au ana i ke kumu o ke ku ana o ke kaa. " E oana aku ma o!" i pane aku ai ke kahukaa, a kuhikuhi aku la oia i kana huipa i kekahi wahiae e ku aname ka opili malalo 0 kekahi kumu laau oka kahiko. O oa iaia a me na iau o ua jkumu oka nei, e uwi ana lakou me ke kaniahu milalo ona kikiao makani, me he mea iā he mea kino kanaka e kaniaau ana i ke aloha. " E aha ana oe maiaiia e ka ?" i ainau akuai o Diki; " uanaiowale an«i kou alanui ?" " Aoi» l" i p»»e mai ka wahine. " E aha ana ia hoi oe 1 e kakaii ana do ke kaa?" " Aole a'u dala e ai ma ke kaa !" 1 pane mai ai ka wahine. •' 1 daia aha ia ?" wahi a ke kahukaa lokomaikai, " Kau maiiioko o ka !a anu e iike me keia aoie au e haaieie wale i ka iiio ma ke alanui,—a ooe hc i he kanaka oe i oi loa aku mamua ona ! Na'u no e hookipa mai ia oe!" " E heie aaa au me ka'u keiki i Colokeseta," i pane mai ai ka wuhine, a o ka manawa mua no hoi ia. i ea ae ai kona poo iluna ; " uahiiinai ko'u mau manaoiana a pau o keia ao ma ka hiki ana iiaiia ! Aka ke hoomaikai aku nei au i kou lokomaikai aoienae o'u pomaikai no ia iokonaikai ou !" Ina ua hoonaue e ia t:o Diki puuwai e ke ano o kaoa mau olelo, alaiia ua oi loa aku kona hooaaue ia ma ka ikemaka ana aku i kona mau heleheieaa. O kona mau heieheiena waliwaii, a me koaa iii lahiiahi, ua wiwi no ia a haikea ; ua iawa hoi kona mau kahoaka i koe i mea e hoike mai ai i kona iiihune maoii; a o ka noea nana i hoike mai he wahiae ui oia i kek ihi manawa ; o kona iauoho ioloa, a eleele hoi e iike me na eheu o ka po. £ pupna mai ana lakou mailoko mai o ke kihei e uhi ana i kona poo, kahi mea hookahi nana e hoomalu ana i na paka ua iokuloko, a e maewa iho ana hoi ma ka a-i a me na kipoohiwi i ane iike me na wiii lapuu ana o na moo o ka poai weia. O kona raau heieheiena haikea, ua like me ka mea i kuniia i ke silā o ka make ; aka, o kona mau maka uliuii—ua hoike niai ia i na hiohiona ano kupapau. Aia he mooieio o ke kaumaha a me ka poino ma ko iakou mau hiona a p<iu. He hiona hoi Ina heokahi manawa o ka ike ana, e hoioio mau mai no ia me he moeuhane ia—a e aiualu mmi ia kakou iloko o oa paie hulohuiu o ka po no oa makahiki he nui, a aole loa e hoopoina in. Ua hoomalo akahei i ia maialo iho o ea opi o kona kihei, he wahi kaikamahineopiopio nona na inakahiki eha. Aoie he wahi hoohewahewa no na hiena o ua kaikamahioe ia, no ka mea, ua iike loa no ia me kona makuahine, nana e puili aiia ia ia s hoopunana aku i kona poli ehaeha, me ka manuolana e haawi iho i kona pumehana no ka mea ili; opiopio. j " Ao)e oe e hiki aaa i Coiokēsfi(a i keiā ! po," > pane aka ai lte iuhukaa, a ia i iho ai oia ilalo maī kona nobo iho ; " aka e hai aku au la oe i kau liana kupono ! Hookahi miie mai keia wah aku, e ku ana keka* hi hale haokaiii iloko o na malu laau, i kJpaia ma ka inoa o Puu Hoo&aha o ka malhini. He wahi kupono ia nou,—aka, oh! haku kane aole ona ana maikai, o kana wp-; hine iho ka mea oluoiu o iaua, a me ka iokjjmaikai, nana no e malama pono mat ia a*. !

Oa maholo nai in o Mebela e na mea a pau." " O Mehela anei i noho mna ai roe ka ohanao ka L?de BeriaoBcota ?" " Oia no," wahi a Diki ; " elima makahiki i hala kona haaleie ana i ua wahi la, —aohe mea i ike i ke kumu o kona haaieie aoa—i hookuke ia mai paha no kekahi hewa liilii. I ko'u manao wale—mahope koke iho paha 6 ta haalele ana i mare ai oia i kekahi kana» ka- palaaalelo i kapaia o Ned Cantor. " Ui aare anei oia īa ia ?" i hooho maiai ka wakioe me ka puiwa ; " ua ohi anei oia i ka hua . oi ae ka maikai! He kanaka ino oia—he kmaka ino!" ! " Ua ib» anei oe ia ia ?" | la wa hoomaka mai Ta na ohua o iuna | o ke kaa ealuhua, a he hainaka keokeo hoi I ka i ike ia iko la maloko mai o ka pukaaniI ani o ka kai, e holoi ae ana i ke poaeae o ke | aniani i na eulawai, a mahope iho ikeia {>ku la kekahi mvu maka e kiei mai anama ke aniani. ■ " E hele tu," wahi a Diki; e hoike mut ma oe i k* keiki Pale ae laka wahine aonana i ke kihei, a ikeia aku U na helehelena o kekahi keiki | opiopio< v i "K«>kamaikinele !"i olelo ae aike kanaka lokemaikii me ka waiho iho i ke dala hookahi ilok* o ka lima o ke kaikamahine uuku; * mai »lelo hou mai oe; e aloha auaoei. 0T heleiwiwi aku oe ī Puuhoomaha, a ina efhooki|a ole aku o Ned Cantor īa oe, e olelohku ia ia, na Diki Gurune oe i hoouna ako^ilaila." Hokiokio ae la ua kahukaa nei, i iohe ole ai oia i na leo hoomaikai o ka wahine, a pii hou aka ia oia iluna o kona noho'na. " Nani ko hoapaapa ia kakou !" i paoe inai ai kekahi ohua o ke kaa, " aia 1 hea kona wahi i noho ai?" " He wahi ekea loa—o ke ae hoiookoa," i pane aku ai IA kahukaa. Lolau aku ia oia i kekahi huiuhulunuia huki mai la. 1 E ka wahine, e wahi i ke keiki me keia mea a e malama ia oe iho." Hookani ae .a oia i ka wepa, a holo aku ia na lio me ka mama—no ka mea ua haaluiu iakou i ke anu iioko o ia wa o ke ka ioihi ana. 1 ka wa i hiki ai o ke kaa i ka hale leta no ke kukai kou ana i na lio, ieie aku la ke« kahi ohua o bko o ke kaa iialo, a olelo mai la ra Diki a«le oia e holo hou ana ma ke kaa, Haolmo iho la o Diki no kooa oieio ana mai peU, a ninau aku ia. " Aole anei i hookomoia iou inoa mfi ka 6uke o na ohua i Ladana ?'' " Ua ike au ia e kuu makamaka—a e uku no au pela. Aka, aole e hiki ia'u ke hoio hou, no ka mea, ua poina ia'ii kekahi mau palapala ane nui—a he pono e waiho ia mau mēa aa kahi o kuu haku hana (o ua kanaka nei he loio.) E pono au e hoi koke ilaila." " Heaha hou ae koe?" i ninau aku ai e Diki me ke kahikuhi aku i kona mau wahi ukana, hepaiki ili, ane ka pahu palapaln kaahele. " Aohe mea Lkoe," wahi a ke keonimana. " Aka, heaha la kau kamailio me ka wahine makilo ma Heti ?" ia he wahine makilo,, he wahine ilihune e hele huii ana i kona mau makama< ka i Col#keseta. Ua kuhikuhi aku au ia ia i ka hale e loaa ai kahi hoomaha ia ia no keia po a hiki i ke kakahiaka,—oia wale nO." " I ka hale anei o Ned Cantor ?" " Ae, Ha ike anei oe ia ia ? " Ade," i pane aku ai ka loio ka mea nona na maka i kiei ai ma ka puka aniani o k« kaa, a ike i ka wahine e ku ana malalo o ke kumu laau oka. " Aka ua lohe au i kou hoopuka ana i kona inoa. He mahalo ko'u i kou lokomaikai, a he aloha hoi i ua wahine ilihuoe la."' " Ua aloha anei oe ?" i ninau aku ai o Di< ki, "mahea?" " Mahea ?" wahi a ke keonimana. " llōke okuupuuwai." " A ! kuhi au iloko o ko pakeke. ioa la ua ikeau." Mahope koke iho o ka hala ana aka o oa kaa lawe leta la, komo ae ia ka loio iloko < ka hale hookipa, a ninaa aku la i ka haku nona ka hale, ina he mea kekahi nana e lawe kana palopala no kekahi inau mile a hiki i ke kula o Heti. "Na'u ia e hati,"'i pane mai ai ka hakii mea hale, " owai ka mea a'u e hoouna ai ? r "O kekahi mea au i hilieai ntii ai." " Ae, a pehea ka loihi o ua wahi la au i m&n&o «i « hoouo» au Q " " Ewa}« mile ka so?h/. Ēloa «na msu ps< lapala e liwe aī: O kekahi palapala īa Sii Kale Berianacota, a o ka lua i kekahi hoa< aina ona ma ka iaoa o Ned Cantor, e noh<i la i Lekena Heti. E kakao ae au. [ keia manawa e kauoha aku oe e hoomakaukaa | mai i mea ai na'u o na mea ai maikai loa ma : kou hale." " Ua pono," wahi a ka haku hale me ka ' hoihoi wal»v » Na Kimo Wawae onaHa r

lawe ko mao palapala, iloko o na minute elima e makaukau no ia." "Maikai, maikai!" Noho iho la ka Loio Kuaka (Quirk) ma ke keena ina kope, a kakaa wikiwiki iho la i na palapala elaa, Mahope kukum iho la oia i kekahi palapala'me kona hoaiiona ohana, he moo iloko o ka maua me ka |waoielo kuma raalak> iho "ana," a o kekahi palapala t wepa iho la a paa me ka wepa maoli. I ka paa ana o ua mao palapala nei, komo mai la ka elele nana e lawe. He wahi kanaka wiwi, ua hina ka lanoho, aheano elemakule. ua kahi ia kona lauoho a maibti; i a he kaka rukini kona e komo ana, me ka ! pale uhi maluna iho ona ki poohiwi. fle mau maka ooi kona, hoihoi a me ke ano koal O kona mau wawae aae he onaha na kuli, no ka mea, o ka*hapanui o kona maa la mai ka wa opiopio mfi, jftma wale no o ka noholio. O kona hele ana he lehi ame ke kauo, me he ia e hukia mau ia ana e -ke kaumaha 0 na kepa bele,A no hoii ka nanaaku; aha, ina iluna o ka lio oia e kau aii he mea kino ano e loa oia,—o ke ola a me ka eleu & pau o ke kanaka ikaika ka i luna ona. Aole wale no oia i ikeia'ma ke ano he akamai i ka hololio, aka, o ka oi o ka hololio makau ole ma ua wahi la a pau. Ea ae la ka lSlo iluna mai ka papakaukau ae a ninau aku la iaia. " Owai oe ?" " O Kimo!" me ka pokole oka pane ana. " Manao au o oe ka raea i kapa mau ia o Kimo Wawae—onaha." " Ae, na ka poe hupo!" I " Uhu!" wahi a Mr. Kuaka me ke ano hoihoi ole. " Eia na palapala e Kimo. Manao au ua hiki no ia oe ke heluheluii Pela koMi manao ana." " Pela io no ( no ka mea, aoie e loaa nui ka ike i ke kanaka ke ole oia e ike i ka heluhelu. Ua ike anei oe ia Ned Cantor ?" " Aole au i ike i kona maikai." " Aole no ia ra#a e Kimo—aole no kou ike i koua maikai. O ka'u ninau wale no ina ua ike oe i kona wahi i noho ai." «'Ue ike au." " Ae, eholo oe īlaila e like me ka mama 1 hiki ia oe ke Jawe,—a « haawi i tceta paiapala ia ia, o ka palapaia me ka wepa wale no, —a o keia paiapala i kaniia oia kauie lawe a haawi pololei ia Sir Kale Berianacota." I kahi mioule iho, wiliwili ae la o Kimo i ka uepa a hookani ae la ma ka paka aniani 0 kahia lauai kamailio pu ai,—he sekona ua kau aku ia hoi iiuoa o ka lio. I kona hala ana aku puaaa ae ia ka loio, " Nani ka pomaīkai o ko'u halawai pu ana me ua wahine nei. Nani maoii kona kahuli ano e—ua hoohewahewa loa na moka o ng mea a pau ia ia, a pela hoi me ka poe i hookaeinoiaia, Aole e hiki īa iake ola loihi, ake hiki aku oia ika luakupapau; he mea hiki wale no ke hanaia na mea i kōe," Me keia mau hoomanao ana o Mr. Kuaka 1 haki aku ai oia i kona noho a kokoke i ke ahi, a hookani ae la i ka bele kahea e paina {Aoie ipau.)\