Ka Nonanona, Volume III, Number 4, 18 July 1843 — HE HANA MAIKAI. [ARTICLE]
HE HANA MAIKAI.
Ua helu iho nei Mi, Kakina i na eke akakai i ulanaia a i kuai hoi ia e na kanaka. Eha makahiki mamua aku nei, ua aoia kekahi wahine Hawaii o Kamikawahine e ulana i ka eke makamua, a mai ia manawa mai a hiki i keia wa, ua hanaia a ua kuaiia hoi na eke akakai he kanaonokumamalima tausani, (65,000). He 10 keneta ke kumukuai o ka eke hookahi, ehia dala iloko olaila? Eia paha $6,500. He hana maikai keia; maikai ka hua, nui ka poe ilihune i hoolakoia i keia hana. E aho e lawelawe na lima o na wahine o Hawaii nei i keia hana, he ole loa ka noho wale, a moe wale ma ka moena paha. O ka nui o na eke akakai e pono ai ka hana ko ma Koloa i keia makahiki he 15,000! Kaehu.