Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 265, 25 ʻAukake 1891 — He Moolelo No KAMAPUAA. [ARTICLE]

He Moolelo No KAMAPUAA.

KE KEIKI' PUAA A KAHIKIULA >IE HIN'A—KA MOOPUNA PUAA A KAMAUNUAJ>illO —KA HOA PAIO HOI <> I'EI.E, KA WAHIN'E O KA 1,1!A I KILAUEA, A lIALA LOA AKUINA KUPUN'A O KUKULU 0 KAHIKI.

O oe ra e Uaimuu, e Haulani E Ilaalokuloku Ka Mano e ka I"a nui E ui, e Milani > Ko iiioa Puaa ia e o mai. r U hele aku la ua Kamaouaa uei a ; <enaemi nla ohelohelo na papalina i ka ua mea o ka wela o ka la Ua noke ia mai la e ka la, a mo'a unounoa o ua Kamapuaa nei a kaua e ka mea heluhelu. eHooho mai la na kupnna i ko laua leo aloha moopuna; ua heie hoi oe a wela nopu i ka wela hahana o ka la. Aole no hoi e noho i'ika me ko kuputiakane, a njialu ae ka la maiiope o na pali, alaila, hoi mai no hoi £kai nei, hou ia mai nei e oe iloko o ka la. Aole ī.i he mea pilikia, ua uiaa hoi ko u ili i ka wela o ka la, a i ka wela o ke ahi, e like no hoi nie ka wela ana o ko'u īli i ke ahi a Pelehonuamea. Ua lilo nae ia mau weh* ana maluna o ko'u ili, he wai .auau no ia mau la aku la i hala hope- aku; 110 ka mea. he au hoi ko ka manawa e nee nei imua o ko.kakou mau la e o.' i nei. Mahope oia manawa, i ninau mai ai kona hanau mua; pehea aku nei ua ilio aihue nei i na mea ai a Kuo« lokele ? ua loaa aku nei paha ia oiua, aole paha i loaa ua ili nei. X aku la o Kaniapuaa i kona hanau mua, heaha auanei hoi kona mea e pakele ai ia maua ? Ua loaa hoi paha oia ia maua, he huakai alualu hoi ka maua iaia, aole ona mea e pakele ai. A mamua o kona loaa- ana aku ia'u, ua haaiele mua mai la kona hanu ola ilokoona, a waiho puanuaau iho la kona kino i ke kula oneanea, Nolaila, ua pau ke kolohe hou , ana a kela ilio i na meu ai a Kuo

lokele, a na pono no 'kona make «na he kolohe. . A ina hoi palia he mau hiina mni kai kana, aole la ia e mak&', aole, o kona hana lapuwa[e, nolaila, ua make oia. ♦ Ua noho iho la oia me kona kai* kuaaiia, a me »a kummawahipe o laua, 110 kekahi mau la loihi, me kanoho āna maikai mawaena o aa j kupunawahine a me k >na hanau j niua. ■■■■ _ ■ ■■■ ■:" ' • ■■ j Aka, iloko o keia īuanawa a la* i kou e -noho nei ,rae ka maikai, ke uilani nei no ka manao helfc iloko 0 ua puaa nei e hele, a hoopuka okoa aku la no oia 1 ko laua kupnnawahine: E haalele ana paha wau ia oukou ma keia mua koke iho. akahi maoli mai la ka hu'i o r u mau wawae ika 1 ka hele. 11 manawa i nana Bku a.i na maka o kona kupunawahine aloha, oia hoi. o Kamaunuaniho, a pane inai la hoi uie na leo o ke aloha moopuna penei; Aiia hoi e hele, kai no hoi e rvbho mai oe a huna iho i kfcia mau iwi, aole no hoi he -wa i koe, i hnna mai oe i oV mau iwi, a naīō wau, alaila, hele ia ka hele, no ka hele aku hoi ka nui ou, aohe no paha oe Jie Kanaka nohō v aka t he kanaka hele no oe.

Ia manawa, ua kulou ilio la ke poo o Kamauuaa ilalo, a helelei iho la kona mau waimuka, i na huaole lo i ku i ka walohia a kona kupunawahine. . Ea malie ae la ko poo o ua Kamapuaa nei iluna, a nana mai la kona mau maka iluna i kona kupu nawahine me ka walohia, a puana mai la oia i na mapuna leo meli imua o koiia kupunawahine: -* He mea oiaio kau e olelo mai nei imua o'u i keia wa; aka nae f aole nae ia he inea nou e hopophopo ai, no ka nalo ole o kou mau iwi, e nalo atia no kou mau iwi; no ka mea, oi lioi e, hookahi waie no Ja aumAo puna owau, aole, lie eluamaua rr»au moop!ina e noho iiei imua o kon alo i keia wa, Ina lioi wau e hele ana, aiaila. e koe ana hoi oia kei, a noho pu uo hoi oukou i kahi hookahi, a f ku ae ka pilikia, e noho ana no hoi ka olua moopuna. a nana hoi ia <» huna iho i ko olua mau iwi. He hewa ia la, nawai hoi ka hewa o ka mea maikai, na ka mea kama ole hoi paha ka pilikia,' e noho ana no hoi me ke kaina moopuna i ke alo, a o ka nalo oie iho la no ka hoi ia ou mau iwi. Nolaila, e i kou noouoo aua ma ia kumu uu i manao ai; e hookuu mai no oe ia T u rae ka maikai. mai aua oe ia'u o p)ini ole aua nei hoi na «oku; a ina e puni ana o Hawaii aei ia'u, alaila, o ko'u hoi hou no ia i kukulu o kahiki.