Ka Naʻi Aupuni, Volume II, Number 48, 28 July 1906 — HE MOOLELO NO KAMEHAMEHA I. Ka Na=i Aupuni o Hawaii. [ARTICLE]

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HE MOOLELO NO KAMEHAMEHA I.

Ka Na=i Aupuni o Hawaii.

"Aia ke Akiui ma ka 'ani. Ina mekemake oe, e haipule e hoi au a Ber-itauiri; a na'u uo e noi aku i ke alii e haawi mai i Kahuua uan. A i hiki mai ua K-ihuna la ea e ai ooa Anle pono ka ai kapu. He mpa nō ia. Aole akua uja ka honua nei. A'ia no mui ka !ant." A i hou mai la o Y:i'uakoua ia. Kam^hameh-i. "Mai hoonoho oe i ka haole i Hawaii uei; i elua ■\vale uo haole e noho ma Hawa'i nei Olohaua u.ia laua o Aikake. Aka, oka nui oka haole, he mea opu, ino iuo loa; he kanaka hnhu wale; he poe hoomakanlii aiya. Aule .. pono ka haole ke uoho mai ma ko oukou pae ai'ua ou kou. A ikp ae Wi&a ka'uaka*ame na' >.'lii, ua ao eoiuolu mai' o Yauekouw.-.i, ualike me ka. īnakamaka inuoli, oluulu ua'lii ame ua kannka iaia, [al no kana uo aua mai ia Kameh«meba me ka oluolu. Nolaila, i aku la o Kamēhameha ia Yaue--kouwa: "E hoi aku ee, a i ke aiii o e malama mai i keia aiua o kaiion. • "Aole i man.o o Kamehameha e haaw: maoii aku, aka, ma ke kokuu wale mai no kona haawi ana'ku ia Hawaii nei." Eia iho b.oi ka maliele mooleio a ka mea kakau mooleio Nu Peleiholani e piii aua no keia 'hiki ekolu aua mai a Vai?e kouwa a me na haua a Kamehameha ma ia'wa: Ike ku ana mai o Vanekouwa ma fiilo, elike nohoi me ia i hoikeia ae uei,-ua holo no o Kamehameha īluna o ka moku maluna o ka waa e ike ai ia Vanekouwa, oiai e kalewa aua oiu i waho o ka moaua uo ka iuo o loko o ke awa. Ma keia hui a halawai aua o Kamehamebfi me Vauekouwa, ua haawi mai o Vauekouwa i ua Paiea nei he mau paa lole ulii mui Pelekaue mai. He mau pu-kuuiahi uunui ame na pukuuiaLii liilii a me, na lalio kaua e ae hē nui. Eia o Kamehameha ame na 'liikHne 0 koua alo alii ke kimailio pu nei me Vanekouwa H a ms kona poe aiii moku. A e maheleia aua ka lakou olelo e_j3lahana a me Aikake. Aka, uia ma ka moolelo Hawaii a Rev Po.ituea, ua hoike ia oLehua ka īnoa oke kanaka i mahele a i nuuhi i ka olelo a Vanekouwa ame Kamehameha. O keia kauaka o Lehua he kanaka holo kahiki oia. O keia wa-i lilo ai o Lehua i mahele o'ielo mawaeua o Kame.hameha a me Vanekouwa, ma ka hoomaopopo aua i ke ano o na mea i hoikeia maloko o ka Moolelo Hawaii, oia no kela va i ku mai ai o Vanekouwa ma Hilo, uo ke koiu o ka manawa. . ' Ua aahu o Kamehameha i ka lole alii. He pa.iua-ulaula A pela no o Keawekahikona, -Kaleipaihala, Kaieimamahu, Keliiinaikai, Kaianimoku a me na keiki aiii Liholiho a me Kekuaokalani, ame na Ma&ua'lii Kane, Kaiaua, Kameeiamoku, Kamanawa, Puuiawa, Koakann," Heleluhe, Keeau-mo ku Opio, Kuakini.'Kanuha. • 'He poe kuka ulaula ko , lakou lole wawae paina;keokeo me na papale mahiole. . E Hoonianeuoanui iho ct paīelo hou riku.