Ka Lahui Hawaii, Volume I, Number 18, 29 ʻApelila 1875 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

I keia mau la e nauwe me he la i ko makou ike a hoomaopopo ana, hookahi ninau nui e waiho nei imua o ka lahui Hawaii, a oia ninau, oia ,uo ka pomaikai a me ka pomaikai ole o ke kuikahi e manao ia nei e kamoe mawaena o ko kakou mau wahi pukoa me ka Ripubalika Nui o Amerika Huipuia. He oiaio oka mua paha keia o ke kahea ia ana o na puuwai oiwi o ka aina e ala a e noonoo me ka hoomaopopo pono i na loina no ka pomaikai me ka holomua ana o kona one hanau; ama ia mea, ua kau mai kekahi hana nui maluna o kakou a pau, a he kuinu hoala x manao hoi, ma ke kaupaona ana i kona mau pomaikai a pomaikai ole. Ua oielo ia e kekahi pOQ, aohe wahi pomaikai e loaa mai ana i ke kanaka Ha-wa-ii ma keia kuikahi, o na pomaikai a pau, no ka haole wale no. Ke hoole nei makou i keia. Ua hainama ke ala nou, no ia nei ae, no makou, a no kakou no a pau, mai ka Hawaii a hiki loa i ko na aina e, ke lalau nae na lima, a hana me ka puuwai kupaa me ka hoomanawanui o ka naau e hooikaika. He pomaikai io no ke loaa mai ana i na haole, a oia pomaikai aole i hoole ia ia kakou. Ua laula ka aina, a he ikaika kupono no ko k&kou no kamahiana. ' Aole kakou i papa ia mai ka hoala ana i mau wiliko ! Ua hamama ke ala i kela ame keia. 0 kekahi keia o na oihana nui mawaena o kakou nei i keia la ; Ke ala nei ka manaolaaa o na ona wiliko mamuli o ke kuikahi. Hookahi wale no o kakou kumu kuemi hope ma keia oihana, oia ke dala. Aia a nui ke dala, alaila, ku ka wili ke miknao nui kekahi no ia mea. Aka, o "ko kakou nele loa ana i kahi haāwina pomaikai mamuli o ke ko, he kuhihewa; ia. E kanu oe i kou aina a paa i ke ko, malama pono me ka lioomanawanui, a aole mea nana e hoole kou poumikai. Ina ua manao oe he luhi loa ke kanu ko, a he makemake kou e komo ma kekalii oihana e ae, e liuli ae oe i ka pokii o ke ko, oia hoi ka Haiki ! He elua me ka hapa keneta ka dute o ka laiki, a ma keia inea, ua ole ka ]x>maikai i ko kakou poe mahi laiki iloko o na la i hala, aka, ma keia kuikahi, e hemo ana kela niau keneta dute, a he jx>maik&i nui ia no ke kanaka mahiai. Aia ma kahi o ka 18 hui mahi laiki moloko o keia Paemoku, a he eiwa o lakou ma Oahu nei. A mamuli oka heiuo anu o keia dute, aele*makou i kanalua i ke kaena e ue, he mau makahiki elima, e kaena ana ka huiua. 0 ka mahi laiki, ua hiki i vkela a me keia ke hoala nona iho, ouii, aole i like me ko ke ko ka nui o ka liio, he uuku loa k»ihi lilo, a ayhe no he nui o ka lulii, Ua hiki i kela ame keia ke kanu laiki ina kona wahi kuleana ino, ka malama pono ana me ka inalmahua ole o ka luhi a m > ka hookaawale ana i ka hua mai ke ku nu ae, Ua hiki no hiia ke h\x»maemae ina pk kona makeiuake, a i ōle iue ka ili no, ft wailw aku iniua o ka nmkeU 1 , a aole nioa mma e hooie aua ka }K)maikai. He nui no a laula ke ala o kamailk> ai lue ka wehewehe loihi ana, ma keia mau meiv, aka, ua makenmke makou e kamailio pokolo i keia manawa, a ma keia mua aku, e kamailio hou «kn ana no makou no kem mw hookahi, me ka iioakaka piha ana. A am>, kii waiho aku nei nmkmi na oukou e na niakamaka e lioonoo miu, me ka hamama tv k\> makim kokmu na na nnwaopili kUim a Aina, K hiH>iktuka kakou i aahu ai ina fM>inwNi ō kt> kmkahi, a ok at ka lahuī <t waiwai ka aiua Ano ka mwmim, e awiwi, a mai hookaulua.

Jt3T Ua hooikaika iho nei makou i ka huli a kiki ka hou ma na kurau pepiao/a aole nae i loaa mai ka hooomka ia'na oke Kuokoei 6 jpai ia, kekahi wahi ona i alakai hewa ax ika lehulehu. Hemolele maoli no ; ke Wette aku nei ma* kou iko makou papale ka aku, oiai, ua liio iaoeka medala ', e hawanawana miia aku nae makou i kou mai hookuu loa oe i fea holo o ko makakila ka mahele ana, o hewa hou no auaUei ka unuhi ana e like iho nei me ka hoololi o ke kuikahi, a puka ana ke jaoi e kala ia mai. Auwe ! Na Ka Lahui Hawaii, no ka hoi ia. E kala mai, he kuhihewa'aku la ia ; mai hoola-ha liou iiiai nae hoi oe i keia mihi —he kuhihewa maoli hoi keia. Aloha auanei ea! '

No ka piha loa o ko makou oiwi Kuokoa i na manao huhu, ua punia oia i na moeuhane olalau ano e, a hookuu aku la i kana makakila e kahaiaha i kona helehelena iho i penaia me na huaolelo awahia, a ke ha'u mai nei oia ma o a maanei no makom Oia na mea e pili āna i ka ilihune o na wahi elala; ua hiki ole ia makou ke hooia aku ia mea, oi|ii, aole makou i maa i ka lima nui ma na oihana a makou i kuleana ole ai. Hookahi nae mea a makou e hiki ke hooia ae, aoia ke kolsua mau ana o ua mau Aha Ekalesia āala ilihune nei i ke Kuohoei *no kekahi mau makahiki loihi, ma kahi o $800 a hiki i.ka $1,000, no ka aoao elia o ka makahiki hoOkalii; a malia nolaila rfiai kona ike. Aole no nae hoi makou i ike iki, a lohe paha i ke Kuoleoa e kapa ana i ua mau dala nei ana o ia mau la he ilihune> he pai wale no ko ia mau la; a aofe no hoi makou i lohe ua lilo iho nei kekahi hoa hanoliano o ke Kuokoa i puuku no na Ekalesia e maopopo ia ai hoi ka ilihune. Heaha mai nei la keia oua makamaka nei! Ina aole i hoolauwili ia kona noonoo ana e kekiilii pilikia kuikawa, alaila, heaha la—he mai kuhewa paha !—he minamina anei!—-he lili no -paha. i ka lilo ana o ke apo ili ona ia inakou !—ae paha—aola paha—oia aku la—aloha wale no ka hoi! Ua makaukau no nae makou e haawi aku i ka lima kokua ina he mai pilikia loa l^ona.